Some of the replies to this make me feel sick. Racist abuse directed at a 9-year-old 🤮. The ignorance is astounding. Bodhana is a British schoolgirl with a huge talent and her country is proud of her.
India is on the verge of getting Olympiad hosting rights..the efforts put by AICF esp
@Bharatchess64
and
@srinathchess
is immense..we need more of this..keep going! 🇮🇳
Chess gets a big page lead in today's Sunday Telegraph as World Champion Magnus Carlsen overtakes the top earners on the esports prize chart for 2020:
#ImpactChess
Gukesh beat Carlsen today aged 16 years 4 months 20 days in the Aimchess Rapid.
He beat
@rpragchess
's record set on February 20 in the Airthings Masters. Pragg was 16 years 6 months and 10 days old.
#ChessChamps
Let's be straight, whoever wins the world title out of Nepo and Ding will be world champ in name only. Magnus remains the best player and that will devalue FIDE's title, even if there is no other rival title. Like boxing, holding the title is not what matters most
What I don't understand about the chess cheatgate scandal is why so many people expect the three main parties to all have acted perfectly. To me, the way Magnus withdrew from the SC was very human. The way Hans reacted (whether guilty or not) was also very human.
I am so happy! My 5yo son Joe is now a CHESS PLAYER thanks to
@MagnusCarlsen
's Magnus Kingdom app!
He's just effected a basic Lawnmower Mate with two queens before bedtime.
Yes, I work for Magnus's company... But the app really is magic:
Making an allegation that someone has cheated at a professional chess tournament is very serious and potentially defamatory. Be careful, folks.
#SinquefieldCup
Pragg is now just routinely beating the best players in the world. Remember the
#ChessableMasters
, it's where he went further than Magnus Carlsen.
#ChessChamps
If I was utterly convinced a player at my chess club was cheating, I wouldn't want to play him/her.
If I was a professional playing matches for money and my reputation, I DEFINITELY wouldn't play him/her.
That's my prerogative.
The chess boom is being felt in the Netherlands. 1 million people are now active monthly users on - that's 5% of the population, a figure that's doubled since November. Wow. Contributed stats and a quote for this article.
@chesscom
Live scenes (as promised) from Trafalgar Square after
@DavidHowellGM
wins gold for Eng-er-land at the
#ChessOlympiad
!!!
"It's coming home, it's coming home..."
Russia's top chess player saying it is a dark day. It is a brave move. He is playing in the Airthings Masters right now from Moscow. I hope he doesn't face consequences at home. He also spoke very well on the subject on the
@ChampChessTour
broadcast
#ChessChamps
An interview we arranged with
@CNN
and
@rpragchess
after his Airthings Masters win over Magnus is out. The youngster spoke really well. Then, after it went live, he only went and did it again!
#ChessableMasters
#ChessChamps
Dominic Raab was caught lying live on air to Mishal Husain on
@BBCRadio4
's Today programme, saying Vote Leave campaigned for No Deal.
It was an outright lie. Why didn't Mishal make more of that?
I bet you never thought you'd see the
#BanterBlitzCup
make the news pages of The Times of London???
Well, the phenomenon of Alireza Firouzja has done it.
Page 27 of the World section.
#c24live
@CrowMo99
@mrchrisaddison
How did he follow the rules? His circumstances were entirely unexceptional.
Thousands of people have been in exactly that situation.
He just arrogantly did what he wanted, which was to go see his parents.
Then break lockdown a second time.
Another incredible chess24 online super-tournament done.
✔️16 x press releases sent
✔️18 x newsletters
✔️Too many media enquiries to possibly remember
= 100+ articles in the mainstream Press
& LOTS of great chess watched!
That's me done. Time for beer!
#HeritageChess
#c24live
Well, one of the big cats is now out of the bag:
The incredible, the inspirational, the legend that is
@vishy64theking
will play in the
@chess24com
Legends of Chess event.
It will be fascinating to watch him. Starts July 21.
@RobertJenrick
Why? Did it suddenly get safer overnight? Was a vaccine found? Or was your advice wrong all along and we've been inside all this time for no reason?
We don't trust a word you say because you issue guidance for political reasons not safety.
Congratulations to
@DavidHowellGM
for winning individual gold for England at the 2022 FIDE Chess Olympiad with a stunning score of 7.5/8!
This is his first gold medal in an Olympiad 🥇
@jessbrammar
@KemiBadenoch
@HuffPost
Please don't let this drop Jess.
- Publishing the correspondence is not ok.
- Calling the journalist "creepy and weird" is not ok.
- Questioning normal journalism is not ok.
The minister is showing ignorance of her own role and of how everyday journalism works.
This is the first ultra-serious online super-tournament and it has been EPIC already.
When was the last time chess fans were this engaged in an event???
#ImpactChess
Very pleased to say
@chessable
, the tiny start-up chess company I left my nice job at
@Telegraph
for, has been bought out by...the firm co-owned by Magnus Carlsen, world chess champion and the greatest player ever to play the game
We are... over the moon
Magnus Carlsen's Premier League fantasy football charge got a good show in the UK newspapers this morning thanks to a well-timed release from
@chess24com
The World Chess Champion is on page 3 of the Sunday Times (!), the Sunday Mirror, Sunday Mail and The People.
#ChessLegends
I LOVE the chess World Championship.
It's the intensity. The pressure-cooker atmosphere. It's knowing the bar is being pushed to its very limit every day.
4 draws in a row - but that just shows how fierce the battle is, neither side giving an inch. No compromise.
#CarlsenNepo
The way chesscom has acted seems logical too. What isn't logical, is laying into them from the sidelines because they didn't meet whatever ethical and procedural standards you've created in your head after the event. Cut them some slack. We're in new territory here.
Why do I love chess? It's a lifelong activity - not quite cradle to grave, but almost. It doesn't matter how old or young you are, you can still improve. Here's my son learning the ropes at the London Chess Classic:
#InternationalChessDay
How lovely is this? IM Shreyas Royal has just scored his second GM norm at the London Chess Classic.
Happy Christmas to
@shrez_royal09
and his dad Jitendra!
Lockdown mother keeps her focus to win 4,500 euros in speed chess tournament - despite her daughter asking for a sock-change.
Incredible stuff. Well done Kateryna Lagno.
#c24live
"During the game with Tan Zhongyi, my daughter came to me and said: Ok mama, I don't like these socks and I want to change them immediately!" - says the winner of
#SteinitzMemorial
Kateryna Lagno.
#ParentingInLockdown
#chess
@keogh1992x
That is a St John Ambulance exactly the same as this. But you deliberately ignored the big sign on the back, which seems conveniently blurred, and laid into the NHS. Who's political?
@TarjeiJS
The elephant in the room: that so few women take part in chess and the game's establishment being completely unable to address the reasons for that
Peter Leko, the bona FIDE chess legend, just made a $1,000 donation to chess24's
@kiva
campaign and said being a part of the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour has "enriched" his life over the last few months.
And his wonderful commentary has enriched our lives too.
#ImpactChess
So there we have it. The direct, public allegation. As you can see, from the word go Magnus Carlsen has been acting in good faith here. Whether you agree or not, whether he's right or not, that much is clear.
#chessdrama