There's ♥️ in this 40-year-old photograph: Petra Leeuwerik and Victor Korchnoi during his world championship match against Anatoly Karpov in Merano, October/November 1981 (Paris Match Archive).
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🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
Two portraits of the 10th World Chess Champion, Boris Spassky, taken at the press conference in Reykjavík, 30th June 1972, prior to his title match v. Bobby Fischer.
(📷J. Cooke, Sports Illustrated.)
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(📷J. Cooke, Sports Illustrated.)
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Kiev, 1954 - participants in the 21st USSR Championship final - Rashid Nezhmetdinov, Viktor Korchnoi and Yuri Averbakh are pictured with young chessplayers from the local Pioneers' Palace.
(Photo via http://chesspro.ru.)
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(Photo via http://chesspro.ru.)
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
Three qualifying rounds in a row! the winners and prize-winners of the "Young Stars of the World" tournaments in Kirishi will compete against the world champion. This is becoming a pleasant tradition! S. Karjakin - 2005, F. Caruana - 2006 and I. Nepomniachtchi - 2003, 2006, 2007.
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100 Years 100 Brilliancies!
Congratulations to Ian Nepomniachtchi for winning the #FIDECandidates!
Solve the puzzle here: https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/154609
Solve the puzzle here: https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/154609
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Chess puzzle of the week - Black to play and win shorts
Chess puzzle of the week - Black to play and win shorts
15-year-old Javokhir Sindarov is the champion of Uzbekistan. It's his second title after 2019.🏆
Sindarov is a chess prodigy, he became a Grandmaster at 12 years old. With this victory, he also qualified for the upcoming #FIDEWorldCup.
Games & results: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/uzbekistan-championship-2021
Sindarov is a chess prodigy, he became a Grandmaster at 12 years old. With this victory, he also qualified for the upcoming #FIDEWorldCup.
Games & results: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/uzbekistan-championship-2021
Happy 22nd birthday to Jorden van Foreest! 🎊🎈🎉🎁🎂
Just three months ago Jorden van Foreest stunned the chess world by becoming the first Dutch winner of #TataSteelChess since Jan Timman in 1985. He also entered the 2700 club.
Just three months ago Jorden van Foreest stunned the chess world by becoming the first Dutch winner of #TataSteelChess since Jan Timman in 1985. He also entered the 2700 club.
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How To Train Your Mind To Get What You Want
New in Chess Classic: Eventful mini-matches
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New in Chess Classic: Eventful mini-matches
Hikaru Nakamura won the first set of his semifinal match against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, while Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian drew their first mini-match. Both Carlsen and Nakamura were undefeated before the semis, and both were beaten for the first time…