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Police sources tell us that the shooting was drug-related and that it involved "problematic people at the Park." The suspect, wearing a hoodie and mask, was seen fleeing down Seventh Street toward Avenue B. There are early reports of a white vehicle involved in a getaway.

Updated: Police said the suspect was seen in and around the Park about 50 minutes prior to the shooting wearing gloves, a mask, and a hoodie.

The chess tables have long been a problem, an area where there have been multiple reports of drug use and sales, fencing stolen property, and various fist/knife fights.

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[Updating] Two men shot, 1 fatally, at the chess tables in Tompkins Square Park this morning, police say - EV Grieve

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives.

Theres nothing like a good chess match to heat up a Cold War.

On July 11, 1972, the World Chess Championship opened as grandmasters Bobby Fischer of the United States and defending champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union began play in Reykjavik, Iceland.

It must be said, Fischer, from Brooklyn, New York, was a hard man to like. A true prodigy, he was arrogant and standoffish. News reports of the day labeled him as a tough and aggressive opponent, but he was prone to throw tantrums, be petulant and belittle others.

His match with the classical Spassky became an image of the Cold War, fought on a chess board in Iceland, of all places. Non-chess fans began following the games, and news organizations reported on it. One can only imagine what the frenzied following would be today in this social media world.

Fischer lost the first match and forfeited the second, as he complained about everything and everyone.

But then the American caught fire, and over the next 30 days built a significant lead.

And newspapers of the day followed the contest. Americans loved his antics. It was called the Match of the Century.

On Sept. 1, Spassky resigned the match just as Game 21 was to resume. He actually conceded by phone, perhaps fed up with the Americans antics.

Fischer won $250,000. He is still the only American to win the World Chess Championship. Russian-born players had dominated the sport for decades.

After a challenging life where the chess prodigy seemed often at odds with the world, and maybe himself, over a variety of issues, Fischer died in early 2008 at age 64. He died in Reykjavik, site of his famous triumph.

Fischers victory was widely seen as a symbolic triumph for democracy over Communism, and it turned the new champion into an unlikely American hero. He was invited to the White House by President Richard M. Nixon, interviewed on television, hounded by journalists, wooed unsuccessfully by commercial interests. Sales of chess sets skyrocketed; so did fees for chess lessons, as scores of poverty-stricken chess players benefited from the cachet that Fischer had conferred on them, his Associated Press obituary read.

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`Bobby Fischer celebrates the wonder of a sane genius

Most consider Garry Kasparov, Magnus Carlsen and Fischer as the greatest chess players of all time.

Im sure there is a computer somewhere that would disagree.

The most recent world chess drama involves Carlsen, rival Hans Niemann and cheating allegations. But it might be a fork/double attack. Maybe a decoy/deflection?

World chess champion resigned from match after first move. Heres what happened

Chess cheating scandal whats in the 72-page report?

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Elden Ring fans a YouTuber Noggi, recently shared a video showing off a custom chess set that features characters for the highly popular video game.

The characters he decided to include are awesomely detailed and if you have access to a 3D printer, you can buy the 3D files of the set.

The video below takes us through the process of the creation of the chess pieces and what went into what characters he would use for the set.

This is pretty awesome! I enjoy a good game of chess and it would be a nice break from playing the game after dying hundreds of times trying to beat certain bosses in the game!

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The All India Chess Federation, on Saturday, announced a strong Indian contingent that will participate in the 45th Chess Olympiad that will take place in Budapest, Hungary in September.

Spearheading the mens team are the three top 10 players in the world rankings: India No 1 and world No 4 Arjun Erigaisi, world No 7 and FIDE Candidates winner Gukesh Dommaraju, and world No 8 Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu.

Also in the team are the experienced Vidit Gujrathi and Harikrishna Pentala.

The AICF also announced the womens team, that will feature Harika Dronavalli, Vaishali Rameshbabu, Vantika Agrawal, Tania Sachdev, and recently crowned Under-20 World Champion Divya Deshmukh.

