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Paul Keres, pictured at the 12th USSR Championship in Moscow, September-October 1940.
In the final photo he is seen in play v. Grigory Levenfish in the 17th round of the event, which was held in the Grand Hall of the Conservatory.
(Photo credits: A. Yegorov, Sovfoto.)

๐Ÿ”— Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
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Footage from Paul Keresโ€™ spectacular golden jubilee celebration (Tallinnfilm, 1966).

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Puzzle of the Day!
Solve this puzzle on interactive board: chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/130143
Paul Keres bronze monument in his hometown Narva, photo by Ad Meskens.

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The second top GM who arrived safely in #wijkaanzee is Vachier_Lagrave. Welcome back, Maxime, it is great to have you here after 6 years of absence. First round in 9 days. #tatasteelchess

๐Ÿ”— Jeroen Van Den Berg (@Jvdbergchess)
Congrats to Max Warmerdam, who just scored his third GM norm (and his second in two weeks time!) to become the latest Dutch grandmaster!

https://www.chess.com/events/2020-bassano-january/09-Niemann_Hans_Moke-Warmerdam_Max
White heavy check mark FIDE approves Online Chess Regulations.

The FIDE Council has approved a new set of rules to be applied to official online chess competitions. The document will be incorporated into the laws of chess.

Find the Regulations here: https://fide.com/news/889

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40 years ago this month; Wijk aan Zee, January 1981.
#1 Jan Timman;
#2 Ulf Andersson & Genna Sosonko;
#3 Mark Taimanov & Evgeny Sveshnikov;
#4 Gyula Sax.
(Photo credits: R. Bogaerts (#1, #3, #4) M. Antonisse (#2), via http://www.nationaalarchief.nl.) #tatasteelchess

๐Ÿ”— Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
"Morphy gained most of his wins by playing directly and simply, and it is simple and logical method that constitutes the true brilliance of his play, if it is considered from the viewpoint of the great masters."

๐Ÿ”ธ Jose Raul Capablanca

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Salo Flohr & Mikhail Botvinnik, pictured during their 12-game match held in Moscow & Leningrad, 1933 (via http://www.chesspro.ru). #chess

๐Ÿ”— Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)