chess
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Elon Musk Tweeted a Poll So Stupid the President of Ukraine Dunked on Him
You know what’s probably not going to solve an ongoing war and global crisis? A Twitter poll. You know what’s extra not going to solve an ongoing war and global crisis? A Twitter poll where the participants are mostly Elon Musk’s followers. But unfortunately, the world’s richest man doesn’t seem to realise he’s not also…
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Grandmaster Carlsen Digs Deeper Trench Over Online Chess Cheating Debacle
The ongoing chess cheating scandal won’t die out, and it’s starting to seem like the rest of us are just pawns being shuffled from one accusation to the next.
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‘Queen’s Gambit’ Defamation Suit Settled Between Netflix and Chess Grandmaster
The Queen’s Gambit made waves of acclaim upon its release in October 2020, but failed to resonate with chess Grandmaster Nona Gaprindashvili, who sued Netflix for defamation after the show mentioned that she never played against men. Now, her suit against the streaming giant has been settled.
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The Chess World Is Losing Its Mind Over One Grandmaster Potentially Trolling Another
A championship on the line. A move so cold and calculated it has to be a troll (probably). A vitriolic fanbase armed with keyboards and anonymous screen names. And you thought these sorts of things only happened in video games. But even chess, a turn-based strategy game first released for wooden boards some 1,500 years…