FIDE is hiring!
Chess International Body, FIDE, announced new job openings for her new office in Lusanne.
A tweet from FIDE twitter...
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Chess Grandmaster Pal Benko Dies at 91
Pal Benko, standing with folded arms, at a 1959 match in Slovenia between Bobby Fischer, right, and Paul Keres. The others in...
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Day 2 of the Guinness World Record Attempt: Nigerian Chess Master Tunde Onakoya Gains...
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