"The laws of chess do not permit a free choice: you have to move whether you like it or not."
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@UnityChessClub
🔸 Emanuel Lasker
@UnityChessClub
16 year old Spassky vs Smyslov Bucharest, 1953. Spassky won this sensational game, and many years later in an interview Spassky said that at one point Szabo was leading, and all the Soviet players received a message from the USSR: "Start making draws with each other."
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Boris Spassky vs Vasily Smyslov
Bucharest (1953), Bucharest ROU, rd 1, Jan-??
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation. Benoni Defense (E31) · 1-0
Bucharest (1953), Bucharest ROU, rd 1, Jan-??
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation. Benoni Defense (E31) · 1-0
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Capablanca [when asked why he did not "pay more attention to chess"]: "Because if I did, there would be nothing left for the others." https://bit.ly/3bLaWxw
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
Rotterdam, 8th July 1979. European Club Cup semi-final, Rd. 1. István Csom (Spartacus) faces Viktor Korchnoi (Volmac) on Board 1; on Board 2, Jan Timman was paired v. Ivan Faragó. FIDE President Max Euwe was also present.
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
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Best Checkmate Combinations Ever!
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The Magnus Carlsen Story - Part 1: Childhood
Magnus Carlsen had a long road to the World Chess Championship title - check out how it all began, with exclusive interviews with his father Henrik and sister Ellen!
Magnus Carlsen had a long road to the World Chess Championship title - check out how it all began, with exclusive interviews with his father Henrik and sister Ellen!
#MagnusInvitational quarterfinals tomorrow! Which matchup are you most excited over? #ChessChamps
The 8 spots for the knockout phase of #MagnusInvitational has been decided! Here are the final standings after 15 rounds. #ChessChamps
The great Mikhail Tal during the 50th USSR Chess Championship in April 1983. Half-way through, he withdrew due to illness (Sputnik Archive).
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🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
Bobby Fischer [in a January-February 1964 article]: "In a set match, Morphy would beat anybody alive today." https://bit.ly/3rRlz7z
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
The Chess Museum received Mikhail Botvinnik's autograph as a gift. It was presented by Evgenia Schukina, fine arts restorer of the Russian Museum https://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/chess_museum_receives_mikhail_botvinnik_s_autograph_as_gift/