50 years ago - Jan Timman's first appearance at Wijk aan Zee, where he won the B-group. Pictured in play here v. Rob Hartoch on 28th January 1971.
(Photo: Verhoeff, Bert / ANEFO, via http://www.nationaalarchief.nl.)
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(Photo: Verhoeff, Bert / ANEFO, via http://www.nationaalarchief.nl.)
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Rob Hartoch v. Jan Timman, Wijk aan Zee 'B' group, 28th January 1971. Victory in this game from the penultimate (14th round) helped Timman to 1st place & qualification for the next year's 'A' group. (Photo: B. Verhoeff / ANEFO, via http://nationaalarchief.nl.)β¦
hartoch_timman_1971.pgn
932 B
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Vasilios Kotronias - Best Chess Tactics
Today chess legend Maia Chiburdanidze celebrates her 60th anniversary. π
Women's World Champion at 17 by beating Georgian trailblazer Nona Gaprindashvili, Chiburdanidze kept the title for 13 years from 1978 to 1991.
π· by David Llada, 2018
#OnThisDay #HBD
Women's World Champion at 17 by beating Georgian trailblazer Nona Gaprindashvili, Chiburdanidze kept the title for 13 years from 1978 to 1991.
π· by David Llada, 2018
#OnThisDay #HBD
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Best Checkmate Combinations Ever - 56
60 years old today - Maia Chiburdanidze, Women's World Chess Champion 1978-1991; holder of the International Grandmaster title since 1984.
Photographed here at the Amsterdam OHRA event, 22nd July 1986.
(Photo: B. Molendijk / ANEFO, via http://www.nationaalarchief.nl.)
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Photographed here at the Amsterdam OHRA event, 22nd July 1986.
(Photo: B. Molendijk / ANEFO, via http://www.nationaalarchief.nl.)
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From left to right the four chess players: Maia Chiburdanidse, Nana Alexandria, Nona Gaprindashvili and Nana Ioseliani
Chess Olympiad, Lucerne 1982
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Chess Olympiad, Lucerne 1982
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GLORY TO THE QUEEN 2020| Trailer
The trailer for the new full-length documentary film ππΉπΌπΏπ ππΌ ππ΅π² π€ππ²π²π», dedicated to Georgian legends Nona Gaprindashvili, Maia Chiburdanidze, Nana Alexandria, and Nana Ioseliani, has been released.
Glory to the Queen is a film about winning and losing on the chessboard and in life. It is a cinematic reflection on how womenβs struggle for independence and their rebellion against powerful male systems echoes in individual and collective life stories.
The trailer for the new full-length documentary film ππΉπΌπΏπ ππΌ ππ΅π² π€ππ²π²π», dedicated to Georgian legends Nona Gaprindashvili, Maia Chiburdanidze, Nana Alexandria, and Nana Ioseliani, has been released.
Glory to the Queen is a film about winning and losing on the chessboard and in life. It is a cinematic reflection on how womenβs struggle for independence and their rebellion against powerful male systems echoes in individual and collective life stories.
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Maia Chiburdanidze against Petra Feustel, 1976 Tbilisi Interzonal. It seems Black is about to get mated but f5+ just gives the king a square on g5...Thinking face So how did Chiburdanidze finish the game?
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Solution.
43. Rg7+ Kf6 44. g5+! hxg5 45. Rgf7+ Kg6 46. f5+ Kh6 47. Rh7# 1-0
43. Rg7+ Kf6 44. g5+! hxg5 45. Rgf7+ Kg6 46. f5+ Kh6 47. Rh7# 1-0
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β | Vachier_Lagrave : βWhat can be played, what should be played... There is a lot of things I can do, there are a lot of openings Iβve been playing in the past few months. You will see as the tournament enfolds which openings I choose to playβ. #TataSteelChess
Carlsen on beating Firouzja
"I knew in my heart that once Iβd taken that decision I wasnβt going to back down later on & look for equality, so I knew at that point that at least mentally Iβd already burned some bridges!"
Round 1 #TataSteelChess report:
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/tata-steel-1-carlsen-gambles-to-beat-firouzja
"I knew in my heart that once Iβd taken that decision I wasnβt going to back down later on & look for equality, so I knew at that point that at least mentally Iβd already burned some bridges!"
Round 1 #TataSteelChess report:
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/tata-steel-1-carlsen-gambles-to-beat-firouzja
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Tata Steel 1: Carlsen gambles to beat Firouzja
Magnus Carlsen took down Alireza Firouzja in a spectacular
game where he first gave up two pawns and then a knight to crash home when the
17-year-old went astray in time trouble. Magnus is joined in the early lead of
the Tata Steel Masters by Anish Giriβ¦
game where he first gave up two pawns and then a knight to crash home when the
17-year-old went astray in time trouble. Magnus is joined in the early lead of
the Tata Steel Masters by Anish Giriβ¦
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β | Round 2 of the #TataSteelChess Tournament starts at 14.00 (CET).
Follow the games via our international live stream π http://www.tatasteelchess.com
Follow the games via our international live stream π http://www.tatasteelchess.com