King Salman World Rapid and Blitz Championships Opens in Moscow
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The King Salman World Rapid and Blitz Championships officially opened:
A white night in Moscow
By Milan Dinic
By Milan Dinic
Bent Larsen on exibition in New Jersey.
Larsen has defeated 7 world champions from Botvinnik to Karpov and has even made a draw with Kasparov.
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Larsen has defeated 7 world champions from Botvinnik to Karpov and has even made a draw with Kasparov.
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"...The intelligent perusal of fine games cannot fail to make the reader a better player and a better judge of the play of others."
🔸 Emanuel Lasker
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🔸 Emanuel Lasker
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Wijk aan Zee, January 1970 - at the board, Mark Taimanov (white) & Igor Platonov (both - USSR), as the 19-year-old Ulf Andersson (Sweden) looks on. Already nearly 50 years ago...
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Lugano-68. Today, this team would have looked like a veteran. Petrosyan - 39, Spassky - 31, Geller - 43, Smyslov - 47. And in those years, it was believed that chess players were in their prime! How time has changed ...
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🔴LIVE WRC 2019 Day 1
King Salman World Rapid Championship 2019. Rounds 1-5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u373NQmV0Eo
King Salman World Rapid Championship 2019. Rounds 1-5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u373NQmV0Eo
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King Salman World Rapid Championship 2019. Rounds 1-5
Commentators: GM Peter Leko, IM Almira Skripchenko, and GM Evgeny Miroshnichenko.
Official website with games, info, photos, etc: https://wrbc2019.com/
#rapidblitz
Official website with games, info, photos, etc: https://wrbc2019.com/
#rapidblitz
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King Salman World Rapid Championship is off to a great start in Moscow.
15 rounds are spread over 3 days. 2019 rapid champions will be crowned on Dec 28. The combined prize fund of open & women's events is half a million US dollars.
https://wrbc2019.com/ #rapidblitz
15 rounds are spread over 3 days. 2019 rapid champions will be crowned on Dec 28. The combined prize fund of open & women's events is half a million US dollars.
https://wrbc2019.com/ #rapidblitz
After the first day of King Salman World Rapid Championship, there are 5 leaders with 4,5/5 in the open section:
Wang Hao (🇨🇳 2748)
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (🇦🇿 2752)
Ilia Smirin (🇮🇱 2584)
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (🇵🇱 2751)
Leinier Dominguez (🇺🇸 2755)
https://wrbc2019.com/ #rapidblitz
Wang Hao (🇨🇳 2748)
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (🇦🇿 2752)
Ilia Smirin (🇮🇱 2584)
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (🇵🇱 2751)
Leinier Dominguez (🇺🇸 2755)
https://wrbc2019.com/ #rapidblitz
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King Salman World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2019