chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/magnus-carlsen-invitational-2020/4/2/5
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At the Piatigorsky Cup, Los Angeles, July 1963 - Jacqueline Piatigorsky is flanked on the left & right by grandmasters Svetozar Gligorić (Yugoslavia) and Friðrik Ólafsson (Iceland).

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"The main Objective of any operation in an open file is the eventual Occupation of the seventh or eighth Rank."

🔸 Aron Nimzowitsch

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Reykjavík, 2nd February 1964. In the 13th round of the international tournament organised in the Icelandic capital, ex-World Champion Mikhail Tal (USSR) faces the local player, Ingvar Ásmundsson.

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Mikhail Tal 🆚 Ingvar Asmundsson

Reykjavik (1964), Reykjavik ISL, rd 13, Feb-02
French Defense: Winawer. Petrosian Variation (C16)

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This beautiful photograph of a young Mikhail Botvinnik comes from the archive of the State Museum of Russian Political History. The board position seems nothing special: his connected passed pawns are impossible to stop. http://polithistory.ru

Move of the Day!!

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Sychev - Andreikin, Abu Dhabi Super Blitz Challenge 2020
27th ADchessFestival

https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/125776

Daily #chesspuzzle from the Abu Dhabi Super Blitz

https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/125733

Garry Kasparov to take part in online Nations Cup chess tournament

https://t.co/eqSz8cZgYK?amp=1

Wang Hao's Top 5 Most Brilliant Moves

FIDE launches big-ticket online event; Kasparov, vishy64theking to play

READ: http://toi.in/mFdpQa/a24gk Chess pawn

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In the final of TCEC chess Season 17, Leela Zero defeated Stockfish 52.5-47.5 and became the strongest chess engine at the moment. 29 games in the 100-game match were decided, plus 71 draws.

Games: https://tcec-chess.com/archive.html?season=17&div=sf&game=1

Magnus Carlsen (vs. Caruana) and Hikaru Nakamura (vs. Firouzja) scored the full 3 points on Day 5 of the #MagnusInvite!
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Magnus Carlsen will be the sole leader of the tournament named after him after Round 3 - MVL-Ding and Giri-Nepo are still to play tomorrow!
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/magnus-carlsen-invitational-2020/5/1/1
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April 19th, 2020

Main Prizes
1️⃣GM Rasulov, Vugar (AZE)
2️⃣GM Erigaisi, Arjun (IND)
3️⃣IM Golubov, Saveliy (RUS)
4️⃣IM Beerdsen, Thomas (NED)
5️⃣IM Taher, Yoseph (INA)
6️⃣GM Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo (PERU)
7️⃣GM Kovalev, Vladislav (BEL)
8️⃣IM Livaic, Leon (CRO)
9️⃣IM Gadimbayli, Abdulla (AZE)
🔟GM Sarana, Alexey (RUS)

Women
1️⃣WFM Anusha, NLV (IND)
2️⃣WGM Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra (RUS)
3️⃣WCM Ghomi, Parnian (IRI)

Lucky Prizes
20. GM Nodirbek, Abdusattorov (UZB)
50. Manukyan, Artyom (ARM)
100. Ramezabi, Mahan (IRI)
150. Ansari, Soheil (IRI)
200. Sunnatov, Mirfayz (UZB)

U16
1️⃣GM Nodirbek, Abdusattorov (UZB)
2️⃣IM Raja, Rithvik R (IND)

U2200
1️⃣FM Rojas, Steven (PERU)
2️⃣Manukyan, Artyom (ARM)
U2100
1️⃣Tahmasebi, Hamidreza (IRI)
2️⃣Asadi, Motahare (IRI)
U2000
1️⃣Buke Furkan (AZE)
2️⃣Vardanyan, Haik A. (ARM)
3️⃣Gurbanov, Ismayil (AZE)
4️⃣Aghamohamadi, M (IRI)
U1900
1️⃣Sahakyan, Aleks (ARM)
2️⃣Ansari, Soheil (IRI)
U1800
1️⃣ Heravi, Mohammad Hossein (IRI)
2️⃣Yassine Sentissi (MORO)
U1700
1️⃣Musicmaster, Tejash Jain (IND)
2️⃣Ahmadimanesh, Meysam (IRI)
U1600
1️⃣Honarparast, Mohammad (IRI)
2️⃣Davari, Sara (IRI)
U1500
1️⃣Zhakfar, Abdul Saber (AFG)
2️⃣Salehipour, Mehrad (IRI)
U1400
1️⃣Ubaydullaev, Mukhammadiso (UZB)
2️⃣Kakavand, Ramtin (IRI)
Unrated
1️⃣Veysi, Sadegh (IRI)
2️⃣Patel, Purvit (USA)

✳️For under 2000, we made a mistake and announced 3rd and 4th places as top finishers instead of 1st and 2nd. Therefore, for this time, in addition to the top finishers in this section, 3rd and 4th places received the same prizes as well.🎁🎁


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