Features
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First Person
Unmasked – 04 Aug 2020
When the Austrian Chess Federation reported the first case of a player being infected during a tournament it also gave away his identity: Tommaso Fuochi shares his personal experience.
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Education
A cat house – 29 Jul 2020
Victor is a charming chess teacher, but his programme, Victor’s Chess House, runs slow and doesn’t allow to jump any single lesson, game or test, writes Philippe Kalman.
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Review
Frogs and robots – 27 Jul 2020
Chessity has been developed for classroom use but its gamified chess learning works equally well in a family context, writes Jérôme Maufras.
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Education
#Chessathome – 18 Jul 2020
How to keep teaching chess under lockdown? Matt Piper explains how the UK charity Chess in Schools and Communities (CSC) operates online and into the future.
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Background
Victory without resistance – 17 Jul 2020
Can chess moves be copyrighted? The Russian promoter Ilya Merenzon repeatedly sued chess24 and other platforms for copyright infringements and failed. Now a Paris court has ruled in favour of Merenzon and his company World Chess, who claim a legal breakthrough. Stefan Löffler examines the background to the case.
Latest News
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chess24 and Kiva – 05 Aug 2020
For the final of the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour, chess24 has partnered with non-profit organization Kiva. Founded in 2005, Kiva raises money through crowd-funding. People lend this money to low-income entrepreneurs and students worldwide. In its own words, Kiva’s mission is “to expand financial access to help underserved communities thrive”. During the final, chess24 will support this model by donating 50 per cent of the turnover of bought and donated premium subscriptions to the Kiva ecosystem.
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Carlsen keeps winning – 04 Aug 2020
With his 19th rapid match win in a row Magnus Carlsen sealed first place at Legends of Chess hosted by chess24. The $300,000 Grand Final of the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour with Carlsen, Nakamura, Ding and Dubov will start next Sunday.
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20,703 participants – 02 Aug 2020
The Summer Marathon on Lichess drew 20,703 participants who played bullet chess with one minute per game and player. Andrew Tang collected more points than everyone else from 553 games.
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Nakamura in Final Four and possibly Ding – 30 Jul 2020
Hikaru Nakamura goes through to the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Grand Final, starting 9 August, thanks to points, after Ding Liren failed to reach the semifinal in the Legends of Chess preliminaries. The Chinese number one still has the best chance to qualify for the fourth spot besides Carlsen, Dubov and Nakamura. Ding qualifies if Carlsen comes first, and his winning streak of 15 won rapid chess matches in a row suggests that this is the most likely outcome. Anish Giri or Jan Nepomniachtchi, who face each other in the semifinal that starts this Friday, or Peter Svidler, Carlsen’s semifinal opponent, qualify in case he wins the chess24-hosted event.
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Extra attention justified extra costs in Biel – 30 Jul 2020
The first otb event with 2700+ rated participants, the Biel International Chess Festival, has finished with a victory by Radoslav Wojtaszek in the “triathlon”, a combination of classical, rapid and blitz. Organiser Peter Bohnenblust concluded: "The pandemic-related requirements led to various additional expenses, but as things stand today, it can be concluded that the measures taken have proved their worth and could serve as a model for other organizers around the world. We were able to offer chess to the world, and it was noticed all over the world and associated with the name Biel/Bienne."