"All chess players know what a combination is. Whether one makes it oneself, or is its victim, or reads of it, it stands out from the rest of the game and stirs one's admiration."
🔸 Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
@UnityChessClub
🔸 Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
@UnityChessClub
The 1981 World Championship match between champion Anatoly Karpov (USSR) & challenger Viktor Korchnoi (Switzerland), Merano, October-November 1981.
(📷J. Cooke, V. Rastelli / Corbis.)
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
(📷J. Cooke, V. Rastelli / Corbis.)
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
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One of the most dramatic moments in world championship history: Nigel Short loses on time at move 39 in a better position in the first game of his 1993 match against Garry Kasparov, after he declined a draw offer.
🔗 Olimpiù G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
🔗 Olimpiù G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
Boris Spassky and his wife Marina Shcherbachova in the early 1970s (Keystone Archive).
🔗 Olimpiù G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
🔗 Olimpiù G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
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100 Years 100 Brilliancies!
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The young, charismatic chess players building huge online audiences by streaming it
More about the popularity of chess: https://bbc.in/2Rus43o
🔗 BBC World Service (@bbcworldservice)
More about the popularity of chess: https://bbc.in/2Rus43o
🔗 BBC World Service (@bbcworldservice)
GM Hikaru Nakamura just passed 1 MILLION subscribers on YouTube! Congratulations! 👏
http://youtube.com/c/GMHikaru
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🔗 Hikaru Nakamura (@GMHikaru):
What a milestone and a journey it's been. Thanks everyone for the 1M subscribers on Youtube!
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http://youtube.com/c/GMHikaru
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🔗 Hikaru Nakamura (@GMHikaru):
What a milestone and a journey it's been. Thanks everyone for the 1M subscribers on Youtube!
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We publish the current list of qualified players for the Women's World Cup 2021: https://www.fide.com/news/1086
#FIDEWorldCup
#FIDEWorldCup
Vasif Durarbayli is a new Azerbaijan Champion. The 29-year old native of Sumgait won his first national title and punched a ticket to the #FIDEWorldCup.
➡️ https://www.fide.com/news/1087
➡️ https://www.fide.com/news/1087
The FTX Crypto Cup begins May 23 and includes the complete top 10 players in the world with a record prize fund! Are you excited about the lineup as we are, or what? 🔥😍#FTXCryptoCup #ChessChamps
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Some remarkable coverage here, of the celebrated Staunton Memorial tournament held at in Groningen, 1946 - the first great tournament to be held in Europe after WW2.
Botvinnik took 1st place, ahead of Euwe (2nd) & Smyslov (3rd).
Botvinnik took 1st place, ahead of Euwe (2nd) & Smyslov (3rd).
Forwarded from Unity Chess Club
UNITY CHESS INFOGRAPHIC
⚛️ Chess History - Tournaments
♦️ Groningen 1946
#chess_history_tornaments
#Groningen_1946
@unitychess
⚛️ Chess History - Tournaments
♦️ Groningen 1946
#chess_history_tornaments
#Groningen_1946
@unitychess
I remember vividly how impressive was for me when I met Anatoly Karpov for the first time as a teenager. Since then we had countless encounters, training sessions and private talks. I wish Happy 70th Birthday to a truly amazing world champion who wrote history in many ways! 🙂🥂
🔗 Judit Polgar (@GMJuditPolgar)
🔗 Judit Polgar (@GMJuditPolgar)