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Pole wins European Women’s Blitz Chess Championship in Monaco

Poland’s Aleksandra Malcewska has claimed the 2024 European Women’s Blitz Chess Championship in Monaco, finishing with an impressive 10.5 points from 13 rounds, including 10 wins, one draw, and two losses.

Gukesh Dommaraju beat defending champion Ding Liren of China in the final. Photo:

Teenage prodigy trained by Poles becomes youngest ever world chess champ

An Indian teenage chess player coached by Poles has become the youngest ever chess world champion.

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Chess what! Polish 12-year-old chess sensation claims World Vice-Champion title

A 12-year-old Polish chess prodigy has made headlines by clinching the silver medal at the FIDE World Cadet Chess Championships 2024 in Italy.

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Chess Federation considers partial ban lift on Russian and Belarusian players

Chess governing body FIDE’s general assembly agreed to consider lifting parts of a ban on Russian and Belarusian players imposed after Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022, in a vote on Sunday in Budapest.

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Poles face setbacks at Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival: Germany’s Keymer leads

Despite his loss, Germany’s Vincent Keymer is already certain of winning the Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival, as he maintains a strong lead with 6 points.

Screen capture from CCTV footage of Amina Abakarova poisoning her rival's chess pieces. Photo: X

Russian chess champ caught poisoning rival's pieces

A Russian chess champion faces a jail term amid suspicions that she tried to poison an opponent with mercury before a tournament.