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Boris Gulko turned 75 today! USA and USSR Champion, former Candidate, a man with +3-1=4 vs Kasparov, he lives nowadays in Israel. Boris stopped playing due to pandemic, but prior to it kept 2500+ level. Prolific author, he penned great chess books and also known as a publicist.
White mates in 4.

Game: Boris Gulko vs Jouko Aijala, Oerebro, 1966.
"I am convinced, the way one plays chess always reflects the player's personality. If something defines his character, then it will also define his way of playing."

🔸 Vladimir Kramnik

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Boris Gulko
Euwe introduces Timman to Smyslov and Keres.

Amsterdam, 1971

🔗 Emilchess (@EmilSutovsky)
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The archive of the Swedish Film Institute holds a copy of this rare 90-second clip of Paul Keres, Max Euwe, Mikhail Botvinnik, Samuel Reshevsky, Vassily Smyslov and Milan Vidmar during the Moscow part of the 1948 World Chess Championship.

🔗 Olimpiu Di Luppi (@olimpiuurcan)
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Levon Aronian, Hikaru Nakamura, Leinier Dominguez and Andrey Esipenko win important games in the fight for semi-final spots in round 5 of the Berlin FIDE Grand Prix.
Joint leaders of Pool B, Radosław Wojtaszek and Vladimir Fedoseev, made a draw.

Wojtaszek about the possible three-way tie with Rapport: "It's very unclear but I think interesting for everyone to see."
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Radoslaw Wojtaszek and Vladimir Fedoseev after Round 5 of the FIDE Grand Prix 2022
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Vladimir Fedoseev: "Better to readdress this question to my wife"
Levon Aronian inflicts a third loss in a row on Vincent Keymer, in a very complicated game full of tactics from both sides, and almost secures his spot in the semi-finals.
Levon Aronian won Pool C with a round to spare, taking an unsurmountable 1.5-point lead: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/fide-grand-prix-2022-leg-1-all-groups/5/1/5
🇺🇸 Aronian (2782.1) becomes #1 the US player and World #4 after beating Keymer with Black (17... g5!) securing a spot in the FIDE Grand Prix semi-finals from Pool C with 4/5! https://2700chess.com/games/keymer-aronian-r5.5-berlin-2022-02-09
Levon Aronian: "It's a risky line for Black but we're not here to play boring chess."
"I think Vincent was having a lot of fun as well. His play was very daring and full of desire to win the game. Otherwise, I wouldn't get a chance to win against such a strong opponent."
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Levon Aronian and Vincent Keymer after Round 5 of the FIDE Grand Prix 2022 in Berlin