Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen did not lose a single game this year. In his opinion, the reason for such a good disposition may be the fact that in January he completely gave up alcohol, which - he admitted - there was too much in his life in recent years.more
Nearly 500 chess players from over 20 countries will perform on 6-14 July at the XIX International Festival of them. Mieczysław Najdorf at the Sports and Recreation Center at ul. Polna in Warsaw. In the main tournament will start, among others 21 grandmasters.
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The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has launched a campaign aimed at introducing this discipline to the program of the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024. The capital of France was chosen as the venue for the inauguration of the project. 600 million people play chess around the world.more
50 hours, one minute and 13 seconds were played in Katowice by two participants of the chess marathon. They beat the Guinness record of 48 hours, set in May by the Dutch.more
The European court of human rights has condemned Russia for detaining Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion and political activist, ahead of an opposition rally in 2007.more
