Wesley So crashes Carlsen's 30th birthday party to win the Skilling Open
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Wesley So crashes Carlsen's 30th birthday party to win the Skilling Open
"I have to apologize to Magnus for semi-ruining his
birthday!" said Wesley So after winning a blitz playoff to clinch 1st
place and the $30,000 top prize in the Skilling Open, the first event on the
$1.5 million Champions Chess Tour. The World Champion's…
birthday!" said Wesley So after winning a blitz playoff to clinch 1st
place and the $30,000 top prize in the Skilling Open, the first event on the
$1.5 million Champions Chess Tour. The World Champion's…
Place yourself in Carlsen's shoes and try to find the solution to 30 of his best chess tactics! Downwards arrow
https://chess.com/article/view/magnus-carlsen-puzzle-challenge
https://chess.com/article/view/magnus-carlsen-puzzle-challenge
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♟Sundays With Unity♟
December Schedule
‼️14:00 GMT‼️
🌐Women Championship:
December 6th, 2020
$500 for 100+ players
🌐Team Championship:
December 13th, 2020
$1500 for 100+ players
🌐U2200 Championship:
December 20th, 2020
$600 for 100+ players
🌐Mega Event:
December 27th, 2020
$2500 for 350+ players
December Schedule
‼️14:00 GMT‼️
🌐Women Championship:
December 6th, 2020
$500 for 100+ players
🌐Team Championship:
December 13th, 2020
$1500 for 100+ players
🌐U2200 Championship:
December 20th, 2020
$600 for 100+ players
🌐Mega Event:
December 27th, 2020
$2500 for 350+ players
One of the greatest ever chess minds Akiba Rubinstein and one of the most prominent chess trainers, analysts and theoreticians Semyon Furman born on this day. Rubinstein would have turned 140, Furman - 100. Profound and deep, they had a huge impact on the development of chess.
🔗 Emilchess (@EmilSutovsky)
🔗 Emilchess (@EmilSutovsky)
Today is the centenary of the birth of Semyon Furman, a prominent Soviet chess player, coach, and theoretician
Person of the Day: https://ruchess.ru/en/persons_of_day/semyon_furman/
Photo: http://Wikipedia.org
Person of the Day: https://ruchess.ru/en/persons_of_day/semyon_furman/
Photo: http://Wikipedia.org
“Under no circumstances should you play fast if you have a winning position. Forget the clock, use all your time and make good moves.”
🔸 Pal Benko
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@UnityChessClub
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Semyon Furman and a young Anatoly Karpov during a training session. No apps, no websites, no sophisticated engines and no tropical resorts for training camps. Just good old-fashioned books, magazines, and the irreplaceable one-to-one connection in a cold Soviet-era flat.
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A blitz game between Geller & Tal, with Karpov, Petrosian & Furman spectating. USSR, early 1970s.
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Karpov & his trainer Semyon Furman, Leningrad, 1970. The position on the board is from Karpov-Caro, Caracas 1970.
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Hello (chess) world!
That's me Jan-Krzysztof Duda.
It is my first day on Twitter.
As Christmas is coming I will open #JKDuda Advent Calendar. ;-)
Let me start from my 1st chess tournament - 2005 Kindergarten Chess Champ.
Can you find me?
And please find me and follow on FB, too.
🔗 Jan-Krzysztof Duda (@GM\_JKDuda)
That's me Jan-Krzysztof Duda.
It is my first day on Twitter.
As Christmas is coming I will open #JKDuda Advent Calendar. ;-)
Let me start from my 1st chess tournament - 2005 Kindergarten Chess Champ.
Can you find me?
And please find me and follow on FB, too.
🔗 Jan-Krzysztof Duda (@GM\_JKDuda)
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Garry Kasparov's Best Chess Tactics - 1
It's #SpeedChess quarterfinals week!
Dec. 2 at 9 a.m. Pacific / 18:00 Central Europe: Aronian-MVL
Dec. 3 at 5 a.m. Pacific / 14:00 Central Europe: Carlsen-Artemiev
Dec. 3 at 9 a.m. Pacific / 18:00 Central Europe: Nakamura vs. Fedoseev
Dec. 2 at 9 a.m. Pacific / 18:00 Central Europe: Aronian-MVL
Dec. 3 at 5 a.m. Pacific / 14:00 Central Europe: Carlsen-Artemiev
Dec. 3 at 9 a.m. Pacific / 18:00 Central Europe: Nakamura vs. Fedoseev
Participants at Bad Kissingen, August 1928.
L to R (standing) Euwe, Yates, Tartakower, Spielmann, Réti, Mieses, Bogoljubow; (seated) Nimzowitsch, Capablanca, Tarrasch, Marshall.
(Source: https://audiovis.nac.gov.pl.) #chess
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
L to R (standing) Euwe, Yates, Tartakower, Spielmann, Réti, Mieses, Bogoljubow; (seated) Nimzowitsch, Capablanca, Tarrasch, Marshall.
(Source: https://audiovis.nac.gov.pl.) #chess
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)