♟ | The first moves of the first tournament Magnus Carlsen ever played!
“There are certain traps in the opening that you have to avoid. Even when your opponent makes moves that look unreasonable, try and at least check if they have a plan.”
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And the WINNER is... | Van Foreest vs Giri | Tata Steel Chess 2021

Grandmaster Daniel King presents Van Foreest vs Giri from the Tata Steel Chess tournament 2021.

Dutch double winners at Wijk aan Zee: Jan Timman (left) and Gennadi Sosonko, joint winners together in 1981; Sosonko was shared winner with Geller in 1977, Timman won again and outright in 1985. Picture from the Chess Olympiads at Thessaloniki 1984.

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"I've seen - both in myself and my competitors - how satisfaction can lead to a lack of vigilance, then to mistakes and missed opportunities."

🔸 Garry Kasparov (2010) "How Life Imitates Chess"

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A problem composed by the great-great granduncle of the brilliant Dutchman who won the prestigious Tata Steel Chess Championship yesterday! The chess legacy of the Van Foreests goes back to the 19th century, but no doubt, presently it is in the best hands. 🙂

🔗 ChessBase India (@ChessbaseIndia)

Check Mates.
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A colourised image of elderly members of the Clapham Common Open Air Chess and Draughts Club, circa 1920. The club met regularly during the afternoons to play on Clapham Common.
Source : Daily Mail

🔗 Richard James (@chesstutor)

The rest of the newsletter is devoted to chess culture and art, in its many different forms: from modern podcasts to ancient paintings. You can read it here:
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Some facts about this artwork allegedly depicting Hitler and Lenin in early 1900s Vienna. https://bit.ly/3cs1HTH

🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)

Best Checkmate Combinations Ever! - 68

Puzzle of the Day!
Solve this puzzle on interactive board: chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/243324

What a performance! Congratulations for the new Dutch star Jorden van Foreest! It is a feeling does not happen very often to win the Tata Steel Chess ahead of Carlsen, Caruana, Giri , MVL and other great players!

🔗 Judit Polgar (@GMJuditPolgar)

♟ | 14 Tata Steel Masters in Wijk aan Zee, 13 rounds in a round-robin tournament, more than two weeks full of chess... and all followed online by millions of chess fans around the world!

Thank you all for an unforgettable #TataSteelChess Tournament 2021! 💙

Game of the Week - Week 4

GMs Burak Firat and Vasif Durarbayli analyze Wojtaszek-Caruana from #TataSteelChess as their Game of the Week:

https://www.chess.com/blog/Durarbayli/game-of-the-week-week-4

"I really doubt I will ever top this!"

21-year-old Jorden van Foreest ended a stunning day of chess by defying what seemed the destiny of Anish Giri finally winning his home super-tournament! Big final report:

https://chess24.com/en/read/news/jorden-van-foreest-wins-tata-steel-masters

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After spending a relaxing weekend in the desert, I just got home to see the epic fail from #tatasteelchess today. I will be ranting about it on my stream tomorrow. #JusticeforAlireza

🔗 Hikaru Nakamura (@GMHikaru)

Talking about #justiceforalireza now on stream

https://www.twitch.tv/gmhikaru

Stopping the game and disturbing players in time pressure is never acceptable, specially in this specific situation. This half point would not put any halt on Alireza’s career but let us be firm now and not let it happen again. Spread the word #chess #justiceforalireza

🔗 Elshan Moradiabadi (@eli\_1985\_mor)

Svetozar Gligorić was born #OnThisDay in 1923.
He won the Yugoslavian championship a record 12 times, and represented his country with great success (+88−26=109) in 15 Chess Olympiads leading the team to Gold in 1950. In 1958, he was declared the best athlete of Yugoslavia.

“The best indicator of a Chess Player's form is his ability to sense the Climax of the game.”~Boris Spassky.

Well then I guess Spassky was almost always in form, as he was known for his ability to sense critical moments.

🔗 Chess History (@MrMarksTV)

Belgrade 1970
Soviet Union vs The Rest of the World
Ivkov, Gligoric, Spassky, Keres, Najdorf.

🔗 Roaring Pawn (@chessContact)

Best Checkmate Combinations Ever! - 70