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1. Weekly Discussion & Tournament Thread Index - April 21, 2025 [Mod Applications Welcome]

   r/chess Weekly Discussion Thread

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2. Event: 2025 Grand Chess Tour- Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland

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   Kicking off the 2025 Grand Chess Tour for its tenth consecutive year, the Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland is the first of three speed-chess events, each featuring a $175,000 total prize fund. The tournament begins with nine rounds of rapid play, followed by eighteen rounds of blitz, making up a total of 135 games over five days. Five full tour players will be joined by five wildcards. Players earn Grand Chess Tour points based on

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3. Veselin Topalov's criticism for FIDE..

   submitted by /u/rio_ARC [link] [comments]

4. I was the only person to show up to my chess club meetup tonight.

   I thought it was cancelled but it turned out just nobody showed up. Confirmed with the club president that it wasn't cancelled after sitting around for 30 minutes. Drove 30 minutes both ways.

   My city has a population nearing 100K. Is in-person chess that unpopular? Could there be another secret club I don't know about? How can it be that not 1 person in this entire city wants to play chess on a weekly basis?

   submitted by /u/CorndogTorpedo [link] [comments]

5. Can anyone assist on this please? My brain does not compute..

   submitted by /u/Vachan95 [link] [comments]

6. An 11-year-old against a 2618!

   Faustino Oro is facing Lu Shanglei 2618) in Round 7 of the Menorca Open—and it’s turning into quite a thriller! Can the 11-year-old hold his ground against the 2618 Chinese player? submitted by /u/ICCchessclub [link] [comments]