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)

"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

Reykjavík at the time of the 1972 world title match between Spassky and Fischer (Jerry Cooke Archive).

🔗 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)

A dozen articles by Edward Winter concerning Garry Kasparov. https://bit.ly/3x6jpo9

🔗 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

BREAKING!!

Levon Aronian WINS Tata Steel Chess India blitz!!

Arjun Erigaisi pushed Levon in both the blitz games of their play-off but the Armenian Lion held his fort in both encounters and, eventually, went on to beat his young adversary in the Armageddon.

📷Lennart Ootes

Levon Aronian: "The only reason I get this cup, I think, is that Arjun is a very strong player in chess, but he’s not physically so strong to carry two cups!"

https://chess24.com/en/read/news/aronian-wins-tata-steel-indian-blitz-in-armageddon

#TataSteelChessIndia #c24live

Aronian won Tata Steel Chess India Blitz.

https://www.chess.com/news/view/aronian-wins-2021-tata-steel-india-blitz
#TataSteelChessIndia

ARMAGEDDON Time! at Tata Steel Chess India Blitz. 🔥🔥🔥

#TataSteelChessIndia

Awkward Chess Hand Shake | Ft. Arjun, Aronian

Tata Steel India Blitz

Tata Steel India Blitz TB

5 days until Game 1! ⏳🔥
#FIDEmatch2021

“It’s going to be magic; magic with music, with colours”... Magic with chess!
The #FIDEmatch2021 will be held November 24 - December 16 in #expo2020dubai. “Join the making of a new world”.
Visit http://virtualexpo.world, expo2020dubai and https://fideworldchampionship.com for more info.

Magnus Carlsen is arguably the best player in the history of chess, with a peak classical rating of 2882 (the highest ever achieved).
Do you want to know more about the reigning World Champion?
Visit the official #FIDEmatch2021 website:
➡️ https://fideworldchampionship.com/player/magnus-carlsen/

Hou Yifan, Fabiano Caruana, Robert Hess, and Daniel Rensch will be holding down http://Chess.com's coverage of the FIDE World Championships beginning this Friday alongside some very special guests 👀 #FIDEmatch2021 #CarlsenNepo

Learn More! ➡️ https://go.chess.com/fwc2021

Not long now! Just 5 days until the action in the #FIDEMatch2021 between Carlsen and Nepomniachtchi kicks off. We're excited, are you? Remember it'll all be live on our two #c24live broadcasts http://www.chess24.com/worldchesschampionship?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=owned_social&utm_campaign=wcc

Chess is for everyone. Bishkek 2017.

🔗 Nigel Short (@nigelshortchess)