Checkmate: How Grandmaster Prithu Gupta captures the board emorywheel.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from emorywheel.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A month after being crowned the new World Senior Champion 50+, Michael "Mickey" Adams wins the traditional London Chess Classic elite tournament outright. Adams has been a leading English player for more than three decades, consistently achieving outstanding results and being a formidable and reliable team player. A former child prodigy, Mickey won his first British Championship title (of eight to date) in 1989 and his most recent this year. The reigning British Champion (2023) and reigning World Senior Champion (2023) is truly Mister Evergreen! ChessBase congratulates the winner of the LCC 2023 by taking a brief look at a remarkable career and personality. | Photo: Adams at the Chennai Olympiad 2022 | Photo: FIDE
The Isle of Man plays host once more to the chess world's crème de la crème, as the 3rd FIDE Grand Swiss and 2nd FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss tournaments are set to launch on 25 October. The return of these prestigious world championship qualifying competitions to the Isle of Man marks a momentous occasion. Over the course of 12 days, from 25 October to 5 November, the island in the Irish Sea will emerge as the epicentre of the chess world, hosting an elite assembly of top-tier players fighting for the prizes, prestige and a spot in the 2024 Candidates.
The recent FIDE World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, just confirmed what many have long predicted: India, the country with the longest history with our noble game, may also be the country with the brightest future.
A rejuvenated First Saturday chessbase.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chessbase.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.