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Ex-World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik (USSR), pictured during a simultaneous display at the MacLellan Galleries in Glasgow, Scotland. 13th January 1967.
(Photo via http://chessscotland.com.)

🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
Bobby Fischer studying in the bathtub, his mom’s foot on his head.
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🔗 Roaring Pawn (@chessContact)
GM Mikhail Antipov, incidentally one of the players who chose to play without a face mask, has left the Russian Championship Superfinal as he tested positive for COVID-19. Points scored by and against him remain in the crosstable.
Ian Nepomniachtchi beats Sergey Karjakin in just 2 hours to not only take the sole lead in the Russian Championship but climb above Ding Liren to world no. 3 with a personal best 2794.9 live rating!
16-year-old Leya Garifullina is the first player to avoid defeat to 19-year-old Polina Shuvalova, who now leads the Women's Russian Championship with 6.5/7!
14.Nf6+!?? is just a typical day at the office for Valentina Gunina!
Back in Sitges 🇪🇸 for Sunway Chess Open! It's gonna be a challenging one, but I'm happy to be back at an over-the-board open tournament again! Will take photos, operate DGT boards and record some masterclasses.

Games start Sunday at 4.30pm CET. https://www.sunwaychessfestival.com/

🔗 Lennart Ootes (@LennartOotes)

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/sunway-sitges-2020-a/1/1/1
The first round of the U.S. Championship Online Qualifier kicked off on Friday as well. IM Christopher Yoo is the early leader:
The first round of the U.S. Championship Online Qualifier kicked off on Friday with GMs Dariusz Swiercz, Andrew Tang, Elshan Moradiabadi, Aleksandr Lenderman, Timur Gareyev, Daniel Naroditsky, Robert Hess, and IM Christopher Yoo playing their first games of the round-robin event.
Nakamura Wins 2020 Speed Chess Championship Final Presented By OnJuno