Tata Steel Chess Tournament: Fighting Draws Before 1st Rest Day

The five-way tie for first place did not change as all games in the #TataSteelChess Tournament's fourth round ended in draws. There was lots of fighting chess though! Report:

https://www.chess.com/news/view/2021-tata-steel-chess-tournament-round-4

After seven fighting draws, here are the #TataSteelChess standings before the rest day:

Magnus Carlsen - Post Round 4 Interview

A crazy position in Tari-Firouzja! So many promising options for black. How to decide in such a situation?!

#tatasteelchess

Aryan Tari: "It's the most stupid thing to do against Firouzja, to get a crazy, tactical position. That's what he eats for breakfast!"

#TataSteelChess

Magnus Carlsen Discusses The Queen's Gambit Scene By Scene

Haha, 2 years ago I realised that I didn’t have a chessboard at home. So I went out and bought one😂

This and more, when I break down my favourite scenes from the Queens Gambit.

🔗 Magnus Carlsen (@MagnusCarlsen)

Hort, Kaválek, Jansa, Blatný
Czech 🇨🇿 Olympic team, Tel Aviv 1964
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🔗 Roaring Pawn (@chessContact)

Notes on Lubomir Kavalek's role in the 1972 world title match between Boris Spassky and Bobby Fischer: https://bit.ly/38Z0zor

🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)

"My very first book was a games collection of Anatoly Karpov. On the whole I was attracted by positional play with some tactics, and already then I was aiming for universality."

🔸 Vladimir Kramnik

@UnityChessClub

13...e5!, 15...e4!, and 17...e3!!

Black's pawn is a MONSTER that paralyzes White 💪

🔗 Sam Copeland (@Sam\_Copeland)

How To Punish A Chess Opening Error! - Best Of The 50s - Beylin vs. Lipnitsky, 1950

Best Checkmate Combinations Ever! - 59

Puzzle of the Day!
Solve this puzzle on interactive board: chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/18049

Rest day at #TataSteelChess in Wijk aan Zee is a perfect moment to watch the 1979 gem "The Love for Wood" documentary on the Dutch chess players (with English subtitles!). You can see Jan Timman, Hans Ree, Piet Hein Donner, Max Euwe and others.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E48r-JTSAVM&t=212s&fbclid=IwAR0tJ-RNNxms9OE-t6VqKznuGSg6_UD4eRLd2ZSrNufPRswdZhW6Nd6_zYY

🔗 International Chess Federation (@FIDE\_chess)