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
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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.
Participants in the New York international tournament of March-April 1924.
Standing, L to R: Marshall, Tartakower, Maróczy, Alekhine, Réti, Bogoljubow.
Seated: Yates, Capablanca, Janowski, Ed. Lasker, Em. Lasker.
(📷: Ullstein Bild.)
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
Standing, L to R: Marshall, Tartakower, Maróczy, Alekhine, Réti, Bogoljubow.
Seated: Yates, Capablanca, Janowski, Ed. Lasker, Em. Lasker.
(📷: Ullstein Bild.)
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"The knight is renowned for, among other things, its suitability as a blockader ... Because its strength lies in short-range operations it is not uncomfortable standing in a single spot for long periods, as the Bishop is."
🔸 Samuel Reshevsky
@UnityChessClub
🔸 Samuel Reshevsky
@UnityChessClub
Even now, the Russian national team with 8 players (not counting the spare) would be invincible. At the European championships of the last century, the only question was how many points the USSR national team would bypass the second prize-winner.
🔗 Sergey Kim (@sergey\_e\_kim)
🔗 Sergey Kim (@sergey\_e\_kim)
USSR, April 1975. The newly-crowned World Champion Anatoly Karpov is pictured at the chessboard with his father, Evgeny.
(📷D. Donskoi, Novosti Press.)
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
(📷D. Donskoi, Novosti Press.)
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)