📷 Vera Menchik during a simul exhibition in London, 1926.

In 1927, London hosted the first Women’s World Chess Championship, and Menchik, representing Russia, won it with a superb score: +10−0=1.

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There is a nice story about Korchnoi and Petrosian. Korchnoi had a lost position and he said to Petrosian-A draw? Or should I resign? And Petrosian answered-A draw!🤝. But unfortunately their relationship wasn't this good forever.

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"...writers seldom compose more than a few lines about Menchik without mentioning that male players defeated by her became, ipso facto, members of the Vera Menchik Club, but what's known for sure about the origins of this cardinal component of chess lore?" https://bit.ly/3diZcDy

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Daily chess puzzle
Haakert - Beckemeier, Schachbundesliga 1983

https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/234124

Carlsen To Play In FIDE Online World Corporate Chess Championship
The FIDE Online World Corporate Chess Championship will be held February 19-21, 2021. The first edition of the championship has big names such as GMs Magnus Carlsen, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Vladislav Artemiev, and Anish Giri among the participants.

https://www.chess.com/news/view/fide-online-world-corporate-chess-championship-2021

Who REKT Who? Alireza Firouzja Sub Battle vs Chessbrahs

We Just uploaded our FIRST video on Youtube, Make sure to check it out...Enjoy!

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Chess and Artificial Intelligence (2)

https://en.chessbase.com/post/chess-and-artificial-intelligence-2

Artemiev Wins Feb. 16 Titled Tuesday

https://www.chess.com/news/view/artemiev-wins-feb-16-titled-tuesday

The Paris international tournament of 1929. At the chessboard - Edgar Colle and Savielly Tartakower. Vera Menchik looks at the camera; she defeated Colle in this event. The artist Marcel Duchamp was also among the participants.
(Photo: Keystone Archive.)

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"The infallible criterion by which to distinguish the true from the would-be strategist is the degree of originality of his conceptions..."

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In this photo, taken in Berlin in 1946, Lipnitsky can be seen giving a simultaneous display.

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One of the new FIDE Trainers Commission awards is set up to recognize the first coach, as endorsed by leading chess player(s). It bears the name of Liu Wenzhe (1940-2011), the pioneer and leader of China’s chess over four decades.
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Tribute to Liu Wenzhe: https://www.fide.com/news/955

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In this video, filmed during the third edition of the Asian Cities Chess Championship (Hong Kong, February/March 1981) you can see Liu Wenzhe in action playing for Bejing.
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Thank you Olimpiu G. Urcan for sending it to us! #ChessHistory

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In 1986, FIDE took the rare step of issuing a detailed review of press coverage of its activities. For the full, fascinating account, see the end of https://bit.ly/3psmMjH.

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Magnus Carlsen and Garry Kasparov in April 2010, photographed by Heiko Junge. The average Elo rating of this formidable two-man team at their peak: 2866.

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Puzzle of the Day!
Solve this puzzle on interactive board: chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/52357