What a rollercoaster of a game, but Magnus Carlsen wins a 4th game in a row to end Day 1 of the #OperaEuroRapid as the sole leader!

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/meltwater-champions-chess-tour-opera-euro-rapid-2021-prelims/5/1/4
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Carlsen: "Overall I'm very happy with my play - the spirit I had to always try for the maximum!"

Magnus leads So and Nepo by half a point despite losing his first game of the day to Wesley

"I was thinking in Tata when I was at 50% after 8 rounds - this is just not who I am!"
Magnus Carlsen leads the #OperaEuroRapid on 4/5 after a spectacular first day. Check out our 7 Conclusions:

https://chess24.com/en/read/news/opera-euro-rapid-1-magnus-carlsen-leads-after-awesome-day-of-chess

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Shirov ON FIRE 🔥 | Shirov vs Skripchenko | Salamanca 2021

Grandmaster Daniel King presents Shirov vs Skripchenko from Salamanca 2021.

Impressive graphics of the Champ Chess Tour #OperaEuroRapid players' geography from the official broadcast on chess24com.

Black is in trouble. White wants to play Re8, but then Black still holds with f5. However, there is a way to elaborate on this idea, which Spassky did not find. He played 21.g4 and won anyway. But can you find the real killer move in this position?

#SundayTactics #YourMove

🔗 International Chess Federation (@FIDE\_chess)

Best Checkmate Combinations Ever! - 74

Reykjavík, July 1972.

🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)

Groningen, 13th August 1946. Osip Bernstein is pictured before the start of his 1st-round game v. Čeněk Kottnauer.
(Photo credit: unknown, via http://www.nationaalarchief.nl.)

🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)

Time to enjoy the weekend!

🔗 Hikaru Nakamura (@GMHikaru)

Sister St Joseph with some of the members of the chess club from St David Lewis RC School in Bettws (Wales), circa 1985.

📸: Joan Russell

🔗 David Llada ♞ (@davidllada)

Congrats to Levon Babujian (2440) on winning the 1st League of the 81st Armenian Championship. Alongside Tigran Harutyunian (2549) and Mamikon Gharibyan(2432), he qualified for the highest league and a chance to play on the Armenian team. #chessnews

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🔗 Alireza Firouzja (@AlirezaFirouzja)

8.dxe4!?! 👏👏👏

One of the most creative chess players of all time, David Bronstein, sacs a piece for two pawns in the opening and walks his pawns all over a Norwegian champion: 21.e5!, 22.f4!, 25.g4!

🔗 Sam Copeland (@Sam\_Copeland)

How To Win A Chess Game With Just Pawns - Best Of The 50s - Bronstein vs. Rojahn, 1956

Puzzle of the Day!
Solve this puzzle on interactive board: chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/24703