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Problematics | Cards on the table

Over the last two years and more, card tricks have provided us with the fodder for many of our puzzles. “Pile up more cards on this one by one, counting them as 6, 7, 8 and so until you reach 12, the number at which you must stop.” On top of the 5 I lay down 7 more cards as …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Gukesh dethrones Ding to become new World Chess Champion

The Hindu

At certain points in sporting history, some remarkable events could take place. D. Gukesh, at the age of 18, won the World Chess Championship. He was 22 when he won the World championship after beating fellow Soviet Union player Anatoly Karpov in an epic, bitter battle that lasted over a year. Now, the World Chess Championship is one of the …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

D Gukesh becomes youngest world champion in chess history after Ding Liren's blunder

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Gukesh broke the record previously held by legendary Russian GM Garry Kasparov, who had been crowned world champion at the age of 22 in 1985, after defeating Ding Liren in 58 moves in the final Classical game of the 2024 FIDE World Championship in Singapore. Image: Narendra Modi on X D Gukesh made history in Singapore on Thursday, defeating Ding …

Singapore World Game Championship Indian Chess Gukesh

4 weeks, 2 days ago

World Chess Championship: It all comes down to the final day after Game 13 ends in draw

The Hindu

If Ding Liren needed some background music at the World chess championship, a song in Tamil — one of the official languages here in Singapore — would be a top contender: Anuradha Sriram’s Karuppu thaan enakku pidicha colouru. But for a blip in Game 11, in which he lost with black pieces, Ding has been superb with the colour usually …

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

World Chess Championship 2024, Game 13: Ding Liren brings out his best with Black to force game into decider

The Hindu

If Ding Liren needed some background music at the World Chess Championship, a song in Tamil – one of the official languages here in Singapore – would be a top contender: Anuradha Sriram’s Karuppu than enakku pidicha colouru. But for a blip in Game 11, in which he lost with black pieces, Ding has been superb with the colour usually …

World Game Ding Game 13

1 month ago

World Chess Championship 2024 Game 13 Highlights, D Gukesh vs Ding Liren: Game 13 ends in draw, scores tied at 6.5-6.5

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World Chess Championship 2024 Game 13 Highlights, D Gukesh vs Ding Liren: Chinese world champion Ding survived a tough middlegame to secure a sensational draw against Gukesh in Game 13 after 68 moves. Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Game 13 of the 2024 World Chess Championship match between D Gukesh and Ding Liren. Load More D Gukesh …

Singapore World Game Championship Indian Chess Queen

1 month, 1 week ago

D Gukesh vs Ding Liren Game 8 Highlights, World Chess Championship 2024: Round 8 ends in a draw, scores tied 4-4

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World Chess Championship 2024 Game 8 Highlights, D Gukesh vs Ding Liren: The world chess title match remains tied at 4-4 after Game 8 ends in a draw. Also, Load More D Gukesh vs Ding Liren Game 8 LIVE Updates, World Chess Championship 2024: After missing out on a golden opportunity to beat Ding Liren, D Gukesh will be back …

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1 month, 1 week ago

D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship Game 7 Highlights: Match ends in draw, scores tied at 3.5-3.5

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World Chess Championship 2024 Game 7 Highlights, D Gukesh vs Ding Liren: Despite enjoying a strong start, D Gukesh failed to convert it into a win as Ding Liren pulled off a miraculous draw by displaying some great defensive acumen. Here’s a look at the final board position as both players move to 3.5 points in the World Chess Championship …

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D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship 2024 Game 6 Highlights: Gukesh, Ding play out third consecutive draw

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World Chess Championship 2024 Game 6 Highlights, D Gukesh vs Ding Liren: Ding and Gukesh shake hands after completing 46 moves, with a threefold repetition ensuring the two players play out a third draw on the trot and remain level on three points each out of a possible six. Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Game 6 of …

Singapore World Game Moving Indian Queen Play

1 month, 1 week ago

World Chess Championship 2024, Game 5: Gukesh vs Ding Liren ends in draw, series levelled at 2.5-2.5

The Hindu

Black seems to excite Ding Liren a bit more than white in Singapore. After scoring a stunning win against D. Gukesh in the opening game of the World Chess Championship with black pieces, the defending champion got an advantageous position and managed to put the young Indian challenger under some pressure in Game 5 at Resorts World Sentosa on Saturday. …

Game Gukesh Ding

1 month, 1 week ago

World Chess Championship: Honours shared in game five as Ding lets Gukesh off the hook

