My Sindarov story from Goa: He was in the pool with his brother, throwing a ball back and forth. The ball bounced out of the water, and rolled towards me. I kicked it back to them. They laughed and said thanks. Now he’s in the World Cup final. 🤷🏻‍♂️

.@DGukesh What's the most unexpected thing that's come with being the World Chess Champion? #AMAwithGukesh

Chess Superstar @Charlizevanzyl on the Breaking Sports Podcast with Vivek Sethia. 🤩

Day trip to New Delhi. Charlize was invited to be a guest on an Indian sports podcast to talk chess. I’m very proud of her 😊

If AI takes your job, find meaning in chess.

I was offered a basketball scholarship to a school I was considering. I emailed the coach saying I was *almost* ready to commit. He immediately tweeted that I'd committed. So I stuck with it. 😂 Averaged 9 ppg for 4 years. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I did an interview & @ChessWebsite product demo with @ChessbaseIndia. Big thanks to @sagarchess1! https://t.co/0aeDjAG6c4

Watched him play. Watched him win. The youngest World Cup Champion in history. 🏆♟️🇺🇿

I showed him the tweet. 😂 @GMJSindarov

Newly minted Candidate, Andrey Esipenko, just played 1. e4 against you. How do you respond?

World Cup Champion*

Should the winner of the World Cup get thrown in the Resort’s pool today? 🏊‍♂️

Preparations for the World Cup Closing Ceremony here in Goa. Looking like a great day!

I'm trying to compile a list of the most accessible chess affiliate programs. Which chess companies have affiliate programs?

No disrespect to Nodirbek Yakubboev 🇺🇿, but Andrey Esipenko deserved this win. He will be a candidate.

To those thanking me, thank you, but I don’t need credit for being ‘kind’ in this situation. I was honoured at the opportunity, more than I felt like I was doing a good deed. 😆 It was quite funny. When they arrived, I said ‘you can sit anywhere’. And his father said ‘can’t we

At Norway Chess I stayed at the players’ hotel. One game went deep into the night. The hotel kitchen was closing. Charlize asked me to reserve food for Gukesh’s father and coach so Gukesh could stay to sign autographs. I ordered everyone dinner. When they arrived, I assumed

When asked who I'm rooting for in chess, basketball, or any sport, my take is usually this: 1) I like players who represent the game with class and respect. 2) I like players I have some connection with. I've met Caruana, Gukesh, Arjun, Vidit, Levon, Dubov, and others. 3) I

Esipenko goes from winning to hanging a rook & resigning. Ouch. 😢💔

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