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goodinternet.substack.comsports6 days ago
Carlsen Predicts Norway Will Beat Iraq in World Cup Opener
Five-time world chess champion Magnus Carlsen said Norway will defeat Iraq in their opening match and reach at least the round of 16. The comments came in Hong Kong on 16 June 2026.
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indiatoday.intoday.inworld69 days ago
Uzbek Grandmaster Sindarov Wins Candidates Tournament to Challenge World Champion Gukesh
Uzbek grandmaster Sindarov won the FIDE Candidates Tournament, earning the right to challenge reigning world chess champion Gukesh of India in a title match. The tournament featured competition among top grandmasters to determine the challenger. Earlier rounds included notable ma…
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1993 World Open Chess Tournament: Competitor Uses Pseudonym of Late Mathematician John von Neumann
In July 1993, a player disguised as a mathematician who died in 1957 competed in the World Open chess tournament in Philadelphia. Inside Chess reported allegations of remote computer instructions via headphones. Tournament organizers denied a competitor's prize share due to cheat…
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Magnus Carlsen Poses for Photo with Opponent Before Reporting Her Mobile Phone at Grenke Chess Festival
Magnus Carlsen, the world's top-ranked chess player, posed for a photograph with 18-year-old opponent Alua Nurman at the Grenke Chess Festival in Karlsruhe, Germany, last week. He then informed officials that she was carrying a mobile phone, which was confiscated under tournament…
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Magnus Carlsen Reports Opponent Alua Nurman for Phone Use at Grenke Chess Festival
Magnus Carlsen, the world number one chess player, agreed to a selfie with 18-year-old grandmaster Alua Nurman before their match at Germany's Grenke Chess Festival. Carlsen then reported Nurman to officials for possessing a phone, which violates competition rules. Her phone was…