The Hindu

Black seems to excite Ding Liren a bit more than white in Singapore. After scoring a stunning win against D. Gukesh in the opening game of the World chess championship with black pieces, the defending champion got an advantageous position and managed to put the young Indian challenger under some pressure in game five at Resorts World Sentosa on Saturday. …

World Game Ding Moves Gukesh

1 month, 1 week ago

World Chess Championship 2024, Game 5: Gukesh vs Ding Liren fifth round game ends in draw, series levelled at 2.5-2.5

The Hindu

The world’s youngest World Championship challenger, India’s D. Gukesh played out a safe draw against defending champion China’s Ding Liren in the fifth round of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 with White at the Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore on Saturday. Playing with the lighter pieces, Gukesh started with e4 and played another French Defense Game -- a repeat …

World Game Championship Gukesh Ding World Champion

1 month, 1 week ago

D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship 2024 Game 5 Highlights: Gukesh, Ding play out second consecutive draw

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World Chess Championship 2024 Game 5 Highlights, D Gukesh vs Ding Liren: D Gukesh and Ding Liren shake hands once both players complete their 40th move, with Game 5 coming to an end at the three-hour mark. World Chess Championship 2024 LIVE: Both D Gukesh and Ding Liren have won one game each so far, with two games ending in …

Singapore World Game Championship Indian Play Gukesh

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Gukesh escapes with a draw against Praggnanandhaa

Hindustan Times

For a while, World Championship challenger D Gukesh was on the ropes in his Round 3 game of the Sinquefield Cup. Two moves later, Gukesh spotted b5 – which allowed him to sacrifice his rook for a pawn and he went on to gobble up White’s rook with a pawn. It’s turning into a bit of a recurring theme for …

Game Indian Gukesh White Win Praggnanandhaa D Gukesh

4 months, 3 weeks ago

The makers of ‘Alien: Romulus’ defend their AI-resurrected Ian Holm: ‘We did it all with a lot of respect’

LA Times

Ian Holm, right, with Sigourney Weaver and Yaphet Kotto in the original 1979 “Alien.” Holm’s likeness has been re-created via AI and animatronics for the new “Alien: Romulus.” A familiar face appears unexpectedly a third of the way into “Alien: Romulus,” the gruesome new interquel in the “Alien” franchise currently in theaters. For Ridley Scott’s original 1979 sci-fi-horror classic “Alien,” …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Alien Romulus movie: The big twist is already making people angry. Should it?

Slate

Like the ever-evolving apex predator at its center, the Alien series owes its survival to its adaptability. The results could be almost aggressively fan-unfriendly: Alien 3 summarily killed off two of the three survivors from the massively successful Aliens, as well as the series’ heroine, Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley; Alien Resurrection brought her back, 200 years later, as a clone whose …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Candidates 2024, Round 9: Valiant Vidit nails Nakamura for a second time; Draw with Praggnanandhaa keeps Gukesh in joint lead

The Hindu

It was only fair that Vidit Gujrathi got undivided attention as the day’s hero. Much before the return-clash involving joint leader D. Gukesh and R. Praggnanandhaa ended with honours even, Vidit emergied as the ninth round’s lone winner but more significantly, ensured the bragging rights for pulling off something very special in the world of chess. With his third win …

Gukesh Praggnanandhaa Pawn Nakamura Moves Second Round Vidit

8 months, 4 weeks ago

Candidates 2024: Koneru Humpy beats Vaishali to grab her first win of tournament

The Hindu

Just when it appeared R. Vaishali had weathered the storm, she committed the last mistake in her eighth-round encounter to give senior compatriot K. Humpy a much-awaited victory in the FIDE Women’s Candidates 2024 in Toronto. Top seed Goryachkina was held back by her Russian teammate Kateryna Lagno before Anna Muzychuk and lowest-ranked Nurgyul Salimova battled for 120 moves before …

Win Tan Lei Vaishali Moves Goryachkina Humpy

1 year, 4 months ago

FIDE World Cup Quarterfinal: Arjun leads Pragg; Carlsen stops Gukesh; Vidit, Caruana held

The Hindu

Arjun Erigaisi played bravely and executed his plan brilliantly to overpower R. Praggnanandhaa in 53 moves in the first game of their clash in the FIDE World Cup quarterfinals in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Tuesday. #FIDEWorldCuppic.twitter.com/81RtUmiQln — International Chess Federation August 15, 2023 The foundation of Arjun’s first win over Praggnanandhaa in only their second classical time-control game was laid when …

