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Chess has been played by millions of people all over the world from the 6th century onwards in one form or another. Young and old, rich and poor: chess transcends all normal social barriers.

16 pawns, 16 pieces, 64 squares and two opponents, but we are still nowhere near reaching the stage of the game being fully solved. Even in the modern era, when computers and programs can cycle through millions of positions and calculate to unbelievable depths, there are still entirely new positions being reached every day. The amount of possible permutations is just that big.

Especially now with the explosion of Internet chess, where streamers and Grandmasters alike are bringing the game to new audiences, there are more eyes on the chess world than arguably ever before.

So what kind of stories surround the "Game of Kings" and who are the players involved in them? From titled players to novices, there will hopefully be something here to pique the interest of everyone.Let's see what kind of stories have involved that chequered board in one way or another.

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Collision industry trainer, mentor and Hall of Eagles member Toby Chess is among the many Americans suffering severe kidney disease, undergoing dialysis and in need of an organ from a living or deceased donor.

Colleagues have started aGoFundMe fundraiser to help Chess.

Toby Chess is known throughout our industry, not only as an amazing instructor with a plethora of technical knowledge, but for his willingness to give of himself, impart his knowledge to others and to ALWAYS do the right thing, the GoFundMe campaign states. Always the first to step forward and help others, our industry has the opportunity to pay it forward to our dear friend Toby, who is valiantly battling kidney failure as COVID-19 cripples his teaching schedule.

He has spent his life in service of others within our industry, and now has the opportunity to feel the reciprocal support from an industry that appreciates what he has done. Currently, Toby is undergoing dialysis three times a week, for four hours per treatment. This fund represents a way for an industry that is grateful, to recognize a wonderful man for his decades of service and volunteerism. For anyone that has ever been inspired by his words, motivated by his articles, informed by his seminars or videos, or simply touched by his generosity in sharing information.

Contributions can be made here.

Chess high-profile example might leave collision repairers and other colleagues curious about kidney disease and organ donation as well.

The Centers for Disease Control estimatesabout 15% of U.S. adults have some form of chronic kidney disease, with nearly all unaware they have it. Simple blood and urine tests will tip off doctors to the presence of the condition. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease said people with high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease or a family history of kidney failureare demographics that particularly should get tested.

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It is no secret that chess is a game of a lot of depth. It is not a simple sport: some consider it to be a science, while others see it as an art form. Sometimes, though, people can view it as a jokeand a pretty good one, too!

In that spirit, we decided to display hilarious chess memes in an article. Many memes were collected and then voted on by the Chess.com staff, and 20 made the final cut. Numerous great contenders did not make it to the final list, but we are sure that the ones we do have will get you rolling on the floor laughing.

Without further ado, we present you with the winners.

"Just act normal and they may think it is a trap." A facial expression that is all-too-familiar to most chess players.

We all know about IM Danny Rensch and GM Robert Hess' thoughts on the French Defense. Apparently, they are not alone:

Speaking of Danny, this one is among his top three picks:

I, too, was relieved for his ruler.

Kings be like "well, this is awkward."

After thinking for two minutes in a three-minute blitz game, this is me: "Ha! Found you!"

The feeling you get when you finally checkm...

AWWWWWWWWW!!!!

What about those tasty, hand-rubbingly good mouse slips?

Why slow-dance when you can slow-chess?

"Come at me, bro!"

"You come at me, bro!"

When you finally resist the temptation of playing blitz until three in the morning and go to bed early.

A classic chess meme and offensive only to babies, who can't defend themselves!

Fans of The Office will cherish this oneeven those who don't love that show should appreciate this meme!

The duplicity of Winnie=hilarious.

When you sac, sac, and... Mate?

When an invaluable and timeless piece of chess wisdom meets the internet.

The anthropomorphization of chess pieces? Yes, please.

If you play chess, you have seen this chess meme:

Possibly the most truthful statement in this entire article is displayed in this meme:

"Look! A weak pawn!"

When you could not be more proud of your hard-earned win.

We hope you have enjoyed these memes as much as we did!

Would you like to see another chess memes article? Do you have a favorite meme that is not on this list? Please post your chess memes in the comments below!

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GMMagnus Carlsenis back as the sole leader at thechess24 Legends of Chess tournament. He beat GM Ding Liren in four games whileGM Ian Nepomniachtchi needed an armageddon to inflict a sixth match loss on GMViswanathan Anand.

As was agreed in advance, Carlsen started his match against Ding four hours earlier so he could watch... football. It was the final weekend in England and therefore the decisive phase for Fantasy Premier League, an online competition with over seven million participants and Carlsen had been ranked number-one twice during the season. Hewent into the final weekend in fourth place and ended finishing 11th.

