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Garry Kasparov losing to the ChessGenius/Pentium Processor computer program in the opening round of the Intel Grand Prix in London, August 31, 1994. The program knocked Kasparov out of the rapid tournament with an overall score of 1½-½ (REX Archive). 🔗 Olimpiu…
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How to play the Queen's Gambit: Mario Bertok vs Bobby Fischer, Stockholm 1962. Pure class.
We are pleased to announce the composition of the newly created Athletes Commission: https://fide.com/news/971
The term of election and appointment of all members will be four years, but exceptionally the first term is limited to two years, until the 2022 FIDE Congress.
The term of election and appointment of all members will be four years, but exceptionally the first term is limited to two years, until the 2022 FIDE Congress.
Despite a tough #TataSteelChess Magnus Carlsen is closing in on 10 consecutive years as world no. 1, while MVL plummetted 9 places to world no. 14. Jorden van Foreest & Esipenko joined the 2700 club on the March 2021 FIDE Rating List: https://chess24.com/en/read/news/carlsen-s-117th-time-as-world-number-one-as-van-foreest-esipenko-join-2700-club
https://adage.com/article/media/golden-globe-winner-queens-gambit-keeps-fueling-chess-popularity-and-sales/2317631 just dropped with news on Queen's Gambit & my partnership with Intel!
🔗 Fabiano Caruana
🔗 Fabiano Caruana
Adage
Golden Globe-winner 'Queens Gambit' keeps fueling chess popularity and sales
The show took home best limited series and best actress, giving chess another pop culture bounce.
Via http://ruchess.ru, a photo of the Soviet participants in the FIDE_chess Candidates' tournament in Zürich, 1953.
L to R: Taimanov, Smyslov, Petrosian, Kotov, Keres, Geller, Bronstein, Boleslavsky & Averbakh.
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
L to R: Taimanov, Smyslov, Petrosian, Kotov, Keres, Geller, Bronstein, Boleslavsky & Averbakh.
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
"However hopeless the situation appears to be there yet always exists the possibility of putting up a stubborn resistance."
🔸 Paul Keres
@UnityChessClub
🔸 Paul Keres
@UnityChessClub
And two more from Reykjavík by Harry Benson, entitled 'On the Bed at Night', and 'Winner's Cheque'.
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
A little-known photograph of Bobby Fischer, shown blitzing during his visit to Moscow in June/July 1958.
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
Mikhail Botvinnik after winning back the world chess championship title from Mikhail Tal in Moscow, May 1961.
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)