Bored with chess, the world’s top player wants to remake the game
Chess grand master Magnus Carlsen is promoting a new tour that scrambles the game’s rules — and has prompted criticism from ...
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King Charles breaks a 'rule': Queen Camilla, Prince William and Kate Middleton change their attitudes
King Charles III seems to have abandoned a long-standing British Royal Family rule against hugging people and appears to have convinced Queen Camilla, Prince William and Kate Middleton to follow ...
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Kansas City's chess scene is seriously fun. Here's where to start playing and competing
Missouri and Kansas City have their own claims to fame when it comes to chess as well. The Chess Hall of Fame is in St. Louis, and in front is the world’s largest chess piece, a king that ...
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Was Queen Victoria the first influencer? How the ‘media monarch’ shaped the modern world
Queen Victoria’s reign (1837–1901) saw an unprecedented expansion of media, making her one of the most recognizable monarchs in history. Prints, photographs, and paintings like this one helped ...
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What does King Charles do and who else is in the Royal Family?
The King's first major public appearance after his diagnosis was on Easter Sunday 2024, when he and the Queen greeted crowds ... The order of succession sets out which member of the Royal Family ...
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Magnus Carlsen’s Jeans controversy at FIDE World Rapid and Blitz: The chess feud that foreshadowed world No 1’s pull-out
I don’t think anything more has to be said.” Story continues below this ad Explaining why his “patience was low” with FIDE, he accused the governing body of chess of threatening players who wanted to ...
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Random piece positions, 960 possible starts: What is freestyle chess, which led to Magnus Carlsen clashing with FIDE?
It’s chess with a twist. In regular chess, positions of chess pieces on the back ranks are fixed: the rooks are stationed on the corners, the knights start on the b and g files, the bishops on the c ...
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One Piece Chapter 1137: Recap, Release Date And More
One Piece Chapter 1137 will likely see Luffy encounter ‘Shanks’ and Gunko, so don’t miss it! Get the release date, recap, expected plot, and more details here. The last chapter of One Piece ...
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Inside Queen Victoria's scandalous relationship with servant John Brown who replaced her beloved husband until her death 124 years ago today
After Queen Victoria's beloved husband passed away in 1861, the monarch was bereft with grief. The void Prince Albert left was soon filled, however, by an unexpected figure which shocked ...
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‘The Return of the King’: Trump Embraces Trappings of the Throne
“Presidents are powerful, but he is not a king,” Matthew J ... the last five presidents and sometimes writes analytical pieces that place presidents and their administrations in a larger ...
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Queen Camilla Makes Personal Revelation in Impromptu Speech at Hospital
Like Queen Elizabeth, she loves horses and a great tiara moment. JACOB KING/POOL/AFP via Getty Queen Camilla slipped a comment about her connection to the hospital she was visiting in a surprise ...