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Among the numerous events played at the KPC Poker October Series festival, two championships garnered the most attention in recent days: the massive KPC Main Event and the 20K Crown Hunt. While the main tournament delivered a touching birthday story for…
Independent gambling news, resources, & help BetMGM announced Thursday that it renewed its marketing partnership with NHL star Connor McDavid, despite public health warnings that such a relationship boosts the risk of harm. McDavid will continue to promote gambling on BetMGM…
Supratit Banerjee has become the UK's youngest International Master at the age of 12(Image: Yuri Krylov/English Chess Federation) A 12-year-old chess prodigy from Sutton has officially been named Britain's youngest-ever International Master after beating a record held for the…
The Sutton Grammar School pupil broke a record held jointly by two of England’s strongest players, Luke McShane and David Howell. They became international masters at 13 years and two months in 1997 and 2004 respectively. Both went on to become grandmasters. His…
Bodhana Sivanandan has made history by becoming the youngest player in chess history to earn the Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title. 11-year-old Sivanandan, who originally hails from India, earned the WGM title while representing England at the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand,…
Nintendo may release Joy-Con 2 with replaceable batteries outside of Europe: FCC documents hint at updated controllers for Switch 2. Earlier, Nintendo UK announced that new versions of consoles and controllers with user-replaceable batteries would appear in Europe. The changes are related…
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Three-time national champion GM Wesley So celebrated his 33rd birthday with a win over GM Sam Shankland in the first round of the 2026 U.S. Chess Championship, which started in St. Louis on Friday. GMs Jeffery Xiong and Awonder Liang were the others…
The Chess England event was a rare test of UK skills against strong foreign opposition Master chess in central London is rare, although the annual ChessFest in Trafalgar Square attracts more than 20,000 visitors. In London’s clubland in Pall Mall, the…
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