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GMs Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Aram Hakobyan took home the victories in Titled Tuesday on May 2, both of them scoring 9.5 points out of the possible 11. Duda won on tiebreaks over higher-rated GMs Hikaru Nakamura andFabiano Caruana in the first tournament, and then finished just half a point out of first place in the second tournament.

In addition to Duda, Nakamura, and Caruana finishing as the top three players in the original field of 538, GM Alireza Firouzja achieved fourth place, showing just how competitive Titled Tuesday has become.

But Duda, who began the tournament scoring 7/7, was in trouble in round 10 after he lost his game against Nakamura.

Still, the Polish super grandmaster recovered from that loss and defeated GM Aleksandr Shimanov in the final round.

The 68-move fighting draw between Nakamura and Firouzja in the same final round ended up being just what Duda needed to score the tournament victory. Meanwhile, Caruana moved into a tie for first as well, with a 28-move demolition of GM Dmitry Andreikin.

All three players were close in the first tiebreak score, but Duda came out on top. For details on how Chess.com breaks ties in Swiss tournaments, see here.

May 2 Titled Tuesday | Early | Final Standings (Top 20)

(Full final standings here.)

Duda won $1,000 while Nakamura settled for $750 and Caruana for $350. Firouzja earned $200 and GM Vasif Durarbayli, the only other player on nine points, finished in fifth for $100. WIM Srishti Pandey won the $100 women's prize after scoring seven points.

While the early tournament was a story of frontrunners, the underdogs in the late field of 444 took over. Hakobyan ended up winning on tiebreak over GM Aydin Suleymanli. The two players also showed down in round eight, with Hakobyan winning there as well.

Another win in round nine put Hakobyan in the sole tournament lead. He made draws in his last two games, including a one-move non-game in the last round against his countryman GM Shant Sargsyan. It was enough to keep Hakobyan in first place and Sargsyan in third.

At the same time, Suleymanli won his last two games to get back into a share of first place, but after tiebreaks were applied, it wasn't quite enough to win. Suleymanli's win in the last round also prevented Caruana from returning to the top five, as it came against Caruana himself.

May 2 Titled Tuesday | Late | Final Standings (Top 20)

(Full final standings here.)

Hakobyan won the $1,000 first-place prize while Suleymanli won $750 for second place. Sargsyan's third-place finish earned him $350, while GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac came in fourth for $200 and IM Khazar Babazada in fifth for $100. Duda also scored nine points but finished in sixth. WFM Elene Tsotsonava won the $100 women's prize with a 7/11 score.

Titled Tuesday is a weekly-held 11-round Swiss tournament for titled players on Chess.com, which runs two times every Tuesday. The tournaments begin at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time/17:00 Central European and 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time/23:00 Central European.

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Severna Park High School sophomore Matthew Zhou started his journey with chess at Folger McKinsey Elementary School. It was there that the 8-year-old Matthew got connected with the schools chess club.

The young Matthews parents registered him for a chess tournament soon after.

It was my first chess tournament, so I was pretty nervous, Matthew said. I didnt perform that well, but then after seeing my results, I was like, OK, Im not going to stop until I win one of these.

At the age of 12, he fulfilled that pledge with a tournament win. That victory cemented his love of chess.

Fast forward to the 16-year-old version of Matthew and theres more hardware on his mantle now. In April, Matthew was crowned champion of the inaugural Anne Arundel County Public Schools Chess Championship, where he held off Crofton High Schools Dylan Snow in a hard-fought finals. Shortly after, he notched a 10th place finish out of nearly 400 entries in the Maryland State Scholastic Tournament, held in Damascus.

I did think I would perform pretty well knowing that Ive been playing chess for so long, Matthew said.

Although Matthew prioritizes school and homework, he said whatever free time he has, he likes to spend with the game.

I do hope to see chess become more popular, Matthew said. I believe with more mainstream media about chess such as The Queen's Gambit, there will be another chess boom in the world, and hopefully further on. I believe chess is very beneficial to the mind and is one of many strategy games that improves a person's decision-making skills.

Matthew cites the hit-Netflix show, along with the timing of the pandemic, as sources of a renewed, and passionate, interest in chess.

One place Matthew likes seeing it become more popular is within his own schools hallways. The Chess Club at Severna Park High School meets during a period of time marked off for elective pursuits.

Chess Club sponsor and Severna Park High School educator Melissa Bertinatti oversees the eclectic mix of regulars and newbies who make up the club that meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

I had a student who expressed an interest in organizing a club for chess and I was happy to help, Bertinatti said. Especially after COVID, I think we are all enthusiastic about promoting and supporting real-time, face-to-face interaction.

