"The scheme of a game is played on positional lines; the decision of it, as a rule, is affected by combinations."
🔸 Richard Reti
@UnityChessClub
🔸 Richard Reti
@UnityChessClub
In February 1955, Dr. Dietrich Prinz (1903-1989) gave a basic two-move problem to his limited Ferranti computer. It took 15 minutes to solve it. The problem, with 1.Rh6! as the solution, is a version of the one concocted by Paul Morphy when he was 12: https://bit.ly/3jWXo37
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
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100 Years 100 Brilliancies!
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Garry Kasparov during a simultaneous exhibition in Zagreb on May 19, 1993.
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
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Magnus Carlsen at his first FIDE World Cup in Tripoli, Libya in June/July 2004. https://amzn.to/2UDHsvu
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
Happy B-Day Ian Nepomniachtchi 🎂! Wishing you a great day. P.S. did you read all those books in the background? 😱
#HappyBirthday #ChessChamps #Nepo
🔗 Play Magnus (@PlayMagnus)
#HappyBirthday #ChessChamps #Nepo
🔗 Play Magnus (@PlayMagnus)
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Solution explained by Daniel King
Chess puzzle of the week - White to play and win shorts
Chess puzzle of the week - White to play and win shorts
The exciting Anand vs Kramnik match starts in one hour as part of the #SparkassenChessTrophy. The 2 former world champs will play a 4-classical-game match with the twist that castling is not allowed. #dortmundchess
📷Amruta Mokal
📷Amruta Mokal
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An interesting no-castling match between Kramnik and Anand is afoot in Dortmund. https://bit.ly/3wI5MtB
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
🔗 Peter Heine Nielsen (@PHChess):
No wonder Vishy does well, he didn't castle either in any of the 3 games he won in their 2008 World Championship match!
No wonder Vishy does well, he didn't castle either in any of the 3 games he won in their 2008 World Championship match!
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Peter Heine Nielsen
No wonder Vishy does well, he didn't castle either in any of the 3 games he won in their 2008 World Championship match! twitter.com/olimpiuurcan/s…
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The 2nd game of the "Kramnik vs Anand" match starts in a few minutes. Can Kramnik strike back with white pieces?
Enjoy Anand's win in the 1st round. #dortmundchess #chesstrophy
Enjoy Anand's win in the 1st round. #dortmundchess #chesstrophy
may have thrown hard against sindarov but sochi was so worth
#FIDEWorldCup
🔗 Andrew Tang (@penguingm1)
#FIDEWorldCup
🔗 Andrew Tang (@penguingm1)
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Top seed Magnus Carlsen starts with a win with the black pieces vs. Sasa Martinovic, who played on his 30th birthday:
https://www.chess.com/events/2021-fide-world-cup/02-01/Martinovic_Sasa-Carlsen_Magnus
#FIDEWorldCup
https://www.chess.com/events/2021-fide-world-cup/02-01/Martinovic_Sasa-Carlsen_Magnus
#FIDEWorldCup
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Shouldn't masks be compulsory? Indonesian Susanto Megaranto resigned a game against Fabiano Caruana in 15 moves. He has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/sochi-fide-world-cup-2021/2/64/1
Amnesty for MVL as Moradiabadi takes a draw in a position where the computer gives +5 for White! https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/sochi-fide-world-cup-2021/2/49/1
#c24live #FIDEWorldCup
#c24live #FIDEWorldCup