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Nakamura Breaks Calendar Record With 4th Consecutive Victory
Nakamura just shattered the Bullet Brawl calendar record with his fourth consecutive victory, claiming the most wins in a single year with a quarter o…
Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, Becomes Youngest-Ever WGM, Scores Second IM Norm
Bodhana Sivanandan is a Woman Grandmaster at eleven years old. She earned the title at the 46th Women's Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, makin…
Bodhana Sivanandan: Youngest-Ever WGM at 11
Bodhana Sivanandan is now a Woman Grandmaster. She achieved it at eleven years old, breaking the previous record by nearly a year and a half. The Eng…
Nakamura Completes Bullet Brawl Hat Trick
Nakamura has turned Bullet Brawl into his personal fiefdom. Three straight wins. A 25-point margin this time around. A 172-point total that left Tuan …
Nakamura Makes It Back-To-Back Bullet Brawls
# Nakamura's Bullet Dominance Enters Rare Territory Hikaru Nakamura won the Bullet Brawl on September 19, claiming his second consecutive title in th…
Giri Saves Netherlands; Argentina, Iran Upset Ukraine, France In Women's
# Giri Clutch, But Upsets Shadow Day Three at Olympiad Anish Giri did what Netherlands needed him to do in round three of the 46th Chess Olympiad: he…
Gukesh Drops Under 2700 As India Beats Indonesia
# Gukesh's Rating Collapse Signals Trouble for India's Medal Hopes Gukesh Prakash Muralidharan has fallen below 2700 for the first time in three year…