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Scotsman Burnett leads Zollner

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With just over two rounds left to go in the 2024-25 Northumberland Open Championship, Andy Burnett, a Scottish international who plays for Newcastle in the Northumbria League, has taken the lead.

Northumberland leads chess revival

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Chess across the North of England is undergoing a serious revival, thanks in large part to the efforts of players and organisers from Northumberland, Tyneside and County Durham.

Gosforth teams extend lead in Northumbria League

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Teams from Gosforth Chess Club are dominating the Northumbria League, leading the first, second and sixth divisions as the 2024-25 season goes into its fourth month. The club, which meets on Monday evenings at Gosforth Empire Club on Salters Road, now has a total of 10 league teams and is the undisputed powerhouse of Tyneside chess.

Could Freestyle change the rules?

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When players take part in the Northumbria Chess League, the game they play is the same one that has been played by standard rules for hundreds of years. But those rules, or at least who controls what the rules are, could now be under threat.

Playing by Magnus’s rules

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One of the great things about chess is that the rules are the same for everyone. Certainly, if you play in the Northumbria League, rules are applied equally without fear or favour – no matter who you are.

Exciting 2025 ahead for North East chess

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North East chess looks set for an exciting 2025 after a year of growth in all formats, with organisers confident of making a breakthrough at the adult and junior levels.

Who wants to be a chess millionaire?

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Going from rags to riches is the stuff of legend, but few people would expect it to happen from chess. Yet in the global chess explosion we are currently witnessing, an 18-year-old from India, Dommaraju Gukesh, is battling it out for the World Championship in Singapore with China’s Ding Liren for a $2.5 million (£2 million) prize fund.