The press conference of the winner of the interzonal tournament in Riga-1979 had to be postponed for day. Ruben Rodriguez (PHI) really wanted to beat the winner and leave the last place. But it turned out the opposite. 14 (17) was one of the best results in the history of chess.

🔗 Sergey Kim (@sergey\_e\_kim)

Judit Polgar - Best Chess Tactics

Argentinian grandmaster Miguel Najdorf pictured in play v. Vlastimil Hort at Wijk aan Zee, January 1971.
Behind him - Svetozar Gligorić (Yugoslavia, left) and Robert Hübner (West Germany, right).
(Photo credit: H. Pot/ANEFO, via http://nationaalarchief.nl.)

🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)

Best Checkmate Combinations Ever - 55

Solve the 50 best chess puzzles from Wijk aan Zee while you wait for #TataSteelChess to start later today:
https://chesspuzzle.net/List/63

The Immortal Problem!!

♟ | Let's see how we transformed Dorpshuis de Moriaan in Wijk aan Zee into the brand new playing hall set-up for the 83rd edition of the #TataSteelChess Tournament!

♟ | Are you ready? First round of the #TataSteelChess Tournament starts in 1 hour (14.00 CET)! Follow the games via our international live stream 👉 http://www.tatasteelchess.com

♟Blue heart | 14 Chess Grandmasters in Wijk aan Zee Right pointing backhand index first round of the 83rd edition of the #TataSteelChess Tournament today!

Jan-Krzysztof Duda on #TataSteelChess: "The fact is that in my case it's rare for anything to go according to plan! Therefore I'm not intending to think about the result but to enjoy the return to the chessboard"
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/duda-on-wijk-aan-zee
#c24live

High level over-the-board action in Wijk aan Zee.

In Carlsen-Firouzja, Sesse has basically shown 0.00 the entire game. Perfect play. #TataSteelChess
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🔗 Tarjei J. Svensen (@TarjeiJS):
Oops. Did I just jinx it? Carlsen just blundered. #TataSteelChess

Instead of exchanging everything and entering a worse rook endgame that should be drawn, Carlsen decides to complicate things. I guess this is still unclear, but risky play with two pawns down.

♟ | First time in the Tata Steel Masters for Andrey Esipenko and a draw in Round 1. #TataSteelChess