Mark Taimanov 🆚 David Bronstein
Zurich Candidates (1953), Zurich SUI, rd 1, Aug-30
Benoni Defense: Modern Variation (A56)

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Combinations have always been the most intriguing aspect of Chess... They are the poetry of the game; they are to Chess what melody is to music. They represent the triumph of mind over matter.

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Congratulations Magnus Carlsen on winning the #TataSteelChess Tournament for the seventh time!

Magnus Carlsen - Winner Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2019

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Congratulations to Vladislav Kovalev on winning the 2019 #TataSteelChess Challengers with 10/13!

qualifies for next year's Masters and reaches a live rating of 2703 - what an event for the Belarus GM! 🙌

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Congratulations max warmerdam on winning the Nine-round event at the top 10 table! Max will be invited to next years Challengers.

The top 3 of the #TataSteelChess Masters

The top 3 of the #TataSteelChess Challengers

🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
🔸Round 2
⚪️Wang,Hao (2722)
⚫️Nihal,Sarin (2572)
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29.b4! [White takes advantage of an opportunity to remove the weakness of the b-pawn.]

29...Rad8? [29...axb3?? 30.Qxf7+ Kh8 31.Qxg7#; ¹29...Qd5 30.Nf3 △Re7 30...Re6 31.Rxe6 Qxe6 32.Qxc7 Bd5 33.Ne5±]

30.Qg4! [to provoke a weakness into his opponent's King.]

30...g6 31.Qh4 Kg7 32.Qe7 Qd5 33.Qxc7 [¹33.Rf3! Rf8 34.Qxc7+–]

33...Re8 34.Kh2 Rd7 35.Nxd7 Rxe1 36.Re3 Rf1 37.Re2 Qxd4 38.Rxa2 Rxf2 39.Rxf2 Qxf2 40.Qe5+

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