Another cute one - before passing to some serious FIDE news. You recognize two players, right?

🔗 Emilchess (@EmilSutovsky)

Amsterdam, 26th March 1996. Nigel Short faces Garry Kasparov in the 4th round of the Euwe Memorial tournament, as Jan Timman passes the board.
(Photo credit: M. Antonisse / ANP, via http://anp-archief.nl.)

🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)

Boris Gelfand, pictured at the Hoogovens tournament in Wijk aan Zee, 23rd January 1992.
(Photo credit: H. Steinmeier / ANP, via http://www.anp-archief.nl.) #chess

🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)

For Art Enthusiasts: Chess in Art

https://en.chessbase.com/post/for-art-enthusiasts-chess-in-art

Judit Polgar and Vladimir Kramnik in the early 1990s.

🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)

Move of the Day!

Daily chess puzzle (difficult!)
Furman - Kholmov, Leningrad 1963

https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/187454

Kasparov - Ribli, Skelleftea 1989

https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/198159

FIDE has decided to postpone the 2020 edition of the World Rapid and Blitz Championship. We will do our best to make it happen in spring 2021.

https://www.fide.com/news/773

#chess #RapidBlitz #FIDE

Experts find the missing piece of the 5,000-year-old board game, an ancient-great-grandfather of #chess?

Quite a fascinating story:

https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/turkey-ancient-board-games-bronze-age-anatolia

Here are today's results and the standings going into tomorrow's last round. Congratulations once again to Magnus Carlsen for winning the tournament with a round to spare!

chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/altibox-norway-chess-2020/17/1/1
#c24live

Congratulations to World Champion Magnus Carlsen on winning Altibox Norway Chess with a round to spare after beating Alireza Firouzja!

Being low on time can really play tricks with one's positional judgment. Alireza Firouzja played 69. Kc3 and resigned after natural 69...Kc5, handing Carlsen a tournament win.

But can you find which move makes a draw? (Hint: think of the distant opposition)
#NorwayChess #endgame

Simply STUNNING! This is how Firouzja lost to Carlsen, in classical chess, today in Norway! This is the type of position I teach much lower rated kids! Inexplicable! This is why you play everything out and not take premature draws. @FIDE_chess @WOMChess @EuropeEchecs @ECUonline

🔗 Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar)

When Vidit blundered mate in 1 in a winning position, he easily with black the next day. When I resigned a drawn position, I crushed Nepo the next day. Strength of character after an egregious blunder makes or breaks a player. Very interested to see how Firouzja does tomorrow.

🔗 Sam Shankland (@GMShanky)

Magnus Carlsen: "He was so nervous!" | Norway Chess | Round 9