2 years ago today aired the 611th episode of The Simpsons with Magnus Carlsen cameo. "Homer, I'm afraid you cannot run away from chess," says Carlsen through the computer screen. Isn't it true for every chess fan?

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Want advice from the world champ on how to train to become better at chess? Check out part 2 of our exclusive Q&A with Magnus Carlsen!

Shamkir Chess 2019 with Carlsen

Chess was not chosen as a sport to be included into Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The Organizing Committee put breakdancing, surfing, climbing and skateboarding on the shortlist. The IOC will consider the proposal and must reach a decision by December 2020.

FIDE President's working meeting with the President of FIFA

Teymur Rəcəbov, Vüqar Həşimov, Nicat Məmmədov, Rauf Məmmədov Eldar Namazov 1995.

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"The most intelligent inspection of any number of fine paintings will not make the observer a painter, nor will listening to a number of operas make the hearer a musician, but good judges of music and painting may so be formed. Chess differs from these..."

🔸 Emanuel Lasker

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Also on display in the museum is the carbon copy of the scoresheet to the 5th-round game Pavlov-Pianov v. Alekhine (won by the latter in 27 moves).

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Topalov Joins Champions Showdown Leader Board

Here are the overall standings at the end of the rapid portion:

🔹 Champions Showdown Rapid
🔹 PGN format

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🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
🔸Round 4
⚪️Melkumyan,Hrant (2660)
⚫️Kashlinskaya,Alina (2447)
🔸1-0

20.a3! [The black knight has no proper square.]

20...Rxd1+ [The black knight has no proper square. In order to avoid loss of a pawn, Kashlinskaya decides to give up the open d-file.]

[¹20...Nd5 21.Nxd5 Bxd5 22.Bxd5 exd5 23.Rxd5 Rxd5 24.Qxd5±]

21.Rxd1 Bxg2 22.Kxg2 Nc6 23.Rd7! Na5 24.Qb5 Bf8 25.Qxa6 bxa6 26.Rxa7± [All White's pieces are working together to dominate the board.]

⚪️#148 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Martirosyan,Haik M (2607)
🔸Lampert,J (2544)
🔸chess.com INT 2019

12.c5! [A typical move to damage Black's pawn structure.]

[12.Nde2!? c5 13.b3=; 12.b4?! Qc7 13.c5 d5³]

12...Re8 [12...dxc5? 13.Nb3 c4 14.Nc5 Qc7 15.Qe2±]

13.Nb3 Be6 14.Nd4 Bd7 15.Qd2 Qc7 16.Rac1 d5 17.exd5 Nxd5 18.Nxd5 cxd5 19.f4 e5 20.fxe5 Qxe5 21.Bf2²

1–0

⚪️#148 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Checa,Nicolas (2508)
🔸Le Tuan Minh (2515)
🔸chess.com INT 2019