"On the whole, the life of a chess professional is not as easy as it appears at first sight. One needs to devote some ten hours a day to chess and to everything connected with it - physical and psychological preparation."
πΈ Vladimir Kramnik
@UnityChessClub
πΈ Vladimir Kramnik
@UnityChessClub
Members of the USA team at the 22nd Olympiad, Haifa 1976. L to R: Larry Evans, Lubomir Kavalek, Robert Byrne. (Photo: Huffington Post.)
π Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
https://t.me/UnityChessClub/27651
π Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
https://t.me/UnityChessClub/27651
New York City, 30th December 1965. Robert Byrne and Larry Evans are seen analysing their 11th-round game from the U.S. Championship. Byrne's brother Donald sits on his left.
(Photo: Beth Cassidy.)
π Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
(Photo: Beth Cassidy.)
π Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
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2nd World Champ Emanuel Lasker sacrificing two bishops to crush his opponent.
Lasker vs Johann Hermann Bauer, Amsterdam (1889). #chess #gameoftheday
Lasker vs Johann Hermann Bauer, Amsterdam (1889). #chess #gameoftheday
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One of the most beautiful chess maneuvers ever π
βd7-βc6-βe4!-βh6!!-βh7!! with the idea of Qg6! and mate on b1! π
Incredible play by the great David Bronstein!
βd7-βc6-βe4!-βh6!!-βh7!! with the idea of Qg6! and mate on b1! π
Incredible play by the great David Bronstein!
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Bronstein's Bishop Battery Baffles Veresov! - Best Of The 60s - Veresov vs. Bronstein, 1960
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Bobby Fischer's Brilliant Miniature
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Best Checkmate Combinations Ever! - 43
Happy Birthday, MichaΕ Krasenkow!
MichaΕ Krasenkow is a Polish chess grandmaster, a chess trainer and writer. He is one of the strongest Polish chess players since World War II. His playing style is aggressive and he has won many "best game" awards.
Krasenkow - Hickl, Jakarta 1996
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/175103
MichaΕ Krasenkow is a Polish chess grandmaster, a chess trainer and writer. He is one of the strongest Polish chess players since World War II. His playing style is aggressive and he has won many "best game" awards.
Krasenkow - Hickl, Jakarta 1996
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/175103
chesspuzzle.net
Puzzle 175103: White to win
Click the diagram to solve this chess puzzle from the game Krasenkow, M - Hickl, J, Jakarta 1996.
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Girls power in the endgame
With few seconds in the clock the girl had cold blood to finish the game, forcing his opponent to resign it.
Result: (0-1)
With few seconds in the clock the girl had cold blood to finish the game, forcing his opponent to resign it.
Result: (0-1)
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13th World Champion Garry Kasparov and Queen's Gambit Creator Scott Frank Visit US Chess Girls Club
How to get good at chess
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/nov/14/how-to-get-good-at-chess-the-queens-gambit?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1605347419
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/nov/14/how-to-get-good-at-chess-the-queens-gambit?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1605347419
the Guardian
How to get good at chess
You donβt have to be a polymath like Beth Harmon in The Queenβs Gambit to improve your game
FIDE Rating List, Jan 1973:
1. Fischer (USA) 2780
2. Karpov (USSR) 2660
3. Tal (USSR) 2660
4. Spassky (USSR) 2655
5. Korchnoi (USSR) 2650
6. Portisch (Hungary) 2650
7. Petrosian (USSR) 2640
8. Botvinnik (USSR) 2630
9. Polugaevsky (USSR) 2625
10. Larsen (Denmark) 2620
π Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
1. Fischer (USA) 2780
2. Karpov (USSR) 2660
3. Tal (USSR) 2660
4. Spassky (USSR) 2655
5. Korchnoi (USSR) 2650
6. Portisch (Hungary) 2650
7. Petrosian (USSR) 2640
8. Botvinnik (USSR) 2630
9. Polugaevsky (USSR) 2625
10. Larsen (Denmark) 2620
π Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
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Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess) on X
FIDE Rating List, Jan 1973:
1. Fischer (USA) 2780
2. Karpov (USSR) 2660
3. Tal (USSR) 2660
4. Spassky (USSR) 2655
5. Korchnoi (USSR) 2650
6. Portisch (Hungary) 2650
7. Petrosian (USSR) 2640
8. Botvinnik (USSR) 2630
9. Polugaevsky (USSR) 2625
10. Larsen (Denmark)β¦
1. Fischer (USA) 2780
2. Karpov (USSR) 2660
3. Tal (USSR) 2660
4. Spassky (USSR) 2655
5. Korchnoi (USSR) 2650
6. Portisch (Hungary) 2650
7. Petrosian (USSR) 2640
8. Botvinnik (USSR) 2630
9. Polugaevsky (USSR) 2625
10. Larsen (Denmark)β¦
2020 #SpeedChess Championship
Two matches left in the #speedchess round of 16!
Don't miss these next two matches π
Sunday: Duda vs. FabianoCaruana
Monday: Anish giri vs. Artemiev
Two matches left in the #speedchess round of 16!
Don't miss these next two matches π
Sunday: Duda vs. FabianoCaruana
Monday: Anish giri vs. Artemiev
β The #SpeedChess Championship continues this Sunday with a must-watch matchup!
βοΈ GM Fabiano Caruana vs GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda βοΈ
βοΈ GM Fabiano Caruana vs GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda βοΈ
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βSundays with Unityβ
November 15th, 2020
U2200 Championship
π΄14:00 GMTπ΄
π4th UnityChess International U2200 Championship
π΅ $600+ for 100+ players
π₯ All players need to do Live Stream, enter to the Zoom or do Self Video Recording.
π΄Video camera needs to cover the full view of the screen and player body.
Team: https://lichess.org/team/unity-chess-u2200-championship
Tournament: https://lichess.org/tournament/Rc12hDuq
November 15th, 2020
U2200 Championship
π΄14:00 GMTπ΄
π4th UnityChess International U2200 Championship
π΅ $600+ for 100+ players
π₯ All players need to do Live Stream, enter to the Zoom or do Self Video Recording.
π΄Video camera needs to cover the full view of the screen and player body.
Team: https://lichess.org/team/unity-chess-u2200-championship
Tournament: https://lichess.org/tournament/Rc12hDuq