The opening round of the 6th Olympiad in Warsaw, 16th August 1935.
In the match pictured, Czechoslovakia lost 1:3 to the USA:
Flohr ½-½ Fine
Opočenský ½-½ Marshall
Rejfíř 0-1 Kupchik
Treybal 0-1 Dake.

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The 6th Chess Olympiad was held in Warsaw in 1935. The USA team won for the 3rd time in a row.

🔸 6th Chess Olympiad: Warsaw 1935
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"It is a well-known fact that during a practical game, players often do not check variations entirely but just trust each other."

🔸 David Bronstein

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José Raúl Capablanca, pictured, according to the archive (https://audiovis.nac.gov.pl ) entry, in Berlin in August 1928.

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Women's Candidates tournament currently underway in Kazan, home town of the great Rashid Nezmetdinov, whose 1950s record of 5 Russian Championships Peter Svidler finally broke in 2011 and after whom the local chess school is named.

2019 Women's Candidates Tournament. Opening Ceremony.

No surprise is a quick draw between Muzychuk, Mariya and Muzychuk, Anna at the Women’s Candidates Tournament Round 1. It is never easy to play your own sister(s).

All draws in round 1 of #FIDEWomenCandidates tournament, although Gunina - Lagno was a real thriller!

🇷🇺 Gunina 1/2 – 1/2 Lagno 🇷🇺
🇷🇺 Kosteniuk 1/2 – 1/2 Goryachkina 🇷🇺
🇬🇪 Dzagnidze 1/2 – 1/2 Tan Zhongyi 🇨🇳
🇺🇦 M. Muzychuk 1/2 – 1/2 A. Muzychuk 🇺🇦

2019 Women's Candidates Tournament. Round 1. Interview with Muzychuk sisters.

🔹 FIDE Women's Candidates
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