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.

Don't miss this absolutely wild game between the young GMs Chithambaram Aravindh and Alireza Firouzja, who attacked in Bobby Fischer style and eventually won on time:

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