“In our current 21st century, I see that many books these days focus on heavy computer-based opening theory. This material might be applicable for top professional players, but for a regular improving player, this might be too overwhelming. This book however, has a little bit of everything. It trains the improving player to become a universal player, which is very important for them to reach a high level in chess. It teaches the openings in terms of ideas, and gives excellent exercises where you have to figure out the best move, and use the correct thinking process. It teaches how to play the strategy, tactics, and even endgames involvig the opening thats gone over, and I think this will help the student not only understand the opening, but understand the game of chess as a whole better, I highly recommend this book for improvement.”
 
🔷Aleksandr Lenderman American Chess Grandmaster

🌐 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0973P53V4/ref=cm_sw_r_oth_api_glt_7BR69AEKBWD8ARHYKHE3

Bobby Fischer with Ferdinand Marcos in Manila, October 1973. In the background, we see Imelda Marcos and Christina Ford (Associated Press Archive).

🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)

Anatoly Karpov in simultaneous play in the early 1970s.

🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)

"Chess mastery essentially consists of analyzing Chess positions accurately․"

🔸 Mikhail Botvinnik

@UnityChessClub

Remembering Yury Dokhoian

Yury Dokhoian (1964-2021), coach to Garry Kasparov, Sergey Karjakin, Andrey Esipenko, the Kosintseva sisters and the Russian teams
https://en.chessbase.com/post/yury-dokhoian-1964-2021

Still my favorite pic of you guys together. Wijk aan Zee 2001. RIP, Yuri.

🔗 Mig Greengard (@chessninja)

🔗 Bas Beekhuizen (@BBeekhuizen):
One of my favorite pictures in 1995 of Kasparov and his important coach and friend Dokhoian in Amsterdam Mig. RIP, Yuri.

Yury Dokhoian (left) at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Istanbul Chess Olympiad, where the Russian team won a silver medal. 🇷🇺🥈

🔗 David Llada ♞ (@davidllada)

100 Years 100 Brilliancies!

Kasparov's famous stalemate blunder in world blitz championship 1988.

🔗 Chess History (@MrMarksTV)

Four world chess champions (three past, one future).

(Image found online; with no details of who took the photo, or where. Perhaps during the Aeroflot Open, Moscow, February 2004?!)

🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)

Daily chess puzzle in memoriam Isaac Lipnitsky
Solve here: https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/261548

Solution explained by Daniel King
Chess puzzle of the week - White to play and win shorts

Ivan Saric spoilt what was looking like another great day for Ian Nepomniachtchi, though Nepo still leads the #CroatiaRapidBlitz going into the final day before Garry Kasparov takes over from Saric!

https://chess24.com/en/read/news/croatia-gct-2-saric-shocks-nepo

#c24live

The final day of the #CroatiaRapidBlitz has begun!

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/grand-chess-tour-zagreb-rapid-and-blitz-2021#live

#c24live

7-7-2021 Lara Bassem Amin welcoming her baby brother Leo 😍❤️🙏🏻

🔗 GM Bassem Amin (@GMBassemAmin)

BREAKING!
World's #1 Junior, GM Alireza Firouzja has officially become a French citizen now.

Alireza Firouzja stopped representing Iran in late 2019 and played under the FIDE_chess flag since then.
Big boost for French 🇫🇷 Chess!

Nihal Sarin Wins Back-To-Back Tournaments, Enters World's Top 100

Our story on 16-year-old Nihal Sarin winning two strong tournaments in a row in Serbia, gaining 35 Elo points, reaching a virtual rating of 2655, and entering the world's top 100:

https://www.chess.com/news/view/nihal-sarin-wins-tournaments-serbia-enters-world-top-100

📲 Did you know that #FIDEWorldCup has its own telegram channel?

It publishes all relevant information about the event: accreditation, PCR testing, transfers, accommodation, any changes in the schedule and other useful notes.

Follow it here: https://t.me/joinchat/RhHmTphRJ0thM2My

If you have visited Madrid recently, you may have run into this character. He calls himself "King Enigma" and he shows up at emblematic landmarks of the Spanish capital, like Parque del Retiro, Gran Via, Opera or Puerta del Sol.

Checkmate! Mysterious "King Enigma" travels through Madrid looking for rivals to play chess