Incidentally, apart from Erigaisi, all the other members of the mens team have won an Olympiad medal in the past.

India had won a joint-gold in a virtual edition (due to the Covid-19 pandemic) held in 2020. The following year, the Indians won bronze in another virtual edition, followed by another third-place finish at the 2022 Olympiad held in Chennai.

Overall, India has won one gold medal at the Olympiad, in 2020, and three bronze medals, in 2014, 2021 and 2022.

Mens team: Arjun Erigaisi, Gukesh Dommaraju, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, Vidit Gujrathi, Harikrishna Pentala

Womens team: Harika Dronavalli, Vaishali Rameshbabu, Vantika Agrawal, Tania Sachdev, Divya Deshmukh

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Chennai: D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa are notable Indian names who will take part in the upcoming Chess Olympiad set to be held in Hungarys Budapest in September.Confirming the teams to PTI, AICF President Nitin Narang stated that the team also comprises Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujrathi and Harikrishna Pentala.Gukesh, who will be challenging defending world champion Ding Liren of China in the World Chess Championship in November, will treat the event as dress rehearsal leading up to the summit clash.The womens team features Harika Dronavalli, Vaishali Rameshbabu, Divya Deshmukh, Vantika Agrawal and Tania Sachdev. PTI

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HYDERABAD: Telangana chess prodigy Raja Rithvik secured the silver medal at the Laplagne International Chess Championship held in France on Saturday with a score of seven points out of nine rounds.

Hailing from Manthani, Peddapalli, the 20-year-old remained undefeated throughout the tournament, winning in five games and drawing four against 184 players representing 22 countries. With a live FIDE rating of 2,511, Rithvik stands globally in the 778th position and 41st in India. He is Indias 70th Grandmaster.

Another Indian bags bronze

GM Moussard Jules of France claimed the championship title with 7.5 points, exceeding Rithviks score by half a point. Another Indian player, GM Iniyan Panneerselvam, secured the bronze medal with seven points. The final round game between Jules and Rithvik concluded in a draw after 28 moves.

Currently pursuing engineering at KL University in Hyderabad, Rithvik trains under the guidance of renowned coach N Rama Raju at the RACE Chess Academy. Coach Raju has played a significant role in the development of world no. 4 Arjun Erigaisi and Grandmaster Dronavalli Harika from 2016 to 2019.

Additionally, Rithvik is also receiving online coaching from Ukraines Alexander Goloshchapov, a renowned coach credited with helping 10 Indians achieve Grandmaster status.

President of the Telangana State Chess Association KS Prasad extended his congratulations to Rithvik for his outstanding achievement.

Earlier this year in March, Rithvik had already showcased his talent by winning a silver medal in the National Blitz Championship and a bronze medal in the National Rapid Championship.

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Dried blood could be seen on a chess table next to a coffee cup inside Tompkins Sq. Park where two people were shot on the morning of July 12.

One victim, a 74 year-old man was administered CPR on the scene but perished and was pronounced dead shortly after he was raced to Bellevue Hospital. A second victim, a 44 year old male, staggered out of the park and into a deli on Avenue A near the corner of E. 8th St. He too was rushed to Bellevue Hospital and was listed in stable condition.

Said one poster on the blog EV Grieve, I live on the corerm of 7th and A. I heard the gunshots and immediately looked out my window. I saw the 44 year old victim running across A with blood all over his shirt.

A sad day in the EV, he continued. I hope they find the shooter.

Another poster who went by Sarah on the site said, Jesus Christ. This is awful. Sympathies to the victims and their families.

Police told Straus News that no arrests have been made.

Ron Luvov, a retired guidance counselor who lives in Stuyvesant Town told Our Town he was going to head to the park to do some bird watching and grab lunch when he got the alert about the shooting on the Citizens app.

Theres definitely more crime happening lately, he said. Its back to the 80s.

