Mikhail Tal arrives to Riga crowned World Champion, after defeating Botvinnik (1960). From the train he was taken to a car, but the crowd then lifted the car in the air.
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“Whenever Black succeeds in assuming the initiative in maintaining it to a successful conclusion, the sporting spirit of the chess lover feels gratified, because it shows that the resources of the game are far from being exhausted.”
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15-year-old Alireza Firouzja wins our #bulletchess qualifier #1!
Andrew Tang, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, and Georg Meier nab spots 2-4 and guaranteed entry to our last-chance, round-robin qualifier on Friday!
Andrew Tang, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, and Georg Meier nab spots 2-4 and guaranteed entry to our last-chance, round-robin qualifier on Friday!
Results and crosstable ➡️
https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/bullet-chess-championship-qualifier-1-1053382
https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/bullet-chess-championship-qualifier-1-1053382
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Firouzja Qualifies for Bullet Chess Championship
https://www.chess.com/news/view/firouzja-qualifies-for-bullet-chess-championship
https://www.chess.com/news/view/firouzja-qualifies-for-bullet-chess-championship
A photograph on page 170 of the July-August 1963 Chess Life (from E. Winter's Chess: Jacqueline and Gregor Piatigorsky)
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"For the first lesson, I want you to play over every column of Modern Chess Openings, including the footnotes. And for the next lesson, I want you to do it again."
🔸 Bobby Fischer (advice to his biographer, Frank Brady, who had asked for chess lessons)
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37...Qh1+?! [Giving White a chance to put up more resistance.]
[37...h5! △Qh1 would be correct: 38.Bc2™ Qh1+ 39.Ke3™ Qc1+ 40.Kf3 Rxf4+ 41.gxf4 Qh1+ 42.Ke3 Re8+ 43.Kd3 Qf3+ 44.Kc4 Qxf4+ 45.Kc3 Qf6+ 46.Kd2 g6–+]
38.Kg4 Qxh2 39.b4 Rf6?! 40.b5? [White is too optimistic! He should have exchanged a pair of rooks to secure his king.]
[40.Be4! Rxf4+ 41.Kxf4 Qh6+ 42.Kf3 Qf6+ 43.Kg2=/+]
40...Rdf8–+
[37...h5! △Qh1 would be correct: 38.Bc2™ Qh1+ 39.Ke3™ Qc1+ 40.Kf3 Rxf4+ 41.gxf4 Qh1+ 42.Ke3 Re8+ 43.Kd3 Qf3+ 44.Kc4 Qxf4+ 45.Kc3 Qf6+ 46.Kd2 g6–+]
38.Kg4 Qxh2 39.b4 Rf6?! 40.b5? [White is too optimistic! He should have exchanged a pair of rooks to secure his king.]
[40.Be4! Rxf4+ 41.Kxf4 Qh6+ 42.Kf3 Qf6+ 43.Kg2=/+]
40...Rdf8–+
27.b6! [A strong intermediate move that opens up lines against the opponent's king.]
[27.g3 Nd5 (27...dxc3) 28.cxd4 Kb8 29.Nc5 Nxc5 30.dxc5 Rg6 31.Qe5+ Qxe5 32.Nxe5 Rf6 33.Nxg4±; 27.cxd4 g3 28.Qxh5 Nxh5 (28...gxf2+ 29.Kxf2 Nxh5 30.b6±) 29.b6 gxf2+ 30.Kxf2±]
27...axb6 [27...a6? 28.cxd4 Kb8 29.Nd6+–]
28.cxd4 [28.Nxb6+! would be even stronger: 28...Kb8 (28...Nxb6 29.cxd4+ Kb8 30.Rxb6 g3 31.Rxb7+ Kxb7 32.Qb2+ Ka8 33.Qa3+ Kb8 34.Qb4+ Ka8 35.Qa4+ Kb8 36.Rb1+ Kc7 37.Qa7+ Kd6 38.Rb6+ Kd5 39.Nf4++–) 29.Nxd7+ Rxd7 30.Ne5 Rc7 31.cxd4 g3 32.Qxh5 Nxh5 33.Rxc7 Kxc7 34.Rc1+ Kb6 35.Nd7+ Ka6 36.Rc7±]
28...g3 29.Qxh5 gxf2+ 30.Kxf2 Nxh5±
1–0
[27.g3 Nd5 (27...dxc3) 28.cxd4 Kb8 29.Nc5 Nxc5 30.dxc5 Rg6 31.Qe5+ Qxe5 32.Nxe5 Rf6 33.Nxg4±; 27.cxd4 g3 28.Qxh5 Nxh5 (28...gxf2+ 29.Kxf2 Nxh5 30.b6±) 29.b6 gxf2+ 30.Kxf2±]
27...axb6 [27...a6? 28.cxd4 Kb8 29.Nd6+–]
28.cxd4 [28.Nxb6+! would be even stronger: 28...Kb8 (28...Nxb6 29.cxd4+ Kb8 30.Rxb6 g3 31.Rxb7+ Kxb7 32.Qb2+ Ka8 33.Qa3+ Kb8 34.Qb4+ Ka8 35.Qa4+ Kb8 36.Rb1+ Kc7 37.Qa7+ Kd6 38.Rb6+ Kd5 39.Nf4++–) 29.Nxd7+ Rxd7 30.Ne5 Rc7 31.cxd4 g3 32.Qxh5 Nxh5 33.Rxc7 Kxc7 34.Rc1+ Kb6 35.Nd7+ Ka6 36.Rc7±]
28...g3 29.Qxh5 gxf2+ 30.Kxf2 Nxh5±
1–0