[ad_1] CNN — From Netflix shows such as “The Queen’s Gambit” to its rock and roll superstar Magnus Carlsen, the popularity of chess has never been stronger. As the game embraces the digital world, chess has only continued to grow and is now eagerly consumed by all generations. Online platform …
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[ad_1] CNN — Magnus Carlsen won both the World Rapid and World Blitz chess titles in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in the latest landmark of his glittering career. The 32-year-old Norwegian is now the holder of all three world chess championship titles – in Classical, Rapid and Blitz – for the third …
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[ad_1] KOLKATA: Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand, who is now deputy president of world governing body FIDE, feels cheating in his sport is “not rampant” and limited to “online” tournaments only. Reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen kicked up a storm in September this year when he levelled cheating allegations against …
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[ad_1] CNN — Teenage chess grandmaster Hans Niemann “likely cheated” in more than 100 online matches, including ones with prize money involved, according to an investigation by one of the sport’s most popular websites. The 72-page report by Chess.com was released on Tuesday, a month after controversy erupted at a …
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