7th world chess champion Vassily Smyslov was born on this day.
He played a total of 4 WCC, 3 of which were against Botvinnik. He is one of the greatest endgame players of all time, and according to Kramnik, from all world champions Smyslov was the most correct player.
🔗 Chess History (@MrMarksTV)
He played a total of 4 WCC, 3 of which were against Botvinnik. He is one of the greatest endgame players of all time, and according to Kramnik, from all world champions Smyslov was the most correct player.
🔗 Chess History (@MrMarksTV)
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess):
Vilnius, March-April 1984. At the age of 63, Vasily Smyslov (World Champion 1957-58; born 100 years ago today) managed to reach the final of the FIDE_chess Candidates, where he faced Kasparov.
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🔗 Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63):
Smyslov played so well into his senior years that it seemed he would play until 100 and beyond. He was world champion six years before I was born and we met in this candidates final a quarter century later! A legend.
https://t.me/UnityChessClub/21157
Vilnius, March-April 1984. At the age of 63, Vasily Smyslov (World Champion 1957-58; born 100 years ago today) managed to reach the final of the FIDE_chess Candidates, where he faced Kasparov.
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🔗 Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63):
Smyslov played so well into his senior years that it seemed he would play until 100 and beyond. He was world champion six years before I was born and we met in this candidates final a quarter century later! A legend.
https://t.me/UnityChessClub/21157
"My fascination for studies proved highly beneficial, it assisted the development of my aesthetic understanding of chess and improved my endgame play." - Vasily Smyslov.
Smyslov composed more than 150 studies over a period of 64 years. Will you try to solve one? #YourMove
🔗 International Chess Federation (@FIDE\_chess)
Smyslov composed more than 150 studies over a period of 64 years. Will you try to solve one? #YourMove
🔗 International Chess Federation (@FIDE\_chess)
A fantastic photograph by Mig Greengard showing Garry Kasparov and Vladimir Kramnik at the end of their world championship match in London in November 2000.
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
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Daily chess puzzle in memory of Vasily Smyslov, who was born on this day 100 years ago.
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/86921
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/86921
Anatoly Karpov during a military parade at his arrival in Baguio City in July 1978 for his world championship match against Victor Korchnoi.
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
Anya Taylor-Joy: The Queen’s Gambit Star on Life Before and After a Smash
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/03/anya-taylor-joy-on-life-before-and-after-a-smash
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/03/anya-taylor-joy-on-life-before-and-after-a-smash
Nicolaas Henneman. Glicée. 1841.
Perhaps the first chess photograph
🔗 Diego Rasskin Gutman (@drasskin)
Perhaps the first chess photograph
🔗 Diego Rasskin Gutman (@drasskin)
"Analysis, if it is really carried out with a complete concentration of his powers, forms and completes a chess player."
🔸 Lev Polugaevsky
@UnityChessClub
🔸 Lev Polugaevsky
@UnityChessClub
Velden am Wörthersee (Austria), March 1980. At his FIDE Candidates quarter-final match v. Tigran Petrosian, Viktor Korchnoi & his seconds Michael Stean & Yasser Seirawan are seen preparing with the aid of Chess_Informant.
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
The 13th World Chess Champion, Garry Kasparov, pictured in play at the Paris (Immopar) rapid tournament, 20th May 1990.
(📷A. Buu / Gamma-Rapho.)
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
(📷A. Buu / Gamma-Rapho.)
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
In 2002 in the city of Taraz (Kazakhstan) a small tournament of grandmasters (6 participants in total) was held. The event was the speech of Viktor Terrible. And the tournament was won by my friend Leonid Yurtaev. I also managed to get into one photo with great chess players ...
🔗 Sergey Kim (@sergey\_e\_kim)
🔗 Sergey Kim (@sergey\_e\_kim)
The Greatest Chess Player Who Never Became World Champion?
https://www.chess.com/article/view/greatest-chess-player-who-never-became-world-champion
https://www.chess.com/article/view/greatest-chess-player-who-never-became-world-champion
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