Carlsen wins Gashimov Memorial with 6/9 (3 wins, 6 draws, no losses). Rd 10 at the US Championship, Shankland beat Onischuk, Caruana beat Zherebukh, Xiong beat Lenderman, Nakamura beat Akobian. Shankland leads 7.5 out of 10. Caruana has 7/10. Wang has 8/10 in US women's ch.
Hikaru is hunting Akobian's king. Will he be able to get his first victory of the tournament, and deliver Akobian's 4th loss? #USChessChamps
Nazi Paikidze comes back and wins, pulling her within half a point of Annie Wang and completely opening up the Women's Championship!! #USChessChamps
"The year 1953. The Karpov family with friends in Zlatoust." Anatoly Evgenevich is the small child in the centre.
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"Strategically important points should be overprotected. If the pieces are so engaged, they get their regard in the fact that they will then find themselves well posted in every respect."
🔹 Aron Nimzowitsch
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Pasadena, 1932.
(Seated) Alexander Alekhine and Isaac Kashdan. (Standing) Mexican champion José Araiza, Arthur Dake, Reuben Fine and Sammy Reshevsky.
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(Seated) Alexander Alekhine and Isaac Kashdan. (Standing) Mexican champion José Araiza, Arthur Dake, Reuben Fine and Sammy Reshevsky.
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International tournament Moscow, 9th November 1963 round 9. Among the pairings: Gligorić v. Keres, Hort v. Tal, Smyslov v. Balcerowski, Liberzon v. Matanović.
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