14-year-old Eileen Wadley showing her prize after winning the under-15 Schoolgirls Championship at the Empire Social Chess Club in London in late March 1932. A version of this photograph was published in the April 1 edition of the "Daily Mirror."
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
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Final moments of Kasparov vs Karpov 1987 WCC match final game. Kasparov won a must win game.
🔗 Chess History (@MrMarksTV)
🔗 Chess History (@MrMarksTV)
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Best Checkmate Combinations Ever! - 46
Today, on his 14th birthday, IM Christopher Yoo!
Christopher Woojin Yoo (born December 19, 2006) is an American chess player. He became the youngest International Master in American history in February 2019 until surpassed by Abhimanyu Mishra later in 2019.
Yoo won the 2020 US Cadet (under-16) Championship, which was held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Christopher Woojin Yoo (born December 19, 2006) is an American chess player. He became the youngest International Master in American history in February 2019 until surpassed by Abhimanyu Mishra later in 2019.
Yoo won the 2020 US Cadet (under-16) Championship, which was held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Saturday Armageddon To Decide Seat In 2021 US Chess Championship
Today, on his 14th birthday, IM Christopher Yoo will play GM Alex Lenderman for a seat in the 2021 US Chess Championship. One Armageddon match decides fate, starting at 5:00 p.m. Eastern on http://Chess.com.
Today, on his 14th birthday, IM Christopher Yoo will play GM Alex Lenderman for a seat in the 2021 US Chess Championship. One Armageddon match decides fate, starting at 5:00 p.m. Eastern on http://Chess.com.
Yoo, Lenderman To Play Tiebreaker In U.S. Championship Online Qualifier
Aleksander Lenderman and Christopher Yoo tied for first in the online qualifier and will play a tiebreak to decide who will play the 2021 U.S. Championship! Report:
https://www.chess.com/news/view/us-championship-online-qualifier-round-7
Aleksander Lenderman and Christopher Yoo tied for first in the online qualifier and will play a tiebreak to decide who will play the 2021 U.S. Championship! Report:
https://www.chess.com/news/view/us-championship-online-qualifier-round-7
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Yoo, Lenderman To Play Tiebreaker In U.S. Championship Online Qualifier
Day seven of the U.S. Championship Online Qualifier yielded a result that perhaps many did not expect, but one that is sure to please anybody who has enjoyed the high-quality chess in this event. With GM Elshan Moradiabadi and IM Christopher Yoo drawing their…
USA's GM Robert Hess turns 29 today. Happy Birthday!
Try to solve the birthday puzzles from his games.
1. Luis Vera vs Robert Hess, 2002 / black to play
2. Robert Hess vs Niclas Huschenbeth, 2005 / white to play
Try to solve the birthday puzzles from his games.
1. Luis Vera vs Robert Hess, 2002 / black to play
2. Robert Hess vs Niclas Huschenbeth, 2005 / white to play
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Vladimir Kramnik - Best Chess Tactics
Sunway Sitges Chess Festival: The Show Must Go On
https://www.chess.com/news/view/sunway-sitges-chess-festival-2020-face-masks
https://www.chess.com/news/view/sunway-sitges-chess-festival-2020-face-masks
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Sunway Sitges Chess Festival: The Show Must Go On
As one of the few strong open chess tournaments during the pandemic, the Sunway Sitges Chess Festival is underway in Sitges, Spain. While the participants enjoy playing chess as never before, the tournament hall showcases a wonderful variety of face masks.…
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♟Sundays with Unity♟
December 20th, 2020
U2200 Championship
🔴14:00 GMT🔴
💎5th UnityChess International U2200 Championship
💵 $600+ for 100+ players
🎥 All players need to do Live Stream, enter to the Zoom or do Self Video Recording.
🔴Video camera needs to cover the full view of the screen and player body.
💥Special Discount: 20% discount for members of Unity Chess main channel in Telegram:
https://t.me/UnityChessInternational
🔴 We will use Lichess peak blitz rating minus 100 points for “Unrated” players. For example if one unrated player has a peak blitz rating of 2150, we will deduct 100 points and the player will compete for the prizes in 2000-2099 section.
🔹All players are required to join the Unity Team, which has been formed on Lichess for this tournament.
🔹All players must take part in the tournament with their official Lichess ID otherwise won’t be able to win the prizes.
🔹Winners of class prizes can only receive prizes related to their rating level.
🔹For Rating Category prizes, we will be considering the Maximum current FIDE rating of all three formats.
⏹Regulations:
1️⃣Type: U2200
2️⃣Date: December 20th, 2020 at 14:00 (GMT)
3️⃣Time Control: 3+0
4️⃣Website: Lichess.org
5️⃣Total time: 120 minutes
6️⃣Entry Fee: $5 for Europe & North America. The rest are $2 via representatives.
7️⃣The Berserk option is available.
8️⃣All players are required to have played at least 30 rated blitz games with their Lichess account.
