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Magnus Carlsen had some very nice words to say about Maxime Vachier-Lagrave after their exciting match in London. https://bit.ly/387duCw
Carlsen: "He's a great player and a deserved winner. He outlasted me in the match. At this format, he is very, very good. I knew if I didn't have a perfect day, it was going to be tough.
The finals are set, and will start on Friday. #GCTFinals
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave will face off against Ding Liren for the title of 2019 Grand Chess Tour Champion in addition to the $150,000 prize.
Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian will battle it out for third place and $60,000.
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave will face off against Ding Liren for the title of 2019 Grand Chess Tour Champion in addition to the $150,000 prize.
Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian will battle it out for third place and $60,000.
Who do you think will win the 2019 Grand Chess Tour?
anonymous poll
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 🇫🇷 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
Ding Liren 🇨🇳 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
👥 8 people voted so far.
anonymous poll
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 🇫🇷 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
Ding Liren 🇨🇳 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
👥 8 people voted so far.
Some rare photos of Tal-Botvinnik 1961 WCC rematch.
We can see both how Tal is thinking and how Botvinnik is thinking.
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We can see both how Tal is thinking and how Botvinnik is thinking.
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"The Middle Game is chess in excelsis, the most beautiful part of the game, in which a lively imagination can exercise itself most fully and creatively in conjuring magnificent combinations."
🔸 Siegbert Tarrasch (1935). “The Game of Chess”
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🔸 Siegbert Tarrasch (1935). “The Game of Chess”
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BBC News - Spassky vs Fischer: How the chess battle became a theatre event
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-50599525
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-50599525
BBC News
Spassky vs Fischer: How the chess battle became a theatre event
The drama of the renown 1972 chess championship and its complex characters comes to the stage.
Averbakh-Petrosyan: friends and rivals. It's hard to believe, but Yuri Averbakh is personally acquainted with all world champions, starting with Euwe !!! And if you remember that he started playing chess when Lasker, Capablanca and Alekhine were alive ...
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US Chess Leads at London Chess Conference
A delegation from US Chess attended the London Chess Conference. Here's a report on the event.
https://new.uschess.org/news/us-chess-leads-london-chess-conference/
A delegation from US Chess attended the London Chess Conference. Here's a report on the event.
https://new.uschess.org/news/us-chess-leads-london-chess-conference/
US Chess
US Chess Leads at London Chess Conference - US Chess
US Chess sent a delegation to the 2019 London Chess Conference, held November 30-December 1, to offer our contributions to the programmatic theme of “Chess...
17...Nfd7! [A dual-purpose move: 1. Transferring the knight to the queenside in order to put more pressure there. 2. Clearing the path for the f7–pawn to attack the base of White's pawn chain on e4.]
18.b3 cxb3 19.Nxb3 Na4!‚ [19...Nxb3?! 20.Rxb3 △R×b5 20...Ra5 21.Bd2 Nc5 22.Rb1 Rfa8 23.c4 bxc4 24.Bxa5 Qxa5 25.Qf1!²]
20.Bd2 Ndb6 [△Nc4]
21.Bd3 Nc4 22.Bxc4 bxc4! [△f5]
23.Na1 f5! [The principle of two weaknesses!]
24.exf5 Nb6!–+ [24...Rxf5!? 25.Nc2 Bxd5 26.Nb4 Bb7 27.Ra1 Nc5 28.Rxa8+ Bxa8–+]
18.b3 cxb3 19.Nxb3 Na4!‚ [19...Nxb3?! 20.Rxb3 △R×b5 20...Ra5 21.Bd2 Nc5 22.Rb1 Rfa8 23.c4 bxc4 24.Bxa5 Qxa5 25.Qf1!²]
20.Bd2 Ndb6 [△Nc4]
21.Bd3 Nc4 22.Bxc4 bxc4! [△f5]
23.Na1 f5! [The principle of two weaknesses!]
24.exf5 Nb6!–+ [24...Rxf5!? 25.Nc2 Bxd5 26.Nb4 Bb7 27.Ra1 Nc5 28.Rxa8+ Bxa8–+]
Humpy Koneru keeps the lead in Monaco Women's Grand Prix after a draw against Anna Muzychuk in the eventful third round. Nana Dzagnidze and Harika Dronavalli follow with half-a-point less.
Our report: https://www.fide.com/news/247
Our report: https://www.fide.com/news/247
Fide
FIDE Women’s Grand Prix reaches cruising speed
A decisive day's action in Monaco - Humpy Koneru, who won the 1st Women's Grand Prix in Skolkovo, is again the sole leader on 2.5/3!
https://t.co/GGVdNc8UGv
https://t.co/GGVdNc8UGv
chess24.com
Paehtz, Elisabeth vs. Dzagnidze, Nana | Monaco FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2019
Replay the Monaco FIDE Women's Grand Prix Round 3 game played on 05/12/2019 with computer analysis
Valentina Gunina wins against her compatriot Alexandra Kosteniuk in the first decisive game of Round 3 at the #WomenGrandPrixFIDE in Monaco and escapes from the last position in the tournament table.
Valentina Gunina was not sure that her attack is correct but still decided to go for it in her usual style. She's got a cold at the beginning of the event, but now that she won she feels better! #WomanGrandPrixFIDE