1 players compete in the Mar 29, 2020 Unity Under16 Grand prize Arena. 5+2 rated games are played during 60 minutes. Winner is not yet decided.

Today, half a century ago, one of the greatest chess events of the 20th century started in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Virtually all of the top players in the world participated in this match between the Soviet Union and the Rest of the World. The event was repeated…

Footage of the USSR vs The rest of the world, if only these footages would be longer. So nice to see all the legends playing.

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How close are you to Paul Morphy? Probably not that close. After all, Morphy was by far the best player of his time but he had a short life (June 22, 1837 – July 10, 1884) and a short career. Still, Bob Jones in CHESS Magazine wanted to know how close he…

Havana, 26th Aug 1965. Ex-World Champion Vasily Smyslov is pictured in play v. Bobby Fischer in the 2nd round of the Capablanca Memorial.
The American's moves were famously transmitted via telex, as he had been unable to obtain a visa.

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Havana (1965) chess tournament: games, players, results, crosstables, discussion forums, etc.

Click the diagram to solve this chess puzzle from the game Keres, Paul EST - Dunkelblum, Arthur BEL, Stockholm 1937.