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Silicon Road: Great Engine Games! Entrenched squares! This is the new video by GM Matthew Sadler, covering Leela-Ethereal TCEC Swiss 7

Alireza Firouzja dirty flags Magnus Carlsen in day 2 of Tech Mahindra Global Chess League. In a time scramble, Firouzja opted for 80…Nh4 winning on time instead of winning the queen. Carlsen lost on time since there is technically sufficient material to checkmate still on the board. Taking the queen would have been a draw.

The World Chess Hall of Fame (WCHOF) today announced the 2024 U.S and World Chess Halls of Fame inductees. Members of both Halls of Fame are chosen for their impact on the sport and have included players, authors, journalists, scholars, organizers and supporters of the game.
 

European Chess Union and ECU Trainers Commission, supported by FIDE Development Fund, announce the annual training program in period from 18th November 2024 to 29th April 2025.

The 4th Annual Training Program will feature two groups:

● Group A – Over 1900 Rating: Monday 18:00-20:05 CET (Juniors/Girls U20)
● Group B – Under 1900 rating: Tuesday 18:00-20:05 CET (Juniors/Girls U16)

By Vlad Ghita

The free online chess server, and currently the best place to watch and play chess Lichess.org has reached the 6 billion games played mark. “6 billion rated standard games and counting! All available for download,” says Lichess in the celebratory tweet.

By Dr. Mehmet Ismail

The Serbian Women Team Chess Championship 2024 is being held from September 27 to October 7 in Nova Varosh, Serbia. A total of 76 players compete in the 11 rounds team event. Тop players include IMs Yuliia Osmak, Leya Garifullina, Olga Badelka, Aleksandra Maltsevskaya, Marina Brunello, Alina Bivol and WGM Shri B Savitha. Scroll down for the full team composition of the Serbian Women Team Chess Championship 2024.

Elon Musk often tweets on the topic of chess. He joked how chess will look if it was released as a video game and even commented on accusations towards Hans Niemann

The Romanian Women Team Chess Championships 2024 is being held from September 30 to October 6 in Mamaia, Romania. The tournament is a round robin with strong participation, including IMs Irina Bulmaga, Ekaterina Atalik, Ulviyya Fataliyeva and WGMs Viktoriya Radeva, Andreea Navrotescu, Michaela Sandu. Scroll down for the full team composition of the Romanian Women Team Chess Championship 2024.