From the Amsterdam Interzonal, May 1964 - legendary American grandmaster Sammy Reshevsky, by the Dutch photographer J. de Nijs.
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Heinrich Wolf - Rudolf Spielmann, Mährisch-Ostrau 1923
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Heinrich Wolf - Rudolf Spielmann, Mährisch-Ostrau 1923
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Puzzle 72359: White to win
Click the diagram to solve this chess puzzle from the game Wolf, Heinrich - Spielmann, Rudolf, Maehrisch Ostrau 1923.
Due to the recent developments in the coronavirus crisis and the increasing travel restrictions affecting Chinese citizens, Zhao Xue won't be able to play in the Women's Grand Prix tournament in Lausanne. She will be replaced by Zhansaya Abdumalik (KAZ, 2471). #WomenGrandPrixFIDE
Amazing story of French Women’s Chess Champions including pioneer Madame Chaudé and Isabelle Choko, a Holocaust survivor (now 91!) who came out of Auschwitz at 25 kilo and went on to win the ‘56 Championship. With co-host Skripchenko.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E8uB2uiRf74
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2020 Cairns Cup: French Women's Champions
International Master Almira Skripchenko and WGM Jennifer Shahade discuss the great chess legends who, like Almira, have won the French Women's title. Hear about Isabelle Choko, who survived the Holocaust and succeeded in the game.
2020.02.05
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6 Takeaways From The Prague Chess Festival
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6 Takeaways From The Prague Chess Festival
The Prague Chess Festival was a joy for the chess fans in an otherwise relatively quiet month for top chess. The Masters tournament won by 16-year-old wunderkind GM Alireza Firouzja, and GM Jorden van Foreest clinching the Challengers provided great games…
Introducing the #FIDECandidates: Anish Giri (🇳🇱 2763).
By the end of 2014, Giri broke into the top-10 and has been maintaining his elite status ever since. He qualified for Yekaterinburg by rating.
Read more: https://fide.com/news/376
By the end of 2014, Giri broke into the top-10 and has been maintaining his elite status ever since. He qualified for Yekaterinburg by rating.
Read more: https://fide.com/news/376
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Introducing Candidates: Anish Giri
Beverwijk, 7th July 1964. At the opening ceremony for the Hoogovens tournament, L to R: grandmasters Bent Larsen (Denmark), Hein Donner (Netherlands), Paul Keres (USSR).
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"I have added these principles to the law: get the Knights into action before both Bishops are developed."
🔸 Emanuel Lasker (1926). “Lasker's Manual of Chess”
Photo: Cleveland Public Library
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🔸 Emanuel Lasker (1926). “Lasker's Manual of Chess”
Photo: Cleveland Public Library
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Round 7, Hoogovens, Wijk aan Zee, 22nd January 1974. Grandmaster Walter Browne (USA) is pictured in play v. Győző Forintos (Hungary).
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Viswanathan Anand- Loek van Wely, Monte Carlo 2004
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/19276
Viswanathan Anand- Loek van Wely, Monte Carlo 2004
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Puzzle 19276: White to win
Click the diagram to solve this chess puzzle from the game Anand, Viswanathan - Van Wely,L, Monte Carlo 2004.
14-year-old Aydin Suleymanli wins a 3rd game in a row and is likely to go into tomorrow's last round of the #AeroflotOpen tied for the lead!