Chess grandmaster dies suddenly aged 29

A 29-year-old chess grandmaster has died suddenly in what has been described as “a massive loss to the world of chess”.

‘Total fluff… nothing new… will just confuse fans’: Hikaru Nakamura’s ‘brutally honest’ review of Total Chess World Championship

Nakamura was particularly unhappy with the fast classic format, which organisers and FIDE have said will count as classical ...
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‘What has happened online actually dwarfs what Magnus has done’: Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura on chess’ streaming revolution

For someone ranked No. 2 in the world, playing competitive games of chess sits curiously low on grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura’s list of priorities. “I look at it as something to do to get away from ...
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Chess: Hans Niemann files lawsuit against world champion Magnus Carlsen over cheating allegations

American grandmaster Hans Niemann, in the latest move in a scandal that has rocked the world of chess, filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Magnus Carlsen after the Norwegian world champion accused ...

An American chess grandmaster is dead at 29, and players are in an uproar about it. Here’s what’s going on

Daniel Naroditsky, a chess grandmaster who built a global following through his accessible teaching style and blitz chess ...
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Chess Champ Hikaru Nakamura: Next Bobby Fischer?

The 2012 U.S. Chess Championships are under way in St. Louis, and all eyes are on America's top-ranked player, Hikaru Nakamura. At the age of 24,... Chess Champ Hikaru Nakamura: Next Bobby ...

Hikaru Nakamura breaks down after Daniel Naroditsky passes away: ‘There are things that are more important than the game’

The Charlotte Chess Center in North Carolina, where Naroditsky trained and taught, announced his death on social media, ...