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When speed was not an issue: Garry Kasparov on the streets of Baku in 1982.

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The final day of #ChampionsShowdown #Chess9LX ended today! Read the recaps from all 4 days here!
The team Wasko HETMAN GKS Katowice led by GMs Radoslaw Wojtaszek (2739), Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2730), and David Navara (2724), wins the strong Polish Team Ekstraliga with 17/18 points.
Congratulations!
Some tactical puzzles from the the 2019 Polish Team Ekstraliga.

1. WGM Majdan vs WGM Bartel, 1-0

2. GM Bobras vs IM Czerwonski, 1-0

3. GM Nasuta vs IM Gumularz, white to mate in 7 or less
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German-Polish chess master Johannes Zukertort, the first-ever world championship match runner-up, was born on September 7, 1842.

One of the best players of the late 19th century, he lost to the first world chess champion Wilhelm Steinitz in the match in 1886.

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