Klara Shagenovna Kasparova, Garry Kasparov's mother and inspiration, passed away yesterday. Here she is this January speaking at the 85th birthday celebration of Garry's coach, Alexander Nikitin
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/rip-klara-kasparova-garry-kasparov-s-mother-and-confidant
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/rip-klara-kasparova-garry-kasparov-s-mother-and-confidant
🔗 Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63):
That is my mother on the right.
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🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess):
Training camp, Armenia, 1979. Left to right: Artur Jussupow, @Kasparov63, Lev Psakhis, Zurab Azmaiparashvili, Klara Shagenovna Gasparian. (Photo: Psakhis archive, via http://www.chesspro.ru.)
That is my mother on the right.
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🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess):
Training camp, Armenia, 1979. Left to right: Artur Jussupow, @Kasparov63, Lev Psakhis, Zurab Azmaiparashvili, Klara Shagenovna Gasparian. (Photo: Psakhis archive, via http://www.chesspro.ru.)
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Klara Kasparova with a young Kasparov. In the first volume of "Garry Kasparov on Garry Kasparov" (2011), he wrote: "She did not teach me what I should think, but that I should have a critical attitude to everything that I read or heard."
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
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Alexander Morozevich - Best Chess Tactics
Do you know Diana Lanni, once the 2nd highest rated female chess player in the U.S., and a likely inspiration for Beth Harmon's character in #TheQueensGambit?
Chess historian batgirl tells her fascinating story! 👀
Chess historian batgirl tells her fascinating story! 👀
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Meet Jessica Lauser, the reigning three-time U.S. Blind chess champion. You can call her Chessica — the nickname her math teacher gave her in eighth grade.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/well/live/jessica-lauser-chess-blind-champion.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/well/live/jessica-lauser-chess-blind-champion.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur
NY Times
She’s a Chess Champion Who Can Barely See the Board
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https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/champions-chess-tour-airthings-masters-2020-prelims/4/1/6
#c24live #ChessChamps
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/champions-chess-tour-airthings-masters-2020-prelims/4/1/6
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