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State funding made chess a Cold War game. It could make a comeback.
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 9 months agoIn the summer of 1972, Henry Kissinger made a clandestine phone call. President Richard M. Nixon's...
World chess body bars trans women from competing in women’s events
NBC News via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe international governing body of competitive chess is effectively banning transgender women from...
U.S. grants asylum to 12-year-old Nigerian chess prodigy
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoChess prodigy Tanitoluwa "Tani" Adewumi and his family, who fled Nigeria in 2017 fearing attacks by...
An international master and young Detroit chess players created 'stunning' scene at DIA
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoOn the Friday evening of Dec. 8, New York native Justus Williams arrived at the Detroit Institute of...
He turned his prison chess hobby into a wild street hustle. But can he beat the elites?
LA Times via Yahoo News· 5 months agoVincent Hubbard played chess in prison as an escape. Now he plays $20 games on the streets of South...
Indian teenager becomes youngest challenger for world chess title, will face reigning champion from...
CNN via Yahoo Sports· 2 weeks agoIndian chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju, better known as Gukesh D, became the youngest player to claim...
Here's why world chess champion Magnus Carlsen is accusing a 19-year-old grandmaster of cheating
Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoMagnus Carlsen had been very cryptic about Hans Niemann until Monday. (Photo by ARUN SANKAR/AFP via...
Tallahassee teen accomplishes 'no small feat' by attaining chess master title
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe title of candidate master is given to chess players who demonstrate a high level of proficiency....
Lenoir Chess Club invites players of all ages
News-Topic, Lenoir, N.C. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 20—LENOIR — Each Tuesday evening, the Lenoir Chess Club meets at St. James Episcopal church in downtown Lenoir to engage in a friendly competitive games of chess and to refine their skills ...
12-year-old Nigerian chess master granted asylum in the U.S.
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoA 12-year-old chess prodigy from Nigeria was granted asylum in America after racking up trophies while homeless in New York The post 12-year-old Nigerian chess master granted asylum in the U.S. appeared first on TheGrio.
