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I’ll be starting out on Twitch as I prepare for the British Rapid Championship @4NCL @ecfchess ♟️ I’ll be streaming blitz and playing games on Lichess. If you’d like to join the games or support the journey, details are here 👇 ictl.ie/blogs/join-me-…

♟️ WIM Trisha Kanyamarala wins the Women’s Prize at the Isle of Wight Masters 2026 A superb tournament from Kanyamarala, who finished on 6.5/9, claiming the Women’s Title while also sharing 4th place overall in the Masters standings. 👏♟️ #chess #IOWMasters @IrishChessUnion

The strongest female chess player in history and the only woman to reach the top 10! Congrats to @GMJuditPolgar on the new Netflix documentary, Queen of Chess! Classical Rating by Age ♟️🇭🇺 🇭🇺 Age 10 – 2355 (first published FIDE ratings) 🇭🇺 Age 11 – 2365 🇭🇺 Age 12 – 2555 (youngest ever to enter FIDE top 100) 🇭🇺 Age 13 – 2550 🇭🇺 Age 14 – 2540 🇭🇺 Age 15 – 2635 (youngest GM at the time, beating Fischer's record) 🇭🇺 Age 16 – 2595 🇭🇺 Age 17 – 2630 🇭🇺 Age 18 – 2630 🇭🇺 Age 19 – 2675 🇭🇺 Age 20 – 2645 🇭🇺 Age 21 – 2675 🇭🇺 Age 22 – 2677 🇭🇺 Age 23 – 2658 🇭🇺 Age 24 – 2676 🇭🇺 Age 25 – 2677 🇭🇺 Age 26 – 2707 🇭🇺 Age 27 – 2711 🇭🇺 Age 28 – 2728 🇭🇺 Age 29 – 2735 (peak) 🇭🇺 Age 30 – 2727 🇭🇺 Age 31 – 2707 🇭🇺 Age 32 – 2693 🇭🇺 Age 33 – 2682 🇭🇺 Age 34 – 2686 🇭🇺 Age 35 – 2710 🇭🇺 Age 36 – 2696 🇭🇺 Age 37 – 2693 🇭🇺 Age 38 – 2675 (retired)