36...Rbe8! [A dual-purpose move: 1–pinning the e4–pawn to prevent it from exchanging on d5.2– preparing a deadly rook-lift to attack the opponent's king.]

37.e5? [¹37.Re2! e×d5 37...Ng6 38.exd5 cxd5 39.Rd1! Rxe2 40.Nxe2 Re8³]

37...Re6! 38.Ne2 [38.Re2 Ng6! Nf4 39.Ree3 Nf4 40.Ne2 Nxd3–+]

38...Rg6! [Q×g2]

39.g3 Nf5?= [39...Qf5!‚ 40.Rc3 Nxf3+–+]

♟ Unity Weekly International (Open), April 5th, 2020

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Soviet-era color postcards featuring elite chess players: Antoly Karpov, Nona Gaprindashvili, Olga Rubtsova and Mikhail Botvinnik.

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Larsen and Spassky plays friendly blitz-games visiting Einar Einarsson in 1979.

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In blitz, the knight is stronger than the bishop.

🔸 Vlastmil Hort

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Amsterdam, 16th March 1989. In the opening round of the Euwe Memorial tournament, Nigel Short is pictured in play v. Jan Timman, who looks on in the background.

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Move of the Day!

Daily #chesspuzzle
Schepel - Ouechtati, Chess Olympiad, Lucern 1982

https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/118249

Best Checkmate Combinations Ever - 36

Peter Svidler:
Spring cleaning turned up some unexpected mementos
How many grandmasters do you recognize from the Oakham 1990 tournament?

Oakham International Chess 1990

Belgrade: Narrow win for the USSR

https://en.chessbase.com/post/belgrade-narrow-win-for-the-ussr

Today, Lajos Portisch - the "hungarian Botvinnik" celebrates his 83nd birthday.

Here are 23 mates and chess combinations from the games of HUN GM Lajos Portisch (83rd birthday today) : http://wtharvey.com/port.html + 100s of his games. Find the winning moves. #puzzles