A good day for White but a bad day for the US as Grischuk, Vitiugov, Duda & MVL begin the Last 16 of the #FIDEWorldCup with wins!

Panic move for Leinier, who could have waited with 76...Bg5 77.Kg4 Kd7! while after 78.f6 it would have been the right moment to play 78...c2! (or 78...Bxf6 79.Bxf6 c2!).

Interview with Alexander Grischuk | FIDE World Cup 2019 | R4, G1 |

Evgenij Miroshnichenko on Nikita Vitiugov's win over Wesley So: "A positional masterpiece.

MVL takes the lead against Peter Svidler!

Interview with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | FIDE World Cup 2019 | R4, G1 |

The leader has changed at the #WomenGrandPrixFIDE in Skolkovo!
Kateryna Lagno defeated Ju Wenjun while Koneru Humpy won against Valentina Gunina.

Top standings with 2 rounds to go:
1. Koneru - 7
2. Ju - 6½
3. Goryachkina 6
4. Lagno - 5½

Website: https://wgp2019.fide.com

Kateryna Lagno is the first player to defeat Women's World Champion Ju Wenjun in Skolkovo, allowing Humpy Koneru to take the lead!

The Early Life Of Pal Benko‎

https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-early-life-of-pal-benko

«The passion for playing chess is one of the most unaccountable in the world. It slaps the theory of natural selection in the face. It is the most absorbing of occupations. The least satisfying of desires. A nameless excrescence upon life...»
H.G. Wells

📷Brando, Chaplin & Loren

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"Chess is eminently and emphatically the philosopher's game."

🔸 Paul Morphy

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rather rare photo. The genius of chess was not often seen among the family ... with wife Angelina and daughter Zhanna

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