USA vs India: The No-Draw Showdown, Magnus’s Big News, and a 13-Year-Old Giant Slayer
Update: 2025-10-04
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This week, we cover the biggest clash in world chess right now — USA vs India in Texas, where Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Gukesh, and Arjun Erigaisi battle it out under a no-draw format designed to make chess more mainstream.
We also run through the quick hits:
- Magnus Carlsen welcomes his first child (yes, even FIDE chimed in 👶♟️)
- 13-year-old Kai Hanache stuns three Grandmasters in a UK blitz qualifier
- FIDE scraps the “400-point rule” — dubbed the Hikaru Rule — changing the rating landscape for top GMs
- And the Speed Chess Championship 2025 is officially on the calendar, with Carlsen, Nakamura, and Niemann all confirmed
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