Thursday saw stars such Alexander Grischuk and Alireza Firouzja knocked out of the Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge, while Magnus Carlsen only survived by the skin of his teeth! https://chess24.com/en/read/news/lindores-abbey-rapid-challenge-day-3-carlsen-survives-scare
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Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge Day 3: Carlsen survives scare
Alexander Grischuk, Alireza Firouzja, Jan-Krzysztof Duda and
Wei Yi have all been knocked out of the Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge after a
dramatic last day of the preliminary stage saw World Champion Magnus Carlsen also
on the brink of an exit. Magnus lost…
Wei Yi have all been knocked out of the Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge after a
dramatic last day of the preliminary stage saw World Champion Magnus Carlsen also
on the brink of an exit. Magnus lost…
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Amsterdam, 17th February 1948. In his study, ex-World Champion Max Euwe. Within a couple of weeks the Match-tournament for the World Championship, left vacant by the death of Alekhine, would begin in The Hague.
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"The great mobility of the King forms one of the chief characteristics of all endgame strategy..."
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The 1949 Hoogovens tournament at Beverwijk. Among the pairings: O'Kelly (Belgium) v. Golombek (England); Bergsma (Netherlands) v. Tartakower (France).
The event was won by Tartakower.
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The event was won by Tartakower.
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Moscow 1958. Three grandmasters can be recognized: Kotov, Flor, Botvinnik. And ... Capablanca !! Yes Yes! He is the brother of the 3rd world champion! Thank you Alexander Zasukhin!
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In 1976, Garry Kasparov set a record for becoming the champion of the USSR among young men (no older than 18 years old) in less than 13 years. It seemed impossible to surpass this achievement! But in 1986, Gata Kamsky did it!
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SEMIFINAL MATCH of the Best Chess Game of All Time Tournament! ⚔️
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♖ Vote using the poll in the next tweet and tell us which of these games you think is better.
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World Youth Chess Championship 2020 originally scheduled for September in Romania is postponed to a later date.
The new dates will be determined in coordination with the organizers, taking into account the epidemiological situation.
Details: https://fide.com/news/538
The new dates will be determined in coordination with the organizers, taking into account the epidemiological situation.
Details: https://fide.com/news/538
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World Youth Chess Championships 2020 postponed
The World Youth Chess Championship 2020 scheduled for September 2020 has been postponed to a later date