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"Chess" porcelain tea set, USSR, 1963

🔗 Soviet Visuals (@sovietvisuals)

Yu Yangyi and Tan Zhongyi win Chinese Championships, our congratulations! 🏆🏆

The open section was a three-man race among Lu Shanglei, Wei Yi, and Yu Yangyi who clinching the champion title thanks to the best result in the direct encounters.

https://fide.com/news/884 #chess

Sergey Karjakin - Best Chess Tactics

MVL draws to make it through against So and we've got a semi-final line-up no-one could have predicted!

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/champions-chess-tour-airthings-masters-2020-knockout/3/2/3

Dubov-Radjabov and Aronian-MVL start tomorrow at the same time!
#c24live #ChessChamps #AirthingsMasters

World champion Carlsen eliminated from the tournament! Insanely impressed game By Dubov and defeat Magnus twice today. #AirthingsMasters

Dubov as modern Mikhail Tal

Airthings Masters: Carlsen, Nakamura, Nepomniachtchi, So Eliminated

https://www.chess.com/news/view/airthings-masters-quarterfinals-day-2

What a win and what a celebration by Daniil Dubov, who knocks out Magnus Carlsen!

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/champions-chess-tour-airthings-masters-2020-knockout/2/1/3

#c24live #ChessChamps #AirthingsMasters

What an unbelievable day in Airthings Masters that saw favourites Carlsen, Nakamura and So all knocked out in the quarterfinal. Highlights. #ChessChamps

Thessaloniki Olympiad 1988. Sofia Polgar, Ildiko Madl, Susan Polgar, Klara Polgar, and Kasparov. Photo: Lars Grahn

@UnityChessClub

Nigel is just at the beginning and is getting advice from the Vice-World Champion. He was "the terrible Viktor" only at the chessboard and may be when analyzing the game. In my life I enjoyed communicating with chess amateurs, giving interviews, advising young talents.

🔗 Sergey Kim (@sergey\_e\_kim)

"Many men, many styles; what is chess style but the intangible expression of the will to win."

🔸 Aron Nimzowitsch

@UnityChessClub

Wijk aan Zee, 19th January 1970. Mark Taimanov (USSR) is pictured in play v. Pal Benko (USA) in the 9th round of the traditional Hoogovens event. The opening was a Benko Gambit; Taimanov won in 58 moves.
(Photo credit: E. Koch / ANEFO, via http://gahetna.nl.)

🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)

Bobby Fischer [in late September 1972, upon his return to New York]: "I never thought I see the day when chess would be all over the front pages here but confined only to one paragraph in 'Pravda.' I guess that's my fault."

🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)

Move of the Day!
Happy new year 🙂