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'One of the BEST days of my life' | Andrey Esipenko vs Magnus Carlsen | Tata Steel Chess 2021
Grandmaster Daniel King presents Andrey Esipenko vs Magnus Carlsen from the Tata Steel Chess tournament 2021.
Grandmaster Daniel King presents Andrey Esipenko vs Magnus Carlsen from the Tata Steel Chess tournament 2021.
Again finishing last and again grinding down his opponent in an endgame, Alireza Firouzja wins another game and is now the sole leader at #TataSteelChess going into the second rest day!
Going into the rest day it’s Alireza Firouzja leading the race, with Andrey Esipenko joining the 4-player chasing pack. Magnus Carlsen is now 1.5 points adrift on 50% and needs to win at least 3 of his remaining 5 games to have a realistic chance of an 8th title.
The head-to-head scores before Round 9 are as follows.
The head-to-head scores before Round 9 are as follows.
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THE FINAL MISTAKE | Donchenko vs Firouzja | Tata Steel Chess 2021
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🗣 | Andrey Esipenko: "I was dreaming to play games against Magnus. My goal at the #TataSteelChess Tournament is to win at least one game, but I don’t feel pressure because it’s my first tournament. I just want to play well and play interesting games."
And so he did. 😉
And so he did. 😉
Found a box with (analogue) pictures from the Corus tournament 2001. Watch them on my Flickr page. https://flickr.com/photos/vanreem/albums/72157718033629526 #TataSteelChess #chess #chesshistory
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Corus Chess Tournament 2001 Wijk aan Zee
Wijk aan Zee, The Netherlands, January 12th to January 28th, 2001
On this second rest day at #TataSteelChess, the serious chess student is not fully deprived of free, high-class chess material. Here's the third edition of Burak Firat & Vasif Durarbayli's Game of the Week:
https://www.chess.com/blog/Durarbayli/game-of-the-week-week-3
https://www.chess.com/blog/Durarbayli/game-of-the-week-week-3
Chess.com
Game of the Week - Week 3
Every day, we are faced with hundreds of decisions that could change the course of our future. For most of us, fortunately, the majority of these decisions are not life-changing. However, consider if you were the leader of an organization in which many of…
Having met for the first time at the chessboard in 1971, the 8th and 12th world champions remained on friendly terms until 1992 (death of Mikhail Tal). Collaboration with Karpov helped Mikhail maintain excellent chess form and helped Karpov discover new facets of his talent.
🔗 Sergey Kim (@sergey\_e\_kim)
🔗 Sergey Kim (@sergey\_e\_kim)
Do you know who he is?
Hint: he was one of the first people in the world to be awarded the Grandmaster title.
🔗 David Llada ♞ (@davidllada)
Hint: he was one of the first people in the world to be awarded the Grandmaster title.
🔗 David Llada ♞ (@davidllada)
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Best Checkmate Combinations Ever! - 63
Puzzle of the Day!
Solve this puzzle on interactive board: chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/151182
Solve this puzzle on interactive board: chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/151182
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♟ | We are back after the second rest day! Are you ready again? Round 9 of the #TataSteelChess Tournament starts at 14.00 (CET).
Follow the games via our international live stream 👉 http://www.tatasteelchess.com
🔗 Tata Steel Chess (@tatasteelchess)
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Follow the games via our international live stream 👉 http://www.tatasteelchess.com
🔗 Tata Steel Chess (@tatasteelchess)
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