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Mikhail Botvinnik, pictured with his long-term associate and training partner, grandmaster Viacheslav Ragozin. Early 1950s.
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"How could two humans -- seated for hours, exerting themselves in no greater manner than intermittently extending their arms a foot at a time -- face physical demands?"

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The grandmaster diet: How to lose weight while barely moving

You wouldn't think that chess players, who sit for hours on end and extend their arms only from time to time, would struggle with weight loss. But they do. Inside the very real, very bizarre metabolic phenomenon gripping chess.

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Round 2 of FIDE World Cup Begins in Khanty-Mansiysk

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http://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/round_2_of_fide_world_cup_begins_in_khanty_mansiysk/

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Round 2 of FIDE World Cup Begins in Khanty-Mansiysk

The first games of the Second Round of the FIDE World Cup were played on September 13 in Ugra Chess Academy.
Hikaru Nakamura's loss to Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu was one of the main headlines of the day. The grandmaster from Germany, playing Black, employed…

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https://khantymansiysk2019.fide.com/en/news/296/

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Second Round of the FIDE World Cup started in Khanty-Mansiysk - FIDE World cup 2019

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A Friday 13th day at the office for Hikaru Nakamura, who blunders just out of the opening and loses to Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu!

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https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/khanty-fide-world-cup-2019/2/27/1

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Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter vs. Nakamura, Hikaru | Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE World Cup 2019

Replay the Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE World Cup Round 2 game played on 13/09/2019 with computer analysis

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Parham Maghsoodloo is fascinated by the tactical mess from Dieter Nisipeanu v Hikaru Nakamura.

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Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu 🇩🇪 defeated Hikaru Nakamura 🇺🇸 with a line involving a queen sacrifice.💥

"I expect to face a beast {tomorrow}. I know what's coming. I hope to survive but obviously, it will be extremely tough!" said the winner.

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Forwarded from never lose hope