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"You do not worry much about your opponent's replies except to make sure your plan is feasible."

πŸ”Έ Purdy

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The Polish on-line archive (http://audiovis.nac.gov.pl ) indicates that this game was played in Berlin, but from the position on the board and the tournament records, it seems to be Capablanca v. Spielmann from the New York tournament of 1927.

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FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament Round 4 results:

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺ Dzagnidze 1-0 Gunina πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί
πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Kosteniuk 1/2-1/2 Tan Zhongyi πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ A. Muzychuk 1/2-1/2 Goryachkina πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ M. Muzychuk 0-1 Lagno πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί

http://fwct2019.com/en
FIDE Women's Candidates standings after 4 rounds:

1. πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺ Dzagnidze - 3,5
2. πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Goryachkina - 3
3. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ Tan Zhongyi - 2,5
4. πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Lagno - 2
5-6. πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Gunina, πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Kosteniuk - 1,5
7-8. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ A. Muzychuk, πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ M. Muzychuk - 1
Georgia's Nana Dzagnidze takes a sole lead in #FIDEWomenCandidates after defeating Valentina Gunina in the fourth round. She's facing Alexandra Kosteniuk tomorrow.
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πŸ”Ή FIDE Women's Candidates-R4
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Altibox Norway Chess: All games go to Armageddon
Forwarded from never lose hope
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Aronian - Grischuk ; Norway Chess (ArmagedΓ³n) 2019
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25.Nf5!! and Ding Liren wins a beautiful armageddon game against Wesley So! 🀩

What a great start for the armageddon system at #NorwayChess! πŸ‘
And Armageddontime is over!
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πŸ”Ή 7th Norway Chess 2019
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πŸ”Ή 7th Norway Armageddon
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Brussels, 1987. James Plaskett, Mikhail Tal, Anatoly Karpov, Garry Kasparov and Genna Sosonko.

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"Little sacrifices sometimes define the knowledge, art and talent of a player more accurately than the announcement of mate in five moves."

πŸ”Έ Mikhail Chigorin

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San Remo, January 1930. Aron Nimzowitsch has the black pieces; it looks like Alekhine with White, but the board doesn't bear this out - an informal game?!
And just look at the fashion among the spectators...

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Again, via Chessbase, Fischer's scoresheet from his 9th-round game v. Smyslov (played 22nd April).

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