Portraits of the players in the 1959 Candidates' tournament (held in the Yugoslav cities of Bled, Zagreb and Belgrade), from the tournament book by Ragozin and Gligorić, published in Belgrade in 1960.

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Old Victor Korchnoi vs young Magnus Carlsen.
As far as we know Carlsen lost on time in a worse rook ending where he was a pawn down.

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Move of the Day!

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Li Chao - Bu Xiangzhi, Xinghua Jiangsu 2009

https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/110512

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Mosadeghpour - Alinasab, Chabahar 2020

https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/103599

Game of the Day!


Mikhail Tal

Wash your hands and protect others! ENG
Lavarse las manos y protega a los demas! ESP
Lavez-vous les mains et protégez les autres! FRA
Waschen Sie Ihre Hände und schützen Sie andere! GER
Vask hendene og beskytt andre! NOR
洗手并保护他人！CHN
Мойте руки и защищайте других! RUS

Who will win Candidates Tournament?

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This photo by Lennart Ootes was briefly available for download but then removed from the FIDE Flickr account. FIDE has received criticism for allowing a big crowd (without players) at the #FIDECandidates opening ceremony in spite of worldwide advice for social distancing.

Nepomniachtchi, Wang Seize Early Lead At FIDE Candidates Tournament

Winning their games with the black pieces, GMs Ian Nepomniachtchi and Wang Hao took an early lead in the #FIDECandidates. Here's our round 1 report:

https://www.chess.com/news/view/2020-fide-candidates-chess-tournament-round-1

Giri, Anish (2763) vs. Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2774)
FIDE Candidates Tournament: 2020.03.17

0-1

Ding, Liren vs. Wang, Hao
FIDE Candidates Tournament: 2020.03.17

0-1

He was World Chess Champion, U-10 and then U-14. His name is Sanan Sjugirov.
At this game he won vs current World Champion, Magnus Carlsen.

GM Sjugirov vs GM Carlsen

(Result: 1-0)