Who REKT Who? Alireza Firouzja Sub Battle vs Chessbrahs

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🔗 Alireza Firouzja (@AlirezaFirouzja)

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.)

🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)

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

🔸 Alexander Alekhine

@UnityChessClub

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

🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)

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

🔗 International Chess Federation (@FIDE\_chess)

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

🔗 International Chess Federation (@FIDE\_chess)

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.

🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)

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.

🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)

Best Checkmate Combinations Ever!

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

Chess in education, chess for people with disabilities, or the support fund for distinguished chess seniors? Which social project would you like to support?

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Magnus Carlsen picks his Chess Fantasy Football Team, starting with the goalkeeper... ⚽️

"He’s a good player who rarely loses, but he also doesn’t win enough games or tournaments to warrant a place in the outfield!"

https://chess24.com/en/read/news/magnus-carlsen-picks-his-chess-fantasy-football-team
#c24live

"It wouldn’t surprise me if Anya Taylor Joy's stellar portrayal does more to promote chess worldwide than all the real­-world champions," says Garry Garry Kasparov, a former world chess champion. "Anyone who can do that can do anything" #TIME100Next https://ti.me/3qut2sG

Creative genius & master of tactics (as described by his peers) David Bronstein was born #OnThisDay in 1924.

One of the strongest players of his generation & a renowned writer; his book Zurich International Chess Tournament 1953 is among the greatest chess books ever written.

Creative genius and one of the strongest players to not become a world champion, David Bronstein was born on this day in 1924.

For him, "chess is imagination". Here is one of his amazing moves played in 1963 against Brzozka: 48... Rxb3+! 💥

Full game: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1262289

"I maintain that in every position that arises, we should deliberately search, among other things, for pieces which have no retreat. If we see one, we automatically look to see if it can be netted."

🔸 Cecil Purdy

@UnityChessClub