Chess
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New record for Leonard Barden, grandmaster of newspaper chess columnsThe Guardian’s columnist has written weekly for the newspaper for 61 years as well as running a daily column at the London Evening Standard for 60 years -
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa chases world grandmaster age record at 11The boy from India, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, could eclipse Sergey Karjakin’s landmark as the only pre-teen player to achieve GM status -
Queen of Katwe review – heartfelt tale of against-the-odds chess heroineMira Nair’s sweet movie, based on the real Ugandan chess champ Phiona Mutesi (well played by Madina Nalwanga) doesn’t exactly stretch Lupita Nyong’o and David Oyelowo, but it’s hard to dislike
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Mikhail Tal a creative genius despite short reign as world championMikhail Tal, the ‘magician from Riga’, had imagination in abundance and a fantastic memory which shone brightest in 1960
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Chess queen of AfricaThe remarkable story of Phiona Mutesi, the chess prodigy from one of Kampala’s poorest slums who has inspired a major new Hollywood movie
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Youngsters peak earlier with computer aid in top nations’ prodigy battleYoung players are acquiring master standard skills at an earlier age thanks to the wide availability of computer training assistance
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Wesley So well placed to clinch Grand Tour after Sinquefield Cup winThe US No3 heads the standings with only December’s London Classic to come
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New York to host Magnus Carlsen’s world title match with Sergey KarjakinThe world championship match between Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin will take place in the Fulton Market area of downtown Manhattan, starting on 11 November
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England No1, Michael Adams, battles for fifth British championship titleMichael Adams has entered the British championship on only six previous occasions and won the title four times
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Leonard Barden on Chess Alexander Riazantsev wins Russian Chess Championship title