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GM Wolfgang UhlmannI ask this because I've heard of Uhlmann. He is from the Fischer era and because I saw the headings in caturNews - Dresden 2026: Uhlmann exhibition with AI simulation. The German Chess Federation will hold its Chess Summit in the city on the Elbe. And the Dresden Ch
With recent World Blitz and Rapid team over, I now look at what we have for our local scene that is similiar.The most notable is PMX Trophy — 3rd National Open Team Chess Championship, which just concluded a couple of weeks back. Not to worry, we still have the SMS Deen for the next m
The Quarterly Series (Gold Event) for the GP Circuits 2026 is set to be held on the 11th and 12th of July 2026 at the MCF office in Taman Equine, Seri Kembangan. Compared to the Monthly Series, the Quarterly or Gold event offers higher GP Points and a more lucrative prize fund to the eventual [̷
Why do you think he was looking back? Curious to know.There was no one left of his team there. They didn't stay around for his 100+ stretch vs Duda.The game. window.addEventListener("message",e=>{e['data']&&"15296330"===e['data']['id']&&document.getElementById(`${e['data']['id']}`)&&(document
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This is long overdue. Malaysia Chess Hub has been heavily funding the organization of high-level local tournaments, and that has a transformative impact on local mind sports, directly catalysing the historic breakthrough of Yeoh Li Tian. I thought it was such a disservice to Chess Hub that no one ta
🏆 DOUBLE GOLD FOR DRAGON CHILLING! 🐉 FIDE World Team Rapid & Blitz 2026 Wraps Up in Hong Kong! 🇭🇰What a fantastic and gila week of chess at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong! Personally I never followed The FIDE World Team Rapid & Blitz Championships. But the 2026 edition that h
Chessnut Nova (courtesy of Chessnut FB page) Chessnut Nova was the strongest team based on their pre-tournament rating. They entered the championship with a very high average rapid rating of 2506.6. Malaysia Chess Hub had a tough pairing against them right out of the gate in Round 1 and
🇲🇾 MALAYSIA CHESS HUB – THE UNDERDOG WARRIORS at the FIDE World Team Rapid Chess Championship 2026 📋 TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW & FINAL STANDINGS Entering the tournament as the 37th-seeded team with an average rapid rating of 2156.2, the Malaysia Chess Hub completed the 12-round tournament in 3
📍 Playing right out of the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong 🏟️🇭🇰, the Malaysia Chess Hub team is holding their ground after 8 intense rounds of 15+10 rapid chess! ⏱️♟️ Starting the tournament as the 37th seed with an average team rating of 2102 📉➡️📈, they have fought hard to climb up slightly t