WesleySo finished third in the preliminaries and will face Jan-Krzysztof Duda in the #OperaEuroRapid quarterfinals.
A chance for revenge for the Airthings Masters as Magnus Carlsen takes on Daniil Dubov again in tomorrow's #OperaEuroRapid quarterfinals!
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/meltwater-champions-chess-tour-opera-euro-rapid-2021-knockout#live
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/meltwater-champions-chess-tour-opera-euro-rapid-2021-knockout#live
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Opera Euro Rapid | Knockout 2021
Opera Euro Rapid | Knockout chess tournament LIVE with computer analysis on chess24.com
World no. 3 Ding Liren got a consolation win over Magnus, but he lost a shocking 8 games to end bottom of the table: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/meltwater-champions-chess-tour-opera-euro-rapid-2021-prelims/13/1/8
#c24live #ChessChamps #OperaEuroRapid
#c24live #ChessChamps #OperaEuroRapid
Young chessplayers in Arboga, Sweden. The year is 1964, according to the archive.
The boy watching on the right is none other than the legendary Ulf Andersson.
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
The boy watching on the right is none other than the legendary Ulf Andersson.
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
Ex-World Champion Boris Spassky, pictured at the 21st Olympiad, Nice, June 1974. He played on Board 3 for the gold-medal-winning USSR Team.
(Photo credit: J-P. Tilquin.)
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(Photo credit: J-P. Tilquin.)
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
Victor Korchnoi and Anatoly Karpov at Hastings, December 1971 (Popperfoto Archive).
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
William Lombardy on Samuel Reshevsky [in his 2011 book "Understanding Chess"]: "His physical stature was that of the smallest ape. But he had the heart, the courage, and the determination of a gorilla protecting his turf and family."
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
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Daily chess puzzle
Jolanta Zawadzka - Edyta Jakubiec, Poland 2016
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/14526
Jolanta Zawadzka - Edyta Jakubiec, Poland 2016
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/14526
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Puzzle 14526: White to win
Click the diagram to solve this chess puzzle from the game Zawadzka, Jolanta - Jakubiec, Edyta, Poland 2016.
Carlsen, MVL & So take the lead in their quarterfinals so Dubov, Aronian & Duda will need to win on demand tomorrow to force a playoff! Giri-Radjabov is tied after a trade of blows
#ChessChamps #OperaEuroRapid
#ChessChamps #OperaEuroRapid
Alireza Firouzja: 'I am thinking about improving and having fun'
Last Sunday AlirezaFirouzja joined IM Anna Rudolf and IM Levy Rozman in their #OperaEuroRapid coverage and discussed a wide range of topics. Here’s a selection of quotes:
https://www.chess.com/news/view/alireza-firouzja-interview-chess
Last Sunday AlirezaFirouzja joined IM Anna Rudolf and IM Levy Rozman in their #OperaEuroRapid coverage and discussed a wide range of topics. Here’s a selection of quotes:
https://www.chess.com/news/view/alireza-firouzja-interview-chess
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Alireza Firouzja: 'I am thinking about improving and having fun'
GM Alireza Firouzja hasn't given many interviews yet, but during a live broadcast of the Opera Euro Rapid tournament he opened up about a wide range of topics such as his experience in 2020, being respected as a top player, playing against GM Magnus Carlsen…
Far off in the desert and away from the distractions of the modern world.
🔗 Hikaru Nakamura (@GMHikaru)
🔗 Hikaru Nakamura (@GMHikaru)