Praggnanandhaa Carlsen Moves Pragg Stops Gukesh

1 year, 6 months ago

Chess Legend Viswanathan Anand's Witty Reply to Fan's 'Queen' Query Has Twitter in Splits

News 18

Viswanathan Anand has been displaying his comic side lately, as evident from his Twitter handle filled with wit and humour. Vishy sir is in a savage mood.” Another individual commented, “Aaj toh Vishy sir ko witty tweets karne ka Chess-ka laga hai.” Some users even drew inspiration from his humour, as one commented, “Jay must be surely shocked with your …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Global Chess League 2023: Triveni Continental Kings joins league leaders

The Hindu

Triveni Continental Kings joined the top two squads on 15 match points at the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League on Friday. SG Alpine Warriors vs Triveni Continental Kings In their second match of the league, Magnus Carlsen again lost to Levon Aronian. Triveni Continental Kings quickly hit back with a victory on board three where Wei Yi outplayed Arjun Erigaisi …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Why spring-cleaning won't benefit your health

BBC

Why spring-cleaning won't benefit your health Getty Images Many of us spring clean as the weather warms up. Getty Images Current health advice suggests people should clean their hands after handling pets, for instance "Cleanliness is about achieving the appearance of looking clean, through vacuuming or wiping it," she says. Nine key moments for targeted hygiene The International Scientific Forum …

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2 years, 2 months ago

FIDE Women’s Candidates tournament: Koneru Humpy draws second game, leads 1.5-0.5

The Hindu

Koneru Humpy missed a chance to post what could have been a second win in as many days before she drew with Ukraine’s Anna Muzychuk in the FIDE Women’s Candidates chess tournament at Monte Carlo on Wednesday. Going to Thursday’s rest day, Humpy leads 1.5-0.5 in the best-of-four match. Humpy, who had won the opening game with white pieces, adopted …

Second Game Humpy

2 years, 3 months ago

By rook or by crook: Magnus Carlsen vs Hans Niemann, the chess cheating controversy explained

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World champion Magnus Carlsen has accused Hans Niemann of cheating, rocking the chess world. A cheating scandal has rocked the chess world and at the centre of the controversy are two players — World Champion Magnus Carlsen, the accuser, and American teenager Hans Niemann, the defendant. On Tuesday, after winning the Julius Baer Generation Cup, Carlsen released a statement on …

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Gukesh dethrones Ding to become new World Chess Champion

D Gukesh becomes youngest world champion in chess history after Ding Liren's blunder

World Chess Championship: It all comes down to the final day after Game 13 ends in draw

World Chess Championship 2024, Game 13: Ding Liren brings out his best with Black to force game into decider

World Chess Championship 2024 Game 13 Highlights, D Gukesh vs Ding Liren: Game 13 ends in draw, scores tied at 6.5-6.5

D Gukesh vs Ding Liren Game 8 Highlights, World Chess Championship 2024: Round 8 ends in a draw, scores tied 4-4

D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship Game 7 Highlights: Match ends in draw, scores tied at 3.5-3.5

D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship 2024 Game 6 Highlights: Gukesh, Ding play out third consecutive draw

World Chess Championship 2024, Game 5: Gukesh vs Ding Liren ends in draw, series levelled at 2.5-2.5

World Chess Championship: Honours shared in game five as Ding lets Gukesh off the hook

World Chess Championship 2024, Game 5: Gukesh vs Ding Liren fifth round game ends in draw, series levelled at 2.5-2.5

D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, World Chess Championship 2024 Game 5 Highlights: Gukesh, Ding play out second consecutive draw

Gukesh escapes with a draw against Praggnanandhaa

The makers of ‘Alien: Romulus’ defend their AI-resurrected Ian Holm: ‘We did it all with a lot of respect’

Alien Romulus movie: The big twist is already making people angry. Should it?

Candidates 2024, Round 9: Valiant Vidit nails Nakamura for a second time; Draw with Praggnanandhaa keeps Gukesh in joint lead

Candidates 2024: Koneru Humpy beats Vaishali to grab her first win of tournament

FIDE World Cup Quarterfinal: Arjun leads Pragg; Carlsen stops Gukesh; Vidit, Caruana held

Chess Legend Viswanathan Anand's Witty Reply to Fan's 'Queen' Query Has Twitter in Splits

Global Chess League 2023: Triveni Continental Kings joins league leaders

Why spring-cleaning won't benefit your health

FIDE Women’s Candidates tournament: Koneru Humpy draws second game, leads 1.5-0.5

By rook or by crook: Magnus Carlsen vs Hans Niemann, the chess cheating controversy explained