Another young woman the scene said, I used to live around here and come back all the time. While she said crime seems to have spiked recently, she said long time denizens of the neighborhood tell me it was a lot worse years ago.

The chess tables have been a source of problems in the park in recent years. Police said a person of interest was seen in the park wearing gloves, a mask and a hoodie shortly before the shooting at 9:45 a.m. He fled East on E. 7th St. after the shooting. Police were said to be searching for crime scene footage of the shooting.

At least five shots rang out, according to one posting on the blog EV Grieve.

Luvov said there seems to be a growing spate of violent crime in the area lately, although he noted that a recent fatal stabbing a few blocks north two weeks earlier resulted in a clean up drive by law enforcement. The finally cleaned up E. 14th St, Luvov said.

Eric Adams and local city council leaders had called for a crackdown on vagrants who were congregating along the south side of East. 14th between Ave. A and First Ave. after the triple stabbing

The Immaculate Conception Catholic Church on E. 14th St. runs a weekly flea market in the court yard between the church and the now shuttered elementary school, but the licensed vendors inside also seemed to attract a raft of unlicensed vendors to the sidewalk outside in recent years. Locals tabbed the unlicensed vendorswho set up blankets on block and sold everything from canned food, housewares and electronicsthe thieves market.

In the stabbing death on June 30, police arrested a homeless man, Alejandro Piedra, 30, and charged him with murdering 38 -year-old Clemson Coxfield, who had attempted to come the aid of a woman who was also stabbed by a deranged Piedra. According to one report in the New York Times, Piedra had some stolen items that he was attempting to exchange for drugs on the block. But when he was turned down, he went on a violent rampage.

Inside Tompkins Sq. Park, there were was several shootings in March only five days apart. In one incident, two innocent bystanders were wounded in a March 16th shooting. In another shooting incident five days later, no one was injured. Police arrested Waldemar Alverio, 33, on attempted murder, assault, and reckless endangerment charges for the two shootings that occurred on March 16 and March 21.

No arrests had been made in the July 12 shooting at presstime but police said the investigation is continuing.

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Chennai: Indian chess Grandmaster (GM) and the challenger for the world title D Gukesh will be part of the countrys team that will compete in the upcoming Olympiad to be held in Budapest, Hungary, said the official of All India Chess Federation (AICF).

In the womens section, GM Koneru Humpy will not be playing for the country this time around owing to some personal reasons, a senior official added.

The players for two teams Open and Women- have been selected for the chess Olympiad. The teams have been registered on the FIDE portal, AICF president Nitin Narang told IANS.

Discussions are on with a foreign coach to hold a pre-event camp, GM Abhijit Kunte, chief coach and chairman, selection committee, AICF told IANS.

According to Narang, the camp is scheduled for August end and coaches and exact date will be finalised soon.

Interestingly, the Indian Open team consists of three players who are in the top 10 clubs in the chess world in terms of ratings.

Kunte said, The team for the Open category would comprise of GMs Arjun Erigaisi (World No.4 Rating 2778), Gukesh (Rank 7, Rating 2763), R Praggnanandhaa (Rank 8, Rating 2757), Vidit Santhosh Gujrathi (Rank 22, Rating 2720) and the reserve P Harikrishna (Rank 37, Rating 2695).

Former World Champion GM V Anand (Rank 11, Rating 2751) will not be playing for the country.

The Indian Womens team for the chess Olympiad will be GM D.Harika (Rank 11, Rating 2491), GM R Vaishali (Rank 14, Rating 2488), International Master (IM) and Woman GM (WGM) Divya Deshmukh (Rank 20, Rating 2464), IM and WGM Vantika Agarwal (Rank 63, Rating 2390) and the reserve player IM and WGM Tania Sachdev (Rank 66, Rating 2386), Kunte added.

According to Kunte, each team will have a non-playing captain, two coaches and their names are to be finalised.

The AICF will also permit a players personal coach as part of the contingent on no cost basis.