The benefits of utilizing chess in the classroom isnt a modern concept. In his 1786 article, titled The Morals of Chess, Benjamin Franklin wrote that life is a kind of chess and touted the games virtues in teaching important skills.

I am very hopeful to see chess start to be considered an actual sport rather than just a casual board game in the near future, Matthew said. Sure, it isn't a physical game, but it is very indeed a mental one. There is research that shows that a chess player could burn up to 132 calories per hour. I am also hoping that it gets to a point where chess is not associated with a game that nerds play."

An article and innovative mind arent the only things tying Matthews chess journey to the iconic inventor and founding father. Matthews brother, Jeffrey, is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania the same school Franklin founded. The young Matthew currently holds familial bragging rights with chess. He got his older brother into the game, and now, the Severna Park High School student can boast that he can beat an Ivy League graduate.

Its definitely a good feeling to see a lot of people getting into the game, Matthew said as he looked around the full room of students gathered for the club that promotes the game or is it sport? he loves.

Thats good news for the education front, according to the results of a survey of New York schools in a 2017 report cited by the International Chess Federation. According to the report, 91% of teachers reported that practicing chess enhanced students cooperation skills. The same report cited that 89% of teachers said chess enriched their students social skills.

Severna Park High School junior Joshua Felder helped revive the Chess Club last year. For him, its the ability to meet with others with similar mindsets to his own that draws him in week after week.

What I enjoy most about having a chess club at SPHS is the ability to meet others with similar mindsets, Joshua wrote in an email. I have Asperger's, so socializing can be quite a challenge for me. When I go to the chess club, I find it calming, as the game itself, for me, is relaxing and entertaining.

As for Matthew, his sights are set for earning a high enough rating to place him amongst the professional elite of chess one day. His backup plan isnt too shabby, either. Matthew has an interest in computer science.

My goal for next year is to reach a rating of 1800, Matthew said. A rating is a number that determines the strength of a player. The higher the number, the stronger the player. For example, Magnus Carlsen, the number one ranked player in the world has a rating of 2852. My rating is 1531.

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The European Chess Union (ECU), the Romanian Chess Federation and the Universul Chess Club invite all National Chess Federations of ECU to participate at European Youth Chess Championship 2023 to be held in Mamaia, Romania, between 04 (arrival) 15 (departure) September 2023.

The event will be played in 6 age categories U8, U10, U12, U14, U16 and U18, open and girls sections separately, in 9 rounds, swiss system. The time rate will be 90 minutes with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move one.

Each federation can register one player in each category under 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 (boys and girls), with the maximum number of twelve invited players. Each federation can register unlimited number of extra players. The players placed 1-3 in the European Youth Chess Championship 2022 have the personal right to participate in the championship in the corresponding age-category or a higher age category if they fulfil the conditions that they have not reached the age of 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 or 18 years, respectively, by January 1, 2023.

All invited players and extra players have to register through their national federations. The entry form should be filled in by the national federation on the official website of the championship. Registration must be done before 14th July, 2023 (registration deadline).

The venue of the championship is Ceremony Hall Dorna.

Qualifying & Prizes:The first three players in each group will be awarded medals and cups; the first six players in each group will be awarded diplomas. The Winners of the each category will become the European Youth Chess Champions 2023 of the respective age category.

Contact information:Official website: https://euromamaia2023.com Email: euromamaia2023@gmail.comTournament Director: IO Elena CRISTIAN, phone & whatsapp: +40723309101 ROU CF General Secretary: IM Gabriel GRECESCU, email: sg@frsah.ro

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Visakhapatnam: Shashank Raj and S Tejaswi won the U-17 boys and girls titles in the district level childrens chess tournament conducted by the All-Visakha Chess Association here on Sunday. The top five players of each category were presented with mementos. A total of 91 players participated.Winners: Boys U-17: Shashank Raj. U-15: Susena Sabbavarapu. U-13: Taneesh Choppa. U-11: Bhargav. U-9: Sri Arush Shyam. U-7: Devansh Sai. Girls U-17: S Tejaswi. U-15: Shriya Roy. U-13: Bandhvika. U-11: Rushitha. U-9: Afsheen Mohammed. LBC student wins medalCh V Pavan Karthikeya of Dr L Bullayya College here won silver medal in the inline alpine competition in the all-India inter-district roller-skating championship held at Mohali, Chandigarh from April 26 to May 2. Secretary and correspondent of the college G Madhu Kumar, principal of the college GSK Chakravarthi, vice-principal R Srikanth, assistant dean T Brahmananda Reddy, HoD of physical education Y Srinivasa Rao, physical director BRS Lakshmana Reddy and others congratulated the student.Anantapur summer campsThe Anantapur District Cricket Association and the RDT are jointly organising summer coaching camps for players in the 8-16 years age group at 18 sub-centres across the Anantapur district. The camps will commence on May 8 and conclude on May 30, secretary of ADCA Madhu Achari informed on Sunday. Registration will be done at the sub-centres.

