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!

#TataSteelChess

♟💙 | Meet our friend Luuk (8 y/o)! This little reporter is a #TataSteelChess fan and he made this video for a school assignment. Well done, Luuk!

For those who don't speak Dutch 🇳🇱, here is the translation of Luuk's story:

• “The Tata Steel Chess tournament will continue, despite COVID-19.”
• “The tournament can continue because they have held up to all the COVID-19 measures.”
• “On the 15th of January they will start from this location.”
• “Only the 14 Grand Masters will play. The amateur chess players will sadly not be able to play this year.”
• “The chess tournament is known from all over the world.”
• “Because there are no people allowed to visit, it will also be broadcasted online.”

♟💙 | Who will win the Tata Steel Chess Tournament Starting tomorrow? #TataSteelChess'
anonymous poll

🇮🇷 Alireza Firouzja – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 55%

🇫🇷 MVL – 2
👍👍 18%

🇳🇴 Magnus Carlsen – 1
👍 9%

🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana – 1
👍 9%

Other ▶️ – 1
👍 9%

🇳🇱 Anish Giri
▫️ 0%

🇵🇱 Jan-Krzysztof Duda
▫️ 0%

👥 11 people voted so far.

Round 6 of the Round Robin tournament is over
GM Hovik Hayrapetyan leads the tournament crosstable with 5.5 points.