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← Zur aktuellen AusgabeSindarov doubles down; chess remembers Jimmy Adams
Sindarov's dual mastery
Speed chess is converging toward fewer, hungrier names.
Javokhir Sindarov won both the rapid and blitz titles at the inaugural Naroditsky Memorial in Charlotte last weekend, a feat rarer than it sounds—most players peak at one time control, but Sindarov's grip on both suggests his mental engine stays sharp across pace shifts where others overheat or decelerate. The sweep underlines why the format rewards adaptability: rapid demands calculation depth, blitz rewards intuition, and mastering both marks you as a tier above [Source: FIDE].
Watch whether his consistency translates to the classical grind next.
Chess loses Jimmy Adams
The chess world is mourning Jimmy Adams, a quiet giant.
The former editor of Chess Magazine and respected writer died recently; Daniel King and other prominent players paid tribute to Adams's encyclopedic knowledge and decades of generous mentorship [Source: Daniel King]. King credited Adams with encouraging him to write for the magazine throughout the 1990s and inviting him to collaborate on books—the kind of behind-the-scenes work that shapes a generation but rarely gets celebrated until someone is gone.
His legacy lives in the writers he lifted up.
Charlotte honors Danya
The Naroditsky Memorial in Charlotte struck a chord.
Arturs Neiksans and other players expressed gratitude for the atmosphere of the three-day festival celebrating the life of Daniel Naroditsky, who passed away last October. The Charlotte Chess Center Foundation launched the Naroditsky Memorial Fund with initiatives aimed at bringing the local and broader chess communities together to address the void his death left [Source: Arturs Neiksans].
Memorial tournaments rarely feel this alive.
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