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
He was also a mathematician, philosopher, and excelled in other games like bridge or Go.
#OnThisDay #ChessHistory
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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
🔗 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
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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…
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Daily chess puzzle
Valery Skatchkov - Meri Arabidze, Titled Tuesday 2020
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/216310
Valery Skatchkov - Meri Arabidze, Titled Tuesday 2020
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/216310
chesspuzzle.net
Puzzle 216310: Black to checkmate
Click the diagram to solve this chess puzzle from the game Skatchkov, Valery - Arabidze, Meri, chess.com 2020.
🔗 Tanmaya Lal (@Tanmaya\_Lal):
No guesses !
Vishy Anand was crowned the FIDE World Champion for the first time this day two decades ago in Tehran
A memorable title match to follow for us serving then in Iran
Seen here posing excitedly with Aruna and Vishy ♟
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🔗 Viswanathan Anand (@vishy64theking):
Today ....20 years ago . Any guesses?
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No guesses !
Vishy Anand was crowned the FIDE World Champion for the first time this day two decades ago in Tehran
A memorable title match to follow for us serving then in Iran
Seen here posing excitedly with Aruna and Vishy ♟
➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖
🔗 Viswanathan Anand (@vishy64theking):
Today ....20 years ago . Any guesses?
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#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
Here's a lesson where you can Play like Lasker:
https://www.chess.com/lessons/play-like-emanual-lasker
Chess.com
Play Like Emanuel Lasker - Chess Lessons
Emanuel Lasker was the 2nd World Champion and reigned for a record 27 years between 1894 and 1921. Find out how he did it by figuring out the moves of five of his greatest games!
⚔️ 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
♟ #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
https://www.chess.com/news/view/mamedyarov-wins-dec-22-titled-tuesday
John Donaldson's new book on Bobby Fischer says that Fischer's name first appeared in print in Helms' "Brooklyn Daily Eagle" column of January 18, 1951 (when he was 7, not 8). I have looked up that column.
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
And we have a winner!!! 🏆 Bulgarian 🇧🇬 GM Ivan Cheparinov wins 7th #SunwaySitges International Chess Festival! We rushed to congratulate him, but could only be second as his wife GM Antoaneta Stefanova - former Women's World Champion - had already done 😄. Congratulations again!
🔗 Sunway Chess Open (@SunwayChessOpen)
🔗 Sunway Chess Open (@SunwayChessOpen)
Ivan Cheparinov wins VII Sunway Sitges Open with 8.0/10
chessbase.in/news/Sunway-Sitges-Open-Round-10-report
chessbase.in/news/Sunway-Sitges-Open-Round-10-report