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Viktor Korchnoi, pictured, according to the archive, in play v. Garry Kasparov in the FIDE_chess Candidates' Semi-final match in London, Nov-Dec 1983.

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"The passed Pawn is a criminal, who should be kept under lock and key. Mild measures, such as police surveillance, are not sufficient."

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Tilburg, 23rd September 1980. World Champion Anatoly Karpov (USSR) is pictured at the start of his game v. Jan Timman (Netherlands) in the 4th round of the Interpolis tournament.

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Upcoming Tuesday, Match 23, will mark 90 years since Viktor Korchnoi's birthday.

Korchnoi played this game against Robert Byrne at Sousse Interzonal in 1967. White just carelessly played 28. Qc3. Can you finish the game for the legend?

#YourMove #SundayTactics

Another (uncredited) photo found on-line, where, based on the chessboard, the negative has evidently been reversed. This one shows Judit Polgar in play v. Leonid Yudasin, at, I believe, the rapid tournament in Oviedo, 1993. (The late Lembit Oll can be seen standing by Yudasin.)

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Yasser Seirawan, pictured at the 86th US Open in Hollywood, Florida, on the cover of the Nov. 1985 issue of 'Chess Life'.
Fresh from his qualification for the 1985 FIDE Candidates, Seirawan shared 1st-3rd place with Boris Spassky & Joel Benjamin, winning the event on tie-break.

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Best Checkmate Combinations Ever!

Daily chess puzzle
Solve here: https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/261441

This is Esmeralda, from Sweden. She is 5 years and 3 months old, and this weekend she played her very first chess competition.

Judging from the photos that her proud mum posted at the "Svenskt Schack" forum, she had a great time!

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Anish Giri won the tournament with Magnus Carlsen's name on it after defeating Ian Nepomniachtchi in the final - a warm-up for their clash when the Candidates resumes on April 19th! Full final report:

https://chess24.com/en/read/news/anish-giri-wins-the-magnus-carlsen-invitational

#MagnusInvitational #ChessChamps

"In Chess, at least, the brave inherit the earth."

Latvian-American chess GM and writer Edmar Mednis was born on this day in 1937.

#Personoftheday Edmar Mednis (born on this day in 1937) was the 1st player to beat Bobby Fischer in a U.S. chess Championship.

Here's the win for you to enjoy. Edmar's playing with black.

Happy 19th birthday to Andrey Esipenko! 🎊🎈🎉🎁🎂

Esipenko, a former World U16 Champion, is one of the biggest Russian talents these days. In January at #TataSteelChess he managed to beat Magnus Carlsen in their very first encounter in classical chess!