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♟Sundays with Unity♟
January 17th, 2021
U2200 Championship
🔴14:00 GMT🔴
💎6th Unity Chess International U2200 Championship
💵$400 Guaranteed Prizes
🎥 All players need to do Live Stream, enter to the Zoom or do Self Video Recording.
🔴Video camera needs to cover the full view of the screen and player body.
💥Special Discount: 20% discount for members of Unity Chess main channel in Telegram:
https://t.me/UnityChessInternational
🔴 We will use Lichess peak blitz rating minus 100 points for “Unrated” players. For example if one unrated player has a peak blitz rating of 2150, we will deduct 100 points and the player will compete for the prizes in 2000-2099 section.
🔹All players are required to join the Unity Team, which has been formed on Lichess for this tournament.
🔹All players must take part in the tournament with their official Lichess ID otherwise won’t be able to win the prizes.
🔹Winners of class prizes can only receive prizes related to their rating level.
🔹For Rating Category prizes, we will be considering the Maximum current FIDE rating of all three formats.
⏹Regulations:
1️⃣Type: U2200
2️⃣Date: December 20th, 2020 at 14:00 (GMT)
3️⃣Time Control: 3+0
4️⃣Website: Lichess.org
5️⃣Total time: 120 minutes
6️⃣Entry Fee: $5 for Europe & North America. The rest are $2 via representatives.
7️⃣The Berserk option is available.
8️⃣All players are required to have played at least 30 rated blitz games with their Lichess account.
9️⃣No more registration will get accepted one hour prior to the tournament!
✍️ Registration:
1️⃣ North America, Europe, countries with no representatives:
🌐www.unitychess.com
📧sundayswithunity@gmail.com
2️⃣ Asia, Africa, Latin America:
Via Representatives
Open:
1️⃣$50
2️⃣$30
3️⃣$20
Seniors 50+:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4
2100-2199:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4
2000-2099:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4
1900-1999:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4
1800-1899:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4
1700-1799:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4
1600-1699:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4
1500-1599:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4
U1500:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4
Best Women and Africans for each rating category:
1️⃣$5
🎁Unity Lucky Awards:
The 50th, 100th, 150th, 200th, 250th, 300th, 350th, 400th, 450th, 500th, places that will be announced at the end of the tournament by Lichess. Each of these players will be paid $5.
Minimum 4 games are required to get eligible to win the Lucky Prizes.
Team: https://lichess.org/team/unity-u2200-championship-jan-17
Tournament: https://lichess.org/tournament/h3xhtHyu
🌐The goal of this tournament is to provide a safe environment where chess players can compete and enjoy the games. Wish everyone good luck!
January 17th, 2021
U2200 Championship
🔴14:00 GMT🔴
💎6th Unity Chess International U2200 Championship
💵$400 Guaranteed Prizes
🎥 All players need to do Live Stream, enter to the Zoom or do Self Video Recording.
🔴Video camera needs to cover the full view of the screen and player body.
💥Special Discount: 20% discount for members of Unity Chess main channel in Telegram:
https://t.me/UnityChessInternational
🔴 We will use Lichess peak blitz rating minus 100 points for “Unrated” players. For example if one unrated player has a peak blitz rating of 2150, we will deduct 100 points and the player will compete for the prizes in 2000-2099 section.
🔹All players are required to join the Unity Team, which has been formed on Lichess for this tournament.
🔹All players must take part in the tournament with their official Lichess ID otherwise won’t be able to win the prizes.
🔹Winners of class prizes can only receive prizes related to their rating level.
🔹For Rating Category prizes, we will be considering the Maximum current FIDE rating of all three formats.
⏹Regulations:
1️⃣Type: U2200
2️⃣Date: December 20th, 2020 at 14:00 (GMT)
3️⃣Time Control: 3+0
4️⃣Website: Lichess.org
5️⃣Total time: 120 minutes
6️⃣Entry Fee: $5 for Europe & North America. The rest are $2 via representatives.
7️⃣The Berserk option is available.
8️⃣All players are required to have played at least 30 rated blitz games with their Lichess account.
9️⃣No more registration will get accepted one hour prior to the tournament!
✍️ Registration:
1️⃣ North America, Europe, countries with no representatives:
🌐www.unitychess.com
📧sundayswithunity@gmail.com
2️⃣ Asia, Africa, Latin America:
Via Representatives
Open:
1️⃣$50
2️⃣$30
3️⃣$20
Seniors 50+:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4
2100-2199:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4
2000-2099:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4
1900-1999:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4
1800-1899:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4
1700-1799:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4
1600-1699:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4
1500-1599:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4
U1500:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4
Best Women and Africans for each rating category:
1️⃣$5
🎁Unity Lucky Awards:
The 50th, 100th, 150th, 200th, 250th, 300th, 350th, 400th, 450th, 500th, places that will be announced at the end of the tournament by Lichess. Each of these players will be paid $5.
Minimum 4 games are required to get eligible to win the Lucky Prizes.
Team: https://lichess.org/team/unity-u2200-championship-jan-17
Tournament: https://lichess.org/tournament/h3xhtHyu
🌐The goal of this tournament is to provide a safe environment where chess players can compete and enjoy the games. Wish everyone good luck!