Interestingly, Gukeshs games will be keenly watched by the world champion Chinas GM Ding Liren as the both will be fighting for the world title this year in Singapore.

Narang said necessary steps for getting the Indian governments permission and the grants are initiated.

We are hopeful that in continuation with last years performances, the Indian team will perform well and win medals. AICF will provide all possible support to the teams, including three member coaching teams including non playing captain for each men and women team, who will assist the team, Narang added. IANS

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Hyderabad: Telangana Grandmaster Raja Rithvik clinched a silver medal at the Laplagne International chess championship in France on Saturday. Ninth seed Rithvik scored seven points from nine rounds and won the tie-breaker with Iniyan, GM Prraneeth Vuppala and IM Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad for the second place. GM Iniyan Panneerselvam took the bronze.Shivani bags doubleShivani Karra clinched gold in 100m backstroke Group 2 and 200m butterfly group 2 events of the 9th Telangana sub-junior and junior Inter-district swimming. Results: Boys: 200m breaststroke Group 1: 1 Yashaswi Nune (RR), 2 Gowtham Chirumamilla (RR), 3 Gajjala Virinchi Reddy (Hyd). 400m freestyle Group 1: 1 Varshith Dhulipudi (Hyd), 2 Edakkolathur Stash Joseph (RR), 3 Thanmay Rithwick Kasula (Hyd). 200m freestyle Group 3: 1 Abdul Hameed Eshaan (RR), 2 Aashish Raj Nandikanti (RR), 3 Adhrith Kode (Hyd). Girls: 200m freestyle Group 2: 1 Meghana Nair (Hyd), 2 Annika Deborah Paripooranam Ananth (RR), 3 Devapalli Ritu Snehal (Hyd). 800m freestyle Group 1: 1 Preethika Manduri (Hyd), 2 Hema Varshini Jambuluri (RR), 3 Shambhavi Rai (Hyd). 1500m freestyle Group 2: 1 Jona Shiju (Hyd), 2 Devapalli Ritu Snehal (Hyd), 3 Vilakshana Patel Porandla (RR). 100m backstroke Group 2: 1 Shivani Karra (Hyd), 2 Annika Deborah (RR), 3 Ishi Agarwal (RR). 200m butterfly Group 2: 1 Shivani Karra (Hyd), 2 Harshitha Varma (RR), 3 Merupula Likhitha Goud (Hyd).Narrow win for Shastri FC Siva Reddy scored two goals while Arron John and Zidane added one each as Shastri FC defeated Deccan Sporting FC 4-3 in the TFAs Shiv Kumar Lal B division football league. Danny shines for StarsDanny scored 19 points while Kamal added 13 as Rising Stars Hyderabad defeated State Bank of India, Amaravati 60-24 in the first round match of Level II of HDBAs annual league championship.Results: Rising Stars (Secbad) 53 (Karthik 11; Akhil 8) bt KVBR Stadium 18 (Amshul 16). Rising Stars (Hyd) 60 (Danny 19; Kamal 13; Ajay 9) bt State Bank of India (Amravati) 24 (Kala Sagar 17).TNN

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Raja Rithvik runner-up - The Times of India

Shortly after the end of the Superbet Chess Classic Romania in Bucharest, the Grand Chess Tour 2024 continues. The third and last stop in Europe is the Superunited Rapid & Blitz Croatia in Zagreb. The event will be organised along the familiar lines of a combined rapid and blitz tournament, with the rapid games counting double, as the blitz tournament will twice as many games as the rapid.

The rapid chess tournament kicks off on 10 July. Three rounds of rapid chess will be played each day on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The double-round blitz tournament follows on Saturday and Sunday.

The field consists of seven "regular" Grand Chess Tour players plus three players invited by "wildcard". Apart from Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi and Ivan Saric, who represents the host country, Magnus Carlsen was also due to take part. However, the world number one had to pull out at the last minute due to urgent family matters. Levon Aronian will now play in his place.

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