"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.
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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)
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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…
Four years ago today, I was in #Iran - probably for the last time in my life.
🔗 Nigel Short (@nigelshortchess)
🔗 Nigel Short (@nigelshortchess)
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Best Checkmate Combinations Ever! - 77
Puzzle of the Day!
Solve this puzzle on interactive board: chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/78934
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It's Carlsen-MVL and So-Radjabov in the semi-finals after tour leader Teimour Radjabov ends a dramatic day by beating Anish Giri in the final blitz game!
#c24live #ChessChamps #OperaEuroRapid
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BREAKING: Carlsen is through to the semifinal of #OperaEuroRapid beating Dubov after a thrilling armageddon game! #ChessChamps