Magnus has said to NRK: ''World Number 1 spot is a part of his identity. It would be very sad to lose that spot.''
Also values the Number 1 spot higher than the WC title: "The World Championship is one tournament, while you have to show your strength throughout several years on the rankings. The fact that I have stayed Number 1 for 7 years, is a bigger achievement."
"It's the first time in a few years where people agree that it's the two best players in the world who face eachother. Nobody doubts that, so it means it's my toughest opponent so far. I have to be better than in my last match."
πMagnus Carlsen plays against Arthur Abraham, German boxer and the former world champion.
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UNITY CHESS INFOGRAPHIC
π΅ Chess History - Tournaments
πΉ Odessa 1989
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π΅ Chess History - Tournaments
πΉ Odessa 1989
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#Odesa_1989
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π· Chess History - Tournaments
πΉ Odessa 1989
πΉ USSR
πΉ September 22 - October 16
πΉ CHAMPION: Rafael Vaganian|9/15 (+5 -2 =8) |
π° The 56th Soviet Chess Championship, held in the city of Odessa from September 22nd to October 16th, 1989, was a category XIII event.
Sixteen of the USSR's best grandmasters and masters participated in the round robin event, including (in order of ELO): π π Alexander Beliavsky (2620)
π Sergey Dolmatov (2615)
π Andrei Sokolov (2595)
π Boris Gelfand (2590)
π Rafael Vaganian (2585)
π Alexey Dreev (2570)
π Vladimir Tukmakov (2565)
π Vereslav Eingorn (2560)
π Vladimir Malaniuk (2560)
π Lembit Oll (2550)
π Yuri Balashov (2535)
π Konstantin Lerner (2530)
π Ilia Smirin (2530)
π Semen Dvoirys (2520)
π Konstantin Aseev (2485)
π Giorgi Giorgadze (2470)
β¦οΈ The Armenian grandmaster Vaganian took clear first, half of a point ahead of the four shared seconds.
β¦οΈ The final standings and crosstable was as aboveπ
β¦οΈ Download "Odessa 1989 " Games database by PGN formatπ
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πΉ Odessa 1989
πΉ USSR
πΉ September 22 - October 16
πΉ CHAMPION: Rafael Vaganian|9/15 (+5 -2 =8) |
π° The 56th Soviet Chess Championship, held in the city of Odessa from September 22nd to October 16th, 1989, was a category XIII event.
Sixteen of the USSR's best grandmasters and masters participated in the round robin event, including (in order of ELO): π π Alexander Beliavsky (2620)
π Sergey Dolmatov (2615)
π Andrei Sokolov (2595)
π Boris Gelfand (2590)
π Rafael Vaganian (2585)
π Alexey Dreev (2570)
π Vladimir Tukmakov (2565)
π Vereslav Eingorn (2560)
π Vladimir Malaniuk (2560)
π Lembit Oll (2550)
π Yuri Balashov (2535)
π Konstantin Lerner (2530)
π Ilia Smirin (2530)
π Semen Dvoirys (2520)
π Konstantin Aseev (2485)
π Giorgi Giorgadze (2470)
β¦οΈ The Armenian grandmaster Vaganian took clear first, half of a point ahead of the four shared seconds.
β¦οΈ The final standings and crosstable was as aboveπ
β¦οΈ Download "Odessa 1989 " Games database by PGN formatπ
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#Odessa_1989
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β¦οΈ Review our selected game from Odessa 1989 chess tournamentπ
βͺοΈ Rafael Vaganian vs Semen Isaakovich Dvoirys
βͺοΈ URS-ch56 (1989), Odessa UKR, rd 1, Sep-22
βͺοΈ English Opening: Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni Variation Geller Variation (A33)
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βͺοΈ Rafael Vaganian vs Semen Isaakovich Dvoirys
βͺοΈ URS-ch56 (1989), Odessa UKR, rd 1, Sep-22
βͺοΈ English Opening: Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni Variation Geller Variation (A33)
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In the 2nd round at Wijk aan Zee, 11th January 1968 - Romanian grandmaster Florin Gheorghiu is in play v. Hein Donner (Netherlands). Vlastimil Hort (ΔSSR) looks on.
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