Even a chess player of the old school could hardly resist Mikhail Tal's charm. Alexander Kotov warmly writes in his book "Jokingly and Seriously" about his meetings with the 8th world champion

🔗 Sergey Kim (@sergey\_e\_kim)

Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it’s okay to lose. I don’t. You have to be merciless.

🔸 Magnus Carlsen

@UnityChessClub

16-year-old Bobby Fischer - the world's youngest grandmaster - is pictured in play v. Edgar Walter in the 1st round of the Zürich international, 19th May 1959. This encounter - a draw - features in Fischer's 'My 60 Memorable Games'.
(Photo: Ullstein Bild.)

🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)

The 1980 Olympics were difficult for the USSR national team. The Hungarian team was ahead for a long time. In the 11th round, they managed to beat the USA with great difficulty. The victory was brought by the youngest member of the team who defeated Leonid Shamkovich.

🔗 Sergey Kim (@sergey\_e\_kim)

https://t.me/UnityChessClub/26800

Leonid Stein in 1964 (Lviv, Ukraine)

🔗 Grabinsky Vladimir (@grandcoach)

Move of the Day!

Puzzle of the Day!
Solve this puzzle on interactive board:👇👇

Something that makes people put their smartphones down, gather together, and think by themselves, can't be a bad thing. #chess

🔗 David Llada ♞ (@davidllada)

Congrats to Magnus Carlsen, Yan Nepomniachtchi, Wesley So, and Hikaru Nakamura on making it to the semifinals of the #skillingopen tournament!

It's Carlsen vs. Nepo and So vs. Nakamura in the #SkillingOpen semi-finals, starting tomorrow!

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/champions-chess-tour-skilling-open-2020-knockout/3/2/2
#c24live #ChessChamps

It was a great fight today from Anish Giri, but not quite enough! There's plenty of time to hit back, as this is just the beginning - the Champions Chess Tour action continues for a full season until September 2021 🍿🍿🍿

https://championschesstour.com

#ChessChamps #SkillingOpen

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🔷 GM Abdusattorov Nodirbek (14204118) chesswarrior04 M (2662) UZBEKISTAN 🇺🇿 U16

🔷 GM Darmen Sadvakasov (13700464) Halshoy M (2629) KAZAKHSTAN 🇰🇿

🔷 IM Thomas Beerdsen (1030108) MeneerMandje M (2585) NETHERLANDS 🇳🇱

🔷 GM Aleksej Aleksandrov (13500139) ALEKSANDROV73 M (2582) BELARUS 🇧🇾

🔷 IM Gabor Nagy (737119) Gabix94 M (2562) HUNGARY 🇭🇺

🔷 GM Vugar Rasulov (13402390) rasulovvugar M (2553) AZERBAIJAN 🇦🇿

🔷 GM Javokhir Sindarov (14205483) SindarovGM (2544) UZBEKISTAN 🇺🇿 U14

🔷 GM Quesada Perez Luis Ernesto (3520773) ElAsesinoFavorito M (2542) CUBA 🇨🇺

🔷 IM Leon Livaic (14531534) Leon_Livaic (2540) CROATIA 🇭🇷

🔷 GM Artur Gabrielian (4131002) Gabrielian M (2539) RUSSIA 🇷🇺

🔷 GM Maksat Atabayev (14001101) Maksat-94 M (2475) TURKMENISTAN 🇹🇲

🔷 IM Renato R. Quintiliano Pinto (2117568) QuintilianoR M (2469) BRAZIL 🇧🇷

🔷 FM Frederik Svane (12923044) Chessfis M (2459) GERMANY 🇩🇪 U16

🔷 IM Mitrabha Guha (5057000) Mitrabha M (2445) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 IM Samir Sahidi (14936372) samisahi M (2430) SLOVAKIA 🇸🇰

🔷 IM Vilka Sipila (505455) wannabe2700 M (2428) FINLAND 🇫🇮

🔷 WGM Anna M Sargsyan (13308130) asargsyan F (2402) ARMENIA 🇦🇲

🔷 IM Gulnar Mammadova (13403508) aisa86 F (2400) AZERBAIJAN 🇦🇿

🔷 IM Jose Camacho Collados (2265427) pedrada88 M (2400) SOUTH KOREA 🇰🇷

🔷 FM Sengdorji Dondukov (4197828) Donseng M (2391) RUSSIA 🇷🇺

🔷 FM Evgeni Krasilnikov (4139739) lider34 M (2381) RUSSIA 🇷🇺

🔷 IM Jose Daniel Gemy (3301478) StiffMaster1 M (2380) BOLIVIA 🇧🇴

🔷 FM Konstantin Popov (34137910) EleKtRoMaGnlt (2371) RUSSIA 🇷🇺 U16

🔷 FM Alexis Tahay (26090961) Lex6699 M (2366) FRANCE 🇫🇷

🔷 IM David Sh Gevorgyan (13303244) Felini21 M (2361) ARMENIA 🇦🇲

🔷 FM Kharola Om (25075772) okchess1 M (2314) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 FM Andres Cabrera Huaman (3801195) AndresChessCusco M (2306) PERU 🇵🇪

