Lindores Abbey Challenge SFs: Carlsen and Dubov strike first
Magnus Carlsen struck first in his Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge semi-final clash against Hikaru Nakamura as the pair appeared to be trolling each other online. The World Champion, sporting a new haircut, raced into a commanding two-game lead before securing the decisive third to take today’s mini-match. It was a thumping first-day win and means he takes a 1-0 […]
Danila Pavlov wins online problem-solving contest
On May 23, 2020, ChessKing.com hosted the first online chess problem-solving contest with video control, officiated by the chief arbiter, FIDE chess composition director, international GM in chess composition Andrey Selivanov. Under the tournament regulations, the participants were to solve 30 two-movers, one minute per problem. The first invitational round was held for experienced solvers only. For each […]
Chess in Slums initiative offers life-changing opportunities
Tunde Onakoya, the founder of the “Chess in Slums” initiative in Nigeria, shared this amazing story on his Twitter. He writes, “happy birthday to the little girl whose smile changed my entire world.” Truly moved and inspired by this story, we publish a slightly abridged version: “It all started about two years ago when I walked into the […]