5/11/25 Update

Below are some recent happenings from the chess world:

The current even of the Grand Chess Tour is The Superbet Chess Classic Romania. This event features World Champion Gukesh, Caruana, Abdusattorov, Pragg, etc… MVL lost his first game but has come back to be tied for first after defeating Gukesh in Round 4.

The top event going on for the ladies is the last leg of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix – this time in Austria. Anna Muzychuk defeated Zhu Jiner (see last week’s update why this game is important) and is leading the tournament. Muzychuk has a full point lead (4/5) so appears well on her way. Zhu is tied for 2nd – 4th place so plenty of drama remains.

Ben Johnson’s Perpetual Chess Linkfest and Podcast’s are worth checking out regularly. This week’s Podcast interview is with GM Ken Rogoff who was a talented youngster and has been one of the top Economists in the world. Links to each below:

Late last year, American GM Christopher Yoo created some trouble when he allegedly struck a Journalist after losing to GM Caruana in the US Championship. He was banned by the USCF for a year (Saint Louis Chess Club also I believe and was facing potential criminal charges. Not heard much about this until this past week when it seems the ban has been taken up by FIDE. Chess can be serious but kids (he is ~18 currently) need to learn some limits. The following is the fb post from FIDE.

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