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)

100 Years 100 Brilliancies!

Daily chess puzzle
Abrahams - Winter, London 1946
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GM Hikaru Nakamura just passed 1 MILLION subscribers on YouTube! Congratulations! 👏

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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

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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.

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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).

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⚛️ Chess History - Tournaments
♦️ Groningen 1946

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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)

Happy Birthday, Anatoly Karpov!
Karpov - Najdorf, Mar del Plata 1982
Solve here: https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/187750

"The most important feature of the Chess position is the activity of the pieces. This is absolutely fundamental in all phases of the game: Opening, Middlegame and especially Endgame. The primary constraint on a piece's activity is the Pawn structure."

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