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$1000 Guaranteed Prizes
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$1000 Guaranteed Prizes
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Lone Pine, March 1976. First - Tigran Petrosyan! For a number of years, the small American city was the only one to host "elite" tournaments according to the Swiss system. First in 7 rounds, then in 9.
🔗 Sergey Kim (@sergey\_e\_kim)
🔗 Sergey Kim (@sergey\_e\_kim)
"My fascination for studies proved highly beneficial - it assisted my the development of my aesthetic understanding of chess, and improved my endgame play."
🔸 Vasily Smyslov
@UnityChessClub
🔸 Vasily Smyslov
@UnityChessClub
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Edward Lasker's Best Chess Tactics
7th USSR Team Cup, played at the Donetsk Sports Palace "Friendship". Rostov-on-Don, August 1971.
Spassky played on the first board for “Lokomotiev”. Karpov was the best junior in the competition, scoring 5½/6 in the 5th board for the Soviet Army team (SOVA).
🔗 David Llada ♞ (@davidllada)
Spassky played on the first board for “Lokomotiev”. Karpov was the best junior in the competition, scoring 5½/6 in the 5th board for the Soviet Army team (SOVA).
🔗 David Llada ♞ (@davidllada)
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Chess Fever (Shakhmatnaya goryachka) 1925
There seems to be some confusion about the greatest ever film about chess. Just to clarify, it's called Chess Fever, starring Capablanca. You can watch it for free here:
🔗 Elk and Ruby (@ilan\_ruby)
There seems to be some confusion about the greatest ever film about chess. Just to clarify, it's called Chess Fever, starring Capablanca. You can watch it for free here:
🔗 Elk and Ruby (@ilan\_ruby)
Wijk aan Zee, 24th January 1969. In round 9, Kick Langeweg (Netherlands) faces ex-World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik (USSR).
Botvinnik won this game on his way to sharing 1st-2nd place with his compatriot Efim Geller.
(Photo: J. de Nijs / ANEFO, via http://nationaalarchief.nl.)
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
Botvinnik won this game on his way to sharing 1st-2nd place with his compatriot Efim Geller.
(Photo: J. de Nijs / ANEFO, via http://nationaalarchief.nl.)
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
Unity Chess Club
Wijk aan Zee, 24th January 1969. In round 9, Kick Langeweg (Netherlands) faces ex-World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik (USSR). Botvinnik won this game on his way to sharing 1st-2nd place with his compatriot Efim Geller. (Photo: J. de Nijs / ANEFO, via http://…
langeweg_botvinnik_1969.pgn
642 B
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Best Checkmate Combinations Ever! - 53
Daily chess puzzle
Yudania Hernandez Estevez - Pamela Alarcon
Chess Olympiad, Tromsø 2014
https://chesspuzzle.net/Solution/212148
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Ushenina - Ana Matnadze, Hersonissos 2017
https://chesspuzzle.net/Solution/217795
Yudania Hernandez Estevez - Pamela Alarcon
Chess Olympiad, Tromsø 2014
https://chesspuzzle.net/Solution/212148
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Ushenina - Ana Matnadze, Hersonissos 2017
https://chesspuzzle.net/Solution/217795
chesspuzzle.net
Puzzle 212148: Black to checkmate
Click the diagram to solve this chess puzzle from the game Hernandez Estevez, Yudania - Alarcon, Pamela, Tromso 2014.
Puzzle of the Day!
Solve this puzzle on interactive board: chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/18750
Solve this puzzle on interactive board: chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/18750
Throwback Thursday: Carlsen’s first title in Wijk aan Zee
https://en.chessbase.com/post/throwback-thursday-carlsen-corus-2008
https://en.chessbase.com/post/throwback-thursday-carlsen-corus-2008
Aleksey Sarana Wins Jan. 12 Titled Tuesday
https://www.chess.com/news/view/aleksey-sarana-wins-jan-12-titled-tuesday
https://www.chess.com/news/view/aleksey-sarana-wins-jan-12-titled-tuesday
Magnus Carlsen was the highest-earning #esports player from prize money in 2020, according to research from esports betting site Unikrn.
The chess world champion took home $510,587, higher than any other pro gamer from the likes of DOTA 2, CS:GO or League of Legends.
🔗 International Chess Federation (@FIDE\_chess)
The chess world champion took home $510,587, higher than any other pro gamer from the likes of DOTA 2, CS:GO or League of Legends.
🔗 International Chess Federation (@FIDE\_chess)
The next five spots in the top-earners list are occupied by Call of Duty players with James Eubanks being 2nd after Carlsen with $383,325 in prizes.
Carlsen is not the only chess player on the list. Hikaru Nakamura is placed number 7 ($324,645), Wesley So number 12 ($246,180).
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattgardner1/2021/01/12/the-2020-esports-earnings-table-prizes-plummet-chess-wins-big/?__twitter_impression=true&sh=c72aff86af4c
Carlsen is not the only chess player on the list. Hikaru Nakamura is placed number 7 ($324,645), Wesley So number 12 ($246,180).
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattgardner1/2021/01/12/the-2020-esports-earnings-table-prizes-plummet-chess-wins-big/?__twitter_impression=true&sh=c72aff86af4c