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Ex-World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik (USSR), pictured during a simultaneous display at the MacLellan Galleries in Glasgow, Scotland. 13th January 1967.
(Photo via http://chessscotland.com.)

🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
Bobby Fischer studying in the bathtub, his mom’s foot on his head.
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🔗 Roaring Pawn (@chessContact)
GM Mikhail Antipov, incidentally one of the players who chose to play without a face mask, has left the Russian Championship Superfinal as he tested positive for COVID-19. Points scored by and against him remain in the crosstable.
Ian Nepomniachtchi beats Sergey Karjakin in just 2 hours to not only take the sole lead in the Russian Championship but climb above Ding Liren to world no. 3 with a personal best 2794.9 live rating!
16-year-old Leya Garifullina is the first player to avoid defeat to 19-year-old Polina Shuvalova, who now leads the Women's Russian Championship with 6.5/7!
14.Nf6+!?? is just a typical day at the office for Valentina Gunina!
Back in Sitges 🇪🇸 for Sunway Chess Open! It's gonna be a challenging one, but I'm happy to be back at an over-the-board open tournament again! Will take photos, operate DGT boards and record some masterclasses.

Games start Sunday at 4.30pm CET. https://www.sunwaychessfestival.com/

🔗 Lennart Ootes (@LennartOotes)

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/sunway-sitges-2020-a/1/1/1
The first round of the U.S. Championship Online Qualifier kicked off on Friday as well. IM Christopher Yoo is the early leader: