...the initial position is decisive Zugzwang.
🔸 Jon Speelman #chess #quoteoftheday
🔗 Chessify (@ChessifyMe)
🔸 Jon Speelman #chess #quoteoftheday
🔗 Chessify (@ChessifyMe)
One of the finest chess photographs in Otto Bettmann's photographic archive: 13-year-old Bobby Fischer playing a tournament game at the Manhattan Chess Club against Karl Forster.
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
BLOG UPDATE: The page on Mikhail Tal's later games now features translations of his contemporary annotations (from '64') to his win v. Korchnoi (Reykjavík, 1987) and to his miniatures v. Granda Zuniga & Gómez Baillo (Termas de Río Hondo, 1987).
https://dgriffinchess.wordpress.com/2020/08/05/the-later-games-of-mikhail-tal-with-his-annotations-from-the-contemporary-soviet-press/
https://dgriffinchess.wordpress.com/2020/08/05/the-later-games-of-mikhail-tal-with-his-annotations-from-the-contemporary-soviet-press/
Soviet Chess History
The later games of Mikhail Tal, with his annotations from the contemporary Soviet press.
A short blog post featuring links to translations of Mikhail Tal’s annotations to some of his later games, as they appeared in the contemporary Soviet press. Mikhail Tal, pictured in play at …
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Alexander Alekhine's Best Chess Tactics! - 1
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Mikhail Tal's Incredible Knightmare Game! - Best Of The 1980s - Tal vs. Hjartarson, 1987
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Amber Rapid Tournament in 2010. Vladimir Kramnik vs Vugar Gashimov.
The chess world has lost Vugar Gashimov (24 July 1986 - 11 January 2014) far too early.
In memoriam 🙏♟
Source: Youtube / Internet Chess Club
🔗 Jürgen Lutz (@zugzwang_76)
The chess world has lost Vugar Gashimov (24 July 1986 - 11 January 2014) far too early.
In memoriam 🙏♟
Source: Youtube / Internet Chess Club
🔗 Jürgen Lutz (@zugzwang_76)
Polina Karelina, one of the best players in the #Bahamas talks about her passion for #chess, the Polgar sisters, and the chess scene in her country!
https://en.chessbase.com/post/the-best-in-the-bahamas
https://en.chessbase.com/post/the-best-in-the-bahamas
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The Best In - The Bahamas
We started our "The Best In..." series in Armenia and now move on to the Bahamas. Polina Karelina, one of the best players of the Bahamas and the best female players talks about her passion for chess, the Polgar sisters, and the chess scene on the Bahamas.…
Day 1 of the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals begins with wins for Hikaru Nakamura and Ding Liren! https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/kiva-finals-of-the-magnus-carlsen-chess-tour-2020/1/1/7
#c24live #ImpactChess
#c24live #ImpactChess
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Carlsen, Magnus vs. Ding, Liren | Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals benefiting Kiva 2020
Replay the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals benefiting Kiva Round 1 game played on 09/08/2020 with computer analysis
The final event of the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour began on August 9 on Chess24.com.
In the starting semifinal match, Daniil Dubov lost to Hikaru Nakamura. In the first rapid game, the Russian celebrated a bright 17-move victory but then lost two games in a row. However, Dubov managed to win on demand in the fourth game. The American beat his opponent in blitz, having won the whole match 3.5-2.5.
Magnus Carlsen started his match against Ding Liren with a defeat but then immediately stroke back. Then two draws followed. The Chinese grandmaster bested his opponent in the first blitz game, but the score equalised after Carlen's come back in the second one. Ding Liren secured a draw from the position of strength in the "Armageddon", thus winning the match.
The second semifinal matches will take place on August 10.
Official website
https://events.chess24.com/tour/
In the starting semifinal match, Daniil Dubov lost to Hikaru Nakamura. In the first rapid game, the Russian celebrated a bright 17-move victory but then lost two games in a row. However, Dubov managed to win on demand in the fourth game. The American beat his opponent in blitz, having won the whole match 3.5-2.5.
Magnus Carlsen started his match against Ding Liren with a defeat but then immediately stroke back. Then two draws followed. The Chinese grandmaster bested his opponent in the first blitz game, but the score equalised after Carlen's come back in the second one. Ding Liren secured a draw from the position of strength in the "Armageddon", thus winning the match.
The second semifinal matches will take place on August 10.
Official website
https://events.chess24.com/tour/
🔗 MrDodgy (rocketman) (@ChessProblem):
Mission accomplished
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🔗 MrDodgy (rocketman) (@ChessProblem):
leaked footage of Ding's preparation
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Mission accomplished
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🔗 MrDodgy (rocketman) (@ChessProblem):
leaked footage of Ding's preparation
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Legendary Frank Marshall was born on this day in 1877. Top-10 player for over two decades, one of the founding fathers of American chess, and an author of arguably the most famous move in the chess history.
🔗 Emilchess (@EmilSutovsky)
🔗 Emilchess (@EmilSutovsky)
♜ Today is the birthday of #chess legend Frank Marshall!
♜ Marshall was one of the world's strongest chess players in the early 20th century.
♜ Learn how to play like Marshall by playing through the moves in one of his most famous games! Downwards arrow
https://chess.com/lessons/how-to-swindle-your-opponent/how-to-swindle-your-opponent-never-give-up
♜ Marshall was one of the world's strongest chess players in the early 20th century.
♜ Learn how to play like Marshall by playing through the moves in one of his most famous games! Downwards arrow
https://chess.com/lessons/how-to-swindle-your-opponent/how-to-swindle-your-opponent-never-give-up
Chess.com
How To Swindle Your Opponent: Never Give Up
The original chess swindler was the great Frank Marshall. Watch how he first survived lost piece and then a bad endgame to defeat his opponent. Marshall's saving combination is one of the most famous swindles ever played!