Runner-up Ian Nepomniachtchi with the silver medal, moments after receiving it from the FIDE President.

Photo by Niki Riga

"At the end of the championships, there are things you are happy with and things you are less happy with, but this time I can say I am fully satisfied with my performance and that's a great feeling."
- Magnus Carlsen in his closing ceremony speech.

FIDE World Championship Match Highlight

The FIDE World Championship Match at Expo Dubai went down a treat. Let's remember it once again with the help of this spectacular video highlight that opened the Award Ceremony earlier today.

The selfie Magnus Carlsen

🔗 David Llada ♞ (@davidllada)

"Extremely rare photograph of the Rossettis taken by Lewis Carroll up for auction."

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/dec/14/extremely-rare-photograph-of-the-rossettis-taken-by-lewis-carroll-up-for-auction

Something is wrong with our world if nearly entire chess community forgets about the birthday of such a personality.

Rashid Nezhmetdinov was born today in 1912.

True artist, whose games never fail to impress. Check his win against Polugaevsky. Set up pieces and treat yourself!

🔗 Emilchess (@EmilSutovsky)

'some games live forever...and in this respect Nezhmetdinov is one of the most richly endowed players' (Tal)

This queen sacrifice is immortal.
Polugayevsky v Nezhmetdinov, Sochi 1958

Rashid Nezhmetdinov's Best Game Prizes

"The defensive power of a pinned piece is only imaginary."

🔸 Aron Nimzowitsch

@UnityChessClub

Playing the world championship requires nerves of steel.
Spassky said that your pulse is especially high, when you play your first world championship game.
Petrosian vs Spassky 1969.

🔗 Chess History (@MrMarksTV)

Tbilisi, November 1973. Ex-World Champion Tigran Petrosian is pictured in play v. Svetozar Gligorić on Board 1 in the opening round of the USSR v. Yugoslavia friendly match.

🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)

34 out of 34: Remembering Gustav Neumann

https://en.chessbase.com/post/34-out-of-34-remembering-gustav-neumann

Today's puzzle is very difficult, but Magnus Carlsen found all the right moves!
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/158955

BREAKING: Carlsen Might Only Defend Title Vs. Firouzja

https://www.chess.com/news/view/magnus-carlsen-defend-world-chess-title-alireza-firouzja

European Blitz and Rapid Chess Championship starts today in Katowice, Poland🇵🇱
1st seed - Jan-Krzysztof Duda ELO 2792

The 2021 European Rapid&Blitz Chess Championships kick off on Friday in Katowice , Poland.

The first event on the schedule will be the European Blitz Chess Championship 2021 taking place on 17th of December, and the Rapid Championship will be held from 18th-19th December.

https://en.chessbase.com/post/european-rapid-and-blitz-2021-preview

Round 4 of Sunway Sitges is live now:

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/sunway-sitges-2021/4/1/1

Registration for the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2021 is now open.
Eligible players, accompanying persons, FIDE Principals, arbiters and media are invited to register via the following link: https://worldrapidandblitz.fide.com/registration/

Stockholm, 31st July 1937. The U.S. team prior to the start of the 7th Olympiad.
Right to left: Frank Marshall, Reuben Fine, Israel Albert Horowitz, Isaac Kashdan, Sammy Reshevsky + NN.

🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)