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The dark side of chess: Payoffs, points, and 12-year-old grandmasters


The dark side of chess: Payoffs, points, and 12-year-old grandmasters
“I believe it is possible that if I went to the effort, I think I could get my dog a grandmaster’s title.”
Street chess players in central Kyiv, Ukraine, May 10, 2021. Far from prying eyes, secret agreements and cash exchanges to arrange results at chess tournaments not uncommon, according to interviews with chess players and FIDE officials. (Misha Friedman/The New York Times)
By Ivan Nechepurenko, New York Times Service
July 13, 2021 | 7:25 PM
KYIV, Ukraine Sergei Karjakin had only one game of chess left, and he had to win it.
It should have been an easy task. The opponent was the lowest-ranked player in the tournament. Karjakin was one of the rising talents in chess, a poised and accomplished boy of 12 years 7 months who was, at that moment, one victory from becoming the game’s youngest grandmaster. ....

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MVL wins Croatia GCT with a round to spare, Anand shines


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“Caissa is a jealous mistress”
After merely scoring a half point in 9 rounds on Saturday, things kicked off well for Garry Kasparov on the last day of action in Zagreb. The former world champion beat Jorden van Foreest with white in his first game of the day, but went back to his losing ways the very next round. In the end, 2 more draws in the remaining 8 rounds meant he finished the tournament with a 2½/18 score. The self-critical chess legend apologized on Twitter:
Sorry I couldn’t do better for the fans who gave me so much support at [the Croatia Rapid & Blitz tournament]. But time is undefeated, and Caissa is a jealous mistress who punishes anyone who ignores her as much as I do! ....

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