Tilburg, 15th November 1979. Anatoly Karpov (USSR) prepares to face Vasily Smyslov in the 11th round of the Interpolis tournament.
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Daniil Dubov with a brilliant finish in one of the best games of 2019.
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/78364
Daniil Dubov with a brilliant finish in one of the best games of 2019.
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/78364
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Puzzle 78364: White to win
Click the diagram to solve this chess puzzle from the game Dubov, Daniil - Svane, Rasmus, Batumi 2019.
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Second round of FIDE Women's Grand Prix leg finishes in Lausanne. Aleksandra Goryachkina wins the Russian derby https://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/second_round_of_fide_women_s_grand_prix_leg_finishes_in_lausanne/
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Second Round of FIDE Women's Grand Prix Leg Finishes in Lausanne
The second round of the the third leg of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix Series was played in Lausanne on March 3. Aleksandra Goryachkina defeated Alexandra Kosteniuk, while Nana Dzagnidze bested Zhansaya Amdumalik. The games Kashlinskaya - M. Muzychuk, Cramling…
Lausanne #WomenGrandPrixFIDE Round 2 results:
Kashlinskaya ½-½ Muzychuk M.
Cramling ½-½ Muzychuk A.
Sebag ½-½ Harika
Ju Wenjun ½-½ Stefanova
Dzagnidze 1-0 Abdumalik
Goryachkina 1-0 Kosteniuk
Dzagnidze and Goryachkina take the lead with 1½ points.
Kashlinskaya ½-½ Muzychuk M.
Cramling ½-½ Muzychuk A.
Sebag ½-½ Harika
Ju Wenjun ½-½ Stefanova
Dzagnidze 1-0 Abdumalik
Goryachkina 1-0 Kosteniuk
Dzagnidze and Goryachkina take the lead with 1½ points.
FIDE Press Officer in Lausanne GM Yannick Pelletier put a smile on Aleksandra Goryachkina's face.
The top Russian player was sure her position was winning when Kosteniuk played 26... Qe7 because after a3-b4 the rook gets stuck on b5.
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The top Russian player was sure her position was winning when Kosteniuk played 26... Qe7 because after a3-b4 the rook gets stuck on b5.
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The Uzbek-born American grandmaster is known as the "blindfold king" as he currently holds the Guinness Record for having played the most simultaneous blindfolded games (48). See:
https://chess.com/news/view/timur-gareyev-plays-blindfold-on-48-boards-5729
https://chess.com/news/view/timur-gareyev-plays-blindfold-on-48-boards-5729
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Timur Gareyev Plays Record 48 Games Blindfolded - Now Recognized By Guinness
UPDATE 24 March 2017: Gareyev's simul has now been officially recognized as a Guinness World Record! GM Timur Gareyev played 48 chess games blindfolded simultaneously from Saturday to Sunday in Las Vegas. The grandmaster from Uzbekistan, who now represents…