In play in the 2nd round at Wijk aan Zee, 11th January 1968 - Vlastimil Hort (ČSSR) & Mikhail Tal (USSR).
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Larsen - Spassky is one of the gems of 1970 USSR vs Rest of the World match.
Black played very energetically. Can you find the elegant tactical blow that helped Spassky finish the game?
Replay this dashing attack here: https://chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1128831
Black played very energetically. Can you find the elegant tactical blow that helped Spassky finish the game?
Replay this dashing attack here: https://chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1128831
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Bent Larsen vs Boris Spassky (1970) When Pawns Attack
Viewable chess game Bent Larsen vs Boris Spassky, 1970, with discussion forum and chess analysis features.
There is a well-known photograph of 15-year-old Bobby Fischer blitzing with Tigran Petrosian during his mid-1958 visit to the Moscow Central Chess Club. Here's another, lesser known and somewhat superior photograph taken from a different angle. https://patreon.com/urcan/posts
Belgrade, Round 3: Larsen bounces back and beats Spassky
https://en.chessbase.com/post/belgrade-round-3-larsen-bounces-back-and-beats-spassky
https://en.chessbase.com/post/belgrade-round-3-larsen-bounces-back-and-beats-spassky
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Belgrade, Round 3: Larsen bounces back and beats Spassky
The "Match of the Century" between the Soviet Union and the "Rest of the World" in Belgrade is close. After three rounds the USSR narrowly leads 15.5:14.5. In round two Bent Larsen had suffered a devastating defeat against Boris Spassky on board one, but…
USSR vs. Rest of the World, Round 4 - Live, with commentary
https://en.chessbase.com/post/ussr-vs-rest-of-the-world-live
https://en.chessbase.com/post/ussr-vs-rest-of-the-world-live
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USSR vs. Rest of the World, Day 2 - Live
The ten best players of the Soviet Union play against the ten best players from the "Rest of the World". In round two of the "Match of the Century" Bent Larsen will have White against Boris Spassky and Bobby Fischer will play with Black against Tigran Petrosian.…
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Game of the Day!
Rashid Nezhmetdinov
Rashid Nezhmetdinov
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World Champion, Magnus Carlsen playing King's Indian Defense in the recent World Chess Blitz Championship.
GM Carlsen vs GM Grishuk
(Result: 1/2 1/2)
GM Carlsen vs GM Grishuk
(Result: 1/2 1/2)
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This Anish Giri´s game didn't end in draw
The top player from Holland, GM Anish Giri, is much famous for his draws.
However, in this specific battle vs Iranian star GM Firouzja, the game ended badly for him.
GM Giri vs GM Firouzja
Result: 0-1
The top player from Holland, GM Anish Giri, is much famous for his draws.
However, in this specific battle vs Iranian star GM Firouzja, the game ended badly for him.
GM Giri vs GM Firouzja
Result: 0-1
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Alexander Grischuk's Top 5 Most Brilliant Moves
Grand Chess Tour Cancels 2020 Season Due To COVID-19
https://www.chess.com/news/view/grand-chess-tour-2020-canceled
https://www.chess.com/news/view/grand-chess-tour-2020-canceled
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Grand Chess Tour Cancels 2020 Season Due To COVID-19
The 2020 Grand Chess Tour has been canceled. The Saint Louis Chess Club stated that events planned for August-September in St. Louis might still happen if the situation has improved enough by that time. After a meeting on Friday, the Grand Chess Tour organizers…
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Grandfather plays chess with 7-year-old grandson over FaceTime amid coronavirus lockdown
"I think in general my play was pretty good today!"
Magnus Carlsen scores a crushing 9:1 win and is the first player through to the #BanterBlitzCup semifinals:
Magnus Carlsen scores a crushing 9:1 win and is the first player through to the #BanterBlitzCup semifinals:
Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup started on 25th September 2019 and will be completed most likely in April 2020. 128 players started the knockout event which has reached the quarter final stages. Quarter Final Pairings: Carlsen-Grandelius (2nd April) Robson-Sjugirov, Iturrizaga vs Narayanan and Meier-Firouzja. Time control 3 minutes a game.
https://challonge.com/chess24BanterBlitzCup2019
April 4 | 19:00 CEST | GM Ray Robson (ENG) vs. GM Sanan Sjugirov (RUS) (QF)
April 5 | 20:00 CEST | GM Alireza Firouzja (ENG) vs. Georg Meier (ENG) (QF)
April 6 | 17:30 CEST | GM Eduardo Iturrizaga (ESP) vs. SL Narayanan (ENG) (QF)
https://challonge.com/chess24BanterBlitzCup2019
April 4 | 19:00 CEST | GM Ray Robson (ENG) vs. GM Sanan Sjugirov (RUS) (QF)
April 5 | 20:00 CEST | GM Alireza Firouzja (ENG) vs. Georg Meier (ENG) (QF)
April 6 | 17:30 CEST | GM Eduardo Iturrizaga (ESP) vs. SL Narayanan (ENG) (QF)