Sigrun en (1963-2024), a chemical engineer and the mother of 16th World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen, passed away in Oslo on Tuesday at the age of just 61. She died peacefully with her family around her after suffering a long illness.

Sigrun was the mother of the former world chess champion and three daughters, Ingrid, Ellen, and Signe, and the wife of Henrik. Ellen shared the news of her mothers death in a Facebook post that linked to a memorial page: My dear, good mother and the childrens grandmother passed away far too soon. The loss is great.

On the page Henrik writes: Farewell my dear irreplaceable Sigrun. Thank you for everything for more than 41 years.

The sad news explains Carlsens withdrawal from the Grand Chess Tour event in Croatia.

Sigrun was a rock of support for Carlsen during his chess career, with the family taking a European trip together to enable a young Magnus to pursue his chess dreams.

Although it was later Henrik who would usually travel with their son, Sigrun would occasionally travel to events, often with the whole family.

The funeral will take place on July 17, with the family suggesting donations to the Norwegian Cancer Society as an alternative to flowers.

We extend our condolences to all Sigruns family and friends. May she rest in peace.

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Dried blood could be seen on a chess table next to a coffee cup inside Tompkins Sq. Park where two people were shot on the morning of July 12.

One victim, a 74 year-old man was administered CPR on the scene but perished and was pronounced dead shortly after he was raced to Bellevue Hospital. A second victim, a 44 year old male, staggered out of the park and into a deli on Avenue A near the corner of E. 8th St. He too was rushed to Bellevue Hospital and was listed in stable condition.

Said one poster on the blog EV Grieve, I live on the corerm of 7th and A. I heard the gunshots and immediately looked out my window. I saw the 44 year old victim running across A with blood all over his shirt.

A sad day in the EV, he continued. I hope they find the shooter.

Another poster who went by Sarah on the site said, Jesus Christ. This is awful. Sympathies to the victims and their families.

Police told Straus News that no arrests have been made.

Ron Luvov, a retired guidance counselor who lives in Stuyvesant Town told Our Town he was going to head to the park to do some bird watching and grab lunch when he got the alert about the shooting on the Citizens app.

Theres definitely more crime happening lately, he said. Its back to the 80s.

Another young woman the scene said, I used to live around here and come back all the time. While she said crime seems to have spiked recently, she said long time denizens of the neighborhood tell me it was a lot worse years ago.

The chess tables have been a source of problems in the park in recent years. Police said a person of interest was seen in the park wearing gloves, a mask and a hoodie shortly before the shooting at 9:45 a.m. He fled East on E. 7th St. after the shooting. Police were said to be searching for crime scene footage of the shooting.

At least five shots rang out, according to one posting on the blog EV Grieve.

Luvov said there seems to be a growing spate of violent crime in the area lately, although he noted that a recent fatal stabbing a few blocks north two weeks earlier resulted in a clean up drive by law enforcement. The finally cleaned up E. 14th St, Luvov said.

Eric Adams and local city council leaders had called for a crackdown on vagrants who were congregating along the south side of East. 14th between Ave. A and First Ave. after the triple stabbing

The Immaculate Conception Catholic Church on E. 14th St. runs a weekly flea market in the court yard between the church and the now shuttered elementary school, but the licensed vendors inside also seemed to attract a raft of unlicensed vendors to the sidewalk outside in recent years. Locals tabbed the unlicensed vendorswho set up blankets on block and sold everything from canned food, housewares and electronicsthe thieves market.

In the stabbing death on June 30, police arrested a homeless man, Alejandro Piedra, 30, and charged him with murdering 38 -year-old Clemson Coxfield, who had attempted to come the aid of a woman who was also stabbed by a deranged Piedra. According to one report in the New York Times, Piedra had some stolen items that he was attempting to exchange for drugs on the block. But when he was turned down, he went on a violent rampage.

Inside Tompkins Sq. Park, there were was several shootings in March only five days apart. In one incident, two innocent bystanders were wounded in a March 16th shooting. In another shooting incident five days later, no one was injured. Police arrested Waldemar Alverio, 33, on attempted murder, assault, and reckless endangerment charges for the two shootings that occurred on March 16 and March 21.

No arrests had been made in the July 12 shooting at presstime but police said the investigation is continuing.

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British chess sensation WFM Bodhana Sivanandan continues to make chess history. Now the nine-year-old prodigy is set to become the youngest player ever to represent England in an international sporting competition.

Sivanandan is one of five players selected for England's women's team in the 2024 Chess Olympiad, that takes place in Budapest, Hungary from September 11-22. She will play alongside veterans IM Jovanka Houska, IM Harriet Hunt, and WGM Katarzyna Toma, all in their 30s and 40s, while WGM Yao Lan is 23.

Im so pleased to be picked for England. Its a great honor and Im looking forward to being part of a team," Sivanandan said.

Teammate Houska commented, "I've had a lot of players say to me they're terrified of playing her!"

According to the Guardian, she is likely the youngest to ever represent England in any international sporting competition. England selector and chief executive of Chess In Schools & Communities IM Malcolm Peincalled her inclusion entirely justified.

Bodhanas success at European level includes victories over many established players, and her fearless style of play and immense focus on the board has already caused a sensation in the chess world, he told the Guardian.

