Questions tagged [world-championship]
For all questions related to the World Chess Championship: its holders, contestants, history, etc.
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Are players more likely to think at the board at the Women's World Chess Championship?
As I write this, the Women's World Chess Championship between Ju Wenjun and Lei Tingjie is ongoing. I notice that every time I tune in to the stream, both players are thinking at the board. This was ...
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England team win senior 50+ world team championships and all the board golds - first time ever?
In this year's FIDE World Senior Team 50+ Championship the England team won the tournament and won all four board gold medals:
England 1, headed by Michael Adams and Nigel Short, won all four matches ...
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Chess960 castling controversies in the 2019 vs 2022 WFRCC, where both are Nepo vs Wesley So
Why did Ian Nepomniachtchi get a replay for the castling issue in the 2019 WFRCC vs Wesley So, but Wesley So didn't get a replay for the castling issue in the 2022 WFRCC vs Nepo?
I mean I know the ...
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Chess960 castling controversy in the 2019 WFRCC: Where can I see the original Nepo vs Wesley So game?
Apparently in the 5th game Ian Nepomniachtchi originally had to play 13. Rf1 instead of 13. 0-0 but then they allowed Nepo to replay the whole game.
The ff is the replay game:
https://lichess.org/...
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Why was the 2019 WFRCC called 'slow rapid' when it's actually classical (45+15=60)?
I'm asking about the '45 minutes for 40 moves plus 15 minutes for the rest, without increment' portions of the matches (for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals), which consisted of those and ...
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