We're already down to just 8 players in the Moscow #GrandPrixFIDE after Nakamura and So knocked out Radjabov and Duda in rapid tiebreaks!
http://bit.ly/2VQj9do
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Moscow GP, R1 Tiebreaks: Nakamura & So march on
US stars Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura both won their first
tiebreak games with White and then drew with Black to reach the quarterfinals
of the FIDE Grand Prix in Moscow. Wesley took advantage of a huge blunder by
Jan-Krzysztof Duda in an equal position…
tiebreak games with White and then drew with Black to reach the quarterfinals
of the FIDE Grand Prix in Moscow. Wesley took advantage of a huge blunder by
Jan-Krzysztof Duda in an equal position…
Moscow, March 1960. The 6th round of the international tournament organised by the Central Chess Club is in progress. Among the pairings - Polugaevsky-Kholmov & Smyslov-Bagirov.
Smyslov & Kholmov shared 1st-2nd place in the event, ahead of Korchnoi.
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Smyslov & Kholmov shared 1st-2nd place in the event, ahead of Korchnoi.
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Moscow, March 1960. The 6th round of the international tournament organised by the Central Chess Club is in progress. Among the pairings - Polugaevsky-Kholmov & Smyslov-Bagirov. Smyslov & Kholmov shared 1st-2nd place in the event, ahead of Korchnoi. @UnityChess
Moscow 1960-R6.pgn
1.6 KB
"Defenders blunder more than attackers."
🔸 Andrew Soltis (2008) The Wisest Things Ever Said About Chess
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🔸 Andrew Soltis (2008) The Wisest Things Ever Said About Chess
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Biggest chess achievements by Bobby Fischer.
1. Winning the candidates Larsen and Taimanov 6-0.
2. US championship 63/64 100% score 11/11.
3. 8 time US champion.
4.20 game winning streak in 1970-1971 at top level.
5. From 1961-1962 47. game undefeated streak at top level.
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1. Winning the candidates Larsen and Taimanov 6-0.
2. US championship 63/64 100% score 11/11.
3. 8 time US champion.
4.20 game winning streak in 1970-1971 at top level.
5. From 1961-1962 47. game undefeated streak at top level.
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All games of #GrandPrixFIDE ended in draws today.
🇺🇸 Nakamura 1/2-1/2 Dubov 🇷🇺
🇷🇺 Grischuk 1/2-1/2 So 🇺🇸
🇨🇳 Wei Yi 1/2-1/2 Nepomniachtchi 🇷🇺
🇷🇺 Svidler 1/2-1/2 Wojtaszek 🇵🇱
Another 'long' game tomorrow, May 21. If still tied, tiebreaks on Wednesday.
https://worldchess.com/tournament/28
🇺🇸 Nakamura 1/2-1/2 Dubov 🇷🇺
🇷🇺 Grischuk 1/2-1/2 So 🇺🇸
🇨🇳 Wei Yi 1/2-1/2 Nepomniachtchi 🇷🇺
🇷🇺 Svidler 1/2-1/2 Wojtaszek 🇵🇱
Another 'long' game tomorrow, May 21. If still tied, tiebreaks on Wednesday.
https://worldchess.com/tournament/28
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The legendary Nona Gaprindashvili is amused by Wesley So's cheeky request for 1.Na3 as her ceremonial first move for Alexander Grischuk while the latter shrugs it off: "Whatever."
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Magnus Carlsen: "Daniil [Dubov] is capable of coming up with incredible concepts.
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Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, Jan-Krzysztof Duda and the Dragon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8oNuCzFgUw&feature=youtu.be&t=181
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8oNuCzFgUw&feature=youtu.be&t=181
Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke of his passion for chess at the opening of the Arnold Chess Classic games in Johannesburg, South Africa.
https://www.chess.com/news/view/arnold-schwarzenegger-i-used-to-play-chess-in-the-gym
https://www.chess.com/news/view/arnold-schwarzenegger-i-used-to-play-chess-in-the-gym
Chess.com
Arnold Schwarzenegger: 'I Used To Play Chess At The Gym'
Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke of his passion for chess at the opening of the Arnold Chess Classic games in Johannesburg, South Africa. “I started when I was eight with my father, I had to play with him every day. When I went to America, I started playing over…
World Youth U14, U16, U18 Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships will be held September, 10-14 in Salobreña, Spain.
You can get more information by writing to info wyrbcc2019.com
You can get more information by writing to info wyrbcc2019.com
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https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/moscow-fide-gp-2019/2/1/1
Nakamura's dramatic draw vs. Dubov sees 21-year-old Vladislav Artemiev enter the Top 10 for the first time!