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London, mid-1964, half a century before social media: Langbourne Primary School pupils contribute to a scrapbook full of news, trivia, puzzles and other miscellaneous information on chess (Keystone Archive).
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🔗 Olimpiù G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
“In chess, as it is played by masters, chance is practically eliminated.”
🔸 Emanuel Lasker
@UnityChessClub
🔸 Emanuel Lasker
@UnityChessClub
How can such a talented man devote his life to something like chess?~Albert Einstein on Emanuel Lasker.
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The 12th World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov, enjoying himself during his free time.
USSR, August 1977.
(📷D. Donskoi, Novosti Press.)
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USSR, August 1977.
(📷D. Donskoi, Novosti Press.)
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
Few historical photographs capture the spellbinding magic of chess better than this beautiful Popperfoto archive shot.
🔗 Olimpiù G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
🔗 Olimpiù G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
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These early 1960s Liverpool lads got one thing right: it's all about sharing.
🔗 Olimpiù G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
🔗 Olimpiù G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
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“At this point, I knew I could do better. My mother knew I could do better. Botvinnik knew I could do better. And the only thing I could do was work hard. So, I did.”
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100 Years 100 Brilliancies!
Daily chess puzzle with Gerald Hertneck
Solve here: https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/203112
Solution explained by Daniel King👇👇
Solve here: https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/203112
Solution explained by Daniel King👇👇
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Chess puzzle of the week - Black to play and win shorts
https://www.chess.com/news/view/abdumalik-wins-gibraltar-women-fide-grand-prix
https://en.chessbase.com/post/gibraltar-women-gp-2021-r11
https://en.chessbase.com/post/gibraltar-women-gp-2021-r11
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Abdumalik Shines In Gibraltar; Lagno, Koneru Reach Candidates
IM Zhansaya Abdumalik played the tournament of her life in Gibraltar. The Kazakh chess player won the Women's Grand Prix with a round to spare, earned 15,000 euros, and became a full-fledged grandmaster in the process. The other "winners" of the event were…