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· Ryan General
Indian teen chess champions break records in back-to-back victories
At 10 years and 3 months old, Bodhana Sivanandan of England became the youngest player to earn a Woman Grandmaster norm after a landmark tournament performance in France on July 27. Just one day later, India’s 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh became the first Indian woman to win the…
· Carl Samson
India cements global chess dominance with 2024 FIDE Chess Olympiad double victories
India cemented its dominance in the global chess arena by winning both the men’s and women’s team gold medals at the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Budapest. Alongside the team triumphs, India also claimed four individual golds, marking a new high point for the nation’s chess…
· Editorial Staff
Filipino American, 11, makes history at world chess tournament
Filipino American Megan Paragua made history by clinching victory in both the Under-12 Rapid and Blitz Chess categories at the recent 2024 World Cadet Rapid and Blitz Championships in Albania. Key points:
· Ryan General
Indian teen becomes youngest challenger for world chess title
Dommaraju Gukesh, 17, recently became the youngest-ever challenger for the World Chess Championship title. Key points:
· Ryan General
8-year-old Indian boy becomes youngest ever to beat a chess grandmaster
At just 8 years and 6 months old, Ashwath Kaushik became the youngest player ever to defeat a grandmaster in classical chess. New chess rising star: Ashwath, born in India and residing in Singapore, clinched victory against 37-year-old Polish grandmaster (GM) Jacek Stopa during…
· Bryan Ke
Indian siblings become 1st brother and sister to achieve chess grandmaster title
Chess player Vaishali Rameshbabu earned her grandmaster (GM) title last week, making her the third Indian woman to earn the recognition and marking the first time a brother and sister have received the same title. How it happened: Rameshbabu, 22, became a GM after winning at the…
· Bryan Ke
10-year-old Filipino American to receive Woman FIDE Master chess title after tournament win
A 10-year-old Filipino American chess player placed first at the 33rd Pan-American Youth Chess Festival 2023 in the girls U12 (Under 12) category. What happened: Megan Paragua, a fifth grader at Columbia Grammar Preparatory School in New York City, drew with American opponent…
· Ryan General
Ding Liren makes history as China’s first men’s world chess champ
Ding Liren has made history by becoming China’s first men’s world chess champion. The 30-year-old grandmaster defeated Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi in a rapid-play tiebreaker on Sunday at the World Chess Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan.
· Ines Shin
Chess grandmaster demands ‘ban all Chinese,’ gets banned himself for racist rant
Chess grandmaster (GM) Baadur Jobava has been temporarily banned from Chess.com’s prize events after going on a racist rant upon losing to a Chinese GM during the Airthings Masters qualifier. On Feb. 3, Jobava lost a match to Chinese GM Xiangyu Xu during the Airthings Masters…
· Ryan General
Filipino chess legend Eugene Torre officially inducted into World Chess Hall of Fame
Filipino chess legend Eugene Torre, 70, was officially inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame on Oct. 5 at the St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station in Missouri. Torre was joined by his wife, Maria Lina, and Philippine-born American grandmaster Wesley So during the ceremony.…
· Ryan General
US’ Wesley So defeats chess world champ Magnus Carlsen to win Norway Tournament blitz event
Filipino American chess grandmaster and reigning U.S. chess champion Wesley So defeated world champion Magnus Carlsen after winning the blitz event of the 10th Norway Chess Tournament on Monday. The single-round robin event rewarded its top five finishers with increased…
· Michelle De Pacina
16-year-old from India is youngest ever to defeat Magnus Carlsen during his World Chess Champion reign
Sixteen-year-old Indian chess grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, better known as Pragg, defeated Norwegian five-time World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen in the Airthings Masters online rapid chess tournament. Pragg became the third Indian grandmaster to win against the…
· Michelle De Pacina
Asian Americans dominate 2021 US Chess Championships, Wesley So joins Bobby Fischer in successive-win club
The 2021 U.S. Chess Championship winners are Asian Americans Grandmaster Wesley So and International Master Carissa Yip. The Grandmaster: On Oct. 19, Filipino American Wesley So made history by winning back-to-back titles at the U.S. Chess Championship, reported MSN.
· Ryan General
Manny Pacquiao tests his chess skills against ‘10-year-old Magnus Carlsen’ in exhibition match
Manny Pacquiao can now add “up-and-coming chess player” to his ever-evolving resume after his recent match against a chess app. Valiant losing effort: The recently retired boxer, who has filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) to join the Philippines’ 2022 presidential race,…
· Bryan Ke
Green Bay Packers Devin Funchess apologizes for using anti-Asian slur
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Devin Funchess has apologized for using an anti-Asian slur during a media conference after a practice match at Lambeau Field on Saturday. What happened: When asked by reporters if it is difficult to spot a smile under a mask, Funchess said, “I can…
· Thy Nguyen
Abhimanyu Mishra, 12, makes history as youngest chess grandmaster in the world
A 12-year-old became the youngest grandmaster in the world and broke the chess record for the first time in 19 years in Budapest, Hungary. Breaking the record: At 12 years and 4 months old, Abhimanyu Mishra obtained the highest title in chess awarded to professional chess…
· Ryan General
Why Chess Genius Wesley So is Representing the US and Not the Philippines
Super Grandmaster Wesley So officially ended the hopes of those who wished to see him represent the Philippines again when he became a U.S. citizen earlier this year. “I want to give back to a country that has been so good to me,” So told the US Chess Federation. “From the…
· Ethan Li
The Black-and-White Jungle: How Chess Got Me Through My Parents’ Divorce
Editor’s Note: The following piece was chosen as a finalist in NextShark’s personal Essay Contest 2019. The views expressed in story are the writer’s own. The first time I saw a chess board, I stood — an unsmiling first grader — spellbound by the curious horses and castles that…
· Ryan General
Jennifer Yu Becomes the First Teen to Win U.S. Women’s Chess Championship in 19 Years
Rising chess star Jennifer Yu has just become the first teen to win the United States Women’s Chess Championships in nearly two decades. The tournament, held in St. Louis from March 18 to April 1, featured 12 of the best female chess players in America.
· Ryan General
Indian Chess Star Boycotts Championship in Iran Because She Will Be Forced to Wear a Hijab
An Indian chess star has decided to pull out of an international championship event in Iran in protest against having to wear an Islamic headscarf. Former world junior girls champion Soumya Swaminathan condemned the dress code at the upcoming Asian Nations Chess Cup as a…