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
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#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)
Speaking about facing Dubov, Carlsen said: "Certainly this was not an ideal pairing for me considering what happened last time. But every tournament is a new one so I thought I just need to focus on playing well."
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https://fide.com/news/940
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Carlsen leads Opera Euro Rapid quarter-final
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen took control of his Opera Euro Rapid quarter-final with a dominating display
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TRICKED | Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura | Opera Euro Rapid 2021
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Cat and mouse | Magnus Carlsen vs Daniil Dubov | Opera Euro Rapid 2021
Grandmaster Daniel King presents Magnus Carlsen vs Daniil Dubov from the Opera Euro Rapid tournament 2021.
Grandmaster Daniel King presents Magnus Carlsen vs Daniil Dubov from the Opera Euro Rapid tournament 2021.
1963 USSR Team Championship. Lev Polugaevsky, the leader of the Russian team, is interested. The brilliant play of Nona Gaprindashvili (8.5 points out of 9) allowed the Georgian chess players to take the honorable 6th place.
🔗 Sergey Kim (@sergey\_e\_kim)
🔗 Sergey Kim (@sergey\_e\_kim)
"Good players develop a tactical instinct, a sense of what is possible or likely and what is not worth calculating."
🔸 Samuel Reshevsky
@UnityChessClub
🔸 Samuel Reshevsky
@UnityChessClub
Korchnoi wrote in his book Chess is My Life of his September 16, 1977 meeting with Fischer that took place in Pasadena, California:
I sensed that he was terrible alone and I was staggered by his chess memory. Whatever game I mentioned, he would answer instantly.
🔗 Chess History (@MrMarksTV)
I sensed that he was terrible alone and I was staggered by his chess memory. Whatever game I mentioned, he would answer instantly.
🔗 Chess History (@MrMarksTV)
The opening round of the 21st Olympiad, Nice, 7th June 1974. The USSR v. Scotland match in Preliminary Group 1.
Karpov (w) 1-0 Pritchett
Korchnoi 1-0 McKay
Spassky 1-0 Levy
Tal ½-½ Jamieson.
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
Karpov (w) 1-0 Pritchett
Korchnoi 1-0 McKay
Spassky 1-0 Levy
Tal ½-½ Jamieson.
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
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25 years ago today, on February 10, 1996, IBM's Deep Blue won a landmark game from Garry Kasparov.
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
A good day in history for me to stay off Twitter! 😂 But as I wrote in Deep Thinking, the alternative history where I refused to play these computer matches was never acceptable to me. It was a fascinating challenge, more blessing than curse.
🔗 Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63)
🔗 Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63)
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Don't fear intelligent machines. Work with them | Garry Kasparov
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Don't fear intelligent machines. Work with them | Garry Kasparov
I mentioned it in How Life Imitates Chess and expanded on it in the NY Review of Books in 2010 that got a lot of attention. Then Deep Thinking & my TED talk in 2017. Ironic this comes out on the 25th anniversary of my first loss to Deep Blue! https://www.ted.com/talks/garry_kasparov_don_t_fear_intelligent_machines_work_with_them?language=en
🔗 Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63)
🔗 Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63)
Ted
Don't fear intelligent machines. Work with them
We must face our fears if we want to get the most out of technology -- and we must conquer those fears if we want to get the best out of humanity, says Garry Kasparov. One of the greatest chess players in history, Kasparov lost a memorable match to IBM supercomputer…