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
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
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Preview: European Rapid and Blitz Championships
The European Rapid and Blitz Championships will take place on December 17-19 at the Spodek Sport and Entertainment Centre in Katowice, Poland. Local hero Jan-Krzysztof Duda heads the list of participants in the blitz section. The tournament serves as a warm…
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/
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.
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Right to left: Frank Marshall, Reuben Fine, Israel Albert Horowitz, Isaac Kashdan, Sammy Reshevsky + NN.
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"World chess champion Tigran Petrosian analyses a chess game in the chess section of the House of Pioneers."
Moscow, 1968.
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Moscow, 1968.
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The Last Romantic - Spielman's Best Chess Tactics!
Stockholm, 29th Dec 1960. World Champion Mikhail Tal (USSR) faces Svein Johannessen (Norway) in the 1st round of the international tournament in the Swedish capital. The game was drawn; Tal went on to win the event.
(Photo credit: unknown; pub. in 'Svenska Dagbladet'.)
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(Photo credit: unknown; pub. in 'Svenska Dagbladet'.)
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Unity Chess Club
Stockholm, 29th Dec 1960. World Champion Mikhail Tal (USSR) faces Svein Johannessen (Norway) in the 1st round of the international tournament in the Swedish capital. The game was drawn; Tal went on to win the event. (Photo credit: unknown; pub. in 'Svenska…
tal_johannessen_1960.pgn
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London, 20th August 1989. In the 2nd round of the Lloyds' Bank Masters' tournament, Michael Adams (England) considers his move as his opponent, Gata Kamsky (USA), stands over the board. Adams won this game, a Caro-Kann Defence, in 48 moves.
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Unity Chess Club
London, 20th August 1989. In the 2nd round of the Lloyds' Bank Masters' tournament, Michael Adams (England) considers his move as his opponent, Gata Kamsky (USA), stands over the board. Adams won this game, a Caro-Kann Defence, in 48 moves. 🔗 Douglas Griffin…
kamsky_adams_1989.pgn
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Mikhail Tal at the start of a simultaneous chess exhibition in Warsaw in the early 1970s (Polish Press Agency Archive).
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Stockholm, December 1987. The 6th European Club Cup. In the 1st round of the 'Round of 16' clash between 'Wasa' (Stockholm) & 'Volmac' (Rotterdam), Viktor Korchnoi faces Ferdinand Hellers on top board.
(Photographer: unknown, published in 'Svenska Dagbladet'.)
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(Photographer: unknown, published in 'Svenska Dagbladet'.)
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Unity Chess Club
Stockholm, December 1987. The 6th European Club Cup. In the 1st round of the 'Round of 16' clash between 'Wasa' (Stockholm) & 'Volmac' (Rotterdam), Viktor Korchnoi faces Ferdinand Hellers on top board. (Photographer: unknown, published in 'Svenska Dagbladet'.)…
korchnoi_hellers_1987.pgn
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Puzzle of the week with video by Daniel King
Goltsov - Moiseev, Kaluga 1970
Solve: https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/430249
Goltsov - Moiseev, Kaluga 1970
Solve: https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/430249
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Find the checkmate! Chess puzzle of the week - White to play and win shorts
Caruana wins Gashimov Memorial after thrilling chase
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