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March 28th, 2021
Mega & Team
🥇IM Yoseph Theofilius Taher
March 28th, 2021
Mega & Team
🥇IM Yoseph Theofilius Taher
An exhibition of 'living chess' in front of ~8,000 spectators in Palace Square, St Petersburg, 24th July 1924. The 'pieces' were men from the Red Fleet (White) & the Red Army (Black), respectively conducted by local masters Pyotr Romanovsky & Ilya Rabinovich.
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
"We can compare classical chess and rapid chess with theater and cinema - some actors don't like the latter and prefer to work in the theater."
🔸 Boris Spassky
@UnityChessClub
🔸 Boris Spassky
@UnityChessClub
I'm absolutely thrilled to report the discovery of this great 1950s photograph involving a very young Bobby Fischer. The two ladies are yet to be identified.
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
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#OnThisDay in 2013, Magnus Carlsen won one of the most dramatic Candidates Tournaments in history. He would clinch his first world title vs Viswanathan Anand in Chennai later that year. Here's Carlsen interviewed by Peter Doggers after his win in London:
Magnus Carlsen on winning the London Candidates' Tournament
Magnus Carlsen on winning the London Candidates' Tournament
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100 Years 100 Brilliancies! - 2
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Solution presented by Daniel King:
Chess puzzle of the week - White to play and win shorts
Chess puzzle of the week - White to play and win shorts
SF Deizisau convincingly wins the European Club Cup
https://en.chessbase.com/post/european-chess-club-cup-2021-final-2
https://en.chessbase.com/post/european-chess-club-cup-2021-final-2
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SF Deizisau convincingly wins the European Club Cup
With a commanding performance, Schachfreunde Deizisau secured victory in the European Chess Club Cup. The winning team, consisting exclusively of German players, kept a series of top clubs at bay: Clichy (France), Mednyi Vsadnik (Russia) and Odlar Yurdu (Azerbaijan)…
In our newest lesson series, the world's #8 ranked chess player, GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov gives a unique look at five of his greatest games!
If you've ever wondered what it takes to defeat a world champion like Carlsen or Anand, this lesson is for you! ⬇️
My Best Games – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
https://www.chess.com/lessons/my-best-games-shakhriyar-mamedyarov
If you've ever wondered what it takes to defeat a world champion like Carlsen or Anand, this lesson is for you! ⬇️
My Best Games – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
https://www.chess.com/lessons/my-best-games-shakhriyar-mamedyarov
Chess.com
My Best Games – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov - Chess Lessons
How does one of the best attackers in history take on the titans of modern chess? GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov gives a unique look at five of his greatest games.