Viktor Korchnoi would've turned 90 today. #OnThisDay

One of the strongest players never to have become World Chess Champion, Korchnoi was a 10-time World Championship candidate & 4-time USSR champion. He played 3 official championship matches with Karpov.

Inimitable Viktor Korchnoi was born 90 years ago. Great and terrible he was famous for dedication to chess and fighting spirit. Arguably the strongest player not to become World Champion, at 70 he still won a supertournament, at 80 beat 2700+, at all times - will be remembered.

https://ruchess.ru/en/persons_of_day/viktor_korchnoi/

Some young players (500-1,500 ratings) are spending way too much time on openings while neglecting tactics, endgames, middle game strategies, etc. It is super important for kids to “Learn Chess the Right Way”!

🔗 Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar)

Leadership lessons from a chess master: Beware overconfidence

https://www.fastcompany.com/90615163/leadership-lessons-from-a-chess-master-beware-overconfidence?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss

Recipe for genius: How child chess prodigies master the game

In their recent documentary, Canada's premier investigative program cbcfifth looks at examples of parents who attempted to foster genius in chess, with different outcomes.

The new Julius Baer Challengers Chess Tour

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/advancing-gender-equality-in-chess-the-new-julius-baer-challengers-chess-tour/articleshow/81615285.cms
https://en.chessbase.com/post/julius-baer-challengers-chess-tour-announcement

It is an honour being the co-host of the julius baer Challengers Chess Tour, a new event will feature some of the world’s top young male and female talents! It starts on April 8. ♟❤️
#ChessChallengers

🔗 Judit Polgar (@GMJuditPolgar)

🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess):
Vilnius, March-April 1984. At the age of 63, Vasily Smyslov (World Champion 1957-58; born 100 years ago today) managed to reach the final of the FIDE_chess Candidates, where he faced Kasparov.
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🔗 Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63):
Smyslov played so well into his senior years that it seemed he would play until 100 and beyond. He was world champion six years before I was born and we met in this candidates final a quarter century later! A legend.

https://t.me/UnityChessClub/21157

"My fascination for studies proved highly beneficial, it assisted the development of my aesthetic understanding of chess and improved my endgame play." - Vasily Smyslov.

Smyslov composed more than 150 studies over a period of 64 years. Will you try to solve one? #YourMove

🔗 International Chess Federation (@FIDE\_chess)

A fantastic photograph by Mig Greengard showing Garry Kasparov and Vladimir Kramnik at the end of their world championship match in London in November 2000.

🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)

Best Checkmate Combinations Ever!

Daily chess puzzle in memory of Vasily Smyslov, who was born on this day 100 years ago.
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/86921

Anatoly Karpov during a military parade at his arrival in Baguio City in July 1978 for his world championship match against Victor Korchnoi.

🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)

Anya Taylor-Joy: The Queen’s Gambit Star on Life Before and After a Smash

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/03/anya-taylor-joy-on-life-before-and-after-a-smash

👏 Congratulations to the top three players from today's Titled Tuesday, GM Dmitry Andreikin, Hikaru Nakamura, and the winner GM Pavel Anisimov! 👏

Nicolaas Henneman. Glicée. 1841.
Perhaps the first chess photograph

🔗 Diego Rasskin Gutman (@drasskin)