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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(Photo: H. Peters / ANEFO, via http://www.nationaalarchief.nl.)
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Amsterdam, 27th March 1956. The opening round of theFIDE_chess Candidates' tournament; Efim Geller (USSR) faces his compatriot Tigran Petrosian.
(📷H. Behrens / ANEFO, via http://www.nationaalarchief.nl)
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(📷H. Behrens / ANEFO, via http://www.nationaalarchief.nl)
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Wijk aan Zee, 29th January 1975. In the 13th round of the Hoogovens tournament, Vlastimil Hort (ČSSR) faces Lajos Portisch (Hungary).
(Photo: V. Verhoeff / ANEFO, via http://www.nationaalarchief.nl.)
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(Photo: V. Verhoeff / ANEFO, via http://www.nationaalarchief.nl.)
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Today's #FridayStudy was composed by Vitaly Chekhover (1908-1965), a Soviet chess player, chess composer, and a pianist.
It seems that White is in trouble as one of the black pawns will definitely become a queen. However, there is a saving resource! #YourMove
It seems that White is in trouble as one of the black pawns will definitely become a queen. However, there is a saving resource! #YourMove
The 13th World Chess Champion, Garry Kasparov, pictured in a restaurant in his home city of Baku. Photo taken in June, 1982, according to the archives.
(📷D. Donskoi, Novosti Press.)
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(📷D. Donskoi, Novosti Press.)
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This morning we had the privilege of visiting the Historical Library of the University of Salamanca, where they keep a copy of Lucena’s book. Published in 1497, this is the oldest surviving document on “modern chess”, with the game being played with the current rules.
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Tata Steel Chess Tournament Issues Statement On Firouzja Controversy
Firouzja on the #TataSteelChess controversy: "The fact that they understood that they made a big mistake was good. I'm happy that they said it will never happen [again]. In general, it was a great tournament."
https://www.chess.com/news/view/tata-steel-chess-2021-statement-firouzja-controversy
Firouzja on the #TataSteelChess controversy: "The fact that they understood that they made a big mistake was good. I'm happy that they said it will never happen [again]. In general, it was a great tournament."
https://www.chess.com/news/view/tata-steel-chess-2021-statement-firouzja-controversy
Titled Tuesday: Nakamura Back To Winning Ways
Hikaru Nakamura returned as the winner of #TitledTuesday on February 2. The American GM was the only player to score 10/11 and finished ahead of GMs Jeffery Xiong, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, and Vachier_Lagrave:
https://www.chess.com/news/view/nakamura-wins-february-2-titled-tuesday
Hikaru Nakamura returned as the winner of #TitledTuesday on February 2. The American GM was the only player to score 10/11 and finished ahead of GMs Jeffery Xiong, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, and Vachier_Lagrave:
https://www.chess.com/news/view/nakamura-wins-february-2-titled-tuesday
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Titled Tuesday: Nakamura Back To Winning Ways
GM Hikaru Nakamura returned as the winner of Titled Tuesday on February 2. The American grandmaster was the only player to score 10/11 and finished ahead of GMs Jeffery Xiong, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. This week's Titled Tuesday tournament…