Karatekin also refers back to MIT many times, including referencing Rybka or “little fish” system developed by an MIT alumnus. Despite the eventual allegations leveled at Vasik Rajlich, Rybka remains ...

In Chess960/Freestyle chess, which was created by former world champion Bobby Fischer in 1996, the pieces on the back rank are reshuffled, meaning that computer-backed preparations leading to ...

Wigan welcomed the chess world to its first International Chess Rapidplay event in ten years, held at St Judes Social Club in Poolstock Lane. Organized by Paul Keevil, Secretary of Wigan Chess Club, ...

In an open letter to FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky, German entrepreneur Jan Henric Buettner has also questioned the chess governing ...

Viswanathan Anand has decided to pull out of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, amid the ongoing war between FCPC and FIDE.

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The recent wins of Gukesh Dommaraju and Koneru Humpy at World Chess Championship 2024 were met with nationwide celebrations.

Minot Public Library’s Chess Club is about to celebrate its one-year anniversary. The club formed last April and since then ...

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Sunday 19th January saw the very first South Lancs and Cheshire Junior Inter-Club chess tournament at Bridgewater High School, Warrington. 42 young chess players, aged between 6 and 18 from Wigan, ...

The ongoing dispute between the international chess federation (FIDE) and Magnus Carlsen escalated when the governing body hit out at the Freestyle Chess Players Club, which is co-owned by the ...