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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
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
🔗 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


🔗 Viswanathan Anand (@vishy64theking):

Today ....20 years ago . Any guesses?
#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
*** Titled Tuesday Blitz
Official

Rating: Open 766 players Dec 22, 2020, 9:30 PM
🎂 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.
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)
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)
Ivan Cheparinov wins VII Sunway Sitges Open with 8.0/10
chessbase.in/news/Sunway-Sitges-Open-Round-10-report