The shortcoming of hanging pawns is that they present a convenient target for attack. As the exchange of men proceeds, their potential strength lessens and during the endgame they turn out, as a rule, to be weak.
🔸 Boris Spassky
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🔸 Boris Spassky
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Alexander Alekhine during a visit to Manila. Next to him, 14-year old Ramon Lontoc Jr, eight-times Filipino Chess Championship winner (1931, 1935, 1940, 1941, 1947, 1949, 1956, 1958).
I love the caption about him wearing long pants for the first time 😂
🔗 David Llada ♞ (@davidllada)
I love the caption about him wearing long pants for the first time 😂
🔗 David Llada ♞ (@davidllada)
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Here are some great extended footage scenes from the end of the 1985 world title match between Karpov and Kasparov, courtesy of the Soviet television archives. https://bit.ly/321mec5
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🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
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Spassky vs Petrosian Moscow 1969 WCC match. Before this match Spassky already lost against Petrosian in 1966 in a really close fight 11.5/12.5. But in 1969 Spassky got stronger and beated Petrosian with 10.5/12.5 (+6 -4 =13).From 1968 to 1970 Spassky was at…
Boris Spassky being crowned as the world chess champion in 1969, after defeating Petrosian with 12.5-10.5.
No smyle on his face, as if it wasn't even his intention.
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No smyle on his face, as if it wasn't even his intention.
🔗 Chess History (@MrMarksTV)
Happy 32nd birthday to Bassem Amin! 🎊🎈🎉🎁🎂
Amin is the strongest African grandmaster as the only player of that continent to ever break 2700. Having graduated from the faculty of Medicine of the Tanta University in 2012, he is also a doctor.
https://www.chess.com/players/bassem-amin
Amin is the strongest African grandmaster as the only player of that continent to ever break 2700. Having graduated from the faculty of Medicine of the Tanta University in 2012, he is also a doctor.
https://www.chess.com/players/bassem-amin
BREAKING: FIDE Candidates Tournament To Be Resumed November 1 In Yekaterinburg
Now confirmed by FIDE_chess: The #FIDECandidates will be resumed on November 1, 2020, in Yekaterinburg.
https://www.chess.com/news/view/fide-candidates-tournament-2020-resumes-november-1
Now confirmed by FIDE_chess: The #FIDECandidates will be resumed on November 1, 2020, in Yekaterinburg.
https://www.chess.com/news/view/fide-candidates-tournament-2020-resumes-november-1
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FIDE Candidates Tournament Resumes November 1
The FIDE Candidates Tournament will resume on November 1, 2020, in Yekaterinburg, Russia, or Tbilisi, Georgia. This was announced moments ago by the International Chess Federation. Earlier today, the Russian news agency TASS broke the news, quoting Sverdlovsk…
David Anton and Sabrina Vega win Spanish Championships
https://en.chessbase.com/post/david-anton-and-sabrina-vega-win-spanish-championships
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David Anton and Sabrina Vega win Spanish Championships
Before the 9th and last round of the Spanish Championship Alexei Shirov was sole first with 8.0/9, but in the last round he lost with Black against Jaime Santos. This allowed David Anton, who won against Manuel Perez, to pass Shirov to become Spanish National…
Hikaru Nakamura won the 15th #SpeedChess Championship Grand Prix, his second week straight and already his fourth win since the start of the series! Report:
https://www.chess.com/news/view/nakamura-wins-15th-speed-chess-championship-grand-prix
https://www.chess.com/news/view/nakamura-wins-15th-speed-chess-championship-grand-prix
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Nakamura Wins 15th Speed Chess Championship Grand Prix
GM Hikaru Nakamura won the 15th Speed Chess Championship Grand Prix, his second week straight and already his fourth win since the start of the series. The American grandmaster beat his compatriot GM Sam Sevian 1.5-0.5 in the knockout final and continues…
The good thing in chess is that very often the best moves are the most beautiful ones. The beauty of logic.
🔸 Boris Gelfand
🔗 Chessify (@ChessifyMe)
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🔸 Boris Gelfand
🔗 Chessify (@ChessifyMe)
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Chess has inspired artists for centuries. Famous painters, the likes of Henri Matisse, Paul Klee, Marcel Duchamp, chose #chess as a central theme of their artwork.
"The Chess Game" was created by French painter Charles Bargue in 1883. And what is your favorite chess #painting?
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"The Chess Game" was created by French painter Charles Bargue in 1883. And what is your favorite chess #painting?
🔗 International Chess Federation (@FIDE\_chess)
@UnityChessClub
Judit played this game with black against Alexander Chernin in Delhi in 1990. What was her next move?
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🔗 Judit Polgar (@GMJuditPolgar)
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– JP Team –
🔗 Judit Polgar (@GMJuditPolgar)
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