Via http://chesspro.ru, a photo of the young Vladislav Artemiev (b. Omsk, Russian Federation, 5th March 1998).

🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)

100 Years 100 Brilliancies!

Daily chess puzzle
Lombardy - Reshevsky, New York 1956
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/348580

Happy 41st Birthday to Hungarian GM Péter Lékó!

A winner of several major chess events, Leko narrowly missed becoming the 2004 Classical World champion when he drew the match vs Kramnik. In 2005 & 2007 FIDE World Championships, he finished 5th & 4th respectively.

If I play the King’s Gambit whatever my result is I’ll have some fun!" (Nepomniachtchi) Big report on a dramatic Day 2 of #NorwayChess:

https://chess24.com/en/read/news/norway-chess-2-nepo-beats-firouzja-with-king-s-gambit

"After a bad opening, there is hope for the middle game. After a bad middle game, there is hope for the endgame. But once you are
in the endgame, the moment of truth has arrived"

🔸 Edmar Mednis

@UnityChessClub

100 Years 100 Brilliancies!

On May 17, 1920, Samuel Reshevsky gave a 20-board simul in Paris, an event widely covered in the international press. On December 31, 2018, I published this finding from the film archives of the Columbia Broadcasting System: brief but brilliant footage from that display.

🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)

Courtesy of Progress FILM archives, here's a fine March 1969 clip of Tigran Petrosian engaged in a simultaneous exhibition in Paris.

🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)

Daily chess puzzle
Solve: https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/43374

Solution explained by Daniel King
Find the mate! Chess puzzle of the week - White to play and win shorts Nielsen - Carlsen, 2005

"Gaprindashvili is seeking at least $5 million in actual damages plus more in punitive damages. She also wants a court order that removes the statement that she never played against men."

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflix-queens-gambit-lawsuit-1235015139/

Nona Gaprindashvili Sues Netflix For Line In 'The Queen's Gambit'

Nona Gaprindashvili has filed a lawsuit against Netflix after a line in the hit series The Queen's Gambit erroneously suggested that she was playing only against women. Story:

https://www.chess.com/news/view/nona-gaprindashvili-sues-netflix-the-queens-gambit

Congratulations to Magnus Carlsen on winning #NorwayChess for a 3rd year in a row and a 4th time in total! https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/norway-chess-2021/19/1/2
#c24live