Trivia: Can you identify the 9-year-old little kid who won his first major event in 2004?
Bonus question: Guess the event name.
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Bonus question: Guess the event name.
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Chess puzzle of the week - White to play and win
Chess puzzle of the week - White to play and win
Kings of Lagos: Children learn chess to seek escape from Nigeriaβs slums
https://www.today.ng/news/nigeria/kings-lagos-children-learn-chess-seek-escape-nigerias-slums-363092
https://www.today.ng/news/nigeria/kings-lagos-children-learn-chess-seek-escape-nigerias-slums-363092
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Kings of Lagos: Children learn chess to seek escape from Nigeria's slums - TODAY
A dozen children crowd around plastic tables in the Majidun neighbourhood of Lagos. Intently focused on plastic mats printed with chess boards, the children thoughtfully move pieces on the board as supervisors observe their moves.
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Interview with Ian Nepomniachtchi (in English, with Russian subtitles)
In the big interview, conducted on the evening of the last round of the #FIDECandidates, the new challenger for the world championship Ian Nepomniachtchi talks in detail about the tournament, preparation, Magnus Carlsen, and more.
In the big interview, conducted on the evening of the last round of the #FIDECandidates, the new challenger for the world championship Ian Nepomniachtchi talks in detail about the tournament, preparation, Magnus Carlsen, and more.
π Ruslan Ponomariov β (@Ponomariov):
It was my first meeting against legendary Korchnoi. I didn't really remember what he told me after the gameπ I am very grateful to him that he never thought to retire from chess and we played 11 classical games. The last one was in Karlovy Vary 2007. How would you play?
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π Think Like a Machine (@ThinkLikeaMach3):
Black can save himself with devilish idea: 46...Rd8!! 47.Nc7 Rac8!! (Could you spot the idea already?) 48. a8=Q Rxc7 and the New White queen is trapped π€ͺπ€ͺπ€ͺ.
Thank you to @Ponomariov for the position. You are invited to send me from your games as well.
It was my first meeting against legendary Korchnoi. I didn't really remember what he told me after the gameπ I am very grateful to him that he never thought to retire from chess and we played 11 classical games. The last one was in Karlovy Vary 2007. How would you play?
βββββββββββ
π Think Like a Machine (@ThinkLikeaMach3):
Black can save himself with devilish idea: 46...Rd8!! 47.Nc7 Rac8!! (Could you spot the idea already?) 48. a8=Q Rxc7 and the New White queen is trapped π€ͺπ€ͺπ€ͺ.
Thank you to @Ponomariov for the position. You are invited to send me from your games as well.
A picture I took 6 years ago in Oslo: Hundreds of people showed up for the launch of PlayMagnus' new chess set.
π Tarjei J. Svensen (@TarjeiJS)
π Tarjei J. Svensen (@TarjeiJS)
My 1996 World Championship trophy which completed the worldβs 1st ever Chess Triple-Crown (world blitz/rapid/classical world championships). The base was made from an Olive Tree (from the region where the match was held) & the top (olive tree) was made of pure silver FIDE chess
π Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar)
π Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar)
Azerbaijan Open Chess Championship started in Nakhchivan!
The Winner of this 12 players round-robin event will qualify for FIDE World Cup 2021!
Azerbaijan Womenβs Championship as qualification event for European Womenβs Championship starts on May 20th!
The Winner of this 12 players round-robin event will qualify for FIDE World Cup 2021!
Azerbaijan Womenβs Championship as qualification event for European Womenβs Championship starts on May 20th!
More than a thousand schoolchildren in Shenzhen Road Primary School (Liaocheng, Shandong Province of China) gathered on the playground to play chess on April 15.
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Chess has been in this schoolβs curriculum for 3 years. This is the second edition of the "Liangzhi Cup" held among its pupils. "We hope that every student will develop from a pawn to a queen, like in chess, continuing to reap success and achieve their personal best," said Song Demin, the school's principal.
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Chess has been in this schoolβs curriculum for 3 years. This is the second edition of the "Liangzhi Cup" held among its pupils. "We hope that every student will develop from a pawn to a queen, like in chess, continuing to reap success and achieve their personal best," said Song Demin, the school's principal.
fide_chess:
Remember Tani Adewumi? The Nigerian refugee boy hit the headlines when he won the 2019 K-3 New York State chess championship at the age of 8 while living in a homeless shelter. Nicholas Kristof reported the story in the New York Times, the readers stepped up and helped the family get housing and his parents get jobs.
Here is a joyful update. On May 1st, 2021, at only 10 years old, Adewumi crossed the 2200 rating threshold needed to achieve the official US_chess title of National Master, making him one of the youngest chess players in history to do so.
Remember Tani Adewumi? The Nigerian refugee boy hit the headlines when he won the 2019 K-3 New York State chess championship at the age of 8 while living in a homeless shelter. Nicholas Kristof reported the story in the New York Times, the readers stepped up and helped the family get housing and his parents get jobs.
Here is a joyful update. On May 1st, 2021, at only 10 years old, Adewumi crossed the 2200 rating threshold needed to achieve the official US_chess title of National Master, making him one of the youngest chess players in history to do so.
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