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Carlsen’s spectre looms as Ding and Nepomniachtchi launch title match

Two of the world’s top three have descended on Astana for the most prestigious title in chess, but the absence of the third has largely neutered the stakes of the sport’s showcase event

The Guardian - US

Contenders face off for world chess title without top-ranked Carlsen

Astana (Kazakhstan) (AFP) - Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi and China's Ding Liren begin battling it out Sunday to become chess world champion after top-ranked Magnus Carlsen, considered one of the best players of all time, opted not to defend his title.

AFP

Chess: World title match gets under way in Astana without Magnus Carlsen

The Norwegian has abdicated so Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren will compete for the crown in 14-game series

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Chess: Garry Kasparov calls April’s world title match ‘amputated event’

Kasparov says ‘the world championship match should include the strongest player on the planet, and this match [Ian Nepomniachtchi v Ding Liren] doesn’t’

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Carlsen draws final classical game as world champion against Howell

The 32-year-old, who is abdicating his world crown, chose the Norwegian League for his last three classical games and will not play the format again until late May

The Guardian - UK

A century and counting: Ukraine's ongoing fight to free itself from Russia

This month marks 100 years since Ukraine joined the Soviet Union. It did so after Ukraine lost in a bid for independence. Ukraine once again finds itself in another life-and-death battle with Moscow.

WEKU

Chess: John Nunn wins world 65+ title in vintage year for England seniors

The former world top-10 grandmaster edged out his rivals by half a point after a tense final round at Assisi, concluding a year where England 50+ and 65+ players also won two world and one European team championships

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Luka Doncic says he just plays chess on his phone and never uses Twitter, which must be so nice

Imagine playing chess against Luka.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Elon Musk, Garry Kasparov Spar Over Putin's Ukraine War: Chess Grandmaster Asks If There Will Be Russian Money In Twitter Deal

Elon Musk’s peace plan for ending the Russia-Ukraine war received a lot of flak fro

Benzinga

Elon Musk Is Very Furious and Angry

The richest man in the world did not hesitate to use violent insults against one of his detractors.

The Street

For the love of god, please give us more cheating scandals

When cheaters prosper, we all do. And when they’re exposed, it’s very funny!

The Guardian - AU

A top expert on chess cheating explains how AI has transformed human play

In the decades since IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeated chess world champion Garry Kasparov in 1997, artificial intelligence has transformed the way humans play the game, and not always for the better.

Los Angeles Times

Elon Musk's peace plan for Ukraine draws condemnation from Zelenskyy

The Tesla CEO tweeted a plan that includes allowing Russia to keep Crimea, which it seized in 2014. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded that Musk was taking sides with Russia.

WEKU

Musk's plan to end Russian war infuriates Ukraine on Twitter

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has gotten into a Twitter tussle with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after the tech billionaire floated a divisive proposal to end Russia’s invasion

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Benzinga

Elon Musk Tells Zelenskyy, 'I Still Very Much Support Ukraine, But...'

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk responded Monday to a Twitter poll posted by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Reason

Artificial Intelligence Will Change Jobs—For the Better

Rather than being replaced by A.I., humans should plan to work with it.

Salon

Is it the end for Putin?

"Putin's options for the future are bleak," says an intelligence official

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Firouzja sweeps Grand Tour while Carlsen v Niemann saga continues

The 19-year-old won the Sinquefield Cup and the Grand Tour in St Louis, while fresh cheating allegations form the backdrop to next Monday’s game between the world champion and the US teen

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The Hindu

The consequences of Carlsen’s abdication

The reigning World champion has decided not to defend his crown. How will this affect competitive chess?

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Magnus Carlsen in Olympiad action as world No 1 targets record rating

The newly retired world champion will aim for a high score at Chennai to boost his chances of reaching the 2900 target which has twice narrowly eluded him

The Guardian - UK

Chess: five-times champion Magnus Carlsen aims high after abdicating title

The 31-year-old Norwegian will target a 2900 rating after announcing he will not play Ian Nepomniachtchi in 2023. The Russian and Ding Liren, world Nos 3 and 2, will meet for the vacant crown

The Guardian - UK

Chess: England target first Olympiad medal this century in Chennai

Russia are banned, China are absent, the US favourites hope to hold off India, while Ukraine could spring a surprise

Reuters

Russia adds Kasparov and Khodorkovsky to 'foreign agents' list

The Russian Justice Ministry on Friday added ex-world chess champion Garry Kasparov and former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, both prominent critics of the government, to the list of individuals acting as foreign agents, according the ministry's website.

AFP

The 1997 chess game that thrust AI into the spotlight

Paris (AFP) - With his hand pushed firmly into his cheek and his eyes fixed on the table, Garry Kasparov shot a final dark glance at the chessboard before storming out of the room: the king of chess had just been beaten by a computer.

Manchester Evening News

Ukraine breakfast briefing: Bucha 'mass killings' could be tip of iceberg, suggests Zelensky

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