Never before and never since have I seen – and I cannot even imagine, such an amazing rapidity of chess thinking that Capablanca possessed in 1913-14. In blitz games he gave all the St. Petersburg players odds of five minutes to one – and he won- Alexander Alekhine.

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Via http://britishchessnews.com, a photo taken (presumably) during the Hastings 1971/72 event.
L to R: Brian Reilly, GM Ray Keene, George Botterill, Anatoly Karpov, Harry Golombek, Viktor Korchnoi.

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"It is to Petrosian's advantage that his opponents never know when he is suddenly going to play like Mikhail Tal."

🔸 Boris Spassky

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London, 17th January 1976. Among Viktor Korchnoi's opponents in a 30-board simultaneous display are future grandmasters Julian Hodgson & Nigel Short. Leonard Barden (standing) looks on.
(📷via http://britishchessnews.com.)

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Cleaning up and restoring historical footage is fun work on a Sunday morning: here's Alexander Alekhine before a simultaneous exhibition in late 1932.

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What a fantastic photo. From left to right, Vasily Smyslov, Mikhail Tal, Mikhail Botvinnik, Boris Spassky, and Anatoly Karpov discussing a chess game. I want to be there what a fantasic atmosphere. Imagine how much IQ was in that place.

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1987 :: Young Chess Players Dibyendu Barua (India's 2nd Chess Grandmaster) and Vishwanathan Anand

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15-year-old Bobby Fischer during his visit to Moscow in June/July 1958.

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Some of my opponents over the years. Can you name all the players? 😊

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London, 8th Apr 1981. A clock simultaneous display by ex-World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik (USSR) v. leading English juniors.
Standing: Stuart Conquest, N. Dickenson, GaryLanechess, ?, Daniel King, John Hawksworth, ?
Seated: J. Hodgson, B. Jacobs, Botvinnik, L. Barden, B. Cafferty.

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Henrik and Magnus Carlsen in Dubai in April 2004 (AP Archive).

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100 Years 100 Brilliancies!

Mihail Tal ❤️

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Happy 45th Birthday to GM Peter Svidler!

An 8-time Russian and 5-time Olympic Chess Champion, Svidler participated in 3 Candidates tournaments & won the 2011 World Cup.

Try to find a mate in 4 from his 2012 game against Evgeny Alekseev. White to move...

45.Rxg7+!! Kxg7 46.Qxh6+ Kg8 47.Qg5+ Kh8 48.Rh6#

Happy Birthday, Peter Svidler!
Solve here: https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/172926
Solution explained by Daniel King 👇👇

Chess puzzle of the week - Black to play and win shorts

Today marks 92 years since the birthday of Tigran Petrosian.

Dubbed "Iron Tigran" for his impenetrable and cautious playing style, the 9th World Chess Champion (1963-1969) was born on June 17, 1929.

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Sergio Ramos’ farewell. The 16 years of success filled with titles and memories.

#GraciasSergio

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2022 Chess Grand Prix: 3 Tournaments, 1 City

FIDE and its partner World Chess today announced that the 2022 Grand Prix series will consist of three tournaments, to be held between February and April 2022 in just one city. Details:

https://www.chess.com/news/view/2022-fide-chess-grand-prix-series-announcement