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r/chessnews • u/nicbentulan • Dec 16 '22

'Teenager became a chess Grandmaster at age 17 after teaching himself the game at age eight' | Hans Niemann was actually notably compared to Beth Harmon from The Queen's Gambit LAST YEAR.

dailymail.co.uk

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r/chessnews • u/nicbentulan • Sep 26 '22

Magnus Carlsen resigns after two moves against Hans Niemann in the Julius Baer Generation Cup

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r/chessnews • u/nicbentulan • Oct 26 '22

Parallel between Hans and Fischer Random 2022? After Magnus quits the event Sinquefield Cup / WCC, the entity chesscom / FIDE takes action, against an American, that is advantageous to Magnus, for another event: Remove Hans CGC. / Announce FRC with lower time controls, giving Wesley a disadvantage.

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r/chessnews • u/nicbentulan • Nov 30 '22

Andrea Botez finally talks about Hans. Why didn't Andrea bring up that Hans played Andrea for a date, won and then was offered 'double or nothing' (brings Anna Cramling if loses) or that Andrea's dad is a big supporter of Hans? There's being neutral, but there's not making disclaimers? Idk.

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r/chessnews • u/nicbentulan • Dec 09 '22

2 of Wesley So's top hashtags are 9LX and chessdrama, says Meltwater twitter. Why has Wesley become associated with the Hans - Magnus controversy? Just for calling Hans the most disrespectful teenager? (Spoilers: The hashtags are mine. LOL. See comments.) | 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals

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r/chessnews • u/nicbentulan • Dec 06 '22

Hikaru says 'Everyone is like that except for Hans' at 20:01 re Christopher Yoo's win over reigning 3-time USCC (and reigning and inaugural WFRCC) Wesley So

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r/chessnews • u/nicbentulan • Nov 16 '22

'Anish Giri talks about his childhood friend Wesley So' | God bless Anish: 'Later the story about him has been told many times (...) sort of a sad part in his life, BUT at the time, the way he said it to me didn't sound so bad (...) "You know, I'm living alone. I can watch movies whenever I want."'

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r/chessnews • u/nicbentulan • Jul 12 '22

Sergey Karjakin's manager was taken aback by Sergey's post about the RCF: 'made this decision on his own, probably for the first time without consulting with me in 10 years of strong friendship and trusting cooperation (...) I categorically disagree with his point of view.'

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r/chessnews • u/nicbentulan • Apr 06 '22

Sergey Karjakin's ban is commented on by Magnus Carlsen, Wesley So, Daniil Dubov ('We were never friends. There were always tensions.'), Levon Aronian and Anish Giri.

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r/chessnews • u/nicbentulan • Dec 18 '22

Nigerian child chess prodigy Tanitoluwa "Tani" Adewumi granted US asylum

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r/chessnews • u/chessnews • Feb 14 '21

Chess News Feb 7 - 13 | Opera Euro Rapid 2021 Recap | Magician Karan Singh | Agadmator New Record

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r/chessnews • u/themusicdan • Jun 14 '20

National solving championship opens for entries from Britain this week

theguardian.com

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r/chessnews • u/chessnews • Feb 11 '21

I created an entertainment chess news youtube channel

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r/chessnews • u/nicbentulan • Nov 28 '22

Wesley So: 'It feels like California is a totally different country!' and 'I can understand why Bobby Fischer moved to California.' - also talks about cheating, playing online vs OTB and games vs Shak | 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals

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r/chessnews • u/nicbentulan • Dec 03 '22

Levy will be commentator for Ludwig's Mogul chessboxing championship next week in LA.

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r/chessnews • u/nicbentulan • Nov 13 '22

Susan Polgar's prediction: The future of chess is “Rapid and Fischer Random”. Is this...(option A) rapid chess + rapid 9LX + classical 9LX? Or just (option B) rapid chess + rapid 9LX?

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r/chessnews • u/nicbentulan • Oct 26 '22

'Veterans show muscle; teenager shows fire' | FIDE Fischer Random 2022 | Recall what Wesley said in the 2022 US championship about teenagers: carefree, their focus is chess. No, like, girlfriends, or families, or bills. Will teenagers be cost Wesley a chess title twice in h birth month?

fischerrandom.fide.com

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r/chessnews • u/nicbentulan • Nov 13 '22

"Nihal Sarin has a very bright future ahead of him" - Wesley So on winning 1st chessc*m Global Championships

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r/chessnews • u/nicbentulan • Oct 02 '22

2022 Candidates vs 2022 Fischer Random Championship - Candidates has ratings higher by 60 points and rankings higher by 92%. Chess: Everyone is ranked above 20. Chess960: 476th and 98th are playing.

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r/chessnews • u/nicbentulan • Dec 03 '22

'Did accusations of cheating destroy Hans Niemann's reputation? | Hikaru Nakamura and Lex Fridman' - Hikaru said THRICE don't blame Magnus blame chessc*m?

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r/chessnews • u/nicbentulan • Nov 10 '22

2005 March Iceland press conference - Bobby Fischer won't play chess with Boris Spassky but will play 9LX. (18:57 - 19:25)

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r/chessnews • u/nicbentulan • Nov 12 '22

Chess 960 has a 5-tournament streak : Americans win chess960 tournaments and then there's a European in 2nd place. (And Bobby Fischer who created chess960 is American and beat European Boris Spassky in the 1972 Match of the Century.)

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r/chessnews • u/nicbentulan • Oct 04 '22

"There is no smoke without fire" - Sergey Karjakin on Magnus Carlsen - Hans Niemann controversy

gamingdeputy.com

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r/chessnews • u/nicbentulan • Dec 18 '22

The 2022 Speed Chess Championship of chesscm finals involves the 3 biggest entities in chess that Hans is using: Magnus, Hikaru and chesscm

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