40 years ago this month; Wijk aan Zee, January 1981.
#1 Jan Timman;
#2 Ulf Andersson & Genna Sosonko;
#3 Mark Taimanov & Evgeny Sveshnikov;
#4 Gyula Sax.
(Photo credits: R. Bogaerts (#1, #3, #4) M. Antonisse (#2), via http://www.nationaalarchief.nl.) #tatasteelchess
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#1 Jan Timman;
#2 Ulf Andersson & Genna Sosonko;
#3 Mark Taimanov & Evgeny Sveshnikov;
#4 Gyula Sax.
(Photo credits: R. Bogaerts (#1, #3, #4) M. Antonisse (#2), via http://www.nationaalarchief.nl.) #tatasteelchess
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"Morphy gained most of his wins by playing directly and simply, and it is simple and logical method that constitutes the true brilliance of his play, if it is considered from the viewpoint of the great masters."
🔸 Jose Raul Capablanca
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🔸 Jose Raul Capablanca
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Salo Flohr & Mikhail Botvinnik, pictured during their 12-game match held in Moscow & Leningrad, 1933 (via http://www.chesspro.ru). #chess
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Botvinnik vs Flohr, match 1933
How many can you identify?
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Donner, Lengyel, Larsen, Keres, Nei, Filip, Bobotsov. Beverwijk, 1964.
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Donner, Lengyel, Larsen, Keres, Nei, Filip, Bobotsov. Beverwijk, 1964.
Arriving in the Netherlands on 14th December 1985 to face Dutch grandmaster Jan Timman in the traditional pre-Christmas 'KRO' match, the newly-crowned 13th World #Chess Champion, Garry Kasparov.
(Photo credits: B. Molendijk / ANEFO, via http://www.nationaalarchief.nl.)
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(Photo credits: B. Molendijk / ANEFO, via http://www.nationaalarchief.nl.)
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Bobby Fischer at the Stockholm Interzonal in early 1962. He won by a margin of 2½ points, without a single loss, ahead of Geller, Petrosian, Korchnoi and twenty others.
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Best Checkmate Combinations Ever! - 50
Puzzle of the Day!
Solve this puzzle on interactive board: chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/232978
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Alexey Shirov - Best Chess Tactics
♔ The 2020 http://Chess.com Awards Player of the Year is Magnus Carlsen!
Carlsen won the majority of ALL super-tournaments in 2020, founded his own tour, and served as host for a string of online tournaments that generated incredible drama and chess enthusiasm. 👏
Carlsen won the majority of ALL super-tournaments in 2020, founded his own tour, and served as host for a string of online tournaments that generated incredible drama and chess enthusiasm. 👏