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Chess is a board game for two players. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to distinguish it from related games such as xiangqi (Chinese chess) and shogi (Japanese chess).
Chess is an abstract strategy game that involves no hidden information and no elements of chance. It is played on a chessboard with 64 squares arranged in an 8×8 grid. The players, referred to as "White" and "Black", each control sixteen pieces: one king, one queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights, and eight pawns. White moves first, followed by Black. The game is typically won by checkmating the opponent's king, i.e. threatening it with inescapable capture. There are several ways a game can end in a draw.
The recorded history of chess goes back at least to the emergence of a similar game, chaturanga, in seventh-century India. After its introduction in Persia, it spread to the Arab world and then to Europe. The rules of chess as they are known today emerged in Europe at the end of the 15th century, with standardization and universal acceptance by the end of the 19th century. Today, chess is one of the world's most popular games and is played by millions of people worldwide. (Full article...)
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The Queen's Gambit is a 2020 American coming-of-age period drama television miniseries based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Walter Tevis. The title refers to the "Queen's Gambit", a chess opening. The series was written and directed by Scott Frank, who created it with Allan Scott, who owns the rights to the book. Beginning in the mid-1950s and proceeding into the 1960s, the story follows the life of Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy), a fictional American chess prodigy on her rise to the top of the chess world while struggling with drug and alcohol dependency.
Netflix released The Queen's Gambit on October 23, 2020. After four weeks it had become Netflix's most-watched scripted miniseries, making it Netflix's top program in 63 countries. The series received critical acclaim, with particular praise for Taylor-Joy's performance, the cinematography, and production values. It also received a positive response from the chess community for its often accurate depictions of high-level chess, and data suggests that it increased public interest in the game. (Full article...)General images
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FIDE world ranking
Rank | Player | Rating |
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1 | Magnus Carlsen | 2832 |
2 | Hikaru Nakamura | 2802 |
3 | Fabiano Caruana | 2798 |
4 | Arjun Erigaisi | 2778 |
5 | Alireza Firouzja | 2767 |
6 | Nodirbek Abdusattorov | 2766 |
7 | Gukesh D | 2764 |
8 | Wei Yi | 2762 |
9 | Ian Nepomniachtchi | 2755 |
10 | Wesley So | 2752 |
11 | Viswanathan Anand | 2751 |
12 | Praggnanandhaa R | 2750 |
13 | Leinier Dominguez | 2748 |
14 | Quang Liem Le | 2741 |
15 | Ding Liren | 2736 |
16 | Hans Niemann | 2733 |
17 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2733 |
18 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda | 2732 |
19 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 2731 |
20 | Vincent Keymer | 2730 |
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