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I can find no record of King Charles III playing chess, though there is evidence that his antecedent and namesake, King Charles I,owned an amber chess board. There is, however, a chess connection with our new monarch, crowned today in Westminster Abbey. It is, though, of a more personal nature.

Not only did I cross undergraduate years with our future King, I arrived at Trinity College , Cambridge, on the same day in 1967 as did he, shepherded by his mother, HM The Queen. Furthermore, in my third year, I shared a landing with him in Great Court. I thus saw him almost every day, to and from our communal bathroom, for a year or more.

I remember on one occasion finding a huge tray of freshly cooked sausage rolls outside my rooms, sonaturally I devoured a couple. When I returned for a second raid, the appetising delicacieswere being guarded by a special squad officer, so I realised that they must have been destined for my illustrious neighbour across the landing.

For the record, my old rooms in Trinity Great Court had once been occupied by Lord Byron. I often heard what could only have been the ghost of his pet bear, rattling its chains at night.

Some years later, a curious attempt took place to subvert historical veracity. When HRH married Diana in 1981,some toadying hack published a biography of him,which rewrote history and placed Hywell Jones, President of the Trinity Union, on the same landing as HRH. Thiswas a complete distortion of the truth, as the officialCollege records will indisputably confirm.

There are many stories of English kings playing chess, from King Canute (son of the Danish King Sweyn Forkbeard) to William the Conqueror, John, Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I. Whether these are apocryphal, or Gods own truth, is difficult to ascertain. Attribution of regal chessboard prowess to English royalty is on slightly safer ground with an illustration from 1283, allegedly ofEnglands King Edward Iplaying chess at the Court of Castile with Princess Eleanor of Castile, whom he had married in 1254. This is from the games book (see below) of Eleanors brother, King Alfonso X of Castile, Leon and Galicia, known as El Sabio, or The Wise (12211284). The identification was made by Spanish International Chess Master, Ricardo Calvo, who edited a modern version of King Alfonsos compendium of chess and other game compositions.

It is tempting to think, on the wilder shores of speculation, that the position depicted (number 87) in the Alfonso Manuscript was actually one played by Edward in person. Here is that position.

The solution given is 1. Rxc3 Kd1 2. Kf2 Kd2 3. Rfd3 mate, but there is in fact a dual one, by means of 1. Rxc3 Kd1 2. Rf2 Ke1 3. Rc1 mate.

More likely, if less romantic, is that the position in front of King Edward in the illustration, is a stock puzzle from one of the ancient Arabic chess texts. Hope springs eternal.

Alfonso, the brother of Queen Eleanor, was most certainly a king who did take a serious interest in chess. Like the World Conqueror, Tamburlaine, Alfonso also favoured a form of enlarged or Great Chess, known as Grant Chess in the Castilian dialect. This variant is also mentioned in the important manuscript of board games, chess, dice and backgammon, produced at the court of that enlightened monarch. This so-called Libro de Los Juegos contains an extensive collection of writings on chess, with over 100 chess problems and chess variants, and among those variants we find a type of Great Chess which incorporates a piece called a rhinoceros. It was, by the standards of early chess, with its restricted powers of Queen and Bishop, a powerful unit, combining the moves of the knight plus a diagonal element.

Both of these game templates have survived and would have been available to Alfonso and his contemporaries, who clearly made good use of them, even to the point that modern board games enthusiasts can still access the rules online and play Great Chess, complete with rhinos, crocodiles, camels and giraffes, just as it was enjoyed in the royal courts of Alfonso and Tamburlaine over six centuries ago.

(Editors note: this week the chess world also has a new king: Ding Liren won his match against Ian Nepomniachtchi to become the new World Champion in succession to Magnus Carlsen, who has renounced the title. Ding, 30, won the rapidplay tiebreaker 9.5-8.5, to take the match after the classical games were tied 7-7. He is the first Chinese grandmaster to take the mens title, although there have been several Chinese Womens World Chess Champions.)

Raymond Keenes latest book Fifty Shades of Ray: Chess in the year of the Coronavirus, containing some of his best pieces from TheArticle, is now available from Blackwells . His 206th book, Chess in the Year of the King, with a foreword by The Article contributor Patrick Heren, and written in collaboration with former Reuters chess correspondent, Adam Black, is in preparation. It will be published later this year.

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