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Garry Kasparov says US and Lithuanian security services warned him his life was in danger.
He has not been officially identified as one of the unnamed targets in an alleged Russian assassination plot.
His response?
“I will not stop and I will not hide.”
https://t.co/WHEUmlU3Ia

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Chess960 is getting its own FIDE rating.
That sounds like bureaucracy.
It could actually be a popularity test.
From 2027, FIDE will track rated Chess960 games
Will players show up?
https://t.co/3bf4rRDFBS
Photo: Freestyle Chess/Lennart Ootes.

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Turlov has been FIDE president for just a week
Now Russian prosecutors are reportedly seeking hundreds of millions in assets
The lawsuit was filed 2 days before his election
The full basis remains unclear
10.05 could reveal more
Credit:MichalWalusza/FIDE
https://t.co/UchWx3wXrA

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They were in the same Olympiad.
They never played each other.
Now Gukesh and Sindarov disappear into World Championship preparation and their next classical game could be Game 1 in Geneva.
November 24.
Who blinks first?
https://t.co/F3PwJSjLOM
Credit: Rafal Oleksiewicz/FIDE

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Photo: Michal Walusza/FIDE.

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Election is over
Russia question isn't
Turlov says FIDE must follow the CAS ruling keeping Russia suspended
Former Russian sports minister Pavel Kolobkov is now a FIDE VP.
Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak also joins.
The new FIDE era begins
https://t.co/jTSL21DTz5

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2022: Uzbekistan win Olympic gold
2024: Bronze
2026: Gold again, on home soil
The same generation has grown from teenage prodigies into one of the defining teams in world chess.
Samarkand was the homecoming.
What comes next?
https://t.co/ugrBB3957P
Credit: Rafal Oleksiewicz/FIDE

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Mr Dodgy Nearly Took Over FIDE. Eighty-Five Federations Thought That Was a Good Idea. https://t.co/Bttm7MakTn

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11 years old.
England’s board 1.
8/11 at the Olympiad.
A 3rd WGM norm.
A 2nd IM norm.
Bodhana Sivanandan arrived in Samarkand as one of chess’s brightest young talents. Made history. And may only be getting started.
https://t.co/8c9b66WX20
Photo: Michal Walusza/FIDE.

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The FIDE election comes down to one night, two parties, and a very simple question for every delegate: which buffet? Boney M, fleet of Rolls-Royces that never made it past the gate. https://t.co/eL1cdCJ0nA

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Gukesh & Sindarov still haven't played
India–Uzbekistan Round 6.
Round 9 is underway
Sindarov–So
Gukesh–Donchenko
Germany & Uzbekistan share the lead on 14/16.
India one point behind.
Three rounds remain.
Geneva is waiting.
https://t.co/ugrBB3957P
Credit: Rafal Oleksiewicz/FIDE

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Malcolm Pein, a delegate from England, filed a case. On Facebook. He wants the ECU president out and needs 18 federations to do it. https://t.co/VfmmroYWfH

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Africa's 51 federations-strong chess union endorsed Timur Turlov for FIDE president. It took two months, an ethics trial, and a ruling on who gets to keep the debit card. Take a look on how it went down: https://t.co/QCKyU7TTVJ

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Nobody went to law school. Nobody had to. You survive three FIDE election cycles and you come out with a degree in sports law. Notes from the Samarkand hotel lobby. https://t.co/idHfxsy0AC

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3 candidates
1 FIDE presidency
1 secret ballot
Turlov Rosenstein Buettner
Continuity, reform and a fight over the future of world chess
The final days are getting messy.
Whoever wins changes the direction of chess.
What should matter most in that choice?
https://t.co/IPGTbihu1E

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Israel’s Open and Women’s teams both forfeited their Round 6 matches after opponents declined requests to reschedule for Yom Kippur.
Israel says FIDE broke a written commitment.
FIDE says the opponents had the right to refuse.
https://t.co/2ijsHNDKdQ
Photo: Michal Walusza/FIDE.

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Denis Lazavik, 19
Has decided he has no filter
Attacking training with women, said Hikaru Nakamura “doesn’t know how to play at all,” and told 17-year-old Abhimanyu Mishra that “no one needs you” at 2630
A step too far?
https://t.co/AofvVeiMeL
Photo: Rafal Oleksiewicz/FIDE

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You can now bet on the FIDE election. Some people did on Tuesday, and they moved Turlov to 82% and Rosenstein to 4% in under an hour. Somebody in Samarkand is very sure of something. https://t.co/l21V3oMxku

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FIDE election, Samarkand. One candidate brought ~30 people. Another brought five. Several brought robots. Nobody knows what the robots do. The VIP room is the only honest room here. There's a Bentley rumor we can’t confirm. Column by World Chess CEO: https://t.co/X5aYF3YUe5

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Thursday: Gukesh drops below 2700.
Saturday: two wins later, he’s back above it.
Brunello beaten Shirov beaten
3.5/4 at the Olympiad.
Sindarov is waiting in Geneva, is the World Champion finally finding his stride?
https://t.co/QfpC8P0QIX
Photo: Michal Walusza/FIDE