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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At the drawing of lots for the Wijk aan Zee tournament, 16th January 1976 - ex-World Champion Mikhail Tal.
The 'A' Group was ultimately won by Ólafsson & Ljubojević, ahead of Tal & Kurajica.
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The 'A' Group was ultimately won by Ólafsson & Ljubojević, ahead of Tal & Kurajica.
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AlphaZero's stunning victory over chess engine Stockfish raises hopes of Artificial Intelligence's positive impact on royal game.
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AlphaZero's stunning victory over chess engine Stockfish raises hopes of Artificial Intelligence's positive impact on royal game…
AlphaZero, a chess-playing AI designed by DeepMind, became a worldwide sensation when it defeated Stockfish, the world's strongest chess engine,
21...Nxe4! [A well-calculated exchange that leads to a winning position for Black.]
22.Bxe4 [22.fxe4 Ne3 23.Qd2 Nxc2 24.Qxc2 Bxe4–+]
22...Ne3 23.Qd3 Bxe4 24.Qxe3 [24.fxe4 Ng4–+]
24...Bd5–+ [Black's connected passed pawns are much better than the opponent's ones.]
0–1
22.Bxe4 [22.fxe4 Ne3 23.Qd2 Nxc2 24.Qxc2 Bxe4–+]
22...Ne3 23.Qd3 Bxe4 24.Qxe3 [24.fxe4 Ng4–+]
24...Bd5–+ [Black's connected passed pawns are much better than the opponent's ones.]
0–1