chess
Magnus Carlsen Becomes Triple World Champion for the 3rd Time in His Career
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 time in his career, while no other player has ever won both […]
Indian Teen Beats World Champion Magnus Carlsen in Chess Tournament
A 16-year-old Indian chess grandmaster on Feb. 22 became the youngest chess player ever to defeat world champion Magnus Carlsen, during the eighth round of the Airthings Masters. The teen, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, won the match with black pieces in 39 moves in a Tarrasch variation game and became the third Indian to defeat the 31-year-old […]
This Woman Is a Chess Champion, and She’s Blind
Jessica Lauser is relentless on the chessboard. She plays quickly, applying constant pressure on her opponents. She attacks constantly, not unlike the Beth Harmon character from the Netflix television series “The Queen’s Gambit.” She baits her opponents out of their comfort zones, then leverages the element of surprise. Her success in the game has won […]
A 9-Year-Old Refugee Wins NY Chess Championship That Changed His Life
NEW YORK—In a nearly new apartment in Midtown Manhattan, in the corner of the full decored room, there is old fashioned chessboard. About half a year ago, the 8-year-old Tanitoluwa “Tani” Adewumi was known as the homeless chess boy. Within 24 hours, his life changed after winning his first New York State Scholastic Championships Tournament […]
8-Year-Old Living in Homeless Shelter Announces Goal After Winning NY Chess Championship
An 8-year-old boy who lives in a homeless shelter won the New York state chess championship for his age bracket, one step on the way to his ultimate goal. “I want to be the youngest grandmaster,” Tanitoluwa Adewumi, a Nigerian refugee who goes by Tani, told The New York Times. He went undefeated at the tournament […]
14-year-old Shogi player breaks record for most consecutive wins
Japan’s youngest professional shogi player, 14-year old Sota Fujii, has set a record in his first matches as a professional player by winning 29 consecutive matches. Sujii set his record Monday, June 26, after a match against 19-year-old Yasuhiro Masuda that went on for 11 hours, including breaks to eat and go the bathroom. […]