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The first game of the FIDE Women's World Cup finals between IM Divya Deshmukh and GM Koneru Humpy ended in a draw. Join us now on YouTube and Twitch for the second game with our hosts WIM Jesse February and WCM Katharina Reinecke!

YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=fQlBR1HbAWA
Twitch: twitch.tv/lichessdotorg
Lichess: lichess.org/broadcast/fide-wom

Why is the rook considered so much more valuable in chess than knights and bishops?

I always find rooks way more difficult to manouver and thus less valuable. Can someone help me learn what makes rooks so good?

Follow the FIDE Women's World Cup semi-final tiebreaks between GMs Koneru Humpy and Lei Tingjie now with our hosts WIM Jesse February and WCM Niusha Afshar!

The winner will face IM Divya Deshmukh in the final, who defeated former Women's World Champion Tan Zhongyi yesterday.

YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=wwThjVdCtNA
Twitch: twitch.tv/lichessdotorg
Lichess: lichess.org/broadcast/fide-wom

Ohh...there is a new Hnefatafll by a gent named David Campbell ( @dlc ) Hnefatafl is basically #viking #chess, but the rules are far simpler. He developed a nice multi-player app in the vein of #go servers. IF anyone wants to play, let me know! You can find out more at hnefatafl.org

hnefatafl.orgHomepage - Copenhagen HnefataflJoin a friendly community and play Copenhagen Hnefatafl. Figure out how to install the software, play by the rules, chat on Discord, find Help, and Donate.