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Two legends the simple Capablanca and the Logical Euwe. They met 18 times on a chess board and Capablanca won 4-1 with 13 draws. And in 1931 they played a match which Capablanca won 2-0 with 8 draws and their last incounter was in 1938 which Euwe won. @UnityChess
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The first radio match between the best chess players of USA and USSR was held on September 1-4, 1945.
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The first radio match between the best chess players of USA and USSR was held on September 1-4, 1945.
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Fabiano has clinched, Wesley has all but clinched, but Hikaru and Levon are neck and neck, while Leiner has an outside shot against Peter.
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"On the chessboard, lies and hypocrisy do not survive long. The creative combination lays bare the presumption of a lie; the merciless fact, culminating in the checkmate, contradicts the hypocrite."
🔸 Emanuel Lasker (1926). “Lasker's Manual of Chess”
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🔸 Emanuel Lasker (1926). “Lasker's Manual of Chess”
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Amsterdam, 28th July 1964. Bent Larsen is pictured in play v Theo van Scheltinga in the 7th round of the IBM tournament.
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A young Bobby Fischer, with a copy of Alekhine's 'My Best Games of Chess'.
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The final day of #ChampionsShowdown #Chess9LX ended today! Read the recaps from all 4 days here!
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Abracadabra! 🧙♂️