Reddit/r/chess

1. Mod Announcement: New temporary measures to help manage the sub

   It has been over a week since we learned of Danya’s passing. A long, painful week for all of us. On Wednesday, the mod team pinned a thread asking for the input of the r/Chess community as we determine what the best way forward is. We’ve heard lots of opinions, and we have a lot to discuss together. (If you haven’t shared your thoughts in the pinned thread, please do so!)

   However, we have also seen a massive explosion in activity in the sub in that same period. We saw a 7x increase in activity the day after the news broke. As we shared in the pinned thread it has become very difficult for us to moderate the sub. We are still seeing nearly 4x as many posts and comments.

   So much of that activity is wonderful, but a lot of it is heated; and not just emotion-filled disagreements, but an increase in insults and behaviors that break

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2. Event: 2025 FIDE World Cup - Round 5

   Official Website

   Follow the games here: Chess.com | Lichess | Chess-Results | Pairings & Results - Rd.5

   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

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3. Levon Aronian with one of the classiest ways of resignation in a chess game.

   submitted by /u/Interesting-Take781 [link] [comments]

4. Dubov is on a 76-Game classical unbeaten streak!

   So Dubov has a 76 game unbeaten streak in classical and 59 of those games are draws! His last loss in classical was on 6th March 2024 against Xu Xiangyu (2623). submitted by /u/No_Suspect_4617 [link] [comments]

5. The Madman smashes through Levon's defenses and makes it to the quarter finals

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

6. Arjun Erigaisi: The preparation I did is speaking for itself!

   submitted by /u/Interesting-Take781 [link] [comments]