World Champion Garry Kasparov, pictured at the chessboard c. 1986 with volume 40 of 'Informator' & volume 'D' of the Chess_Informant 'Encyclopedia of Chess Openings'.
The position on the board is from the game Timman v. Miles, Tilburg 1985.

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Good to show people that yes, color film existed way back then!
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Becoming world champion on November 10, 1985. Garry Kasparov

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Daily chess puzzle
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Chess puzzle of the week - Black to play and win #shorts

Even the simplest positions can be full of tricks. White to play and win. Happy weekend.

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Congratulations to Yan Nepomniachtchi and Anish Giri on reaching the final of the #MagnusInvitational! It's Carlsen-So for 3rd:

Completely dominating win by Magnus Carlsen who wins on demand and forces a tiebreak in the semifinals of #MagnusInvitational #ChessChamps

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Viktor Korchnoi, pictured, according to the archive, in play v. Garry Kasparov in the FIDE_chess Candidates' Semi-final match in London, Nov-Dec 1983.

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"The passed Pawn is a criminal, who should be kept under lock and key. Mild measures, such as police surveillance, are not sufficient."

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Tilburg, 23rd September 1980. World Champion Anatoly Karpov (USSR) is pictured at the start of his game v. Jan Timman (Netherlands) in the 4th round of the Interpolis tournament.

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Upcoming Tuesday, Match 23, will mark 90 years since Viktor Korchnoi's birthday.

Korchnoi played this game against Robert Byrne at Sousse Interzonal in 1967. White just carelessly played 28. Qc3. Can you finish the game for the legend?

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Another (uncredited) photo found on-line, where, based on the chessboard, the negative has evidently been reversed. This one shows Judit Polgar in play v. Leonid Yudasin, at, I believe, the rapid tournament in Oviedo, 1993. (The late Lembit Oll can be seen standing by Yudasin.)

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Yasser Seirawan, pictured at the 86th US Open in Hollywood, Florida, on the cover of the Nov. 1985 issue of 'Chess Life'.
Fresh from his qualification for the 1985 FIDE Candidates, Seirawan shared 1st-3rd place with Boris Spassky & Joel Benjamin, winning the event on tie-break.

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