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In 1843 Andrei Alexandrovich Ascharin was born in the Estonian coastal town of Pärnu. His parents were of mixed origins: Alexander, of Russian extraction and Louise, of German extraction. This was common among the Baltic people at the time. His family moved…

Rovinj/Zagreb (1970) chess tournament: games, players, results, crosstables, discussion forums, etc.

The Sicilian Sveshnikov is a sharp variation in which Black accepts a backward pawn in return for active pieces and complicated play.

Click the diagram to solve this chess puzzle from the game Tari, Aryan - Fedoseev, Vladimir, Speyer 2020.

Women’s World Champion Ju Wenjun and former World Champion
Alexandra Kosteniuk lead the 2020 Cairns Cup on the rest day after defeating
Kateryna Lagno and Mariya Muzychuk respectively in Round 5. Previous leader Nana Dzagnidze
was outplayed by Humpy Koneru…