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Keymer at rapid chess and blitz world championship
The Rapid and Blitz World Championship will take place in the Uzbek city of Samarkand from December 26th to December 30th. The German hopeful Vincent Keymer, who surprisingly became Vice World Rapi...

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DSB-Kongreiss: Zeit zur Beschäftigung mit wichtigen Fragen
Hinweis: Der nachfolgende Text erscheint in der Ausgabe Januar 2024 des Schach-Magazin 64.
Am 9. Dezember fand ein außerordentlicher Kongress des Deutschen Schachbundes statt, der auf dem Twitc...

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Gukesh wins Chennai - best chance for Candidates Tournament
In the last few days and weeks, chess tournament organizer has been a sought-after profession. In order to have a chance of making it to the Candidates Tournament in the final stretch, supporters o...

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Double Wagner victory at German Master
There has never been anything like this before. The Wagner couple wins the German Master. Dinara and Dennis are the strongest German chess couple. Dinara Wagner, now the German number one in the li...

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German Masters started
The German Masters for men and women started on December 11th. According to a recent decision by the Federal Congress, the tournament, which is played as a round-robin tournament with 10 players, ...

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Surprise team: Kirchweyhe
It's no real surprise that Viernheim, Deizisau and Baden Baden would be at the top of the table after 4 of 15 rounds. But there is one team that no one would have expected to be in these regions of...

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Niemann wins and is again under suspicion
At the Tournament of Peace in Zagreb, Croatia, Niemann did not let up in the final rounds. At the end he had a fantastic 8 out of 9. In the meantime, as during the tournament, the first players exp...

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Preview Chess Bundesliga Round 3 + 4
Next weekend, December 2nd and 3rd, we'll be heading into the second weekend of the 2023/24 Chess Bundesliga season. The first half of the table will be playing against the second. The newly promot...

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Happy Birthday Magnus!
The best player in the world, perhaps of all time, turns 33 today. Born in Norway on November 30, 1990, the young talent quickly conquered the world and revolutionized the way chess is played. Befo...