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."
🔸 Mikhail Chigorin
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🔸 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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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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20-year-old Aleksandra Goryachkina, the youngest player in the field, is the new leader at the #FIDEWomenCandidates after beating Tan Zhongyi
#FIDEWomenCandidates Round 5 results:
🇷🇺 Gunina 1/2-1/2 M. Muzychuk 🇺🇦
🇷🇺 Kosteniuk 1-0 Dzagnidze 🇬🇪
🇷🇺 Goryachkina 1-0 Tan Zhongyi 🇨🇳
🇷🇺 Lagno 1/2-1/2 A. Muzychuk 🇺🇦
Aleksandra Goryachkina takes the lead with 4/5.
🇷🇺 Gunina 1/2-1/2 M. Muzychuk 🇺🇦
🇷🇺 Kosteniuk 1-0 Dzagnidze 🇬🇪
🇷🇺 Goryachkina 1-0 Tan Zhongyi 🇨🇳
🇷🇺 Lagno 1/2-1/2 A. Muzychuk 🇺🇦
Aleksandra Goryachkina takes the lead with 4/5.
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After narrowly surviving in the classical game, Magnus Carlsen wins beautifully as Black against Lev Aronian in the armageddon game! 👏
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