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In an era dominated by real-time online blitz games, grandmaster commentary streams, and AI-assisted training tools, one might assume that correspondence chess has faded into history replaced by the rapid-fire world of Chess.com or Lichess. But nothing could be further from the truth. Correspondence chess is not only alive, it thrives. And it continues to attract some of the most analytical, patient, and passionate chess minds from around the globe.

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In an era where Artificial Intelligence dominates headlines whether it’s ChatGPT from OpenAI, Gemini by Google, or Elon Musk’s Grok on X, one might wonder: Is there anything still purely human? One answer, surprisingly, is chess.

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The 2024 World Chess Championship tookj place in Singapore on November 25. It featured the defending champ, Ding Liren, and the challenger, Gukesh Dommaraju! This post contains analysis of the Ding vs Gukesh match-up and it was live during the martch.

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Playing chess can be very positive for kids with autism. Chess provides a structured and predictable environment that can help improve cognitive and social skills. Many children with autism respond well to the game’s logical framework, where rules are clear, and patterns can be learned and anticipated.

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HO HO HO, Santa is in the town and brings super trooper chess database deals to you. As every year we are giving out freebies and super discounts which you cannot get anywhere during the year. Still missing a perfect gift for.... yourself? Look no more, you came here for a reason.

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The 45th Chess Olympiad, held in Budapest, Hungary, from September 10 to September 23, 2024, will bring together a record-breaking 196 nations to compete in the most prestigious team event in the chess world. With a mix of seasoned grandmasters and rising stars, this Olympiad proves to be one of the most chess star contested in recent history.

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As we step into the new year 2024, it's time for chess enthusiasts to set ambitious yet achievable resolutions to elevate their game. Chess is a timeless game which has been here for more than 1000 years but our goals and resolutions should be shorter. For example take one year. Can you do that? And hey, we updated our chess databases for January 2024

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What happened in 2023 in Chess? Take a look at the biggest men and women tournaments. Who is the ultimate winner and GOAT ("Greatest of all time" for those who still wonder why people are talking about goats). Opening Master also performed very well on education arena, a major breakthrough agreement with FIDE Education commission was reached and more...

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Love doing things for the first time. Being part of the live streaming in the chess world was bit shaky, didn't know what to expect especially when sitting next to you is experienced FIDE Master. I was just hoping he would not test me from theory of openings or middle games showing me the board what to play next. Luckily, we discussed the topic I knew well - chess databases.

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