Official announcement - Starting March 27, 2020, Russia interrupts air traffic with other countries without indicating any time frames. In this situation FIDE President decided to stop the tournament.
https://fide.com/news/462
https://fide.com/news/462
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FIDE stops the Candidates Tournament
FIDE President decided to stop the tournament. It will be continued later, with the exact dates to be announced as soon, as the global situation related to the COVID-19 pandemic will allow.
BREAKING: FIDE Candidates Tournament Postponed
https://www.chess.com/news/view/2020-fide-candidates-tournament-postponed
https://www.chess.com/news/view/2020-fide-candidates-tournament-postponed
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FIDE Candidates Tournament Postponed
The second half of the FIDE Candidates Tournament has been postponed. The imminent interruption of air traffic between Russia and other countries forced the decision, according to a statement by FIDE. The players were informed of the postponement this morning…
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Teimour Radjabov Reacts to Candidates Tournament Postponement
This guy is pretty good! Replay all the games with computer analysis: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/banter-blitz-cup-2019/4/8/1
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Firouzja, Alireza vs. Bluebaum, Matthias | Banter Blitz Cup 2019
Replay the Banter Blitz Cup Round 4 game played on 15/12/2019 with computer analysis
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GM Alireza Firouzja vs. GM Matthias Blübaum (2/2) | Banter Blitz Cup
Edgard Colle (right) playing against Alexandre Alekhine in 1925
Znosko-Borovsky vs Tartakower, Paris 1925, Feb-11
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Znosko-Borovsky vs Tartakower, Paris 1925, Feb-11
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"Real chessplayers think about chess more or less 24 hours a day. It is a passion and a fate that one has to live with - and it lasts a lifetime."
🔸 Simen Agdestein
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🔸 Simen Agdestein
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Amsterdam, 14th July 1978. In the 3rd round of the IBM tournament, Helmut Pfleger (West Germany) faces Jan Timman (Netherlands). The Dutch grandmaster won this encounter in 41 moves.
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Golden Games! Steinitz vs Chigorin 1892
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Young Caruana vs Young Carlsen
(playing a brilliant ending game)
By the way, at this time Carlsen was not World Champ yet.
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(playing a brilliant ending game)
By the way, at this time Carlsen was not World Champ yet.
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Believe they both can be World Champions in the future
Top #1 from France beautiful win against rising star talent from India.
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Top #1 from France beautiful win against rising star talent from India.
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Happy 35th birthday to David Navara! 🎊🎈🎉🎁🎂
Having played in many super tournaments, the Czech number one grandmaster is currently the world number 26 in the FIDE ratings. He is a nine-time national champion.
Having played in many super tournaments, the Czech number one grandmaster is currently the world number 26 in the FIDE ratings. He is a nine-time national champion.
Here are 39 mates and chess combinations from the games of CZE GM David Navara, (35th birthday today) : http://wtharvey.com/nava.html + 100s of his games. Find the winning moves. #puzzles