Mikhail Botvinnik during a simultaneous exhibition while touring the Netherlands in late 1958 (Associated Press archive).

🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)

Best Checkmate Combinations Ever - 47

Is 21...Nf4!! the greatest chess move ever played? 🤔

In game 6 of his 1960 world championship match with Botvinnik, Tal stunned the Soviet patriarch with this incredible intuitive knight sacrifice. 👏

🔗 Sam Copeland (@Sam\_Copeland)

Mikhail Tal Explains His Greatest Chess Move! - Best of the 60s - Botvinnik vs. Tal, 1960

Emanuel Lasker was born on December 24, 1868. The longest-reigning world chess champion, he retained his title for 26 years and 337 days from 1894 to 1921.

He was also a mathematician, philosopher, and excelled in other games like bridge or Go.

#OnThisDay #ChessHistory

Emanuel Lasker's Best Chess Tactics -1

Memories of another day

🔗 Viswanathan Anand (@vishy64theking)

20 years ago #OnThisDay Vishy Anand won his first of five world championship titles. Starting from a 100-player knockout, the final, played in Tehran, Iran, saw Anand beating Alexei Shirov 3.5-0.5.

#Legend

Daily chess puzzle
Valery Skatchkov - Meri Arabidze, Titled Tuesday 2020

https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/216310

#OnThisDay in 1868 the German mathematician, philosopher, and most of all, the second official world chess champion Emanuel Lasker was born. Lasker still holds the record for the longest reign: 27 years.

Here's a lesson where you can Play like Lasker:

https://www.chess.com/lessons/play-like-emanual-lasker

⚔️ Tactical shot of the day

♟ #OnThisDay in 1868, the great Emanuel Lasker was born. He was the world champion for 27 years. Albert Einstein was a good friend of him!

♟ Lasker playing black found an immediate way to win the game. Can you spot it?

♟ Chigorin vs Lasker, 1895

Mamedyarov Wins Dec. 22 Titled Tuesday

https://www.chess.com/news/view/mamedyarov-wins-dec-22-titled-tuesday

*** Titled Tuesday Blitz
Official

Rating: Open 766 players Dec 22, 2020, 9:30 PM

Results

Bullet is life #Akshayakalpa

🔗 Nihal Sarin (@NihalSarin)

🎂 Today is the birthday of Irina Krush, the only female American to hold the title of Grandmaster.

At age 14, Irina won the 1998 US Women's Chess Championship - the youngest ever in history, and a record that still stands. She has won this title on seven other occasions.