19.Nfg5! [A multi-purpose move that creates a lot of threats against Black's king.]

19...h6™ [19...Nd5? 20.Nxf7! Rf8 21.c4 Nf4 22.Nh6+!‚ Kh8 23.Qe3+–]

20.Nxe6!! fxe6 21.Nxf6+ Nxf6 22.Bxf6 [Qg4]

22...Rf8? [It would have been better for Black to reduce pieces in order to put up more stubborn resistance.]

[¹22...gxf6 23.Qg4+ Kh7 24.Qxb4 f5 25.Rxd8! Qxd8 26.Be2 a5 27.Qc4±]

23.Be5!‚ Qe7 24.Rd3 Bc5 25.Rf1 Rf5 26.Rg3 Rg5 27.Rxg5 Qxg5 28.Kh1 Qf5 29.f4!+–

Jan Timman (Netherlands) and Ljubomir Ljubojević (Yugoslavia), at the IBM tournament in Amsterdam, July 1978.

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"The game might be divided into three parts, the opening, the middle-game and the end-game. There is one thing you must strive for, to be equally efficient in the three parts."

🔸 José Raúl Capablanca (1920). “My Chess Career”

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Ljubomir Ljubojević pictured in play v. Walter Browne, in the 5th round at Wijk aan Zee, 21st January 1976.
The Yugoslav grandmaster won this encounter in 133 moves, on his way to sharing 1st-2nd place in the event.

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The Hague, 3rd July 1962; round 1 of the Netherlands v. USSR match.
On board 5, Mikhail Tal is seen in play v. Haije Kramer, as Tigran Petrosian looks on.

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13-year-old Judit Polgar during the 9th European Team Chess Championship (Haifa, Israel, November/December 1989).

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Wesley So crushes Carlsen to win Chess960 title

https://chess24.com/en/read/news/so-crushes-carlsen-to-win-chess960-world-championship

The 3rd leg of FIDE World Chess Grand Prix Series 2019 starts in Hamburg on November 5. Current leaders of the Series are Grischuk and Mamedyarov.

All the information about the tournament:

http://worldchess.com/news/guide-to-hamburg-grand-prix-2019

Trevor Noah Is Producing A Movie About The Homeless 8-Year Old Nigerian Chess Prodigy Who Won NY State Championship

https://www.msn.com/en-za/entertainment/Local/trevor-noah-is-producing-a-movie-about-the-homeless-8-year-old-nigerian-chess-prodigy-who-won-ny-state-championship/ar-AAJKYP6?ocid=ob-tw-enza-861

Bravo Marco Materia 👏🇫🇷
Youngest French Chess player to achieve an IM norm at the age of 10 years and 7 months !

Move of the day : Qxh6+!! (1-0)
Carl Schlechter - Philip Meitner, Berlin, 1899

🔸Bundesliga 2018–19
🔸Round 1
⚪️Warmerdam,Max (2422)
⚫️Bacrot,E (2677)
🔸0-1

20...Rxe1! [Although Black surrenders the open e-file, he gains time for furthering his own plans and seizing the initiative.]

21.Rxe1 cxd5!‚ [21...Rc8? 22.dxc6! Qd7 22...Qxc6 23.f3 d5 24.cxd5 Qxd5 25.Qxd5 Bxd5 26.b3² Rc1]

22.cxd5 Ba6!‚ [Deflecting the bishop on f1 away from the g2–pawn.]

23.Bg3™ [23.f3? Bxf1 24.Rxf1 Rc8! 25.Bg3 Rc2 26.Qe1 Rxb2!–+]

23...Bxf1 24.Rxf1 Nf5 25.Qe2 Rc8 [N×g3]

[25...Nxg3+!? 26.hxg3 Rc8 27.Kg1 d6 28.Qe7 Rc2 29.Qxa7 Rxb2³]

26.Qa6 Nxg3+ 27.hxg3 Rc7 28.Kg1 d6³ [28...Qf6!? 29.Qe2 Qf5³ d6]

Hamburg June 6th 1985 22-year-old Garry Kasparov playing a simul against the worlds 32 strongest chess engines.
He won all the games.

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“A real sacrifice involves a radical change in the character of a game which cannot be effected without foresight, fantasy, and the willingness to risk.”

🔸 Leonid Shamkovich

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This is a picture of the participants of Immopar rapid 1992 held in Paris. Can you recognize them?

This photo is from the video interaction between GM Judit Polgar and Vladimir Kramnik that took place at the Global Chess Festival 2019. Check out the video: https://youtu.be/WZAjTucPmuI

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