Shakhriyar Mamedyarov has left the building! Report on Rounds 7-8 of the #GibChess Masters:
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/gib-masters-7-8-mamedyarov-drops-out
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/gib-masters-7-8-mamedyarov-drops-out
chess24.com
Gib Masters 7-8: Mamedyarov drops out
Top seed Shakhriyar Mamedyarov forfeited his game against
Praggnanandhaa in Round 8 of the 2020 Gibraltar Masters and has pulled out of
the tournament for health reasons. The leaders are 17-year-old Andrey Esipenko,
19-year-old Parham Maghsoodloo, 21-year…
Praggnanandhaa in Round 8 of the 2020 Gibraltar Masters and has pulled out of
the tournament for health reasons. The leaders are 17-year-old Andrey Esipenko,
19-year-old Parham Maghsoodloo, 21-year…
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💙♟ | Thank you all for an amazing 82nd edition of the #TataSteelChess Tournament, we enjoyed every minute of it!
Here you have the full interview with Anatoly Karpov, by Tania Sachdev for #GibChess
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPd1VdtAkOM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPd1VdtAkOM
YouTube
"I wanted to defeat Bobby" | GM Anatoly Karpov Interview
A candid interview with former World Champion Anatoly Karpov. The Russian GM shares stories and reflections on his chess career with Tania Sachdev.
Special thanks to Chess Base India.
Special thanks to Chess Base India.
Daily #chesspuzzle with Bela Khotenashvili at Gibraltar Masters 2020
Khotenashvili, Bela (2446) - Moussard, Jules (2600)
Caleta ENG, 2020.01.26
#GibChess
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/97961
Khotenashvili, Bela (2446) - Moussard, Jules (2600)
Caleta ENG, 2020.01.26
#GibChess
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/97961
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Puzzle 97961: White to win
Click the diagram to solve this chess puzzle from the game Khotenashvili, Bela - Moussard, Jules, Caleta 2020.
Five players are sharing the lead at Gibraltar Chess 2020 Who do you think will emerge as the winner of #GibChess 2020?
anonymous poll
🇮🇷 Parham Maghsoodloo – 14
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 47%
🇨🇳 Wang Hao – 7
👍👍👍👍 23%
🇷🇺 Andrey Esipenko – 5
👍👍👍 17%
🇷🇺 David Paravyan – 2
👍 7%
🇹🇷 Mustafa Yilmaz – 2
👍 7%
👥 30 people voted so far.
anonymous poll
🇮🇷 Parham Maghsoodloo – 14
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 47%
🇨🇳 Wang Hao – 7
👍👍👍👍 23%
🇷🇺 Andrey Esipenko – 5
👍👍👍 17%
🇷🇺 David Paravyan – 2
👍 7%
🇹🇷 Mustafa Yilmaz – 2
👍 7%
👥 30 people voted so far.
Boris Vassilievitch Spassky, born January 30, 1937 — "Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation."
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Aleksandr Sergeyevich Nikitin (trainer of Kasparov from 1976 until 1990) celebrated his 85th birthday this week.
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"Play the move that forces the win in the simplest way..."
🔸 Irving Chernev (1965). “The most instructive games of chess ever played”
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🔸 Irving Chernev (1965). “The most instructive games of chess ever played”
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This July 1972 ITN piece of color footage shows him at 35, while waiting for Bobby Fischer's arrival in Reykjavík for their world title match.
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Boris Spassky was played by Liev Schreiber in the 2014 Hollywood film "Pawn Sacrifice" dedicated to Bobby Fischer and their famous 1972 match.
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