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Three Huge Rating Gaps, Three Different Endings on Day One
# When Rating Points Don't Matter Felix Blohberger learned a hard lesson on day one of the Olympiad. The Austrian grandmaster, rated 2552, walked int…
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Freedom Holding Corp. backs FIDE World Championship Match 2026 as General Partner
# Freedom Holding Locks Down 2026 World Championship. Here's Why This Matters for Chess. Freedom Holding Corp. just became the general partner for th…
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Pakistan Forfeits Round One Match Against Israel at the Olympiad
Pakistan's chess federation forfeited the nation's opening match at the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand by refusing to field a team against Israel. A…
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Olympiad for People with Disabilities, Day 6: Poland takes sole lead
# Poland Surges Ahead at Disability Olympiad as Historic Triple Championship Takes Shape in Samarkand Poland crushed the Czech Republic 4-0 in Round …