News of the day...
News of the day...
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"Iranian teen shocks chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen to win $14,000 prize"
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/…
"A 16-year-old Iranian chess prodigy has upended the chess world by beating World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen in the final of the Banter Blitz Cup.
Alireza Firouzja defeated the Norwegian 8.5-7.5 in the final of the online quickfire knockout contest -- where players must comment verbally on their moves, and their opponents, during the game -- to claim the $14,000 prize."
- Nice! Love when the chess world gets a shake-upGnash
- the kid is #21 overallgrafician
- Geniuses can come from anywhere, remember thatgrafician
- so proud of this kid!
proud of Magnus too, no sense of arrogance in this man, sign of a true geniusgrafician - Magnus is great. Has done so much to advance the gameGnash