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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Game of the Day!
Congrats to 21-year-old David Paravyan, what a performance at Gibraltar Chess 2020!
7½/10 undefeated, beating GMs Cramling, Bellahcene, Krysa, Antipov during the main part and Esipenko and Wang Hao in the playoffs!
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7½/10 undefeated, beating GMs Cramling, Bellahcene, Krysa, Antipov during the main part and Esipenko and Wang Hao in the playoffs!
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#GibChess Analysis of Pichot-Navara:
https://youtu.be/y1497igpcn4
Imaginative and daring, David Navara produces a modern-day romantic brilliancy.
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Imaginative and daring, David Navara produces a modern-day romantic brilliancy.
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King Hunt | Pichot vs Navara | Gibraltar Chess Festival 2020
Grandmaster Daniel King demonstrates Pichot vs Navara from Tata Steel Chess 2020. Support on Patreon: 🔥 https://www.patreon.com/powerplaychess ►Support via P...
World chess champion Garry Kasparov and his coach Alexander Nikitin, left, discuss a chess set, Baku 1986.
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