Her fearless style of play and immense focus on the board has already caused a sensation in the chess world.

Malcolm Pein

Sivanandan will be part of a powerful England team, whose open representativesGMs Nikita Vitiugov, David Howell, Michael Adams,Gawain Jones, and Luke McShane, are the country's top-five on the rating list and potential medal contenders.

While Sivanandan is set to become one of the youngest participants in the 2024 Chess Olympiad, she won't be the youngest ever. In 2022, eight-year-old Randa Sedar played for Palestine. Other youngsters have also played for smaller nations.

Sivanandan has stunned the chess world and gained attention all over the world with her record-breaking performances. Last year she became England's first World Youth Chess Champion in 25 years, winning a historic triple gold medal by scoring an incredible 33/33. She followed up by sensationally winning the woman's prize in the European Woman's Blitz Championship, beating an IM and drawing a GM along the way.

Her rise continued this year, jumping 327 rating points to 2185 and positioning herself as the world's second highest-rated player under nine, only rivaled by compatriot Ethan Pang. She recently earned the WFM title and is edging closer to the woman international master title as well, becoming the youngest ever to earn a norm.

Sivanandan has also caught the attention of the greatest female player in history, GM Judit Polgar. Earlier this year, Bodhana met the legend in her home in Budapest, getting a masterclass that was filmed by Chess.com. A video of the meeting is set to be released this month.

Bodhana will next be in action on July 16 in Kids vs. Stars on Chess.com, where she will compete against Houska and WGM Nemo Zhou in a fun series of matches.

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The Coeur d'Alene Chess Regional Summer Quads tournament is scheduled July 27 at the Liberty Launch Academy, at 2110 N. Molter Road, Liberty Lake.

Participants of all skill levels are invited to the competition, featuring both rated and unrated sections.

"We are thrilled to host this inaugural tournament and create a platform for chess lovers to come together and showcase their skills," said Steve Dahlstrom, a member of the CDA Chess regional organizing committee. "Events like these are integral to building a strong and engaged chess community."

The tournament is designed to foster a vibrant local chess community, allowing players to sharpen their strategic thinking, connect with fellow enthusiasts, a press release said.

Prizes include $45 for first place and $25 for second place in each section.

The entry fee is $20, and participants must have a current U.S. Chess membership if competing in the rated sections. Attendees are encouraged to bring their tournament-standard chess sets and clocks.

To register: cdachess.blogspot.com

Info: info.cdachess@gmail.com or 208-274-5242.

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We are almost to the Fourth of July, the birthdate of this supposedly great nation, and America's team still hasn't signed Dak Prescott to an extension. After finishing runner-up in MVP voting last season, Prescott appeared destined for a lucrative, market-setting deal from the Dallas Cowboys.

Instead of following the common trends of today's league, however, Jerry Jones has decided to pivot. What exactly has Jones pivoted to? It's unclear. The Cowboys are playing hardball with their most important player, essentially hedging their bets and hoping that Prescott's asking price comes down.

It would take an act of God, however, for the asking price to come down. As proven by Trevor Lawrence's gobsmacking new $275 million contract, every remotely good quarterback is getting paid. I mean, it would take something completely absurd to bottom out the salary cap and return leverage to Dallas.

Well... don't look now, but Jerry Jones might get lucky. Sorta.

The NFL was recently hit with a rather significant lawsuit regarding their Sunday Ticket TV package, which is potentially in violation of antitrust laws. Here's the rundown from Justis Mosqueda of Acme Packing Co.

"On Thursday, theNFL was ordered by a jury to pay north of $4 billion in damagesto commercial and residential parties for what is being considered antitrust violations involving the leagues NFL Sunday Ticket package. Due to the fact that this was a federal antitrust lawsuit, damages can be tripled, meaning that the final number could be above $12 billion."

If the league is ordered to pay $12 billion in legal damages, well, the salary cap is going to implode. The league's total earnings in 2023 were $19 billion. The NFL plans to appeal the jury's decision, but if higher courts sustain the penalty, the league is in for a challenging few years.

Contracts won't scale down to the salary cap's percentage if the league's vault is liquidated. Mosqueda uses Jordan Love's inevitable extension with Green Bay as an example. If he signs for $60 million annually and the salary cap gets chopped in half, the Packers are pretty much screwed. Love still makes $60 million annually and their flexibility is naught.

The Cowboys could be in a similar bind, unless Jones waits out the storm and doesn't give in to Prescott's demands. Two possible fallouts are outlined by Acme Packing Co. in the event of severe legal action either the league gets rid of the salary cap entirely, as Jerry Jones once pitched, or the salary cap is drastically reduced and a "cap squeeze" occurs.

Ironically, Jones' long-held desire to absolish the salary cap would probably hurt his case with Prescott. That would only drive up the market price for elite players, and Prescott could conceivably demand the largest QB contract in NFL history and get it. If not from Dallas, then from somebody else. If the cap ceiling is lowered, however, Prescott can no longer ask for a historic figure on his next deal. The Cowboys may not save cap space, but they would save bottom-line dollar value.

Ultimately, Jones and the Cowboys probably want the league to avoid a crippling financial crisis enforced by the court of law. But, hey, we know Jerry Jones likes to maximize his investments. If there's a way to pay Prescott below market value, he will exploit it.

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