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.)
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
(📷D. Donskoi, Novosti Press.)
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
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.
🔗 David Llada ♞ (@davidllada)
🔗 David Llada ♞ (@davidllada)
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Best Checkmate Combinations Ever! - 72
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…
"Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy" - Tarrasch
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/for-the-love-of-chess
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/for-the-love-of-chess
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WINNER! | Tari vs Van Foreest | Tata Steel Chess 2021
Grandmaster Daniel King presents Tari vs Van Foreest from the Tata Steel Chess tournament 2021. Support on Patreon: 🔥
Grandmaster Daniel King presents Tari vs Van Foreest from the Tata Steel Chess tournament 2021. Support on Patreon: 🔥
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My wife is watching some series and suddenly there is funny moment about chess 😂 I guess many people feel similar about chess and prefer something more dynamic and simple🎲🕛⏳
🔗 Ruslan Ponomariov (@Ponomariov)
🔗 Ruslan Ponomariov (@Ponomariov)
The Opera Euro Rapid Tournaments starts on Saturday
https://en.chessbase.com/post/meltwater-champions-chess-tour-start-des-opera-euro-rapid
https://en.chessbase.com/post/meltwater-champions-chess-tour-start-des-opera-euro-rapid