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1. Weekly Discussion & Tournament Thread Index - November 24, 2025 [Mod Applications Welcome]

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2. Event: 2025 FIDE World Cup - Final

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   The 2025 FIDE World Cup is an important event in the international chess calendar and helps determine qualification for the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament, which decides the challenger for the World Chess Championship. It will take place from October 31 to November 27, 2025, at the five-star Rio Resort in Goa, India. The tournament will feature many of the world’s leading players, including reigning World Champion Dommaraju Gukesh, and has a

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3. Andrey Esipenko sits and stares at the board after blundering his rook in the semifinal

   submitted by /u/UltraUsurper [link] [comments]

4. Chess experiment on a cruise

   I booked a solo cruise for the sole purpose of playing chess with strangers. 7 day cruise on Norwegian Bliss. Price including tips was only $430 which is amazing. That's only $61 per night and includes inside cabin, food, and entertainment including jersey boys on stage. I set up a chess board in the observation deck. I printed 4 pages containing 16 squares each and taped them together. Placed a sign to invite players. 16 strangers played me during the cruise. Some were beginners. Others were experts. We used a chess clock app. I played one guy everyday about 60 times total. Several cocktail waiters were very interested. One even played me while standing

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5. Wei Yi lost 0.4 rapid elo in this tournament despite being +3

   Wei Yi lost 0.4 rapid elo in this tournament despite being (scoring) +3, and it shows how tough it is to maintain ratings especially at the top level, which makes us respect players like Carlsen even more who's been maintaining his #1 spot for years. Also, Wei yi gained 10 elo in the blitz section. submitted by /u/Western-Title-9530 [link]

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6. I’ve shown this before, and I’ll show it again: Wei Yi’s ambidexterity at the board.

   Left hand with White, right hand with Black, always using the nearer arm closest to the clock submitted by /u/tch3n93 [link] [comments]