Scene from the 1949 Women's World Championship in Moscow. Photo from Hutchings/Purdy collection.

@UnityChess

Chess is not for the faint-hearted; it absorbs a person entirely...

🔸 Wilhelm Steinitz

@UnityChess

A KXAS-TV archive clip showing six-time U.S. champion Walter Browne during a 54-board simultaneous display in Forth Worth, Texas on August 5, 1984. After he won his first U.S. title in 1974, he was widely quoted for allegedly saying: "In chess, Fischer is god but I'm the devil."

@UnityChess

Happy 77th birthday to Genna Sosonko! 🎊🎈🎉🎁🎂

The Russian-Dutch grandmaster emigrated from the Soviet Union to the Netherlands in 1972. He won a gold medal at the Haifa 1976 Olympiad. Nowadays, he is most famous for his excellent books, such as "The World Champions I Knew."

GM Eltaj Safarli won the Nakhchivan Open on his 28th birthday!🎂

Here are 25 mates and chess combinations from the games of AZE GM Eltaj Safarli (28th birthday today) : http://wtharvey.com/safa.html . Find the winning moves. #puzzles

Carlsen, Lagno Winners At Steinitz Memorial

Congratulations to the winner of the first Chessbrah Invitational, Alireza Firouzja! A huge thanks to all those who played and watched our event.

Firouzja Wins Chessbrah Invitational

It's Carlsen-Grischuk, Aronian-Firouzja and more in Round 1 as the full pairings are out for the 3-day #LindoresChess preliminary stage!

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/lindores-abbey-rapid-challenge-2020#live
#c24live

♟Sundays with Unity♟

Statistics on the number of participants from each country in Unity Weekly International Chess Tournament.

May 17th, 2020

👤IRI:157 👤RUS: 70 👤Col:55

👤IND:30 👤ARM:24 👤UZB: 24

👤UKR:23 👤KAZ: 22 👤ARG:21

👤CUB:18 👤AFG:18 👤AZE:16

👤ESP:16 👤INA:13 👤PER:13

👤VEN:12 👤TUR:11 👤TKM: 10

👤USA:10 👤GER:6 👤HUN:6

👤HUN:6 👤GEO:4 👤MGL:4

👤CRO:4 👤PHI:4 👤 BUL:4

👤CHI:3 👤DOM:3 👤PAR:3

👤ITA:3 👤LIT:3 👤ENG:3

👤BLR:2 👤ECU:2 👤SRB:1

👤DEN:1 👤MEX:1 👤CZE:1

👤MKD:1 👤MOL:1 👤 GUA:1

👤FRA:1 👤IRQ:1 👤NED:1

♟Sundays with Unity♟

❇️$1,400 Prizes are 100% Guaranteed!

💎10th Unity International Weekly Tournament
May 24th, 2020

‼️New Changes‼️
1️⃣The Country with the best result (more points) will receive $200 for its top 40 players.
2️⃣Total time: 120 minutes
3️⃣Registrations can be done in 2 ways:
A) Representative
B) Website: unitychess.com
4️⃣Payments for the entry fee ($4 plus tax) can be made in 4 ways:
A) Representative
B) Website: unitychess.com
C) PayPal: unitychess@gmail.com
D) Bank Account: for details send an email to: sundayswithunity@gmail.com

✳️All players are required to join the Unity Team, which has been formed on Lichess for this tournament.

⏹Regulations:
1️⃣Type: Open
2️⃣Date: Sunday at 10:30 am (Arizona time), 17:30 (GMT)
3️⃣Time control: 3+0
4️⃣Website: Lichess.org
5️⃣Total time: 120 minutes
6️⃣Entry Fee: $4 plus tax
7️⃣Free entry for the following players: GM, WGM, IM, WIM, FM, WFM
50% off entry fee for seniors.
8️⃣The Berserk option is available.
9️⃣All players are required to have played at least 30 rated blitz games with their Lichess account prior to the tournament.
🔟No more registration will get accepted one hour prior to the tournament!
*️⃣All players must take part in the tournament with their official Lichess ID.

⏹Prizes terms and conditions:
1️⃣All prizes will be paid within 2 days.
2️⃣Cash prizes are given to the top places, ranked by Lichess.
3️⃣If a player is eligible for two awards between the sections, the higher prize is awarded.
4️⃣The USCF (United States Chess Federation) rated players who don’t have Fide rating, will be eligible to receive the section prizes. Here is the formula to calculate their Fide rating: (USCF-100= Fide rating). That means a USCF player with rating of 1650 would be eligible to receive the section prize for under 1600 (1650-100=1550).
5️⃣Winners of class prizes can only receive prizes related to their rating level.
6️⃣The criterion for section prizes is FIDE Standard rating. If the player doesn’t have that, we will go with blitz rating. If not, then rapid rating. If the player doesn’t have Fide, nor USCF rating, we will consider him/her as unrated player.
8️⃣To receive prizes please contact the representative in your country or send your PayPal information to: sundayswithunity@gmail.com

🏆Awards
🥇The Best Country (more points in total):
$200 to the top 40 players of that country ($5 each).
📵If one player cheat, the whole country won’t win the $200 team prize!
Open:
1️⃣$150
2️⃣$100
3️⃣$60
4️⃣$40
5️⃣-🔟$20
Women's Section:
1️⃣$60
2️⃣$40
3️⃣$20
Senior 50+:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
U16:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
U2400:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
U2300:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
U2200:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
U2100:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
U2000:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
U1900:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
U1800:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
U1700:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
U1600:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
U1500:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
U1400:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
Unrated:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10

🎁Unity Lucky Awards:
*️⃣The 50th, 100th, 150th, 200th, 250th, 300th, 350th, 400th, 450th, 500th, 550th, 600th, 650th, 700th, 750th, 800th, 850th, 900th, 950th, and 1000th places that will be announced at the end of the tournament by Lichess. Each of these players will be paid $10.

⏹Prohibitions:
1️⃣Using computers.
2️⃣Having someone else play for you.
3️⃣Using inappropriate language in chat room of Lichess.

⏹The Power of the Jury:
1️⃣Requiring players to play under the camera if needed.
2️⃣Prohibiting offending players from participating in future matches.
3️⃣Issues a verdict for players who have committed a violation outside the rules of the regulations.
4️⃣Verification: Ask players to play some blitz games on camera with the presence of some members of the jury after the end of the tournament, in order to verify their performance in the competition.

*️⃣The goal of this tournament is to provide a safe environment where chess players can compete and enjoy the games. Wish everyone good luck!

*️⃣Please join the tournament group in Telegram to communicate with us:

https://t.me/joinchat/BAHle1WqYMV-CbKE6nDgaQ

♟Sundays with Unity♟

May 24th, 2020

Team:
https://lichess.org/team/unity-grand-prize-may-24th-2020

Tournament:
https://lichess.org/tournament/jEbVw624