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This GM Won Two Different Speed-Chess Tournaments in 48 Hours — Only 4 Other Players Have Ever Done It

One grandmaster just went 2-for-2 on chess.com's hardest weekly blitz gauntlets — and he's only the fifth player ever to pull it off. Here's the wild ride 🔥

Only 5 players in history have done this double — see how he pulled it off: https://primechess.org/blog/a-grandmaster-just-joined-chesscoms-most-exclusive-two-day-club

Gerard Piqué Just Became a Chess Team Owner. Yes, THAT Piqué.

A guy who won the World Cup and three Champions Leagues just became a chess team shareholder 👀 Turns out footballers love chess more than we thought.

He won the World Cup. Now he owns a piece of a chess team. Here's the full story https://primechess.org/blog/a-world-cup-winner-just-bought-into-chess-meet-footballs-newest-chess-team-owner

He Drew 10 Games in a Row and Still Walked Away $87,500 Richer

Wesley So basically played not to lose for a week straight... and won the whole tournament anyway. Here's the wild math behind his "boring" strategy — plus a 16-year-old who just made chess history. ♟️

Read the full story: https://primechess.org/blog/wesley-so-won-a-chess-tournament-by-trying-not-to-lose

Can a Board Game Raise Test Scores? Science Says Yes.

Real schools. Real test scores. Kids who play chess are quietly out-scoring their classmates in math and reading. Here's the proof — and how your child can start this week. ♟️📈

Curious what the research really says? https://primechess.org/blog/how-chess-quietly-boosts-your-childs-grades-in-math-and-reading

She Was Losing Badly. Then the Clock Became Her Best Friend.

Down two pawns. King getting chased across the board. She should have lost this one. Instead, Tan Zhongyi is now running away with the Cairns Cup 😱

She was two pawns down and completely lost... then this happened: https://primechess.org/blog/two-pawns-down-king-on-the-run-how-tan-zhongyi-refused-to-lose-in-st-louis

This Grandmaster Was Already Famous Before His Biggest Rival Was Born — And He Just Won Again

A 40-something chess legend just out-nerved France's next generation to win title #9. 🇫🇷♟️ Here's how the "old guard" held the line in Vichy.

Curious how a chess veteran out-nerved France's next generation? Read the full s https://primechess.org/blog/thirty-years-after-his-first-title-etienne-bacrot-is-still-frances-king-of-chess

No superstars. No losses. This school chess team just out-teamed everyone in Costa Rica.

One kid lost a completely winning game because her clock hit zero. Another went 8-for-8 and still didn't make the final. And the team that actually won the whole thing? They didn't even have their event's best player. Here's the strange, heartwarming math behind it.

Read how a team with no star player became world champions → https://primechess.org/blog/a-school-chess-team-just-won-worlds-without-a-single-star-player

Carlsen's Title Is on the Line TODAY — And You Can Watch for Free

Magnus Carlsen. Hikaru Nakamura. $1.5 million. One trophy. It's all happening TODAY in Paris — and Chess.com is giving away free memberships just for tuning in. 👀

Watch the final unfold: https://primechess.org/blog/today-chess-fights-for-15-million-on-an-esports-stage-in-paris

19-Year-Old Just Ended a World Title Challenger's Run — At the Esports World Cup 😳

A 19-year-old just knocked a two-time World Championship challenger out of a $1.5 million event. Today, he faces his next test — and so do Carlsen, Nakamura, and Firouzja. 🔥

Read the full story: https://primechess.org/blog/a-teenager-just-knocked-out-a-two-time-world-championship-challenger

Your Kid's Next Best Friend Might Be 10,000 Miles Away — Chess Will Introduce Them

No shared language, no problem. On a chessboard, two kids from opposite sides of the planet can become teammates in minutes. Here's the surprising social side of chess parents don't always hear about. ♟️🌍

Your child's next best friend could be a chess move away: https://primechess.org/blog/chess-doesnt-need-a-shared-language-how-the-game-turns-kids-around-the-world-into-friends