The Holocaust Survivor Who Became A Chess Champion

The Holocaust Survivor Who Became A Chess Champion

Isabelle Choko, The French Women’s Chess Champion, details her time growing up in the German camps in occupied Poland during World War II of Auschwitz and how that time playing chess impacted her life years later after she was liberated.…

Magnus Carlsen Reflects On His Last Chess Game As World Champion

Magnus Carlsen Reflects On His Last Chess Game As World Champion

Legendary chess grandmaster and the highest-rated player ever, Magnus Carlsen, has played his final game as the classical world champion! Carlsen drew with close friend David Howell in the Norwegian League, a game which will be his last before Ding…

How French Women's Chess Champion Isabelle Choko Broke Barriers

How French Women’s Chess Champion Isabelle Choko Broke Barriers

Jennifer Shahade sits down with the 1956 French Women’s Chess Champion and holocaust survivor, Isabelle Choko. The two inspiring champions discuss the current state of women’s chess, the challenges that Choko has faced in her career, and the future of…

Vishy Shocked Commentators With This Outrageous Decision

Vishy Shocked Commentators With This Outrageous Decision

Five-time world chess champion Vishy Anand took on Pavel Ponkratov in the first round of the 2022 Chess.com Global Championship knockout when this happened and shocked both @GothamChess and Robert Hess… Find out more: https://www.chess.com/events/2022-chesscom-global-championship-knockout Follow us here 😀: ✅…