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Ian Nepomnachtchi Wins The Candidates Tournament 2022 While Ding Comes
Round 14 of the Candidates Tournament 2022 saw Ian Nepominiachtchi draw against Jan Krzysztof Duda after already booking his slot in the World Chess Championship. Ding Liren beat Hikaru Nakamura…
The True Reasons Behind Chess Pieces Names – ChessForSharks.com
Chess Pieces Names The game of chess has been in existence since the sixth century. However, the pieces used in the game took nearly a thousand years to reach their…
Ian Nepo Almost Has His World Championship Rematch After Round
Round 12 of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022 was an eventful round. Ian Nepominiachtchi and Hikaru Nakamura blitzed their game and agreed to a draw in 7 minutes, Ding lost…
Nepo Maintains Top Spot, Fabi Loses To Duda In Round
With only five rounds left in the Candidates Tournament of 2022, there was still room for an upset in the standings. Ian Nepominiachtchi led the pack on 6.5 points, with…
How Does A King Move In Chess? Know These Simple
The world of chess is a realm of hierarchy. The chess pieces or chessmen have their respective worth and value. One particular piece that stands head and shoulders above every…
Alireza, Radjabov, and Ding Grab First Wins In Round 9
Ding Liren, Alireza Firouzja, and Teimour Radjabov ended their winless droughts in round 9 of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022. It’s almost like the trio conspired in a plot to…
Richard Rapport Seals His First Win In Round 8 Of
Only one player remains unbeaten after Round 8 of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022: Ian Nepomniachtchi. The Russian has a score of +4-0=4 so far in the tournament, and he’s…
Simple Breakdown Of Chess Tempo – ChessForSharks.com
Imagine you could move your pieces more than once each turn while playing chess. Making multiple moves per turn increases whites' first-mover advantage because development is much faster, and white…
Ian Nepomniachtchi Seals A Fourth Win In Round 7 Of
Coming into Round 7 of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022, Ian Nepominiachtchi was the sole leader with 4.5 points out of a possible 6. The closest was former world championship…