"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

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)

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)

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)

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

Puzzle of the Day!
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

Aleksey Sarana Wins Jan. 12 Titled Tuesday

https://www.chess.com/news/view/aleksey-sarana-wins-jan-12-titled-tuesday

*** Titled Tuesday Blitz
Official

Rating: Open 773 players Jan 12, 2021

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 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

Grand Chess Tour 2021 Players Announced!
▶️ 10 full tour participants
▶️ 5 Tournaments
▶️ $1.275 million prize fund
Read the full press release and learn more about the 2021 tour on our website https://grandchesstour.org

♟💙 | Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021 👉 Only ☝️ day to go!

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