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A magnificent piece of footage from the end of the iconic 1953 Candidates tournament, featuring David Bronstein, Paul Keres, Samuel Reshevsky, Mark Taimanov, Vassily Smyslov and others. https://bit.ly/2BtLF8l
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Mikhail Tal analyzing his victory over Ljubomir Ljubojević from the 1979 Riga Interzonal (34.Rxc4!!) with Albert Kapengut. You can spot a little bit of Tal magic even in this brief clip.
Happy 75th birthday to the Honoured coach of Russia, grandmaster Nukhim Rashkovsky!
Person of the Day: https://ruchess.ru/en/persons_of_day/nukhim_rashkovsky/
Photo: Vladimir Barsky
Person of the Day: https://ruchess.ru/en/persons_of_day/nukhim_rashkovsky/
Photo: Vladimir Barsky
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Kasparov in simul play in the 1980s.
Bobby Fischer took part in the 1965 Capablanca Memorial by playing via telex from the Marshall Chess Club in New York. His moves were relayed in Havana by José Raúl Capablanca Jr, Capablanca's son (Everett Collection).
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On January 18, 2008, outside of his Moscow apartment, a teary-eyed Garry Kasparov spoke about Bobby Fischer (Reuters Archive).
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Happy 75th birthday to the Honoured coach of Russia, grandmaster Nukhim Rashkovsky! Person of the Day: https://ruchess.ru/en/persons_of_day/nukhim_rashkovsky/ Photo: Vladimir Barsky
Rashkovsky happens to be born in Yekaterinburg, the city where tomorrow the #FIDECandidates resumes.
Shri K.Viswanathan, father of Five time-world champion Viswanathan Anand passed away on 15th April, 2021.
He was 92 years old and breathed his last at a city hospital.
"He was a great support to Anand. He witnessed all of Anand’s world championship victories," said Anand's wife Aruna to The Hindu. "A simple man, he made sure his son had the right values. He took great pride in his achievements."
He was 92 years old and breathed his last at a city hospital.
"He was a great support to Anand. He witnessed all of Anand’s world championship victories," said Anand's wife Aruna to The Hindu. "A simple man, he made sure his son had the right values. He took great pride in his achievements."
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100 Years 100 Brilliancies!
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Solution explained by Daniel King
Chess puzzle of the week - Black to play and win
Chess puzzle of the week - Black to play and win
Magnus Carlsen’s wait for challenger almost over as Candidates returns
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/apr/16/magnus-carlsen-wait-for-challenger-almost-over-candidates-returns-year-delay-covid-chess?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1618569813
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/apr/16/magnus-carlsen-wait-for-challenger-almost-over-candidates-returns-year-delay-covid-chess?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1618569813
the Guardian
Magnus Carlsen’s wait for challenger almost over as Candidates returns
The tournament to decide who will take on Carlsen for his world crown restarts on Monday after a year-long Covid-enforced delay
23-year-old Russian Kirill Alekseenko came into the #FIDECandidates as the clear underdog. In the 1st half he made five draws but lost to Caruana & Giri. He starts tomorrow's Round 8 with White vs. Grischuk!
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/fide-candidates-2020/8/1/4
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/fide-candidates-2020/8/1/4
Chinese no. 1 & world no. 3 Ding Liren began the #FIDECandidates as joint favourite but suffered a disastrous start with losses to Wang Hao & MVL. He now needs an epic fightback & starts with Black vs. Wang Hao in tomorrow's Round 8:
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/fide-candidates-2020/8/1/2
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/fide-candidates-2020/8/1/2