'Chess in Park, Children Gather Round'; one in a series of photos of Bobby Fischer by the celebrated Scottish photographer Harry, Buenos Aires, 1971.
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Bobby Fischer watching his friend playing in the Leipzig Olympiad 1960.
Can you guess the name of his friend?
Hint- He was also a Catholic priest and in 1960 he earned the title of a grandmaster.
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Can you guess the name of his friend?
Hint- He was also a Catholic priest and in 1960 he earned the title of a grandmaster.
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Zagreb #GrandChessTour is only a week away and will feature all 12 tour players:
Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Levon Aronian, Vachier_Lagrave, Vishy Anand, Sergey Karyakin, Anish Giri, Shakhmamedyarov, Yan Nepomniachtchi, Wesley So and Ding Liren! Are you excited?
Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Levon Aronian, Vachier_Lagrave, Vishy Anand, Sergey Karyakin, Anish Giri, Shakhmamedyarov, Yan Nepomniachtchi, Wesley So and Ding Liren! Are you excited?
Russia's 16-year-old Arseniy Nesterov (2423) wins the 2019 #VoronezhMasters tournament with 6/7 points. Congratulations!
New York City, 21st Dec 1963. The 5th round of the US Championship is in progress at the Hendry Hudson Hotel.
Bobby Fischer is seen in play v. Sammy Reshevsky, who is standing to his right.
This was the event that Fischer won with 11/11.
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Bobby Fischer is seen in play v. Sammy Reshevsky, who is standing to his right.
This was the event that Fischer won with 11/11.
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Arthur William Dake vs Alexander Alekhine
"Dake it to the Limit"
(1-0 !!) One of the first acquaintances with American chess players ...
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"Dake it to the Limit"
(1-0 !!) One of the first acquaintances with American chess players ...
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2019 Women’s Candidates. Closing Ceremony.
FIDE publishes the Player’s Contract for Participation in the FIDE chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 (Isle of Man, 10-21 October) that is expected to be the strongest Swiss-system tournament in the history of chess. Players have two weeks to sign.
https://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/11683-fide-chesscom-grand-swiss-2019-players-contract.html
https://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/11683-fide-chesscom-grand-swiss-2019-players-contract.html
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FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019: Player's Contract
FIDE - World Chess Federation
23.Nc4!? [23.h3?! Qc6 24.a5 Rbd8 25.Re1 Qxd5 26.exd5 Bf6 27.Rab1 Rd7 28.Nc4 h5 29.b4 cxb4 30.Rxb4 Bd8²; 23.a5! By blocking the opponent's queenside pawns, White could have prepared to put a mighty knight on c4. 23...Qc6 24.Ra3 Bf8 25.Re1 Qxd5 26.exd5 f5 27.Nc4 Re7 28.Rb3 Rg7 29.Rb6 Rd8 30.f3 Rf7 31.Kf2 g5 32.g3 Rfd7 33.Kg2 Be7 34.Rb1! Rc7 35.g4 fxg4 36.fxg4 Rdc8 37.Kf3 Rf8+ 38.Ke3 Rf6 39.b4 Bf8 40.bxc5 Rxc5 41.Rxb7 Rxd5 42.Ra7±]
23...b5 24.axb5 axb5 25.Ne3+/=
½–½
23...b5 24.axb5 axb5 25.Ne3+/=
½–½