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Dubov vs Hans, rematch. Who would you bet on?

Congrats to Ian Nepomniachtchi on winning the Karpov Cup (a strong rapid event in Moscow). Lots of up-and-down games - it was fun to watch. That's an important skill for any top player - being able to draw losing positions (like the game with Dubov) or even win them (the one with Hans).

What do they do with girls in China to achieve this result? Unprecedented domination (top 5 among either men or women belonged to the same country - probably could have happened sometime in the 1970s/1980s with the USSR?)

Guess who’s back to Top 12 in the world? Congrats to Anish Giri on the impressive performance leading to the 1st place at Sharjah Masters!

Have you noticed that Magnus has a quote for Twitter for any important occasion? E.g., I remember perfectly well a certain Jose Mourinho quote posted by Magnus here a couple of years ago.

Since Magnus has defeated Gukesh using the Jobava London opening, can you guess a famous practitioner of this opening who is the guest of my podcast episode coming out in a couple of days? Hint: it’s not Baadur Jobava (even though I should invite him as well).

Wow

Hans Niemann has just won a rematch against Daniil Dubov! 10,5 - 9,5. Crazy fight!

I find Kramnik's latest address to David Navara quite outrageous. No, more than that. Inhuman. You might be in your right legally, or maybe you are not. But one has to go over the edge to attack like that a person who clearly exposed his major mental struggles. I really think

Start doing sports and you'll get better at chess! Today (5/29) there's going to be an amazing podcast with James Canty III coming out, don't miss it! #Chess #Sports

Happy birthday to Gukesh D! Wishing the champ to surprise us with more impressive achievements. Something tells me that he is still far from his peak, and that we'll be extremely impressed many times by his play over the upcoming years.

Rook d6 is a morally satisfying move to make in this position!

I'm officially 2058 in classical now, having gained around 150 points in 2025 already. I hope that growth will continue.