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Garry Kasparov at his home in Moscow in August/September 1999 (Sygma Collection). I understand why his two nephews seem a little worried: it's like doing Physics homework in front of Einstein.

πŸ”— Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
Congrats to GM Alireza Firouzja for winning this month's Titled Arena πŸ†

GM Daniel Naroditsky finished 2nd and Magnus Carlsen finished 3rd after playing the second half of the tournament 🀯

Full standings: https://lichess.org/tournament/feb21lta
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Everyone would benefit from a handmade winning sweater from their mother. ❀️

πŸ”— Judit Polgar (@GMJuditPolgar)
Janusz Kudelka (Airbnb California, 2061) just played the best game of the event and probably the best game of his life against an IM Ali Muhammad Lutfi.

In this position he went for a kill: 21. Rxd6!! exd6 22. exf6 Rc7 23. Qxe6 Qd7 24. fxg7+ Kxg7 25. Qf6+ Kg8 26. Qf8#

Amazing!
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How to play the Queen's Gambit: Peter Heine Nielsen vs Veselin Georgiev
Nicolas Garcia would almost have been doing well if not for 23...e4! by the World Champion
There's one more round today when we're going to see the star names in action before most of their teams are knocked out!
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Even small gestures can change lives.

πŸ”— Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
"When I shared my experience with Covid last year, I was touched to receive so much support from my chess family! And I was really glad to share this victory with them, too." GM Irina Krush on Covid and winning her 8th title in this month's Chess Life magazine. ♛❀️
Florencio Campomanes welcoming Bobby Fischer as he landed in Manila in mid-October 1973 (AP Archive).

πŸ”— Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
"To find the right plan is just as hard as looking for its sound justification."

πŸ”Έ Emanuel Lasker

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Pictured at the opening ceremony of the FIDE_chess Women's Candidates' Semi-final, Vilnius, September 1980: Marta Litinskaya-Shul, Vladas MikΔ—nas (chief arbiter) & Nana Alexandria.
Alexandria won the match 7:5 (+5,-3,=4).

πŸ”— Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)