El Mundo reports Russian authorities plotted to kill former Russian lawmaker Ilya Ponomarev and former world chess champion Garry Kasparov in the U.S.

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In the summer of 2026, U.S. authorities notified Kasparov that he was the target of an assassination plot and provided him with protection for the first time since he moved to New York in 2013, sources close to him said. The plot to kill Ponomarev was at an “even more advanced stage,” El Mundo reported.

U.S. authorities uncovered a five-person group acting on Moscow’s orders. Its members recruited people to conduct surveillance and carry out killings. One recruited agent photographed two locations in Washington linked to Ponomarev. The group offered $1,000 to $1,500 to photograph the locations and $40,000 to carry out the killing. The plot fell apart when the would-be killer backed out, the newspaper reported.

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I logged in and instead of having a quick select for time format, it said "YOU HAVE A NEW MESSAGE FROM LICHESS"

Oh shit, did I get a reprimand for sandbagging??

"UPDATE YOUR MOBILE APP"

fuck sake

Team USA claimed a 5-0 victory over Team India in "Checkmate: USA v. India", a new-format exhibition held at Esports Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The event combined top-level chess with a live sports-style presentation, featuring unconventional rules such as no resignations and active audience participation. Hikaru Nakamura sealed the clean sweep by defeating world champion Gukesh Dommaraju, capping an evening that tested how far chess can be taken as a stadium spectacle.

I was curious to hear him in his natural language, instead of with his accent in english. The first one is kinda funny to see him in rollerblades. I don't speak hungarian.

Although the number of Knights and Bishops on the chessboard is the same, more medieval chess pieces in the form of Knights survive. This example, perfectly poised on his fine horse, battles a dragon, a symbol of evil. But for the lack of a halo and a princess in need of rescue standing nearby, he might be mistaken for Saint George, who, according to legend, slayed a dragon.

Making this post just to mention the death of Daniel Naroditsky. Can't stop thinking about it. He seemed like an absolutely lovely person and was easily the person who helped my chess most. I'd watch a few games of his and .y rating would go up. Loved his style, he was a a very natural teacher and very well spoken.

The way he spoke was very similar to a cousin of mine I'm close to who's the same age (who is getting engaged tomorrow) so its all a bit freaky to me.

Honestly don't even know what I wanna say. Rest in peace you lovely man. ❤️