In a match with three draws, all was decided in game two where it seems Ding made an early mistake inthe Anti-Moscow variation of the Slav. Carlsen played quickly for 17 moves, and two moves later Ding made another mistake that was, in fact, a losing novelty.

Nepomniachtchi is the only other player who also won all his matches, but he needed one more armageddon than Carlsen. On Sunday his victim was the luckless Anand, who is still the only player to lose in all rounds. From a tournament rating perspective, Anand and Ding have performed equally disappointing, even though playing at the 2672 level isn't so bad for most of our readers.

The game of the day is Nepomniachtchi's first win, mostly chosen because of the romantic opening moves. Anand was lost quickly:

Anand's on-demand win in game four is all the more fascinating. Nepomniachtchi again played in Nezhmetdinov style, giving up no fewer than three pawns and then a piece for a not too convincing attack, which Anand stylishly refuted.

The Top Five Moves of Rashid Nezhmetdinov

Check out our Lesson with GM Simon Williams on one of the most spectacular players in chess history.

The armageddon game was a repeat of what we've seen before in this tournament with Anand having difficulty keeping the pace, getting low on time, and then blundering. One seasoned chess reporter tweeted his ambivalence with this mixture of great chess and gross blunders. GM Jonathan Tisdall wrote:

"At the risk of causing heated debate on the internet, I have to confess that I am feeling saturated with all this online fast chess.... I guess/fear that the splat factor is what is making the new formats popular though....

"I don't think I want muchjust a better chance of games ending less randomly. Like maybe testing a higher increment for starters. My awe at how good the games can be at high velocity steadily increased, but is now matched by chronic sadness of how often these games are sure to be spoiled by the tempo.... The splat factor has become too high for me to really enjoy the games."

The match between legends GM Boris Gelfand and GM Vladimir Kramnik was a clash between two great players who have played 95 games since they first met over the board at the 1993 Linares tournament. It was Gelfand who started with an excellent win:

Kramnik dominated the armageddon game where Gelfand was struggling on the clock and on the board:

There was even a third armageddon game on this dayin the match between GM Vasyl Ivanchuk and GM Peter Svidler. The Russian GM was calling the shots for most of the game that was eventually decided by the clock. Ivanchuk lost on time in an endgame that was perhaps still holdable:

GM Anish Giri and GM Peter Leko both won good games before they drew in game three: Giri managed to outplay the Hungarian GM in an equal endgame, and then Leko played a positional beauty where his 44.Bb5 recalls Capablanca's 55.Ba6 against Treybal at Karlsbad 1929 (included in the annotations):

While his openings are generally still quite good, Leko quickly slipped into a lost position in game four:

Preliminary Phase | Round 6 Standings

All games round 6

The chess24 Legends of Chess runsJuly 21-August 5. The preliminary phase is a 10-player round-robin with rounds consisting of four-game rapid matches each day. The knockout phase will have three such matches per round.The prize fund is $150,000 with $45,000 for first place, while the winner also qualifies for the Grand Final of the Magnus Carlsen Tour. The time control is 15 minutes and a 10-second increment.

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Talking over phone from Prague, P. Harikrishna sounded cheerful on Thursday evening. He had reasons to be happy; he finally was able to play in a chess tournament after a gap of five months.

The Biel International Chess Festival, which concluded in Switzerland on Wednesday, was the first major chess tournament after the coronavirus crisis impacted the world. Harikrishna did rather well, too. He won the titles in the classical and Chess960 events and finished runner-up overall, by just half-a-point.

It was a great feeling to be back in a tournament hall after five months, the World No. 26 told The Hindu. Though I have been playing quite a bit of online chess like everybody else, there is nothing like sitting in front of a chessboard, facing your rival. But the conditions were a lot different in Biel as the COVID-19 guidelines had to be followed. The organisers were very careful and implemented all the precautions prescribed by the doctors, Harikrishna said. The players were separated by a plexiglass; I could get used to it pretty quickly.

The players also had to get used to the practice of not shaking hands. Normally, a game of chess would begin and end with a handshake.

Michael Adams had extended his hand when he decided to concede a game to me, but both of us remembered that we were not supposed to do that, Harikrishna smiled. The board and the chess pieces were frequently disinfected and there were separate doors to enter and exit the venue.

Though there were only eight players in the main event, some 150 took part in the open tournament. A distance of 1.5m was maintained between the players, he said. For the blitz event, there was no plexiglass, so we had to wear masks.

Harikrishna feels the organisers could take credit for organising such a big event when very few people were willing to. No one would have blamed them if they didnt conduct this tournament, he said. Fortunately, everything went off well.

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