"No matter how much theory progresses, how radically styles change, chess play is inconceivable without tactics."

🔸 Samuel Reshevsky

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How inspiration works. Maia Chiburdanidze in 1978, at the start of her long reign as the women's world chess champion (courtesy of Sputnik archives).

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Soviet grandmaster Artur Jussupow, pictured in 1985.

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Best Checkmate Combinations Ever! - 4

All FIDE World Cup semifinalists determined in Khanty-Mansiysk. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Yu Yangyi won their matches.

"The next day I brought him [Bobby Fischer] back to his hotel in Siegen and he thanked me for my efforts and gave me his pocket chess set made of Argentinian leather. I asked him to sign and I still have it today."

https://en.chessbase.com/post/bobby-fischer-1970-ii-moody-friendly-generous

"To all players I can recommend the following: simplicity and economy. These are the characteristics of the opening systems of many great masters... A solid opening repertoire fosters self-confidence."

🔸 Lajos Portisch

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The short footage of the moment when Botvinnik and Fischer game ended in a draw from the 1962 olympiad.
You can see Fischer is so exausted of him self and Botvinnik happy as he saved a draw in a lost position.

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FIDE World Cup semifinals started in Khanty-Mansiysk. Both matches began with draws.

Both games of #FIDEWorldCup semis ended in draws today in Khanty-Mansiysk.

(🇨🇳 2811) Ding Liren ½ - ½ Yu Yangyi (🇨🇳 2763)
(🇫🇷 2774) Vachier-Lagrave ½ - ½ Teimour Radjabov (🇦🇿 2758)

Tomorrow the players will switch the colors.

Interview with Radjabov and Vachier-Lagrave | FIDE World Cup 2019 | Semifinals. Game 1 |

Interview with Ding Liren and Yu Yangyi | FIDE World Cup 2019 | Semifinals. Game 1 |

How do chess players spend their free time? | FIDE World Cup 2019 |

IM Aryan Gholami from Iran won 2019 SCO International Chess Open with 7/9 and TPR of 2650. Zhu Jiner from China is runner-up with same score but inferior tie-break. Zhu Jiner got her 1st GM norm with TPR of 2657 and her live rating climbs to 2507, surpassing GM Tan Zhongyi.