Amsterdam, 26th March 1956. At the drawing of lots for the FIDE Candidates' tournament - Oscar Panno & Herman Pilnik (Argentina), Boris Spassky (USSR), László Szabó (Hungary), Miroslav Filip (ČSSR).
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Amsterdam, 26th March 1956. At the drawing of lots for the FIDE Candidates' tournament - Efim Geller makes his choice, while the other participants wait behind. On the left - ex-World Champion Max Euwe.
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Setbacks and losses are both inevitable and essential if you're going to improve and become a good, even great, competitor. The art is in avoiding catastrophic losses in the key battles.”
🔸 Garry Kasparov (2007). “How Life Imitates Chess”
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🔸 Garry Kasparov (2007). “How Life Imitates Chess”
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Despite the absence of Hou Yifan and Ju Wenjun, China confidently wins Women's World Team Championship gold medal with a round to spare. Congratulations on this wonderful achievement! 🇨🇳#wtcc2019