Boris Spassky and Marina Shcherbachova during their marriage ceremony in Moscow in late September 1975 (AP Archive).

🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)

One of the many treasures that Eugene Torre posts on Facebook once in a while. Here he is analyzing a position with the great Miguel Najdorf during the 1978 Karpov-Korchnoi World Championship Match in Baguio.

🔗 David Llada ♞ (@davidllada)

🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan):
On November 9, 1985, Garry Kasparov became world champion after winning a world title match against Anatoly Karpov.
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🔗 Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63):
You never forget your first! But it is bittersweet, as November 9 was more my mother's favorite day than mine, and it has been a painful year of firsts without her here.
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Move of the Day!

Daily chess puzzle
Solve here: https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/762

Solution explained by Daniel King
Find the checkmate! Chess puzzle of the week - Black to play and win shorts

Just 10 days to go until FIDE’s feast of chess begins. Let us know who you’re rooting for, Carlsen or Nepomniachtchi?

http://chess24.com/worldchesschampionship?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=owned_social&utm_campaign=wcc

The biggest show in chess is coming soon! 🔥 The much-anticipated match between Carlsen and Nepomniachtchi kicks off on November 26 and runs until mid-December. Prepare for a thrilling ride that will end with a champion being crowned for the greatest mind game on the planet.

10 days until Game 1!
#FIDEmatch2021

The tickets for the FIDE World Championship are now available for sale:
https://dubai.platinumlist.net/event-tickets/82479/fide-world-championship-dubai-2021

#FIDEmatch2021

European Team Chess Ch. Open round 5:
Azerbaijan - Russia: 2 - 2
Spain - Hungary : 2 - 2
Armenia- France: 2.5 - 1.5

Alireza Firouzja won again.. at the #ETCC2021 and passed Fabiano Caruana to become the new world number 3 in the live ratings!

The Russian women's team beat Italy in Round 5 of the European Championship. The match Azerbaijan - Russia was drawn in the open section https://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/russian_women_s_team_beats_italy_in_round_5_of_european_championship/

Photo: Mark Livshitz #ETCC2021

22-year-old Hungarian Benjamin Gledura is now on a perfect 5/5!
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/european-team-championship-2021/5/3/1
#c24live #ETCC2021

Alexei Shirov's ultra entertaining win in the European Team Championship. https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/european-team-championship-2021/5/2/1

Shirov still has it 😎 Here is his game vs GM Erdos .. at the European Team Championships.

¡Equipo! 🇪🇸

🔗 chess24.es (@chess24es)

Team de champions 🥇

🔗 Maxime Lagarde (@MaxLaga)