Baku, 14th May 1979. Shortly after taking 1st place (by 2 points!) in the international tournament at Banja Luka (Yugoslavia), 16-year-old Garry Kasparov & his mother Klara are received by Heydar Aliev, the leader of Soviet Azerbaijan.
(Photo: http://www.gpntb.ru/.) #chess

🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)

"We should praise, rather, the courage of the player who, relying only on his intuition, plunges into a brilliant combination of which the issue does not appear to him too clear."

Eugene Znosko-Borovsky #chess #SaturdayThoughts

🔗 Chessify (@ChessifyMe)

Probably the last footage of a genius. The great Mikhail Tal in 1992. I am deeply touched 😥
#Chess
Source: Youtube / Mister Chess

🔗 Jürgen Lutz (@zugzwang_76)

Can the Champion have a glimpse into the future? Perhaps yes ... And what does a meeting with a great chess player mean for a young talent? Current Veteran (Mr. Short) Can Answer

🔗 Sergey Kim (@sergey_e_kim)

Moscow, May 1990. Nick de Firmian (USA) & Mikhail Tal (USSR) analyse their game from the 7th round of the GMA Qualifying Final, as Vladimir Bagirov looks on. The American won this game - an Alekhine's Defence - in only 29 moves.
(Photo via http://chesspro.ru.) #chess

🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)

Live footage from 1994 during the game of Anatoly Karpov vs Veselin Topalov. It´s called Karpov's Immortal cause he saced both Rooks to win in style. Karpov won the Linares tournament with 11 out of 13 points. 2.5 points ahead of Kasparov, the current World Champion at this time.

🔗 Jürgen Lutz (@zugzwang_76)

Anatoly Karpov 🆚 Veselin Topalov

Linares (1994), Linares ESP, rd 4, Feb-27
English Opening: Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni Variation Spielmann Defense (A32)

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Magnus Carlsen eased into the chess24 Legends of Chess final, but Giri-Nepo goes to a decider tomorrow after Anish won the last two games to level the scores!
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/chess24-legends-of-chess-2020-final-4/1/4/7
#c24live #ChessLegends

🔗 chess24.com (@chess24com)

Magnus Carlsen is in yet another final, but we don't know his opponent after Anish Giri hit back to level the score against Ian Nepomniachtchi!
#ChessLegends #c24live

🔗 chess24.com (@chess24com)

Garry Kasparov doesn't think Magnus Carlsen faces the same level of competition as he faced in the 1990s
#c24live #ChessLegends

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Carlsen to Final #ChessLegends

Nino Batsiashvili wins Georgian Women’s Chess Championship

https://en.chessbase.com/post/batiashvili-wins-georgian-womens-championship

Daily chess puzzle
Ismagambetov - Bodnaruk, Titled Tuesday 2020

https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/157231

INCREDIBLE win by Stockfish+NNUE as black in the King's Indian Defense. 🤯

Don't miss the double rook sacrifice (31...Rxb7!! and 32...Rxa5!!) that could have lead to a spectacular queen sacrifice for checkmate. 👀

Stockfish+NNUE Wins A MASTERPIECE In The King's Indian Defense! | Computer Chess Championship

"Fischer's rage at the chessboard"!

Garry Kasparov on what makes Magnus Carlsen so good:

https://chess24.com/en/read/news/chess24-legends-11-carlsen-in-final-giri-hits-back

#c24live #ChessLegends

Yesterday it was Garry, today it's his great rival and another all-time legend 12th World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov who will be joining the commentary!

https://chess24.com/en/read/news/anatoly-karpov-12th-world-chess-champion

#c24live #ChessLegends