🔷 FM Alex Cuevas (114260) Hangar-18 M (2296) ARGENTINA 🇦🇷

🔷 FM Aldiyar Ansat (13715658) Chefot M (2289) KAZAKHSTAN 🇰🇿

🔷 FM Yaroslav Pavlovski (4166566) Strelok2222 M (2288) RUSSIA 🇷🇺

🔷 FM Aaryan Varshney (45048975) aaryan_varshney M (2277) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 IM Alejo Ismael Gimenez Aguirre (Argentina) Parkour1 M (2265) ARGNTINA 🇦🇷

🔷 IM Ronny Gunawan (7100035) bubeng01 M (2261) INDONESIA 🇮🇩 S50

🔷 FM Mukhiddin Madaminov (14210703) Player_06 M (2258) UZBEKISTAN 🇺🇿 U14

🔷 WIM Bianka Havanecz (704814) chessbia F (2257) HUNGARY 🇭🇺

🔷 FM Sargis A Manukyan (13303970) Saqochess M (2244) ARMENIA 🇦🇲

🔷 FM Tamerlan Bekturov (13710184) LagraveSamuell M (2244) KAZAKHSTAN 🇰🇿

🔷 FM Amir Hosein Kashefi (12557935) A_H_Kashefi M (2234) IRAN 🇮🇷

🔷 FM Marat Denishev (24131563) DenishevM M (2234) RUSSiA 🇷🇺

🔷 FM Harahap Yoga Pradafa (7105843) ypradafah M (2220) INDONESIA 🇮🇩

🔷 WFM Adriana Sakorenko (34130249) Krestik F (2216) RUSSIA 🇷🇺

🔷 WIM Mukherjee Arpita (5056403) arpitachess F (2206) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 FM Cristian Camilo Soto (4407008) Sotico2020 M (2202) COLOMBIA 🇨🇴

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🔷 Aradhya Garg (25006746) Aradhyagarg2000 M (2198) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Zaenal Arifin (Fide Unrated) panji_KBPL M (2181) INDONESIA 🇮🇩

🔷 FM Cesar Quinones Paucar (3800601) xEsLu M (2180) PERU 🇵🇪

🔷 FM Daler Vakhidov (14205262) Millionaire_19 (2177) UZBEKISTAN 🇺🇿

🔷 WIM Shanti Nur Abidah (7104898) ShantiNurAbidahWIM F (2167) INDONESIA 🇮🇩

🔷 Amir Ali Ghafourian (12533831) The_North_Remembers M (2165) IRAN 🇮🇷

🔷 WFM Shania Mae Mendoza (5211158) ViciousKnight30 F (2158) PHILIPPINES 🇵🇭

🔷 WIM Yulia Efremova (14113953) Efremova F (2145) UKRAINE 🇺🇦

🔷 FM Umut Erdem Gunduz (6381383) Heineken03 M (2137) Turkey 🇹🇷

🔷 NM Ricky Rismanto (7102070) rickyrich M (2125) INDONESIA 🇮🇩

🔷 Rahman Suarman (Fide Unrated) RS_KBPL M (2120) INDONESIA 🇮🇩

🔷 Arindam Mukherjee (5004080) amjee_19 M (2120) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 FM Banele Mhango (14327040) Banelevich M (2117) AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA
🇿🇦

🔷 WFM Elena Homiakova (13507761) Homino F (2113) BELARUS 🇧🇾

🔷 Aakash Dalvi (25033220) aakash-dalvi M (2110) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Sanket Chakravarty (25032038) AFMCR M (2106) INDIA 🇮🇳 U16

🔷 FM Olexandr Prohorov (14105578) Prohorov_Olexandr123 M (2100) UKRAINE 🇺🇦

🔷 Nilesh Gupta (Fide Unrated) King_nilesh M (2092) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Udit Kamdar (35046284) uditkamdar M (2086) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Ronaldo-Khagokpam (Fide Unrated) ronaldo-khagokpam1 M (2085) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 FM L M S T De Silva (9953698) SUSAL M (2085) Sri LANKA 🇱🇰 U14

