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FM Coach_Istvanovszki

Holiday Sale: Discounts on All My Unorthodox Opening Repertoires

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WCC 2024 Round 14: Gukesh Becomes the Youngest World Champion in History

NM AngryWeasel

Gukesh uses King on the 6th technique

GM GABUZYAN_CHESSMOOD

Why Being Amateur Might Be Better Than Being Grandmaster

GM Fedoseev vs. GM IndjicFM jeffforever

Interview with GM Aleksandar Indjic - European Champion 2024

Dirk van Geet (1967)TotalNoob69

How many weird gambits can you get from the Van Geet?

WIM RanchoWangdu

"All Izz Well": Overcoming Negative Emotions on and off the Chessboard

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Endgame Studies for Fun and Profit

FM nikhildixit

Tournament Review: Qatar Masters 2024

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Congratulations to GM Andrew Tang for winning our Titled Arena December! GM Nihal Sarin took 2nd place, ahead of GM Daniel Naroditsky in 3rd place.

Our December 1+0 Warm-up Arena starts in just 2 hours at 16:00 UTC! You will have the chance to play against some of the titled players before they enter the Titled Arena!

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Congratulations to Полина Янученко1 for winning our Streamers Battle December 2024! Congrats also to Ronaldo Playing Chess for taking 2nd place, to Zhigalko_Sergei & Friends for 3rd place, and to IM Manitodeplomo Fan Club for 4th place. Thanks to all participating streamers and 1,792 registered players!

Our December week of variant Shield Arenas starts at 16:00 UTC with the 3+2 Chess960 Arena! The winner will get a unique trophy and keep it until next month's arena.