Chess University Weekly Digest #46

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Kairav Joshi
January 13, 2025

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Puzzle Challenge | 9-Year-Old Achieves IM Norm | Opening Errors

Chess players,

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🧩 Puzzle Challenge #43 - Can You Find White’s Best Move?

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📰 Chess News

  • GM Magnus Carlsen starts off with a win for the FC St. Pauli team in the Bundesliga, the premier league of team chess in Germany.

  • FM Roman Shogdziev became the youngest-ever to score an International Master norm at the age of 9.

  • Untitled player Philip Selikem Amoako became the national chess champion of Ghana at the age of 14.

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Have a wonderful week ahead!

Kairav Joshi
President and CEO
ChessUniversity.com

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