Exactly 50 years ago, Spassky beats Fischer in the most anticipated game of the year - at Siegen Chess Olympiad. That was a pyrrhic victory - Spassky obtaining 4-1 lifetime score vs Fischer was overconfident and did not prepare for 1972 as hard as he should have. Good for chess!
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☑️ Siegen ol final (1970), Siegen FRG, rd 15, Sep-19
⚪️🇷🇺 Boris Spassky
⚫️🇺🇸 Robert James Fischer
Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange. Classical Variation (D86)
Result : 1-0
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⚪️🇷🇺 Boris Spassky
⚫️🇺🇸 Robert James Fischer
Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange. Classical Variation (D86)
Result : 1-0
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Headmistress Miss Lucy Anness teaching chess at the Aylesbury Secondary Girls' School in Bromley, Kent, in 1949 (Corbis Collection). She started off the only scholastic chess program for girls in Britain in 1946 and made a push for the inclusion of chess in the school curriculum.
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
Bobby Fischer giving Dinah Shore, an American television personality, actress and singer, a crash course on the Trompowsky. Fischer's appearance on her show, "Dinah's Place," aired on February 1, 1973 (NBC Universal Archives).
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
In memory of chess legend Wolfgang Uhlmann, who sadly passed away a month ago, we've translated the interview he gave to Dagobert Kohlmeyer earlier this year.
https://en.chessbase.com/post/wolfgang-uhlmann-interview-march-2020
https://en.chessbase.com/post/wolfgang-uhlmann-interview-march-2020
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Wolfgang Uhlmann at 85: An interview
In memory of chess legend Wolfgang Uhlmann, who sadly passed away a month ago, we translate the interview he gave to Dagobert Kohlmeyer earlier this year. In the 1960s and 1970s, the grandmaster from Dresden was one of the absolute top chess players in the…
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♔ The 10 best #chess moves of all time countdown!
♔ 3: In 1912, Frank Marshall (black) found the brilliant 23.Qg3, allowing his queen to be captured in three different ways, all completely winning! White resigned on the spot.
♔ See the full list here: http://chess.com/article/view/best-chess-moves
♔ 3: In 1912, Frank Marshall (black) found the brilliant 23.Qg3, allowing his queen to be captured in three different ways, all completely winning! White resigned on the spot.
♔ See the full list here: http://chess.com/article/view/best-chess-moves
Ok, the previous one was too easy, everybody recognized Mikhail Tal.
Here is a much more difficult one. Who is the cute kid in the photo?
🔗 David Llada ♞ (@davidllada)
Here is a much more difficult one. Who is the cute kid in the photo?
🔗 David Llada ♞ (@davidllada)
Happy 37th birthday to Leinier Dominguez Perez! 🎊🎈🎉🎁🎂
The Cuban-American grandmaster is currently the world number-14. He is a former world blitz champion and known as an excellent opening theoretician. Full profile:
https://www.chess.com/players/leinier-dominguez-perez
The Cuban-American grandmaster is currently the world number-14. He is a former world blitz champion and known as an excellent opening theoretician. Full profile:
https://www.chess.com/players/leinier-dominguez-perez
Chess.com
Leinier Dominguez Perez | Top Chess Players
Leinier Dominguez Perez is a Cuban-born American grandmaster. Learn more about his chess achievements.
Today is the birthday of Cuban-American grandmaster Leinier Domínguez Pérez. 🎉The five-time champion of his native Cuba, Domínguez plays for the USA since 2018.
In this 2014 game against Wesley So, Leinier made an amazing move. Would you try to find it?
#chess #YourMove #HBD
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In this 2014 game against Wesley So, Leinier made an amazing move. Would you try to find it?
#chess #YourMove #HBD
🔗 International Chess Federation (@FIDE\_chess)
👏 Congratulations to GM Anton Smirnov who won today's Junior #SpeedChess Championship event presented by @ChessKidcom! 👏
Final score:
GM Smirnov: 16.0
GM Sadhwani: 11.0
Final score:
GM Smirnov: 16.0
GM Sadhwani: 11.0
Game of the Week: Erwin l'Ami vs. Fabiano Caruana
https://en.chessbase.com/post/game-of-the-week-erwin-l-ami-vs-fabiano-caruana
https://en.chessbase.com/post/game-of-the-week-erwin-l-ami-vs-fabiano-caruana
Chess News
Game of the Week: Erwin l'Ami vs. Fabiano Caruana
In his "Game of the Week" show, Merijn van Delft takes a look at a game from the Bundesliga Championship Tournament: Erwin l'Ami's fascinating win against Fabiano Caruana. | Merijn's show is freely available at 15.00 UTC (17:00 CEST, 11:00 EDT) for a limited…
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