"It's a beautiful city and venue. I have participated in a number of events in Monte Carlo and all of them were organized really well. This one is no exception." Anna Muzychuk.
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Both classical games ended in a draw. The two finalists will be decided tomorrow as we move to rapid and blitz! Tomorrow two games of rapid and 4 games of blitz (and possible playoffs) will be played #GCTFinals
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Max Euwe 🆚 Alexander Alekhine
The Hague NED: Euwe - Alekhine World Championship Rematch: 1937.12.04
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The Hague NED: Euwe - Alekhine World Championship Rematch: 1937.12.04
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Both Grand Chess Tour semi-finals at London Chess Classic are drawn before Wednesday's rapid and blitz encounters.
Report on day two of the semis:
https://en.chessbase.com/post/gct-finals-2019-day-2
Report on day two of the semis:
https://en.chessbase.com/post/gct-finals-2019-day-2
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GCT Finals: Evenly matched
Two more draws were signed on Tuesday at the Grand Chess Tour semi-finals in London. Magnus Carlsen once again looked to surprise Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the opening, to which the Frenchman responded with cautious play. Meanwhile, Ding Liren found himself…
🔵 Today is birthday of William Lombardy!!
🔹 American chess grandmaster
▪️ Born: December 4, 1937, New York City, NY
▪️ Died: October 13, 2017, Martinez, CA
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🔹 American chess grandmaster
▪️ Born: December 4, 1937, New York City, NY
▪️ Died: October 13, 2017, Martinez, CA
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William Lombardy would have been 82 today.
Bobby Fischer watches his American team mate William Lombardy play against Corvin Radovici at the Leipzig Olympiad in 1960.
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Bobby Fischer watches his American team mate William Lombardy play against Corvin Radovici at the Leipzig Olympiad in 1960.
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William Lombardy’s exceptional performance in 1960 is often overlooked
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/oct/20/william-lombardy-exceptional-performance-often-overlooked
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/oct/20/william-lombardy-exceptional-performance-often-overlooked
the Guardian
William Lombardy’s exceptional performance in 1960 is often overlooked
William Lombardy led the US to victory in the student chess Olympiad at Leningrad in 1960, beating Boris Spassky in the process, his country’s only team win against the Soviet Union
"We think about time as something not to waste, not as something to invest."
🔸 Garry Kasparov (2007). “How Life Imitates Chess”
(photo: Lennart Ootes)
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🔸 Garry Kasparov (2007). “How Life Imitates Chess”
(photo: Lennart Ootes)
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Levenfish-Botvinnik, 11th game of match for title of USSR Champion, Moscow/Leningrad 1937.
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Grandmaster Lenier Dominguez vs Garry Kasparov - St. Louis Blitz 2017
Hands going to the nose and pawns go for promotion .
The strategy of the World Champion …
Hands going to the nose and pawns go for promotion .
The strategy of the World Champion …