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      Author: Armand Niculescu
      Support: Liviu Niculescu

      Some annotated historical games courtesy of Jan van Reek

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          Barbie: Chess by the Pool

          As of August 23, the film Barbie became the highest-grossing movie of 2023 with $1.3 billion internationally. Its opening montage features two Barbies playing chess by the pool. The film’s themes of female empowerment and patriarchy resonate in the world of chess. More 🡢

          Hikaru Nakamura

          World Cup 2023: Are the favorites winning?

          The FIDE World Cup 2023 takes place from July 29 to August 25, 2023, in Baku, Azerbaijan. In the Open section, 206 players were eligible to take part and 103 were invited to the Women’s section. More 🡢

          Andrew Tang, US Chess Open

          College chess clashes at U.S. Open

          The 2023 U.S. Open ran from July 29 to August 6 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It offered nine-day, six-day, and four-day schedules, which merged in round 7. Two University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) students, Grandmasters David Brodsky and Rahul Srivatshav Peddi, participated. More 🡢

          MUNY Chess

          The MUNY Solved Chess

          For the chess player at the MUNY’s production, the joys of Chess began even before the show started. Employees of the Saint Louis Chess Club and the World Chess Hall of Fame staffed tables where theatergoers played chess and received promotional chess items. Many attendees were playing chess for the first time, as I found out when I taught some of those beginners the two-rook checkmate. The employees also conducted chess trivia contests and handed out prizes. More 🡢

          The Human Factor in Chess

          The Human Factor in Chess – The Testbook (book review)

          Do you prefer to calculate concrete lines, or do you make your decisions more intuitively? Do you have a good sense of harmony and coordination? The Human Factor in Chess – The Testbook helps you discover your Player Type through tasks and exercises. More 🡢

          Freja at Copenhagen Chess Challenge 2018

          Team Chess is like a Family

          For Woman FIDE Master (WFM) Freja Vangsgaard, her chess team is not just like a family. It is her family! Freja plays on a team with her father and her twin brother. More 🡢

          Alexey Root and Jeffery Xiong

          Grandmasters compete at Coppell Chess Club

          Grandmaster Jeffery Xiong is ranked 43rd in the world by the International Chess Federation (FIDE). On May 20, 2023, Xiong played two rounds in the Coppell Chess Club First Year Anniversary Grand Celebration. More 🡢

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          Full-ride College Chess Scholarships

          Full-ride scholarships cover four years of college expenses, including tuition, fees, books, housing, and meals. Several U.S. universities offer full-ride college chess scholarships. While players with FIDE titles are most likely to be awarded full-ride college chess scholarships, players with ratings as low as 2300 US Chess have been awarded these scholarships. More 🡢