FIDE Grand Prix in Hamburg, results of the first day of the quarterfinals:

Vachier-Lagrave starts the Hamburg #FideGrandPrix quarterfinals with a victory against Topalov and will need a draw with white pieces tomorrow to advance to the semifinals.

The 3 other games end in draws.

🇧🇬 Topalov 0-1 Vachier-Lagrave 🇫🇷
🇷🇺 Grischuk ½-½ Navara 🇨🇿
🇷🇺 Dubov ½-½ Svidler 🇷🇺
🇨🇳 Yu Yangyi ½-½ Duda 🇵🇱

Games:https://worldchess.com/tournament/hamburg2019/9.Round-2-Game-1/Topalov-Vachier-Lagrave

Breaking news! The Masters will be announced on the 12-11-19. But we can already announce one of the players...
We are happy that this young American Grandmaster is playing in the Masters this year.
Jeffery Xiong is looking forward returning to Wijk aan Zee for the #TSCT2020

Wow! Wildcard Anton Korobov defeats Vishy Anand in 27 moves in round 4 of #RomaniaGCT!

BREAKING: Norwegian media is reporting that Carlsen has officially withdrawn/signed out of the Norwegian Chess Federation.
https://www.adressa.no/100Sport/sjakk/Magnus-Carlsen-har-meldt-seg-ut-av-Norges-Sjakkforbund-282498b.html?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1573221212

On this month's "Cover Stories with Chess Life" podcast, GM Joel Benjamin remembers GM Pal Benko.

https://new.uschess.org/news/cover-stories-chess-life-november-guest-gm-joel-benjamin/

Best Checkmate Combinations Ever - 15

Amsterdam, 22nd October 1935. On the left - Géza Maróczy, Hans Kmoch (in the dark suit), Max Euwe. On the right, Alexander Alekhine. According to the photo record, Mrs Euwe (left) and Mrs Alekhine are also pictured.

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"I am still a victim of chess. It has all the beauty of art - and much more. It cannot be commercialized. Chess is much purer than art in its social position."

🔸 Marcel Duchamp

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Moscow, 31st July 1967. The 4th USSR People's Spartakiad, final group 'A', 4th round. On 2nd board of the match between Leningrad & Moscow, grandmaster Mark Taimanov faces ex-World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik.

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evon Aronian has won his 2nd #GrandChessTour event of the year! In our big final report on the #RomaniaGCT we draw some conclusions: