Hotel Staff just delivered a gift to my room with no note or explanation or even letting me know who sent it. This is just too funny to not take the hint! Will look different for today's game.
🔗 Sam Shankland (@GMShanky)
🔗 Sam Shankland (@GMShanky)
Although I had a difficult time, health wise...the organizers and their team went out of their way to help me with their care and hospitality! Heartfelt thanks Jeroen Van Den Berg, We have only happy memories from the event! #tatasteelchessindia, Taj Hotels kolkata was an epic stay!
🔗 Adhiban Baskaran (@adhibanchess)
🔗 Adhiban Baskaran (@adhibanchess)
White to play and draw.
I just composed this very easy study after I saw the one by Zinar that David Llada posted yesterday.
🔗 Yosha Iglesias (@IglesiasYosha)
I just composed this very easy study after I saw the one by Zinar that David Llada posted yesterday.
🔗 Yosha Iglesias (@IglesiasYosha)
Magnus Carlsen calls his World Championship opponent Ian Nepomniachtchi "a wildcard":
"I would say [Ding & Fabi] are the best. I thought [before the Candidates] that anyone else would be a good outcome for me & I still feel that way!"
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/carlsen-good-outcome-to-face-nepo-not-fabi-or-ding
#CarlsenNepo
"I would say [Ding & Fabi] are the best. I thought [before the Candidates] that anyone else would be a good outcome for me & I still feel that way!"
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/carlsen-good-outcome-to-face-nepo-not-fabi-or-ding
#CarlsenNepo
Alireza Firouzja survives the test of his endgame skills and the game against Alexander Grischuk ends in stalemate — with France beating reigning champions Russia! https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/european-team-championship-2021/8/2/1
#c24live #ETCC2021
#c24live #ETCC2021
4 draws in Azerbaijan-Ukraine gives the chasing pack a chance to catch the leaders before tomorrow's final round of the European Team Championship: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/european-team-championship-2021/8/1/1
#c24live #ETCC2021
#c24live #ETCC2021
🇪🇸 Alexei Shirov (2700.7) is welcome back to the 2700 club! https://2700chess.com/games/shirov-erdos-r5-terme-olimia-2021-11-16
Congratulations to the Russian women's team on winning the European Women's Team Championship with a round to spare — their 4th win in a row, and a 7th in 8 Championships! https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/european-womens-team-championship-2021/8/1/1
#c24live #ETCC2021
#c24live #ETCC2021
The Russian women's team won the European Championship in advance. Our congratulations! https://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/russian_women_s_team_wins_european_championship_in_advance/
Czechoslovak GM Salo Flohr and Austrian chess player and writer Ernst Grünfeld were born #OnThisDay in 1908 and 1893 respectively!