"If your opponent has an exposed king it is frequently worth sacrificing a pawn to be able to bring your rooks into the game, especially if your opponent's rooks are languishing in the corner..."
🔸 Neil McDonald
@UnityChessClub
🔸 Neil McDonald
@UnityChessClub
Leipzig 1960. Both “Viktor the Terrible” and “Robert II” made a significant contribution to the success of their teams. 10.5 (13) and 12 (15) - great results! A personal meeting? Draw!
🔗 Sergey Kim (@sergey\_e\_kim)
https://t.me/UnityChessClub/18918
🔗 Sergey Kim (@sergey\_e\_kim)
https://t.me/UnityChessClub/18918
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In 1965, Petrosian described this as his favourite game: manoeuvre, sacrifice, mate.
Petrosian-Guimard
Gothenberg, 1955
🔗 Jonathan Manley (@KingpinEd)
Petrosian-Guimard
Gothenberg, 1955
🔗 Jonathan Manley (@KingpinEd)
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Pal Benko - Best Chess Tactics
Two photos of English grandmaster Jon Speelman, taken in the press room at the first Karpov-Kasparov World Championship match, Moscow 1984.
(Image credits: B. Dolmatovsky via http://ruchess.ru.)
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
(Image credits: B. Dolmatovsky via http://ruchess.ru.)
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
Daily chess puzzle
Janowsky - Schlechter, London 1899
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/70980
Khalilov - Shmoilov, St. Petersburg 2017
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/26463
Janowsky - Schlechter, London 1899
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/70980
Khalilov - Shmoilov, St. Petersburg 2017
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/26463
chesspuzzle.net
Puzzle 70980: White to win
Click the diagram to solve this chess puzzle from the game Janowsky, Dawid Markelowicz - Schlechter, Carl, London 1899.
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Anya Taylor-Joy got to live out her The Queen’s Gambit fantasy and talk all things chess with Judit Polgár, a world-renowned champion who is generally considered the strongest female chess player of all time 👑
🔗 Netflix (@netflix)
🔗 Netflix (@netflix)
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These Canadians took a dip in the icy Oak Lake in Ontario for an unusual game of chess
🔗 Reuters (@Reuters)
🔗 Reuters (@Reuters)
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European Online Women's Club Cup concluded!
Congratulations to all the participants and to the Winners:
🏆Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo 🇲🇨
🥈UGRA 🇷🇺
🥉GAMBIT Volgograd 🇷🇺
Final standings can be found here: http://chess-results.com/tnr544199.aspx?lan=1&art=0
Congratulations to all the participants and to the Winners:
🏆Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo 🇲🇨
🥈UGRA 🇷🇺
🥉GAMBIT Volgograd 🇷🇺
Final standings can be found here: http://chess-results.com/tnr544199.aspx?lan=1&art=0
The FIDE Online World Cadets & Youth Rapid Championships have concluded. 🏆
Our congratulations to all the participants and of course the winners! http://www.world2020.ge/
*Please note that the confirmed results will be available tomorrow after all the anti-cheating controls.
Team USA 🇺🇸 medalists at the FIDE Online World Cadets & Youth Rapid Championships:
🥇Carissa Yip (U-18G)
🥇Dimitar Mardov (U-12)
🥇Alice Lee (U-12G)
🥇Omya Vidyarthi (U-10G)
🥈Thalia Cervantes (U-18G)
🥈Zoey Tang (U-12G)
🥉Christopher Yoo (U-14)
🥉Bach Ngo (U-12)
Our congratulations to all the participants and of course the winners! http://www.world2020.ge/
*Please note that the confirmed results will be available tomorrow after all the anti-cheating controls.
Team USA 🇺🇸 medalists at the FIDE Online World Cadets & Youth Rapid Championships:
🥇Carissa Yip (U-18G)
🥇Dimitar Mardov (U-12)
🥇Alice Lee (U-12G)
🥇Omya Vidyarthi (U-10G)
🥈Thalia Cervantes (U-18G)
🥈Zoey Tang (U-12G)
🥉Christopher Yoo (U-14)
🥉Bach Ngo (U-12)
Sunway Sitges Open R9: Leon Mendonca beats Nino Batsiashvili
Ivan Cheparinov, Moussard and Jaime Santos Latasain a three-way lead
https://chessbase.in/news/Sunway-Sitges-Open-Round-9-report
Ivan Cheparinov, Moussard and Jaime Santos Latasain a three-way lead
https://chessbase.in/news/Sunway-Sitges-Open-Round-9-report
9th round finished at #SunwaySitges and we have already some norms for some players but, probably, Hans Niemann is the player of the day, after crossing 2500 with his win over GM Sebastien Mazé and officially becoming a FIDE_chess GM today. Congratulations!
📸 Lennart Ootes
🔗 Sunway Chess Open (@SunwayChessOpen)
📸 Lennart Ootes
🔗 Sunway Chess Open (@SunwayChessOpen)