“Even when the time control has been reached, there is one situation where you want to act as if it has not: when your position is absolutely lost.”
🔸 Edmar Mednis
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Hilversum (Netherlands) 17th December 1985. Pictured during the 3rd game of his match with Jan Timman, the recently-crowned 13th World Champion. Kasparov lost this game but won the match 4:2 (+3, -1, =2).
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A boy grew up, played chess, beat the future world champion ... And who knew what his name was Jan Nepomniachtchi?
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Tilburg, 18th January 1986. The 2nd game of the Candidates' Quarter-final between Jan Timman & Artur Jussupow. Despite losing the 1st game, the Soviet grandmaster won the match by the score 6:3 (+4, =1, =4).
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“The ability to work hard for days on end without losing focus is a talent. The ability to keep absorbing new information after many hours of study is a talent.”
🔸 Garry Kasparov (2007) "How Life Imitates Chess"
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🔸 Garry Kasparov (2007) "How Life Imitates Chess"
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Amsterdam, 25th July 1978. The 10th round of the traditional IBM tournament; Walter Browne (USA) faces Ulf Andersson (Sweden). Black won this encounter in 48 moves.
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At the drawing of lots for the Wijk aan Zee tournament, 16th January 1976 - ex-World Champion Mikhail Tal.
The 'A' Group was ultimately won by Ólafsson & Ljubojević, ahead of Tal & Kurajica.
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The 'A' Group was ultimately won by Ólafsson & Ljubojević, ahead of Tal & Kurajica.
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