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Chess: Magnus Carlsen returns for Budapest battle before Sindarov targets classical crown

The Norwegian, 35, has set up a training camp in Spain to prepare for the Budapest Total Chess pilot November will be an important month for global chess, with the Total World Championship pilot, combining fast classical, rapid and blitz segments due in Budapest from 10-20 November. This will be followed by the Gukesh Dommaraju v Javokhir Sindarov Fide World Championship match in Geneva between 24 November and 12 December, featuring 14 games of classical chess ­followed, if needed, by rapid and blitz tie-breaks. The traditional London Classic at the Novotel West in Hammersmith will also start

The Guardian
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