Tigran Petrosian in play v. Yuri Averbakh in the 11th round of the 26th USSR Championship, Tbilisi, 27th January 1959. Petrosian won this game, and the event (held in the city of his birth); it was the first of his four Soviet titles.
(Photo: T. Archvadze / TASS.) #chess
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(Photo: T. Archvadze / TASS.) #chess
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Tigran Petrosian in play v. Yuri Averbakh in the 11th round of the 26th USSR Championship, Tbilisi, 27th January 1959. Petrosian won this game, and the event (held in the city of his birth); it was the first of his four Soviet titles. (Photo: T. Archvadze…
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Black's king in this game: "If you want something done right, you've got to do it yourself." 🤨
...Ke7!! ...Kf6!! ...Kg5! and go for checkmate! 🤯
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...Ke7!! ...Kf6!! ...Kg5! and go for checkmate! 🤯
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King Tries To Give Checkmate Himself! - Best Of The 1980s - Portisch vs. Pinter, 1984
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Alexei Shirov sacrifices his queen TWICE for an AMAZING checkmate 😲
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Replay this game: https://www.chess.com/live/game/5300992024
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It's match on, with the scores level at 1:1 with up to 5 days of the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour final to go! https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/kiva-finals-of-the-magnus-carlsen-chess-tour-2020/6/1/6
#c24live #ImpactChess
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Magnus Carlsen hit back to level the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour final score against Hikaru Nakamura at 1:1, though only after another bruising battle!
Replay the games: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/kiva-finals-of-the-magnus-carlsen-chess-tour-2020/6/1/1
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Carlsen, Magnus vs. Nakamura, Hikaru | Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals benefiting Kiva 2020
Replay the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals benefiting Kiva Round 6 game played on 15/08/2020 with computer analysis
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Via AP_Archive, footage of the FIDE_chess Candidates' Quarter-final between ex-World Champion Boris Spassky (USSR) and grandmaster Robert Byrne (USA), which was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in January 1974.
Spassky won the match 4½:1½ (+3, -0, =3).
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Spassky won the match 4½:1½ (+3, -0, =3).
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In 1927, Alekhine became the 4th chess world champion afyer defeating Capablanca in Buenos Aires. They played on this table, which can be seen at the Club Argentino de Ajedrez.
Photo: Germán García Adrasti
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Photo: Germán García Adrasti
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Daily chess puzzle
Swicarz - Abdusattorov, Titled Tuesday 2020
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/164259
Daily chess puzzle
Wiewiora - Sukandar, Titled Tuesday 2020
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/165339
Swicarz - Abdusattorov, Titled Tuesday 2020
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/164259
Daily chess puzzle
Wiewiora - Sukandar, Titled Tuesday 2020
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/165339
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Puzzle 164259: Black to win
Click the diagram to solve this chess puzzle from the game Swicarz, Maciej - Abdusattorov, Nodirbek, chess.com 2020.
It's 2:1 to Hikaru Nakamura now - the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour final could easily go the distance! https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/kiva-finals-of-the-magnus-carlsen-chess-tour-2020/7/1/6
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