“Play the game for more than you can afford to lose... only then will you learn the game.”

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Winston Churchill (1874-1965). He won the 1953 Nobel Prize in Literature. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, and from 1951 to 1955.He was taught chess by his father, Lord Randolph Churchill (1849-1895), who was vice-president of the British Chess Association.

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Amsterdam, 4th September 1954. The 11th Olympiad, Preliminary Group 'C', Round 1; the match Denmark v. Norway. On top board, Bent Larsen (DEN) faces Aage Vestøl (NOR).

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The #WTCC2019 2nd round sees only one draw in 5 matches, India 2-2 Iran.
Congratulations to teams #Kazakhstan, #USA, #England, and #Russia on their 2nd-round victories.

🔹 12th World Teams 2019
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Congrats to women teams #Ukraine, #China, #Russia, and #USA on their 2nd-round victories.

#Kazakhstan and #India made a draw.

🔹 12th World Teams Women
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🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
🔸Round 6
⚪️Kaidanov,Gregory (2544)
⚫️Sethuraman,S.P (2673)
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33.c6? [Kaidanov should not have rushed to push the c-pawn. The preparatory moves were necessary in order to make the advance of the pawn.]

[33.Bd2! △Na5 33...Qe7 34.c6 Be5 35.Qd7=]

33...Rc2! 34.Qd7 [¹34.Na5!? Nc3 △Ne2 35.Bb2 Ne2+ 36.Kf1 Rxb2 37.Nb3 e3! 38.fxe3 Nc3 39.c7 Nxd1 40.c8Q Nxe3+ 41.Kg1 Qxc8 42.Qxc8+ Kg7 43.Nc5 Rxg2+ 44.Kh1 Rf2 45.Qc7+™ Kh6 46.h3 Re2-/+]

34...Qxd7 35.cxd7 Rc7 [△R×d7]

36.Bb2 Be7! [There's no need to rush to take the pawn.]

[36...Rxd7?! 37.Nc5! Re7 38.Bxf6 Nxf6 39.h3 Kf7 40.Rd6³]

37.Nd4 Kf7 [△R×d7]

38.f3 e3! 39.Bc1 Rxd7–+

0–1

Pictured in Amsterdam on the final day of the traditional IBM Tournament, 15th July 1966 - grandmasters Arturo Pomar, Salo Flohr & Mikhail Botvinnik.

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