Magnus Carlsen: I don’t believe that luck is a coincidence. I believe it’s the result of tireless preperation, hours and hours perfecting your craft. Being willing to go harder and further than the next man. For me, luck is no coincidence🤝♟
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Calm at the top, Feb 1 #FIDErating list:
1. Carlsen – 2862 (-10)
2. Caruana – 2842 (+20)
3. Ding – 2805 (0)
4. Grischuk – 2777 (0)
5. Nepomniachtchi – 2774 (0)
6. Aronian – 2773 (0)
7. Mamedyarov – 2770 (0)
8. So – 2770 (+5)
9. Vachier-Lagrave – 2770 (0)
10. Radjabov – 2765 (0)

Fabiano Caruana picked 20 rating points upon his tata steel chess victory and got closer to Carlsen who dropped 10 points. FabianoCaruana is just two points behind his career-high 2844 reached in October 2014.

Fabiano Caruana is making up ground

February 1 #FIDErating list is out: https://fide.com/news/345

TOP PLAYERS WOMEN
Feb 1 #FIDErating list:

🔸Bundesliga 2018–19 Augsburg
🔸Round 3
⚪️Gurevich,Vl (2469)
⚫️Baramidze,D (2614)
🔸1-0

20.Nxc6! [White clears the path for his rook on d1 in order to attack the weak d5–pawn.]

[20.Ne3?! Ng5!‚ 21.Kh2 Nxd4 22.Rxd4 c6 23.f3 Ne6=]

20...Qxc6™ 21.Ne3!‚ [Now Black cannot save the d5–pawn anymore.]

21...Rd8 22.Rxd5! [22.Nxd5!? Rxd5™ 23.Rxd5 Qxd5 24.Qxe4±]

22...Rxd5 23.Nxd5 [△Q×e4]

23...Qxd5 24.Qxe4 Qd2 25.Re2 Qc1+ 26.Kh2 Rb6 27.Rc2!± [△b3]

Chess calendar: February 2020

https://en.chessbase.com/post/chess-calendar-2020-february

Habana chess Olympiad 1966. Gheorghiu vs Fischer (1-0).

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The king, which during the opening and middlegame stage is often a burden because it has to be defended, becomes in the endgame a very important and aggressive piece, and the beginner should realize this, and utilize his king as much as possible.

🔸 Jose Raul Capablanca

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Photo by AP Images. Bobby Fischer at the start of the U.S. Chess Championship tournament held at the Henry Hudson Hotel in New York City. December 22, 1965.

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Move of the Day!

Daily #chesspuzzle from the chess24com
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GM Bok,B (2640) - GM Robson,R (2670)

https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/95146

Game of the Day!

Gawain Jones