Two rare colour images from one of the strongest Soviet Championships of them all - the 41st (Moscow, 1973).
Taken during the 13th round (played 20th October) - Karpov v. Polugaevsky & Sveshnikov v. Petrosian.
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Taken during the 13th round (played 20th October) - Karpov v. Polugaevsky & Sveshnikov v. Petrosian.
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"It's just you and your opponent at the board and you're trying to prove something."
🔸 Bobby Fischer
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🔸 Bobby Fischer
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Happy 47th birthday to Peter Heine Nielsen! 🎊🎈🎉🎁🎂
Nielsen is a 5-time Danish champion and won individual gold at the 1994 Moscow Olympiad. He was the second of Vishy Anand between 2002 and 2012 before he started working with Magnus Carlsen. His wife Viktorija Cmilyte-Nielsen is also a GM.
Nielsen is a 5-time Danish champion and won individual gold at the 1994 Moscow Olympiad. He was the second of Vishy Anand between 2002 and 2012 before he started working with Magnus Carlsen. His wife Viktorija Cmilyte-Nielsen is also a GM.
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Here's a fantastic game, Nielsen-Georgiev from the 2008 Olympiad:
Here are 28 mates and chess combinations from the games of DEN GM Peter Heine Nielsen (47th birthday today) : http://wtharvey.com/niel.html . Find the winning moves. #puzzles
Between 1927 and 2007 Russian and Soviet players held the World Chess Championship title for all but 5 years, but the history of chess in Russia stretches back much longer than that! Andrey Terekhov provides a whistle-stop tour: https://chess24.com/en/read/news/a-history-of-chess-in-russia
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A History of Chess in Russia
In the 80 years since Alexander Alekhine became World Chess Champion in 1927 until Vishy Anand took the title from Vladimir Kramnik in 2007, Russian or Soviet players held the title for all but five years - Max Euwe (1935-37) and Bobby Fischer (1972-75) were…
⚔️ SEMIFINAL MATCH of the Best Chess Game of All Time Tournament! ⚔️
♖ Vote using the poll in the next tweet and tell us which of these games you think is better.
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♖ Vote using the poll in the next tweet and tell us which of these games you think is better.
♖ Follow the tournament here: http://Chess.com/article/view/the-best-chess-game-of-all-time-tournament
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The Best Chess Game Of All Time Tournament
We want to know your opinion! Which is the best game in history? We are pleased to announce Chess.com's "Best Chess Game" tournament. We've identified 16 of the greatest and most acclaimed games ever and seeded them into our tournament bracket. Every other…
What Is The Longest Possible Game Of Chess?
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What Is The Longest Possible Game Of Chess?
The longest chess game ever played in an official tournament as of writing this post was Nikolić vs Arsović played in Belgrade in the year 1989, This game lasted 269 moves and took 20 hours to complete! The game ended up being a draw: When I first heard this…
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GM playing with black pieces went for the Caro-Kann, and Grandmaster Alexander Morozevich answered with an agressive attack opting for the advanced line (e5). That was a good option to crush his opponent's defense.
(Result: 1-0)
(Result: 1-0)