After the first day of King Salman World Rapid Championship, there are 5 leaders with 4,5/5 in the open section:
Wang Hao (🇨🇳 2748)
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (🇦🇿 2752)
Ilia Smirin (🇮🇱 2584)
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (🇵🇱 2751)
Leinier Dominguez (🇺🇸 2755)
https://wrbc2019.com/ #rapidblitz
Wang Hao (🇨🇳 2748)
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (🇦🇿 2752)
Ilia Smirin (🇮🇱 2584)
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (🇵🇱 2751)
Leinier Dominguez (🇺🇸 2755)
https://wrbc2019.com/ #rapidblitz
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King Salman World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2019
Participants in the Amsterdam IBM tournament, July 1975.
L to R: Makarichev, Razuvaev, Uhlmann, Hübner, Jansa, Timman, Ljubojević, Raičević, Smejkal, Sosonko.
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L to R: Makarichev, Razuvaev, Uhlmann, Hübner, Jansa, Timman, Ljubojević, Raičević, Smejkal, Sosonko.
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Although the Knight is generally considered to be on a par with the Bishop in strength, the latter piece is somehat stronger in the majority of cases in which they are opposed to each other.
🔸 Jose Raul Capablanca
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🔸 Jose Raul Capablanca
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Amsterdam, 14th July 1970. World Champion Boris Spassky (USSR) faces grandmaster Svetozar Gligorić (Yugoslavia) in the 1st round of the IBM tournament.
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Tony Miles, pictured at the IBM tournament in Amsterdam, July 1976. The English grandmaster shared 1st-2nd place in the event with Viktor Korchnoi (USSR).
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15-Year-Old Vasily Smyslov's Amazing Endgame Study
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The great Akiba Rubinstein played his immortal combination against Rotlewi on this day in 1907. 📅
Is it the greatest #chess combination ever? 🤔
A championship match was set for Oct. 1914 between Rubinstein and Lasker, but WWI intervened.
Is it the greatest #chess combination ever? 🤔
A championship match was set for Oct. 1914 between Rubinstein and Lasker, but WWI intervened.