Moscow, 1967. The 9th World Chess Champion, Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian, with his wife Rona Yakovlevna (née Avinezer) and their sons Vartan and Mikhail.
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"Yes, I have played a blitz game once. It was on a train, in 1929."
🔸 Mikhail Botvinnik, interviewed by Genna Sosonko in 1989.
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🔸 Mikhail Botvinnik, interviewed by Genna Sosonko in 1989.
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Boris Spassky in play v. Klaus Darga in the opening round of the Hoogovens tournament at Beverwijk, 11th January 1967.
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🔴 The 2019 Spring Chess Classic is a 10-player round-robin tournament taking place from 2-10 March in the St. Louis Chess Club.
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/spring-chess-classic-2019-a/1/1/1
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/spring-chess-classic-2019-a/1/1/1
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Robson, Ray vs. Kasimdzhanov, Rustam | Spring Chess Classic - Group A 2019
Replay the Spring Chess Classic - Group A Round 1 game played on 02/03/2019 with computer analysis
Congrats to the Oxford team on winning their varsity match against Cambridge with a score of 4½-3½.
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/oxford-cambridge-varsity-match-2019
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/oxford-cambridge-varsity-match-2019
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Oxford vs. Cambridge Varsity Match 2019
Oxford vs. Cambridge Varsity Match chess tournament LIVE with computer analysis on chess24.com
🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
🔸Round 6
⚪️Jumabayev,Rinat (2605)
⚫️Vachier-Lagrave,Maxime (2780)
🔸0-1
🔸Round 6
⚪️Jumabayev,Rinat (2605)
⚫️Vachier-Lagrave,Maxime (2780)
🔸0-1
33...Rxb2! [A powerful piece sacrifice by Vachier that has required deep calculation. The opponent's king looks vulnerable, and he tries to exploit it.]
34.Nf1 [34.fxe5 dxe5 35.Nf3 (35.Ngf5 Bxf5 36.exf5 exd4 37.fxg6 h6–+ △d3) 35...Ng4! △Qf2 36.Rd3 Qf2+ 37.Kd1 Rxf3 38.Qxb2 Rxd3+ 39.Kc2 Rf3 40.Rc1 Nxh2 41.Qxe5 Qxg3 42.Qxg3 Rxg3–+]
34...Nxe4! [Vachier continues his attack with all of his pieces.]
35.fxe5 dxe5 36.Ng3 exd4 [36...Nf2!? 37.Bc4 Nxd1 38.Nge2 Nf2 39.d6+ Kg7 40.d7 Rb1+ 41.Kd2 Ne4+ 42.Kc2 Rb4 43.Bb3 exd4–+]
0–1
34.Nf1 [34.fxe5 dxe5 35.Nf3 (35.Ngf5 Bxf5 36.exf5 exd4 37.fxg6 h6–+ △d3) 35...Ng4! △Qf2 36.Rd3 Qf2+ 37.Kd1 Rxf3 38.Qxb2 Rxd3+ 39.Kc2 Rf3 40.Rc1 Nxh2 41.Qxe5 Qxg3 42.Qxg3 Rxg3–+]
34...Nxe4! [Vachier continues his attack with all of his pieces.]
35.fxe5 dxe5 36.Ng3 exd4 [36...Nf2!? 37.Bc4 Nxd1 38.Nge2 Nf2 39.d6+ Kg7 40.d7 Rb1+ 41.Kd2 Ne4+ 42.Kc2 Rb4 43.Bb3 exd4–+]
0–1
30...Rxe1! [In order to use his own queenside pawn majority, Caruana correctly decides to exchange a pair of rooks.]
[30...b6 31.Red1 Preventing ...c5. 31...Ne7 (31...c5 32.Bxc5±) 32.Be3 c5 33.Rd6±; 30...Re6 31.Rxe6 Kxe6 32.g4=]
31.Rxe1 c5 32.Be3 b5 33.Kf3 c4 34.Bd2 b4 35.Rc1 f5 36.g4? [¹36.Ke2]
36...fxg4+ 37.Kxg4 c3 38.bxc3 bxc3 39.Be1 Rc4+ 40.Kf3 Rxh4–+
0–1
[30...b6 31.Red1 Preventing ...c5. 31...Ne7 (31...c5 32.Bxc5±) 32.Be3 c5 33.Rd6±; 30...Re6 31.Rxe6 Kxe6 32.g4=]
31.Rxe1 c5 32.Be3 b5 33.Kf3 c4 34.Bd2 b4 35.Rc1 f5 36.g4? [¹36.Ke2]
36...fxg4+ 37.Kxg4 c3 38.bxc3 bxc3 39.Be1 Rc4+ 40.Kf3 Rxh4–+
0–1
1...Nc2+!! [1...Kg5? 2.Kc3 Nc6 3.Kxb3 Ne5 4.Bc2‡+–; 1...b2? 2.a4! (2.Kc3?? Nb5+ 3.Kxb2 Nxa3 4.Kxa3=) 2...Ne6 3.Bb1±]
2.Kxb3 Nxa3 3.Kxa3 Kg5 4.Kb4 Kf6 5.Kc5 Ke7 6.Bc4 Kf8 7.Kd6 Ke8=
½–½
2.Kxb3 Nxa3 3.Kxa3 Kg5 4.Kb4 Kf6 5.Kc5 Ke7 6.Bc4 Kf8 7.Kd6 Ke8=
½–½