10th December 1950. Argentinian grandmaster Miguel Najdorf & his wife Adela are pictured at the closing banquet for the great international tournament at Amsterdam, where he took clear 1st place, scoring 15/19.
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Post-morten analysis to the final-round game Najdorf v. Van Scheltinga (Amsterdam, 1950). A 17-move draw was enough to ensure the Argentinian grandmaster clear 1st place, ahead of Reshevsky, Ståhlberg, etc.
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"An advantage could consist not only in a single important advantage but also in a multitude of insignificant advantages."
🔸 Emanuel Lasker (1926). “Lasker's Manual of Chess”
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🔸 Emanuel Lasker (1926). “Lasker's Manual of Chess”
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The Chess Club will be open today to kickoff #ChampionsShowdown #Chess9LX. Eight of the top chess players in the world including Kasparov will compete for over $200K in prizes. http://ow.ly/JSpr50vSYq6
#ChampionsShowdown #Chess9LX action begins at 12:50pm today! Tune into http://uschesschamps.com or watch live at the Saint Louis Chess Club.