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#chess

16-Year-Old Indian Chess Prodigy Rameshbabu "Pragg" Praggnanandhaa Has Just Beaten World Chess Champ Magnus CarlsenRameshbabu Praggnanandhaa just became the youngest chess player ever to beat world champion Magnus Carlsen. At 16 years old, Praggnanandhaa, or Pragg for short, is already a grandmaster himself. He beat Carlsen in an online tournament that had featured 16 other elite players.The defeat continues Carlsen’s not-so-stellar performance in the “Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2022” tournament. The chess master had contracted COVID-19 right before the tournament, which he said affected his focus. He had begun doing better prior to his match with Pragg, notching three wins. Alas,the young Indian chess prodigy outwitted him - his first victory after three straight losses.Asked how he was going to celebrate the historic win, Pragg - who had to play in the late hour of the night due to time difference - simply said he planned to just go to bed.Image: MyGovIndia/Twitter#chess #Pragg #MagnusCarlsen

The 1972 Presidential Election Chess SetThe 1972 Presidential Election was one of the most lopsided in American history. The Nixon/Agnew ticket slaughtered the Democrats at the polls. George McGovern and Sargent Shriver got only 17 electoral votes contrasted with the Republicans’ 520 electoral votes.Less than a year later, Vice President Spiro Agnew would resign to avoid going to prison. President Nixon lasted two years before Watergate scandal brought down his administration.Weird Universe shares photos of a bizarre chess set on sale during the height of Nixon’s political career. Austrian sculptor Alexander Silveri (warning: artistic nudity) sculpted leading Republicans and Democrats on opposite sides of this election and chessboard.This set is, I gather, different from the Watergatechess sets available on online auctions, as it shows the final stage of Nixon’s presidency.#RichardNixon #chess

Drone Photo Revealed a Hidden Giant ♚ Chess Board Design in a Hotel CourtyardDrone photography by Klarya revealed this gorgeous chess-inspired design in the central courtyard of the Bogatyr Hotel in the Russian resort city of Sochi.#chess #dronephotography #SochiRussia #Klarya