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From 904 to 2882: The 5 Phases of Magnus Carlsen’s Rating Ascent
In June 2000, a nine-year-old Norwegian boy sat down to play chess with a rating of 904. By August 2019, ...
The Netflix Effect: How Hikaru Nakamura Transformed Chess into a Spectator Sport
It was late 2019, and Hikaru Nakamura was staring down a crossroads. The five-time U.S. Chess Champion had just failed ...
The Fischer Effect: How One American Single-Handedly Professionalized Chess
The call came on a hot summer day in 1972, and it wasn’t from just anyone. Henry Kissinger, the United ...
Kasparov: The Man Who Made Chess a Contact Sport
The year was 1984, and the World Chess Championship had been grinding on for five months. Forty-eight games. No winner. ...
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Mamma Mia!: The Undeniable Beauty of the Italian Opening
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