Susan Polgar: Breaking: In honor of my dear friend & mentor Pal Benko, this year SPICE Cup will be dedicated to his memory! In addition, his daughter Palma and only grandson will be in attendance to honor him!

https://gamesmaven.io/chessdailynews/news/2019-spice-cup-15-500-junior-gp-200-gp-points-enhance-abcf13bCb0aKgLdmfh5mMA/

Pictured during the 2nd Moscow International, February 1935 - Emanuel Lasker with his wife Marta, and the Executive Secretary of the All-Union Chess Section of the USSR, V. Yeremeev.

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When I used to go to the Manhattan Chess Club back in the fifties, I met a lot of old-timers there who knew Capablanca.... They spoke about Capablanca with awe. I have never seen people speak about any chess player like that, before or since.

🔸 Bobby Fischer

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Wijk aan Zee, 12th January 1990. Vishy Anand is pictured prior to the start of his opening-round game v. Rini Kuijf, which he won in only 24 moves.

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The work done with the help of his father and grandfather is already bearing fruits — Daniel Dardha became Belgian champion at 13!

A nice family story: https://en.chessbase.com/post/daniel-dardha-belgian-champion-at-13

⚪️#281 (Strategy-ًWhite to Move)
🔸Di Benedetto,Desiree (2271)
🔸Andolfatto,Maria (2065)
🔸78th ch-ITA 2018 Salerno

18.Rxc8+! [White trades off the rooks to control the open c-file with his queen and put more pressure on the opponent's weaknesses.]

[18.h4 Rxc3 19.Qxc3 Nf6 20.Bd3 a5 21.a3 g6 22.Qb3 Qc7 23.Ne5² /=; 18.Bd3 Rxc3 19.Qxc3 Nf6 20.h4 a5 21.a3 g6 22.Qb3 Qc7 23.Ne5 Qc1+ 24.Kh2 Qc7 25.Kh3+/=]

18...Bxc8 19.Qc3 Qd8 20.Qc6 [20.Bd3 Bb7]

20...Nb8 21.Qc2+/=

1–0

⚪️#281 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Utegaliyev,A (2518)
🔸Kazakov,K (2358)
🔸Pavlodar Open 2018

45.a3! [45.Bxg5? hxg5 46.a4 Kg7 47.Rh5 h6 48.Ne4 Rh8 49.Rdh1 Be7=; 45.Ne4! Nxe4 46.dxe4 Rxd1 47.Rxd1 h5 48.gxh5 Rg2+ 49.Bf2 Bh6 50.Kf1 Rh2 51.Kg1 Bf4 52.Rd6+–]

45...a4 [45...bxa3 46.Ra1 Kg7 47.Rxa3 Ra7 48.Nh5+ Kf7 49.Rha1+–]

46.bxa4 Kg7 47.Ne4 Be7 [47...Nxe4 48.dxe4 Rxd1 49.Rxd1 bxa3 50.a5+–]

48.Nxc5+–

1–0

🔸TCh-CZE Extraliga 2018–19
🔸Round 4
⚪️Dragnev,Valentin (2508)
⚫️Kociscak,J (2486)
🔸0-1

26...Bb8! [The bishop's mission in the g1–a7 diagonal accomplished and now by transferring the bishop to the h2–b8 diagonal, Black has decent attacking chances on the kingside.]

[26...d3+? 27.Nc5™ dxe2 28.Qxe2™ △Qf2 28...Bd5 29.Qf2 Bxg2 30.Qxg2!²]

27.e3? [¹27.Nxe6 Rxe6 28.Qd3 Bf4 29.Rxf4™ Qxf4 30.Rf1 Qg4 31.Qxf5 Qxe2³]

27...dxe3 28.Nxe6 Rxe6 29.Qe2 Bg3–+ [White is extremely weak on the kingside dark squares and his bishop on b2 has no opportunity to cover the weaknesses.]

[29...Be5!? 30.Rcd1 Rg6 31.Bxe5 Nxe5 △f4 32.Rd4 Rf8 33.Rdf4 Nd3!–+]

⚪️#282 (Strategy-ًWhite to Move)
🔸Sedina,E (2263)
🔸Raccanello,Marianna (2030)
🔸78th ch-ITA Women 2018

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 282
public poll

C) Nd3 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 63%
future, Babak, Evan, Hansika, @Kingbosskasyap

B) Re1 – 2
👍👍👍 25%
Majid, Arianna

A) Qa4 – 1
👍 13%
@mahyarebrahimi1983

👥 8 people voted so far.

⚫️#282 (Endgame-Black to Move)
🔸Zubarev,Al1 (2484)
🔸Khanin,S (2510)
🔸Pavlodar Open 2018