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)

SJUGIROV VS CARLSEN || WORLD BLITZ CHAMPIONSHIP 2017

🔸Bistro Stella Limhamn 2018
🔸Round 2
⚪️Brynell,S (2409)
⚫️Hansen,SuB (2583)
🔸0-1

32.h4?? [White obviously underestimated the danger to his king. He could have stopped Black's threat with:]

[32.Rxb6™ Qxh3+ 33.Kg1 Rxb6 34.Ne4! △N×g5 34...Qg4= (34...Nh4?? 35.Ra8+! Kh7 36.Nxg5+ hxg5 37.gxh4+–) ]

32...Qh3+ 33.Kg1 Nxh4! [△Ngf3]

34.Ne1 Ngf3+–+

Publicity leaflet for 1959 Candidates' Tournament, held in Bled, Zagreb & Belgrade, Yugoslavia.

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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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“When you are lonely when you feel yourself an alien in the world, play Chess. This will raise your spirits and be your counselor in war”

🔸 Aristotle
Wisdom from the mid 300's B.C.

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A photo from the very first FIDE chess Candidates' tournament, which opened in Budapest on 11th April 1950, almost exactly 70 years ago.
David Bronstein (USSR) faces his compatriot Vasily Smyslov.

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David Bronstein 🆚 Vasily Smyslov

Budapest Candidates (1950), Budapest HUN, rd 11, May-01
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Saemisch Variation (E26)

1-0

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Nimzowitsch - Tartakower, Karlsbad 1911

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GM Karthikeyan,M2 (2579) - IM Haimovich,T (2380)
50th Biel Master Open Biel SUI, 2017.08.01

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Meanwhile, a happy 51st birthday to Vassily Ivanchuk! 🎊🎈🎉🎁🎂

From the moment he won the Linares tournament back in 1991, the ever popular "Chuky" has been able to beat the best players in the world on any given day, including both Carlsen and Kramnik at the 2013 Candidates!