In 1980 the 42nd Hoogovens Tournament was won by Americans Yasser Seirawan & Walter Browne. Seirawan was a surprise; it was the start of a successful chess career.

January 29 he will give a lecture about Tata 2020 in Max Euwe Centrum. Admission: € 15

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“Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's OK to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless.”

🔸 Magnus Carlsen

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A simultaneous display by Mikhail Botvinnik. Moscow, c. 1948.

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Fridrik Olafsson, who turns 85 today, played in Buenos Aires 1980 when he was already FIDE President. And he scored in this tournament his only victory over Anatoly Karpov. The "reigning" FIDE President defeated the reigning World Champion.

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Move of the Day!

Daily #chesspuzzle

Jachym, Marc (2280) - Hector, Jonny (2320)
22nd World U20 ch Belfort FRA (11), 1983

https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/97656

14-year-old Praggnanandhaa beat Veselin Topalov in 33 moves in Round 6 of #GibChess.

White to move. Can you find how the Indian prodigy finished the game?

🔸Bundesliga 2018–19 Augsburg
🔸Round 3
⚪️Laznicka,V (2668)
⚫️Huschenbeth,N (2586)
🔸0-1

17...Rxf5! [A correct decision in order to attack along the f-file.]

18.Bh3™ [18.Ng3? Nf4! 19.Bxf4™ Rxf4 20.Nh5 Rf5 21.Ng3 Rf8 22.Rad1 Qb6!‚]

18...Qf8! [Certainly, Black had already considered this exchange sacrifice.]

19.Kg2 Kh8! 20.Bxf5 [20.Bd2 Nf4+! 21.Bxf4 Rxf4 22.Bxe6 Rd8 △c4 23.d5 Nc7 24.Nd6 c4!–+ △N×e6]

20...Qxf5‚ 21.h3 Qg6+! [21...Rf8!? 22.Qe2 Ndc7 23.Bd2 Qg6+ 24.Kh2 cxd4 25.Nxd4 Bxe4 26.Rg1 Qh7–+]

22.Kh2 Rf8! 23.Bd2 Nf4 24.Bxf4 Rxf4 25.Nxc5 Qh5 26.Nxe6 Rxf3 27.Qf1 Qf5–+

🔸Bundesliga 2018–19 Augsburg
🔸Round 3
⚪️Kozul,Z (2612)
⚫️Lauber,A (2431)
🔸1-0

42.Nd3! [White correctly recognizes the weakness of the black pawn on e6 and plans to attack it with the knight maneuvering.]

42...Nc6 43.Nf4‚ Nd8 44.Kd3 b5 45.h5! [Fixing Black's weakness on g7. It is very unpleasant for Black because he doesn't have active counterplay.]

45...Nb6 46.Be7 Nc6? [¹46...Nf7 47.Bc5 e5 48.dxe5 Nxe5+ 49.Ke2 Kb7 50.Bd4 Nbc4 51.Nxd5 g6±]

47.Bc5! [△N×e6]

47...e5 48.Ne6 e4+ 49.Ke2 Na4 50.Nxg7 Nc3+ 51.Ke1! exf3 52.Kf2 Na5 53.Kxf3+– [△N×f5]

January 28, 1969 (Hoogovens tournament) we see two champions of the Dutch ladies chess Rie Timmer (left), Dutch champion in 1970 and 1971; and Corry Vreeken, five-time Dutch champion! (1960, 1962, 1964, 1966 and 1970).

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"Not infrequently. . . the theoretical is a synonym of the stereotyped. For the 'theoretical' in chess is nothing more than that which can be found in the textbooks and to which players try to conform because they cannot think up anything better or equal, anything original."

🔸 Mikhail Chigorin

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David Llada:
Apparently, this is Garry Kasparov playing on a simul game against Quique Setien, FC Barcelona's brand new coach.

But I failed to find out who is the author, or where and when was this photo taken. Maybe Quique Setien or Kasparov can shed some light?

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