A view of the venue for the first Karpov-Kasparov World Championship (1984) - the Hall of Columns in the House of Unions, near Red Square in central Moscow.
Not a sponsor's logo in sight!

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“Strategy requires thought, tactics require observation.”

🔸 Max Euwe

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Zagulba, Azerbaijan, USSR, September 1985.
Pictured at a training camp prior to the 2nd Karpov v. Kasparov World Championship match. Left: Gennadi Timoshchenko; right, Garry Kasparov. Seated on the right in the background - Evgeny Vladimirov.

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Move of the Day!

Play through 22 of the best chess puzzles with Magnus Carlsen in our new list:
https://chesspuzzle.net/List/5199
#CarlsenNepo

And it's over! The first game of the FIDE World Chess Championship ends in a DRAW after an intense battle where reigning champ Magnus Carlsen looked to be taking over for a while:

1 down, up to 13 games to go!

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/carlsen-nepomniachtchi-world-chess-championship-2021/1/1/1
#c24live #CarlsenNepo

Game 1 of #FIDEmatch2021 is in the books after #CarlsenNepo reach a draw!

The final moments of the first game. #CarlsenNepo

World Chess Championship 2021|Game 1

The second game Carlsen v Nepomniachtchi ends in a draw. After two games, the score is 1-1. #CarlsenNepo

A dramatic game two!

Each player had winning chances, but ultimately we have an exciting draw.

#CarlsenNepo

World Chess Championship 2021| Game 2

The final moments of Game 2 of the FIDE World Championship Match.#CarlsenNepo

The first interview: Carlsen has a smile on his face, but he does use the word "blunder"! Onto the press conference live on https://chess24.com/worldchesschampionship/ #c24live #FIDEMatch2021 #CarlsenNepo

A glimpse into World Champion Magnus Carlsen's inner circle as he prepped for his #FIDEMatch2021 with Russian challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi
Inside Magnus Carlsen's Spanish training camp | FIDE World Championship 2021

Game two of the Carlsen vs Nepomniachtchi match is drawn. The overall score is equal — 1:1 https://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/game_two_of_carlsen_vs_nepomniachtchi_match_drawn/

👏Game 2 is just behind us and what a game it was!!!
Magnus and Ian are playing amazingly with so many ideas, very impressive - and the match is just starting! ❤️
👉Tune in tomorrow for Game 3 starting at 13:00! (CET) 🙂

#CarlsenNepo #FIDEmatch2021

🔗 Judit Polgar (@GMJuditPolgar)

"Soviet chessplayer Anatoly Karpov, World Junior #Chess Champion (Stockholm, 1969), meets with children from School No. 20 in Tula."
Tula, USSR, September 1969.

🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)

"The game of Chess is not merely an idle amusement; several very valuable qualities of the mind are to be acquired and strengthened by it, so as to become habits ready on all occasions, for life is a kind of chess."

🔸 Benjamin Franklin

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