Final standings of #GrandPrixFIDE series 2019:
1️⃣ Alexander Grischuk 🇷🇺 - 20 points (qualified to the Candidates)
2️⃣ Ian Nepomniachtchi 🇷🇺 - 19 points (qualified to the Candidates)
3. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 🇫🇷 - 16
4. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 🇦🇿 - 10
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1️⃣ Alexander Grischuk 🇷🇺 - 20 points (qualified to the Candidates)
2️⃣ Ian Nepomniachtchi 🇷🇺 - 19 points (qualified to the Candidates)
3. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 🇫🇷 - 16
4. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 🇦🇿 - 10
#FIDECandidates
Wijk aan Zee, January 1972 - the drawing of lots for the Hoogovens tournament.
#1 L to R: Lajos Portisch, Vasily Smyslov, Kick Langeweg, Jan Timman, Hein Donner.
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#1 L to R: Lajos Portisch, Vasily Smyslov, Kick Langeweg, Jan Timman, Hein Donner.
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"The turning point in my career came with the realization that Black should play to win instead of just steering for equality."
🔸 Bobby Fischer
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🔸 Bobby Fischer
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At the Dutch blitz championship, Weesp (Nord-Holland), 5th June 1971. 19-year-old Jan Timman is pictured in play against, and later receiving the 1st prize from, the ex-World Champion Max Euwe.
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Wijk aan Zee, January 1972 - the drawing of lots for the Hoogovens tournament. #1 L to R: Lajos Portisch, Vasily Smyslov, Kick Langeweg, Jan Timman, Hein Donner. @UnityChess
Wijk aan Zee, 12th January 1972. 20-year-old Jan Timman is picture in play v. Lajos Portisch in the 1st round of the Hoogovens tournament.
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One of Mikhail Tal's prettiest checkmates - a predecessor of Magnus Carlsen's brilliant Qh6+!! from the 2016 World Chess Championship. 👏
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Mikhail Tal Inspires Magnus Carlsen's Greatest Chess Move - Chukaev vs. Tal, 1956
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https://t.co/JuPzwPzsU7 The line-up is: Caruana Radjabov Ding Liren Wang Hao Grischuk Nepo Giri Alekseenko (unconfirmed wild card) https://t.co/3GjS6B0fPw #c24live
#FIDECandidates 2020:
🇺🇸 Caruana - 2018 match runner-up
🇦🇿 Radjabov - World Cup #1
🇨🇳 Ding - World Cup #2
🇨🇳 Wang - Grand Swiss #1
🇷🇺 Grischuk - Grand Prix #1
🇷🇺 Nepomniachtchi - Grand Prix #2
🇳🇱 Giri - by rating
🇷🇺 Alekseenko - wildcard (to be confirmed)
🇺🇸 Caruana - 2018 match runner-up
🇦🇿 Radjabov - World Cup #1
🇨🇳 Ding - World Cup #2
🇨🇳 Wang - Grand Swiss #1
🇷🇺 Grischuk - Grand Prix #1
🇷🇺 Nepomniachtchi - Grand Prix #2
🇳🇱 Giri - by rating
🇷🇺 Alekseenko - wildcard (to be confirmed)
💙♟ | Merry Chessmas and see you in January 2020 in Wijk aan Zee! #TataSteelChess
King Salman World Rapid and Blitz Championship will be a cherry on the top of the exciting 2019 #chess year.
The official hashtag for this event is #rapidblitz, make sure to follow it and not miss any action on December 26-30.
The official hashtag for this event is #rapidblitz, make sure to follow it and not miss any action on December 26-30.