🔷 FM Samandar Shermuhammadov (14205602) Samandar04 M (2063) UZBEKISTAN 🇺🇿 U16

🔷 FM Ivan Excender Soriano Quispe (3822656) Hangar-18 (2060) M PERU 🇵🇪 U16

🔷 M. Sadegh Mahmoody (12501360) Mesterseen M (2054) IRAN 🇮🇷

🔷 Addisalem Temesgen (15700160) addiz M (2039) AFRICA/ETHIOPIA 🇪🇹

🔷 WFM Maria Jose Toro Pradenas (3412610) huachiminga F (2029) CHILE 🇨🇱

🔷 Ajay Ramanj (Fide Unrated) ajayramani M (2024) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 WFM Dorina Demeter (778079) DemeterDorina F (2022) HUNGARY 🇭🇺 U16

🔷 I Wayan Ekanata Darma Pradnyana (7109857) Ekanata-KBPL M (2014) INDONESIA 🇮🇩

🔷 Milad Khodabandeh (12538620) persian_leopard M (2010) IRAN 🇮🇷

🔷 Homa Alavi (12507547) homay17 F (2003) IRAN 🇮🇷

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🔷 Sharan Rao (5073464) TheNight_King M (1992) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Ako Heidari (12506389) Kurdistan1300 M (1983) IRAN 🇮🇷

🔷 Pedro Henrique Nascimento Alves (2134454) M (1977) BRAZIL 🇧🇷

🔷 Sainath Ravuri (25160664) chess_tal M (1970) INDIA 🇮🇳 U14

🔷 Mariami Janiashvili (13612077) MariamJaniashvili F (1963) GEORGIA 🇬🇪

🔷 Chandra Putra Winahyu (7107587) PW_KBPL M (1954) INDONESIA 🇮🇩

🔷 WIM Beverly Mendoza (5201250) dettolwch F (1947) PHILIPPINES 🇵🇭

🔷 Josephine Berago (5204526) cafe21 F (1945) PHILIPPINES 🇵🇭

🔷 Maruf Choudhury (Fide Unrated) maruff M (1918) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Himanshu Ranjan (45072981) himanshurchess M (1907) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Akshay Anand Nandekar (25030400) Ak_1718 M (1893) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Davood Asgharvand (12516171) Dokijobava M (1884) IRAN 🇮🇷

🔷 Armin Rahmat Pour (22537856) Fortune2004 M (1840) IRAN 🇮🇷

🔷 A Ghobadi Bigvand (12502987) ghobadi_a M (1817) IRAN 🇮🇷 S50

🔷 Prosun Biswas (Fide Unrated) biswas1985p M (1813) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Manuchehr Mehrabi (12510963) mm1340 M (1810) IRAN 🇮🇷

🔷 Niki Nadernia (12576689) niki_ndr F (1801) IRAN 🇮🇷

🔷 Armin Zerafat (22511474) September23 M (1799) IRAN 🇮🇷 U16

🔷 Solomon Mekonnen (15701611) chobaw M (1780) AFRICA ETHIOPIA 🇪🇹

🔷 Khagokpam Bishwajit Singh (25137395) biso_cat M (1777) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Tirtha Sarkar (25081950) HyperBroly M (1771) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Prashanth J Naik (45001944) mrperfectprash M (1753) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 WFM Nur Aini Rasyid (7108842) BT21PJM F (1741) INDONESIA 🇮🇩

🔷 Hairith Dhingra (Fide Unrated) Tomandjerryrace M (1741) INDIA 🇮🇳 U14

🔷 Abdallah M Nisthar (46698582) locoajedrecista (1741) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Kudzanayi Charinda (11000538) Kukola F (1735) AFRICA ZIMBABWE 🇿🇼

🔷 M.Hudan N (7124759) noscope_360 M (1735) INDONESIA 🇮🇩

🔷 Ritwik Banerjee (Fide Unrated) borisspasskyfan M (1732)

🔷 Kishore.K (25976613) KishoreK M (1718) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Oam Baheti (Fide Unrated) princebaheti M (1715) INDIA 🇮🇳 U12

🔷 Mateus Ferreira Gomes (22714022) mateusdireito M (1690) BRAZIL 🇧🇷

🔷 Morteza Bigdeli (Fide Unrated) MortezaBigdeli M (1689) IRAN 🇮🇷

🔷 Avhad Prajwal (45081824) Whitepheonix M (1680) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Rajesh Gupta (5048141) rschessforever M (1680)

🔷 Babak Haghdoust (35750476) babak1234 M (1676) IRAN 🇮🇷

🔷 Linda Shaba (11001631) Dalitso F (1672) AFRICA ZIMBABWE 🇿🇼

🔷 Samarth J Rao (46652370) Samjrao M (1664) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Neeraj Kumar (Fide Unrated) IAmNeerajArya M (1628) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Fábio André Campos (Fide Unrated) M (1592) BRAZIL 🇧🇷

