The Argentinian master Carlos Guimard (1913-1998) - after whom the system 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nc6 is named - pictured at the tournament in Zevenaar (Netherlands), 23rd October 1961.

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"It [chess] is not only the most delightful and scientific, but the most moral of amusements."

🔸 Paul Morphy as quoted in Testimonials to Paul Morphy: Presented at University Hall, New York, 1859.

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A wonderful piece of early 1980s Soviet footage featuring three elite Georgian chess masters: Nana Alexandria, Nana Ioseliani and Maia Chiburdanidze.

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Amsterdam, 11th October 1977. The 2nd game (of a 6-game match) between Jan Timman and Boris Spassky. It was drawn in 93 moves.
Spassky won the match 4:2 (+2, -0, =4).

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15-year-old Iranian prodigy Alireza Firouzja (2656.5) becomes World #97, the youngest in Top 100! (Photo by Sina Zare)

🔹 3rd Stars Cup 2019, Anzali
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The 17th #AeroflotOpen runs from 19-27 Feb in Moscow. The A Open, for players rated 2550+ and talented juniors, sees Wei Yi as top-seed fighting for the €18,000 first prize and a place in the Dortmund Super-tournament.

🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
🔸Round 3
⚪️Sutovsky,Emil (2633)
⚫️Houska,Jovanka (2402)
🔸1-0

34...b5?? [A blunder that leaves Black in a losing position. In this double-edged position, every move is very important.]

[34...Rdd7! 35.Qg8+ Kd6 36.Nf5+ Kc5 37.Nxe7 Rxe7 38.Qh8 Rg7+ 39.Kh5 Rxg2 40.Rxf6 Kb5 41.Rf8 Qc2 △Qg6 42.Qf6 Qxa2–+]

35.h5?? [Returning the favor! White misses a golden opportunity to win the game:]

[35.Qg8+! Ke5 (35...Kd7 36.Ra8! Kc7 37.Qb8+ Kb6 38.Qxd6+–) 36.f4+ Kd4 37.Nf5+ Kc5 38.Nxe7+–]

35...Rdd7! 36.Re8 f5+! 37.Nxf5 Qxh8 38.Rxh8 Rh7 39.Re8+ Kf7 40.Re1 Kf6?!–+ [¹40...d4 41.Ng3 d3 42.Ne4 Kg7 43.f4 Re7 44.Kf3 Rxh5 45.Rd1 Rd5–+]

1–0

⚪️#143 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Akobian,V (2643)
🔸Haria,R (2450)
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12.a3!! [Setting up a trap. Now, Black is forced to exchange his bishop for the knight on c3 or retreat to a5. However, he chooses the third way and falls into White's trap.]

[12.0–0?! Ng6 file siyah nejat peyda mikonad va vaziyate motaedle hast; 12.Nge2!? Qg6! 13.Qxg6 Nxg6²]

12...Bd6? [¹12...Bxc3+ 13.Qxc3 Nd7+/=]

13.Nge4! dxe4 14.Nxe4 Qe6 15.Nxd6 Nd5 16.Bg3 f5 17.Be5 Nd7 18.f4+–

1–0

⚫️#143 (Endgame-Black to Move)
🔸Navara,D (2738)
🔸Grandelius,N (2682)
🔸Caleta ENG 2019

35.a4!! [35.g4!? a4 36.h4 h5 37.gxh5 gxh5 38.Ng3+–; 35.Nc1?! a4±]

35...Kf7 36.Nc1 Bb4 37.Nb3 Bc3 38.c5 Nc8 39.Bd7 Ne7 40.c6 Nd5 41.Nc5 Nc7 42.Bc8 Ke7 43.Na6 Nd5 44.c7 Nb6 45.Bb7 Kd7 46.c8Q+ Nxc8 47.Nc5+ Kc7 48.Bxc8 Kxc8 49.Nxe6+–

1–0

⚪️#144 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Margvelashvili,G (2530)
🔸Holt,C (2548)
🔸PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 2019

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 144
public poll

B) c5 – 11
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 79%
@Mohsenfaraz62, Nikhil, Jayden, @YaminiG, @RichardPeng, Atharva, @arash22_d, Michael, Hansika, Daniel, Matthew

C) b×a5 – 2
👍 14%
@fantastic45, Faraz

A) b5 – 1
👍 7%
@David_Civil

👥 14 people voted so far.