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June 20th, 2020
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Tigran Petrosian, pictured outside his hotel on the Avenido 9 de Julio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, during his Candidates' final match v. Bobby Fischer, September-October 1971.

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Tigran Petrosian, the 9th World Chess Champion, was born #OnThisDay in 1929.

Nicknamed "Iron Tigran" due to his almost impenetrable defensive playing style, Petrosian was a World Champion from 1963 to 1969, 8-time World Championship Candidate, and 4-time Soviet chess Champion.

"Chess is a game by its form, an art by its content and a science by the difficulty of gaining mastery in it. Chess can convey as much happiness as a good book or work of music can."

🔸 Tigran Petrosian

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The 9th world chess champion Tigran Petrosian was born on June 17, 1929.
Remembering the recognized master of safe play who defeated mighty Botvinnik and kept the title for 6 years (1963–1969), we bring you 10…

Here are some chess problems from the games of Tigran V Petrosian.

http://wtharvey.com/petr.html

https://chesspuzzle.net/Player/Tigran_Petrosian

Happy Birthday to GM Peter Svidler.an 8-time Russian champion and a 3-time candidate for the world championship, Wishing him another year of health, happiness and of course chess! Photo taken at the 2019 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX tournament by Crystal Fuller.

Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Peter Svidler.

http://wtharvey.com/svid.html

https://chesspuzzle.net/Player/Peter_Svidler

Move of the Day!

Daily chess puzzle
Batres - Dunkelblum, Chess Olympiad, Lugano 1968

https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/129142

Daily chess puzzle
Villegas - Bartholomew, chesscom Titled Tuesday 2020

https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/143015

Stromboli - Obgolts, chesscom Titled Tuesday 2020

https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/142915

Aronian - Grischuk, #ClutchChess 2020

https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/148167

In this scene from "Fahim" (2019), a film directed by Pierre-François Martin-Laval, Gérard Depardieu teaches the inner works of a fine combination. The latter appeared in actual play in a 1971 game between Roland Beyen and Miroslav Filip. A great way to beat a grandmaster, no?

On the Origin of Good Moves - Willy Hendriks (PDF,EPUB,MOBI,PGN) New! 2020

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On the Origin of Good Moves - Willy Hendriks, PDF

On the Origin of Good Moves - Willy Hendriks, EPUB

On the Origin of Good Moves - Willy Hendriks, MOBI

On the Origin of Good Moves - Willy Hendriks, PGN

USA: NEW YORK: WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW
From the AP archives: preview and drawing of colors for the PCA World Chess Championship between Kasparov and Anand. New York, September 10, 1995.