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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)

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Move of the Day!
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!
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Presenting an amazing game between Vassily Ivanchuk and Loek van Wely from the Amber Blindfold event 2002
Here are 60 mates and chess combinations from the games of UKR GM Vassily Ivanchuk, (51st birthday today) + 100s of his games : http://wtharvey.com/ivan.html . Find the winning moves.
FIDE Candidates Tournament: 4 Leaders As Ding Liren Loses Again
Ding Liren's #FIDECandidates dream lies in tatters after he started with two defeats! Round 2 report: https://chess24.com/en/read/news/candidates-2020-2-mvl-inflicts-2nd-loss-on-ding-liren
#c24live
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A fine win by Fabiano Caruana over Kirill Alekseenko in the 4.f3 Nimzo-Indian.
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Game of the Day!

Caruana, Fabiano (2842) 🆚 Alekseenko, Kirill (2698)

FIDE Candidates Tournament 18 Mar 2020 Round: 2.1 ECO: E20

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