Magnus wrote a post on Instagram saying, "Been a great year on and off the board. On to the next one."
One of the pictures he shared in the post was this one with his girlfriend!
https://www.instagram.com/p/B6x-wLNBcjV/
One of the pictures he shared in the post was this one with his girlfriend!
https://www.instagram.com/p/B6x-wLNBcjV/
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Magnus Carlsen
Been a great year on and off the board, on to the next one!
“In an environment where female players are such a tiny minority, the Women World Championship is an invaluable opportunity to show off talent and grow the game.”
John G. Zimmerman, Sports Illustrated
https://www.si.com/more-sports/2018/12/17/lisa-lane-hou-yifan-womens-chess-gender-inequality-world-championships …
John G. Zimmerman, Sports Illustrated
https://www.si.com/more-sports/2018/12/17/lisa-lane-hou-yifan-womens-chess-gender-inequality-world-championships …
SI
More Than Five Decades After Lisa Lane's Success, Equality Still Eludes Women in Chess
In 1961, Lisa Lane was a rising star in chess—until she disappeared from the spotlight to fight for equal opportunity, something women are still dealing with in the sport today.
25...h5! [A multi-purpose move: 1. Covering the weakness on h6.2. Driving the white g4–knight away from the protection of the e3–square. 3. Gaining more space and restricting the opponent's queen.]
26.Nxf6 [26.Nf2 Be3! 27.Rb1 Rbd8‚ 28.Nh3 Nxc2–+]
26...Be7! 27.Nxh5+ gxh5 28.Qg3+ [28.Qxh5 Rh8 29.Qf3 Rh6!–+ △Rbh8]
28...Kh6!–+ [28...Kh8? 29.Qg6 Bg8 30.Qxh5+ Bh7 31.Bg4!= △Bf5]
26.Nxf6 [26.Nf2 Be3! 27.Rb1 Rbd8‚ 28.Nh3 Nxc2–+]
26...Be7! 27.Nxh5+ gxh5 28.Qg3+ [28.Qxh5 Rh8 29.Qf3 Rh6!–+ △Rbh8]
28...Kh6!–+ [28...Kh8? 29.Qg6 Bg8 30.Qxh5+ Bh7 31.Bg4!= △Bf5]
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Magnus Carlsen arrives for the game and starts the clock. His opponent Maxim Matlakov makes the move 1.d4 and Magnus' thinking time begins. Usually in a 3-minute blitz game you want to make your moves as soon as possible. However, Magnus takes his time - he drinks his water, removes his suit and then after 20 seconds, which is quite a lot of time in a blitz game, his first move!
This just goes to show what confidence the World Champion has on his abilities!
This just goes to show what confidence the World Champion has on his abilities!
Tilburg, 19th September 1980. In the opening round of the Interpolis tournament, the encounter between Genna Sosonko (Netherlands) & World Champion Anatoly Karpov (USSR) is in progress.
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Excellent Dutch footage from the opening of the 1956 Candidates tournament in Amsterdam. Three future world champions among the ten participants (Smyslov, Petrosian, and Spassky). Or, in other words, a lot of "famous legends."
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Daily #chesspuzzle
Sarana - Mamedyarov, World Blitz Championship 2019
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/90481
Sarana - Mamedyarov, World Blitz Championship 2019
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/90481
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Puzzle 90481: White to win
Click the diagram to solve this chess puzzle from the game Sarana, Alexey - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar, Moscow 2019.
"The experience of AI in the chess world should be instructive for defense strategists."
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War on the Rocks
What Chess Can Teach Us About the Future of AI and War - War on the Rocks
This article was submitted in response to the call for ideas issued by the co-chairs of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, Eric
LIVE: Puzzle Battle World Championship - Day 2 with hosts GM Hess and IM Rensch #puzzlebattle
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LIVE: Puzzle Battle World Championship - Day 2 with hosts GM Hess and IM Rensch #puzzlebattle