Wesley So crushes Carlsen to win Chess960 title
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/so-crushes-carlsen-to-win-chess960-world-championship
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Wesley So crushes Carlsen to win Chess960 title
Wesley So cruised to an incredible 13.5:2.5 victory over
Magnus Carlsen to win $125,000 and the 1st official FIDE Fischer Random World
Championship title. He could have finished off his opponent in the first rapid
game but took a draw in a winning positionโฆ
Magnus Carlsen to win $125,000 and the 1st official FIDE Fischer Random World
Championship title. He could have finished off his opponent in the first rapid
game but took a draw in a winning positionโฆ
https://new.uschess.org/news/flash-report-gm-wesley-fischer-random-world-champion/
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https://www.chess.com/news/view/wesley-so-first-world-official-fischer-random-chess-champion
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FLASH REPORT: GM Wesley So is the Fischer Random World Champion - US Chess
At the Henie Onstad Kunstsenter art museum located close to Oslo, Norway, GM Wesley So became the first World Champion in Fischer Random Chess. So...
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http://worldchess.com/news/guide-to-hamburg-grand-prix-2019
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Trevor Noah Is Producing A Movie About The Homeless 8-Year Old Nigerian Chess Prodigy Who Won NY State Championship
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Trevor Noah Is Producing A Movie About The Homeless 8-Year Old Nigerian Chess Prodigy Who Won NY State Championship
Paramount has acquired an untitled film project built around the the 8-year-old chess prodigy whose refugee family had been living at a homeless shelter when he became the 2019 New York State Chess Champion.
20...Rxe1! [Although Black surrenders the open e-file, he gains time for furthering his own plans and seizing the initiative.]
21.Rxe1 cxd5!โ [21...Rc8? 22.dxc6! ๎Qd7 22...Qxc6 23.f3 d5 24.cxd5 Qxd5 25.Qxd5 Bxd5 26.b3ยฒ ๎Rc1]
22.cxd5 Ba6!โ [Deflecting the bishop on f1 away from the g2โpawn.]
23.Bg3โข [23.f3? Bxf1 24.Rxf1 Rc8! 25.Bg3 Rc2 26.Qe1 Rxb2!โ+]
23...Bxf1 24.Rxf1 Nf5 25.Qe2 Rc8 [๎Nรg3]
[25...Nxg3+!? 26.hxg3 Rc8 27.Kg1 d6 28.Qe7 Rc2 29.Qxa7 Rxb2ยณ]
26.Qa6 Nxg3+ 27.hxg3 Rc7 28.Kg1 d6ยณ [28...Qf6!? 29.Qe2 Qf5ยณ ๎d6]
21.Rxe1 cxd5!โ [21...Rc8? 22.dxc6! ๎Qd7 22...Qxc6 23.f3 d5 24.cxd5 Qxd5 25.Qxd5 Bxd5 26.b3ยฒ ๎Rc1]
22.cxd5 Ba6!โ [Deflecting the bishop on f1 away from the g2โpawn.]
23.Bg3โข [23.f3? Bxf1 24.Rxf1 Rc8! 25.Bg3 Rc2 26.Qe1 Rxb2!โ+]
23...Bxf1 24.Rxf1 Nf5 25.Qe2 Rc8 [๎Nรg3]
[25...Nxg3+!? 26.hxg3 Rc8 27.Kg1 d6 28.Qe7 Rc2 29.Qxa7 Rxb2ยณ]
26.Qa6 Nxg3+ 27.hxg3 Rc7 28.Kg1 d6ยณ [28...Qf6!? 29.Qe2 Qf5ยณ ๎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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He won all the games.
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โA real sacrifice involves a radical change in the character of a game which cannot be effected without foresight, fantasy, and the willingness to risk.โ
๐ธ Leonid Shamkovich
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๐ธ 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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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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Champions Talk: Judit Polgar with Vladimir Kramnik
Wijk aan Zee, 12th January 1988. The 4th-round encounter between Anatoly Karpov (USSR) and Paul van der Sterren (Netherlands).
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The #Superbet Rapid & Blitz, held in Bucharest ๐ท๐ด from 6-10 November, features 7 of the 12 #GrandChessTour regulars, Caruana, Giri, Mamedyarov, Anand, Aronian, Karjakin and So, joined by event wild cards Artemiev, Le Quang Liem and Korobov.
Hamburg #GrandPrixFIDE line-up:
๐ท๐บ Grischuk
๐ท๐บ Nepomniachtchi
๐ซ๐ท Vachier-Lagrave
๐ต๐ฑ Wojtaszek
๐บ๐ธ Nakamura
๐ท๐บ Svidler
๐ท๐บ Dubov
๐จ๐ณ Wei Yi
๐ง๐ฌ Topalov
๐จ๐ณ Yu Yangyi
๐ต๐ฑ Duda
๐ฆ๐ฟ Radjabov
๐ท๐บ Vitiugov
๐ฎ๐ณ Harikrishna
๐จ๐ฟ Navara
๐ท๐บ Jakovenko
Who's your favorite?
https://worldchess.com/news/guide-to-hamburg-grand-prix-2019
๐ท๐บ Grischuk
๐ท๐บ Nepomniachtchi
๐ซ๐ท Vachier-Lagrave
๐ต๐ฑ Wojtaszek
๐บ๐ธ Nakamura
๐ท๐บ Svidler
๐ท๐บ Dubov
๐จ๐ณ Wei Yi
๐ง๐ฌ Topalov
๐จ๐ณ Yu Yangyi
๐ต๐ฑ Duda
๐ฆ๐ฟ Radjabov
๐ท๐บ Vitiugov
๐ฎ๐ณ Harikrishna
๐จ๐ฟ Navara
๐ท๐บ Jakovenko
Who's your favorite?
https://worldchess.com/news/guide-to-hamburg-grand-prix-2019