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Is chess finally safe for women? – 25 Nov 2022
Recently reported harassment cases are less troubling than those in a German newspaper article that was ignored.
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Background
Out of Russia – 10 Nov 2022
More than half of Russia’s top chess players have left their country.
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Trust was yesterday – 01 Nov 2022
FIDE’s Fair Play Commission is preparing to train anti-cheating officials and to implement a screening system for ongoing games.
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![Danny Rensch, Chess.com, and Magnus Carlsen in a [video][1] announcing the take-over bid.
[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP-K0mYHeD0&feature=emb_imp_woyt](/files/screenshot-2022-10-17-at-12-17.240.jpeg)
Background
Tik-tok with Magnus – 17 Oct 2022
Chess.com extended their 13 NOK offer per Play Magnus Group share until 2 November and has yet to convince hundreds of shareholders to seal the deal.
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The party is over – 16 Jun 2022
The online chess boom induced by pandemic restrictions, the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour and The Queen’s Gambit on Netflix is behind us.
Latest News
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Chess track offered by Finnish school – 29 Nov 2022
The Vammala Upper Secondary School in Western Finland will introduce a chess specialization, following Norwegian examples, from the school year 2024/25.
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Chess museum opens in Klagenfurt – 28 Nov 2022
A former grocery store hosts the Mali Schachmuseum that will open its doors this Thursday in Klagenfurt, Austria. The permanent exhibition consists of chess sets from all over the world. Sister museums are planned in Hungary, Dubai and elsewhere.
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Goh runs SIngapore Federation – 28 Nov 2022
GM Kevin Goh is the new CEO of the Singapore Chess Federation. He was never a professional player and gave up a top job in finance. Chessbase India youtu.be/1ksKbYeTm_k.
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Chess photo most popular Instagram post ever – 26 Nov 2022
Lionel Messi and Christiano Ronaldo over a chess game, captured by star photographer Annie Leibovitz for a Louis Vuitton campaign (“Victory is a state of mind”) has been liked 78 million times within six days on Instagram on the four respective accounts combined, making it the most popular post on that social network so far.
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Hybrid Cities postponed – 25 Nov 2022
The First European Cities Championship, to be held hybridly at arbiter-supervised venues, is postponed to 29 January 2023.