Wijk aan Zee, 12th January 1984. At the opening ceremony for the Hoogovens tournament, Genna Sosonko is pictured in conversation with Viktor Korchnoi. On the left of the photo is Gert Ligterink.
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Wijk aan Zee, 23rd January 1985. In the 5th round of the Hoogovens tournament, Viktor Korchnoi (Switzerland) faces Aleksandr Beliavsky (USSR) The game was drawn in 42 moves.
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Judit Polgar:
When we were sixteen :-)
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/the-16-best-16-year-old-chess-players-of-all-time-part-1
When we were sixteen :-)
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/the-16-best-16-year-old-chess-players-of-all-time-part-1
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18...Qxf7! and 19...Rxd3! 🤩
Just another day in the life of the most spectacular attacking master of all time, Mikhail Tal 😛
Just another day in the life of the most spectacular attacking master of all time, Mikhail Tal 😛
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A beautiful combination played by Jan Rooze at the World Senior Championship 2019
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/99400
A beautiful combination played by Jan Rooze at the World Senior Championship 2019
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/99400
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Puzzle 99400: White to win
Click the diagram to solve this chess puzzle from the game Rooze,J - Giffard,N, Bucharest 2019.
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Wilhelm Steinitz
Bishop's Opening - Calabrese(C23) Countergambit
Wilhelm Steinitz
Bishop's Opening - Calabrese(C23) Countergambit
Levon Aronian on Nadal or Federer? "I go for Nadal, because Federer’s more talented but Nadal tries harder, pushes harder, and I’m more talented but some people push harder, so opposites attract!"
Don't miss this Q&A: https://t.co/vfXeoyvC61?amp=1
Don't miss this Q&A: https://t.co/vfXeoyvC61?amp=1
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Aronian: "I’m more talented, but some people push harder"
Levon Aronian was spending a lot of time in airports today and decided to answer questions from his followers on Instagram. “The Chess Prophet”, as he currently styles himself there, provided some predictably entertaining but also serious answers to questions…
Wijk aan Zee, 12th January 1984. At the opening ceremony for the Hoogovens tournament, L to R: Aleksandr Beliavsky (USSR), Genna Sosonko (Netherlands) & Vladimir Tukmakov (USSR).
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"A lot of the difference between an IM and GM is a seriousness to the game..."
🔸 Nick de Firmian
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🔸 Nick de Firmian
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Fischer and Smyslov preparing for theyr game at the Monte Carlo tournament 1967.
The game ended in a draw but Fischer won the tournament with a dominating 7/9 score (+6 -1 =2).
It is important to note that in this tournament Fischer suffered his last loss against Geller.
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The game ended in a draw but Fischer won the tournament with a dominating 7/9 score (+6 -1 =2).
It is important to note that in this tournament Fischer suffered his last loss against Geller.
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