The New York Times – Sports:
Players can take days or even weeks to take a turn, and they have embraced the use of software to find the best moves.
Category: Chess
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Forget Madden. The Hottest Game in the N.F.L. Is Chess.
The New York Times – Sports:
Athletes, known for being gamers, often find ways to compete during their downtime. Football players who tackle chess are drawn to the mental challenge that runs against stereotypes in their sport.
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Magnus Carlsen Accuses Hans Niemann of Cheating
The New York Times – Sports:
Magnus Carlsen, the World Chess Championship winner, continues his protest against Hans Niemann.
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The Magnus Carlsen Chess Scandal, Explained
The New York Times – Sports:
Magnus Carlsen, the World Chess Championship winner, withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup after losing to Hans Niemann.
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Chess Olympiad: Magnus Carlsen Is Still on Top of His Game
The New York Times – Sports:
And the election for president of the International Chess Federation carried overtones of the war in Ukraine.
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Magnus Carlsen Is Giving Up His World Title. Replacing Him Won’t Be Easy.
The New York Times – Sports:
The decision by the world’s best player to surrender his title means the game will have a new champion. But taking the crown is not the same as beating the man.
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An Unmotivated Magnus Carlsen Will Give Up World Chess Title
The New York Times – Sports:
“I don’t have any inclination to play,” the reigning world champion said in announcing he would not defend his crown next year.
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Alexander Nikitin, Who Coached a Chess Champion, Dies at 87
The New York Times – Sports:
Garry Kasparov was just 10 when Mr. Nikitin took him on as a student. By age 17, with Mr. Nikitin as his coach, he was a grandmaster.
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Yuri Averbakh, Chess’s First Centenarian Grandmaster, Dies at 100
The New York Times – Sports:
A Russian, he was one of the world’s best players during the Cold War of the 1950s, joining other top competitors as the pride of the Soviet Union.