🔷 Nandini B Mudaliar (46644946) Nandini01 F (1591) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 S.Suraj (Fide Unrated) de-mon1234 M (1545) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Vakcheri Mohitha (45041873) jonathan1980 F (1544) INDIA 🇮🇳 U14

🔷 Nishchay Arora (25672452) Nishchay10 M (1510) INDIA 🇮🇳

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November 29th, 2020
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🔷 Arun Prasath (25018990) rayasbhasa M (1489) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Maedeh Yousefian (22568670) brightburnm F (1471) IRAN 🇮🇷 U10

🔷 Devi Dayal Singh (35087665) Devil1524 M (1466) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Mihir Shah (46628878) anonymous61596 M (1457) INDIA 🇮🇳 U16

🔷 Tyagi Raghubar Dayal (25661914) Raghubar_Tyagi M (1452) INDIA 🇮🇳 S65

🔷 Benny PC (35059262) bennypc M (1427) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Akshay Anand Nandekar (Fide Unrated) Ak_1718 M (1413) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 S. Praveen Narayan (35053841) chesS_Saint M (1407) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Guru Prakash (25138316) GP_lion M (1402) INDIA 🇮🇳 U12

🔷 Podar Vidhan (25763881) Vidhan2001 M (1402) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 C. Sathya Pramod (Fide Unrated) Sathya_pramod M (1400) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Sridhar K (Fide Unrated) s_r_i_ks M (1400) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Vaibhav Bapurao Kenjale (Fide Unrated) Vaibhav10120 M (1323) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Adharsh.D.P (25731009) Adharshpurush M (1311) INDIA 🇮🇳 U14

🔷 Merissa Wongso (30941679) RedAngel77 F (1311) USA 🇺🇸 U14

🔷 Sherwin Lester Dsouza (Fide Unrated) TigreUno619 M (1310) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Raj Pandya (46658785) Scorpionking08 M (1280) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Harikrashna Nitinbhai Parikh (25664611) ParikhHarikrashna M (1279) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Patel Harsh (Fide Unrated) Harsh10048 M (1278) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Abhinav.D.P (25730991) Purushabhinav M (1245) INDIA 🇮🇳 U12

🔷 M.Shanmukum (46642552) Shanmukum2004 M (1236) INDIA 🇮🇳 U16

🔷 Arun Palaniappan (46601937) arun_chess M (1230) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Mathiyazhagan M (25925130) MathiNila M (1227) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Seyed Mahmood Naghibi Esfahani (12583421) Naghibichess M (1196) IRAN 🇮🇷 S65

🔷 Vishwaa. A (25688685) vishwaahareesh2007 M (1195) INDIA 🇮🇳 U14

🔷 Rahul Khemlal Chavhan (25916750) Biqueen M (1179) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Siddharth Sarma (25101285) siddharthsarma_2003 M (1163) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Gaurav Sachin (35022539) sachingaurav M (1136) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Mishka Mathur (25903721) mishka49 F (1134) INDIA 🇮🇳 U12

🔷 Varun Desai (25121510) Varun_Desai M (1128) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Sanjay Kumar (25177435) f105 M (1096) INDIA 🇮🇳 S50

🔷 Theertha CG (25736418) Farmhousevilla F (1071) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Pratham Kumar (25992171) integration_dx M (1039) INDIA 🇮🇳

🔷 Keshav G (25978675) cytoplasm M (607) INDIA 🇮🇳

♟Sundays with Unity♟
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Participant Biography
🇰🇿KAZAKHSTAN🇰🇿

Darmen Sadvakasov is a Kazakhstani chess player. He is a five-time national champion and a former world junior champion. Sadvakasov was awarded the title of International Master by FIDE in 1995. In 1998 he won the World Junior Championship and as a result he was granted the title of Grandmaster.

Born: April 28, 1979 (age 41 years), Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Title: Grandmaster (1998)
FIDE rating: 2629
Peak rating: 2643 (October 2008)

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Participant Biography
🇷🇺RUSSIA🇷🇺

Sergey Viktorovich Volkov is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was Russian champion in 2000. Volkov competed in the FIDE World Championship in 2000, 2002, and 2004, and in the FIDE World Cup in 2007.

Born: February 7, 1974 (age 46 years), Saransk, Russia
Education: Mordovskiy Gosudarstvennyy Universitet Im. N.p. Ogareva
Title: Grandmaster (1998)
FIDE rating: 2570
Peak rating: 2659 (July 2007)