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 2Β½ 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
Solve this puzzle on interactive board: chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/232978
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Alexey Shirov - Best Chess Tactics
β 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. π
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. π
The first #FridayStudy of 2021 is an old one by Otto Blathy. Can this white bishop get around the black rook and deliver mate? #YourMove!
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2021 Tata Steel Chess will take place on January 15-31, 2021 in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. World Champion Magnus Carlsen, world #2 Fabiano Caruana, Dutch superstar Anish Giri & French #1 MVL are some of the headliners. Who do you pick to win it all? https://tatasteelchess.com
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β | Flashback Friday! Itβs time for a puzzle... Which game in the #TataSteelChess Tournament 2020 does this position belongs to? And what is the right move for white to win?
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