Amsterdam, 1st August 1974. In the 14th round of the IBM tournament, Dragoljub Velimirović faces Hans Ree. Standing on Ree's left, arms folded, is Vladimir Tukmakov. On the far right, Jan Timman is in play v. Hein Donner.
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“Even when the time control has been reached, there is one situation where you want to act as if it has not: when your position is absolutely lost.”
🔸 Edmar Mednis
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Hilversum (Netherlands) 17th December 1985. Pictured during the 3rd game of his match with Jan Timman, the recently-crowned 13th World Champion. Kasparov lost this game but won the match 4:2 (+3, -1, =2).
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A boy grew up, played chess, beat the future world champion ... And who knew what his name was Jan Nepomniachtchi?
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Tilburg, 18th January 1986. The 2nd game of the Candidates' Quarter-final between Jan Timman & Artur Jussupow. Despite losing the 1st game, the Soviet grandmaster won the match by the score 6:3 (+4, =1, =4).
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“The ability to work hard for days on end without losing focus is a talent. The ability to keep absorbing new information after many hours of study is a talent.”
🔸 Garry Kasparov (2007) "How Life Imitates Chess"
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🔸 Garry Kasparov (2007) "How Life Imitates Chess"
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Amsterdam, 25th July 1978. The 10th round of the traditional IBM tournament; Walter Browne (USA) faces Ulf Andersson (Sweden). Black won this encounter in 48 moves.
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