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Wei Yi

Chinese GM Wei Yi is an elite player and one of the greatest chess prodigies in history. At the age of 15, he broke GM Magnus Carlsen’s record for the youngest player to reach a rating of 2700, which Wei still holds. Two years prior, he became the fourth-youngest GM in history at the time (now the eighth-youngest GM ever). And from January 2015 to the end of his candidacy as a junior (in late 2019), Wei ranked first or second on FIDE’s list of the top-100 juniors. Source: Chess.com See Wei Yi's Bio, Rating & Best Game on Chess.com ❯❯ Read the full article

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Veselin Topalov

GM Veselin Topalov is a Bulgarian super-grandmaster and was the FIDE world champion in 2005. He was the world number-one player from April 2006 through January 2007 and again from October 2008 until January 2010. According to 2700chess.com, he reached his peak rating of 2826 on August 24, 2015—the 5th highest rating of all time. Source: Chess.com See Veselin Topalov's Bio, Rating & Best Game on Chess.com ❯❯ Read the full article

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Nikita Vitiugov

Nikita Vitiugov, a Russian grandmaster and author, is currently among the top-50 players in the world (as of February 2021). Vitiugov tied for first in the U18 European Championship in 2005, won the U18 Russian Championship in 2005, and tied for first in the U20 Russian Championship in 2006 and 2007. These tournaments paved the way for him to become a titled player when he became an international master in 2006 and a grandmaster in 2007. Source: Chess.com See Nikita Vitiugov's Bio, Rating & Best Game on Chess.com ❯❯ Read the full article

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How To WIN FAST with the MAX LANGE

Harrison Keyser teaches us about some Quick Traps in the Max Lange Attack. Learn everything you need to know about the Max Lange Attack in this video!Chess Chest Read the full article

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Hikaru Nakamura

Hikaru Nakamura has been one of the world’s top players for well over a decade. He was clearly the top American player for much of that time and is now a key contributor to one of the strongest chess scenes in the world. He is a five-time U.S. champion, claiming the title in 2005, 2009, 2012, 2015, and 2019. Nakamura was also a participant in FIDE’s 2004 World Championship tournament and a candidate for the world championship in 2016. As of August 2020, he is the highest-rated blitz player in the world with a 2900 FIDE blitz rating. Source: Chess.com See Hikaru Nakamura's Bio, Rating & Best Game on Chess.com ❯❯ Read the full article

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Sergey Karjakin

Sergey Karjakin is an elite chess player who became the youngest-ever GM at 12 years and seven months of age. Most notably, he pushed Magnus Carlsen—typically considered one of the two greatest chess players of all time (along with Garry Kasparov)—to tiebreakers in the 2016 World Chess Championship. Karjakin nearly won the most prestigious title in chess to go along with two world titles in rapid (2012) and blitz (2016) that came at the expense of the world champion. Source: Chess.com See Sergey Karjakin's Bio, Rating & Best Game on Chess.com ❯❯ Read the full article

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Wang Hao

GM Wang Hao is a super grandmaster who was a candidate for the world championship in 2020, which he achieved by winning the 2019 FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss. He had a fantastic youth career that culminated in winning the seventh Dubai Open at the age of 16, when he topped several dozen GMs and IMs as an untitled player. He climbed the rankings from there and became a top-level player. Source: Chess.com See Wang Hao's Bio, Rating & Best Game on Chess.com ❯❯ Read the full article

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Viswanathan Anand

Viswanathan Anand, the 15th undisputed chess champion and surely the greatest Indian chess player of all time, was born on Dec. 11, 1969 in Mayiladuthurai in Tamil Nadu, the southeasternmost state in India. Anand, noted for playing quickly early in his career, competed for the classical championship in 1995 and was FIDE champion from 2000-2002 before claiming the reunited title in 2007. He held that title for six years until 2013 and has also had a productive post-championship career at an age when many other top players have retired. Source: Chess.com See Viswanathan Anand's Bio, Rating & Best Game on Chess.com ❯❯ Read the full article

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Leinier Dominguez Perez

Leinier Dominguez Perez is a Cuban-American grandmaster who has been a top-10 player in the world and usually sits in the top 15. Born in Havana in 1983, he earned his GM title in 2001, won his first of five Cuban Chess Championships in 2002, and reached a 2700 rating in 2008. Dominguez was also Cuban champion in 2003, 2006, 2012, and 2016. In 2008, he won the World Blitz Championship by half a point over GM Vassily Ivanchuk that solidified his status as a top player at any time control; Dominguez has also ranked as high as third on FIDE's rapid rating list. Source: Chess.com See Leinier Dominguez Perez's Bio, Rating & Best Game on Chess.com ❯❯ Read the full article

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Chess Hustlers Love Using This 1 Sneaky Magic Trick To Win! Ballin Aaron vs Captain Catlan

This is one trick to keep in your chess trick bag!Chess Chest Read the full article

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These 10 Moves Show True Beauty and Mystery of Chess

These 10 Moves Show True Beauty and Mystery of ChessChess Chest Read the full article

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71 Year Old Hustling Grandpa SHOCKS GM Hikaru! Tim The Tank vs GM Hikaru

It’s gonna shock you too! Tim came to play!Chess Chest Read the full article

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What have been the critical moments of the first five games of the World Championship 2021?

IM Sagar Shah brings you the critical moments that have happened in the first five rounds of the World Championship 2021. Make sure you attend this session LIVE as he will be asking you a lot of questions and this will help you to understand the intricacies of the World Championship Match.Chess Chest Read the full article

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Levon Aronian vs Vidit Gujrathi | Tata Steel Chess India 2021 Blitz Round 17

Vidit had lost its first encounter in the eighth round of Tata Steel Chess India 2021 Blitz against Levon Aronian after losing to Arjun Erigaisi in the previous round. In Round 17, he found himself once again in a similar situation. Can this time, Vidit change the outcome? Find out in this video.Chess Chest Read the full article

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How long does it take you to solve this pretty position?

IM Sagar Shah was solving a position from the ChessBase Account. He loved the geometry and the mating pattern hidden in the puzzle and hence he decided to share this with you. Let us know in the comments section if you were able to find the answer and if yes, how long did it take you to solve it?Chess Chest Read the full article

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Fabiano Caruana

The prodigy who broke the record held by GM Hikaru Nakamura for America’s youngest chess grandmaster, Fabiano Caruana, has climbed the mountain of chess and reached the summit. This grandmaster has had a ranking as high as number-two in the world and has won numerous tournaments in his career. In 2018 the American faced GM Magnus Carlsen at the World Chess Championship in London in 2018, losing in the tiebreak playoffs.Chess Chest Read the full article

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Ding Liren

Ding Liren is a Chinese super grandmaster who many people consider to be a primary contender for Magnus Carlsen’s world title. Ding won his first Chinese Chess Championship at the age of 16, making him the youngest to ever do so. In the 2017 and 2019 Chess World Cup, he became the first player in history to reach the finals twice in a row. The latter result means that Ding would play in the 2020 Candidates Tournament, which decided who gets a shot at the world title.Chess Chest Read the full article