William Lombardy’s exceptional performance in 1960 is often overlooked
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/oct/20/william-lombardy-exceptional-performance-often-overlooked
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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”
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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 …
"Together with the Candidates" wins FIDE Book of the Year
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Chess.com
"Together with the Candidates" wins FIDE Book of the Year
Our BOOK OF THE WEEK is FIDE's Book of the Year: Together with the Candidates. Also known as the Averbakh/Boleslavsky Award in respect of these two giants of chess literature, GM Artur Jussupow presided over the three-man independent jury, which also included…
Today's results at #WomenGrandPrixFIDE in Monaco:
(½) Dzagnidze ½-½ Muzychuk, A. (½)
(1) Koneru 1-0 Muzychuk, M. (½)
(½) Lagno 1-0 Gunina (0)
(½) Kosteniuk 1-0 Goryachkina (½)
(½) Zhao Xue ½-½ Cramling (½)
(½) Harika 1-0 Paehtz (½)
(½) Dzagnidze ½-½ Muzychuk, A. (½)
(1) Koneru 1-0 Muzychuk, M. (½)
(½) Lagno 1-0 Gunina (0)
(½) Kosteniuk 1-0 Goryachkina (½)
(½) Zhao Xue ½-½ Cramling (½)
(½) Harika 1-0 Paehtz (½)
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Interview with Alexandra Kosteniuk | 2019 FIDE Women's Grand Prix - Monaco
Vachier-Lagrave, Ding Reach Grand Chess Tour Final
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Vachier-Lagrave Beats Carlsen, Faces Ding In Grand Chess Tour Final
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave defeated Magnus Carlsen to reach the final of the Grand Chess Tour playoff. The Frenchman beat the world champion in a tiebreak of their semifinal and will now face Ding Liren in the final. Ding won against Levon Aronian in their semifinal…