"Those chess lovers who ask me how many moves I usually calculate in advance, when making a combination, are always astonished when I reply, quite truthfully, 'as a rule not a single one.'"

🔸 Richard Reti

@UnityChessClub

Eugene Torre: “This happened on a free day during a tournament in India (1978). Trying to hide my anxiety, I mustered the courage to climb and sit at the back of this mammoth elephant for photo ops with a triumphant smile!”

🔗 David Llada ♞ (@davidllada)

"Move of the day" by Chess ON

The Carlsens in Reykjavík in March 2004, where Magnus Carlsen met Garry Kasparov over-the-board, photographed by Omar Oskarsson.

🔗 Olimpiu Di Luppi (@olimpiuurcan)

Old footage from Russian Television, where we can see Kasparov preparing for his match against Karpov and playing football.

🔗 Chess History (@MrMarksTV)

"I started by just sitting by the chessboard exploring things. I didn't even have books at first, and I just played by myself. I learnt a lot from that, and I feel that it is a big reason why I now have a good intuitive understanding of chess."

🔸 Magnus Carlsen

@UnityChessClub

Nakamura and Capablanca in Berlin.

🔗 Olimpiu Di Luppi (@olimpiuurcan)

A truely brilliant combination by Paul Morphy!
Puzzle: https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/472128

Solution explained by Daniel King
Chess puzzle of the week - Black to play shorts

Men playing blitz near the Vorontsov Monument on Sobor Square, Odessa, Ukraine.

🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)

Congratulations to Wesley So on winning the Berlin #FIDEGrandPrix! https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/fide-grand-prix-2022-leg-3-knockout/2/1/5

FIDE_Grand_Prix_Berlin_2022_FINAL_Tie_breaks_G_ZUf5ywB5w_134.mp4

FIDE GRAND PRIX Tie-breaks

Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura after tie-breaks in the FIDE Grand Prix Berlin Finals | Interview

Passion, Charisma and Tech | Hikaru Nakamura on how to become a successful streamer

I don't think anything is simple luck | Wesley So after the final of the FIDE Grand Prix 2022

FIDE Grand Prix 3 Playoff

This Iranian FM is here to steal some Indian Elo points! - FM Kian Poormosavi