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!
The epic 1927 world title match between Capablanca and Alekhine was played with these pieces and table. The position on the board is the end of game 34, the win that made Alekhine the new world champion. https://bit.ly/3qXQGAH
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
Unity Chess Club
The epic 1927 world title match between Capablanca and Alekhine was played with these pieces and table. The position on the board is the end of game 34, the win that made Alekhine the new world champion. https://bit.ly/3qXQGAH 🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
alekhine_capablanca_1927.pgn
1.2 KB
"By all means examine the games of the great chess players, but don't swallow them whole. Their games are valuable not for their separate moves, but for their vision of chess, their way of thinking."
🔸 Anatoly Karpov
@UnityChessClub
🔸 Anatoly Karpov
@UnityChessClub
Reykjavík at the time of the 1972 world title match between Spassky and Fischer (Jerry Cooke Archive).
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
Yuri Balashov (b. Shadrinsk, 1949), pictured in play v. Iceland's Friðrik Ólafsson in the 15th round of the Alekhine Memorial tournament, Moscow, 15th December 1971.
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
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A dozen articles by Edward Winter concerning Garry Kasparov. https://bit.ly/3x6jpo9
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
Today's chess puzzle is in memory of Salo Flohr, who was born on this day in 1908.
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/417563
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/417563