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"In the literature, naturally they talk about the elites playing with chess pieces made of ivory, ebony, gold, or rock crystal," Oleson observed. "The world of low-class players doesn't appear in ...

India's D Gukesh won his second individual gold medal in a row at the Chess Olympiad on Sunday ... Iran's Parham Maghsoodloo ...