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Buenos Aires, 14th November 1978. In the opening round of the international tournament sponsored by the newspaper Clarín, grandmaster Oscar Panno (Argentina) faces ex-World Champion Vasily Smyslov (USSR).
(Photo: http://www.lanacion.com.ar.) #chess

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A photo of the young Bobby Fischer; according to the archive, it is from c. 1957.
(📷Everett Collection.)

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Puzzle of the Day!
Solve this puzzle on interactive board: chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/242549
Another OTB event with some big names is starting! The 3rd Salamanca Chess Festival includes a rapid tournament (40 min. + 5 sec.) with Veselin Topalov, David Anton, and Alexei Shirov as the top seeds.

https://www.chess.com/events/2021-magistral-de-salamanca
First day of Salamanca University #chess festival. Veselin Topalov and Nurgul Salimova leading with perfect score 2 out of 2. https://salamancachessfestival.com
It's So-Carlsen in Round 1 as the #OperaEuroRapid kicks off on Saturday at 17:00 CET! Full pairings & details:

https://chess24.com/en/read/news/wesley-so-vs-carlsen-opera-euro-rapid-starts-saturday

#c24live #ChessChamps
The 3rd event of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour is just days away: The opera Euro Rapid will begin on February 6th at 17.00 CET. Who is your favourite? #ChessChamps https://championschesstour.com/
At the drawing of lots for the Hoogovens tournament, Wijk aan Zee, 19th January 1978 - grandmaster Vikor Korchnoi.
(Photo: H. Peters / ANEFO, via http://www.nationaalarchief.nl.)

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"Play on both sides of the board is my favorite strategy."

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