9️⃣No more registration will get accepted one hour prior to the tournament!
✍️ Registration:
1️⃣ North America, Europe, countries with no representatives:
🌐www.unitychess.com
📧sundayswithunity@gmail.com
2️⃣ Asia, Africa, Latin America:
Via Representatives
Open:
1️⃣ $50
2️⃣ $30
3️⃣ $20
2100-2199:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$8
3️⃣$6
4️⃣$4
5-10: $2
2000-2099:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$8
3️⃣$6
4️⃣$4
5-10: $2
1900-1999:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$8
3️⃣$6
4️⃣$4
5-10: $2
1800-1899:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$8
3️⃣$6
4️⃣$4
5-10: $2
1700-1799:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$8
3️⃣$6
4️⃣$4
5-10: $2
1600-1699:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$8
3️⃣$6
4️⃣$4
5-10: $2
1500-1599:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$8
3️⃣$6
4️⃣$4
5-10: $2
U1500:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$8
3️⃣$6
4️⃣$4
5-10: $2
Top 3 Women and top 3 Africans for each rating category:
1️⃣$5
2️⃣$3
3️⃣$2
🎁Unity Lucky Awards:
The 50th, 100th, 150th, 200th, 250th, 300th, 350th, 400th, 450th, 500th, places that will be announced at the end of the tournament by Lichess. Each of these players will be paid $5.
Minimum 4 games are required to get eligible to win the Lucky Prizes.
Team: https://lichess.org/team/unity-chess-u2200-championship
Tournament: https://lichess.org/tournament/TRarKU98
🌐The goal of this tournament is to provide a safe environment where chess players can compete and enjoy the games. Wish everyone good luck!
December 20th, 2020
U2200 Championship
🔴14:00 GMT🔴
💎5th UnityChess International U2200 Championship
💵 $600+ for 100+ players
🎥 All players need to do Live Stream, enter to the Zoom or do Self Video Recording.
🔴Video camera needs to cover the full view of the screen and player body.
💥Special Discount: 20% discount for members of Unity Chess main channel in Telegram:
https://t.me/UnityChessInternational
🔴 We will use Lichess peak blitz rating minus 100 points for “Unrated” players. For example if one unrated player has a peak blitz rating of 2150, we will deduct 100 points and the player will compete for the prizes in 2000-2099 section.
🔹All players are required to join the Unity Team, which has been formed on Lichess for this tournament.
🔹All players must take part in the tournament with their official Lichess ID otherwise won’t be able to win the prizes.
🔹Winners of class prizes can only receive prizes related to their rating level.
🔹For Rating Category prizes, we will be considering the Maximum current FIDE rating of all three formats.
⏹Regulations:
1️⃣Type: U2200
2️⃣Date: December 20th, 2020 at 14:00 (GMT)
3️⃣Time Control: 3+0
4️⃣Website: Lichess.org
5️⃣Total time: 120 minutes
6️⃣Entry Fee: $5 for Europe & North America. The rest are $2 via representatives.
7️⃣The Berserk option is available.
8️⃣All players are required to have played at least 30 rated blitz games with their Lichess account.
9️⃣No more registration will get accepted one hour prior to the tournament!
✍️ Registration:
1️⃣ North America, Europe, countries with no representatives:
🌐www.unitychess.com
📧sundayswithunity@gmail.com
2️⃣ Asia, Africa, Latin America:
Via Representatives
Open:
1️⃣ $50
2️⃣ $30
3️⃣ $20
2100-2199:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$8
3️⃣$6
4️⃣$4
5-10: $2
2000-2099:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$8
3️⃣$6
4️⃣$4
5-10: $2
1900-1999:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$8
3️⃣$6
4️⃣$4
5-10: $2
1800-1899:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$8
3️⃣$6
4️⃣$4
5-10: $2
1700-1799:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$8
3️⃣$6
4️⃣$4
5-10: $2
1600-1699:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$8
3️⃣$6
4️⃣$4
5-10: $2
1500-1599:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$8
3️⃣$6
4️⃣$4
5-10: $2
U1500:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$8
3️⃣$6
4️⃣$4
5-10: $2
Top 3 Women and top 3 Africans for each rating category:
1️⃣$5
2️⃣$3
3️⃣$2
🎁Unity Lucky Awards:
The 50th, 100th, 150th, 200th, 250th, 300th, 350th, 400th, 450th, 500th, places that will be announced at the end of the tournament by Lichess. Each of these players will be paid $5.
Minimum 4 games are required to get eligible to win the Lucky Prizes.
Team: https://lichess.org/team/unity-chess-u2200-championship
Tournament: https://lichess.org/tournament/TRarKU98
🌐The goal of this tournament is to provide a safe environment where chess players can compete and enjoy the games. Wish everyone good luck!
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U2200 Online Blitz Championship
January 29th, 2023
$1000 Guaranteed Prizes
www.UnityChess.com
@UnityChess