Not only has Alireza won #GrandSwiss2021 (and therefore qualified for #FIDECandidates2022) but he's also World top #5 now - and he's only 18! His tournament performance was 2855! Amazing results for Firouzja!
Happy winners of the #GrandSwiss2021 🥇🥈🥉
More photos from the closing ceremony in our Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/fide/with/51662371881/
More photos from the closing ceremony in our Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/fide/with/51662371881/
The 2021 FIDE http://Chess.com Women's Grand Swiss concluded today. Lei Tingjie emerged as the winner and qualified for the Women's Candidates. Elisabeth Paehtz was 2nd, Zhu Jiner 3rd and Mariya Muzychuk 4th; all four qualify for the next Women's Grand Prix series. 👏👏
"You can become a big master in chess only if you see your mistakes and short-comings. Exactly the same as in life itself."
🔸 Alexander Alekhine
@UnityChessClub
🔸 Alexander Alekhine
@UnityChessClub
Baku, USSR, 1977.
"Gary Kasparov, 13-year-old two-time national junior chess champion, Candidate Master of Sport, speaking on television."
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
"Gary Kasparov, 13-year-old two-time national junior chess champion, Candidate Master of Sport, speaking on television."
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
Moscow, April 1985. In the 5th round of the international grandmaster tournament taking place in the Soviet capital, Vladimir Tukmakov (USSR) faces Jonathan Speelman (England).
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
Boris Spassky and Marina Shcherbachova during their marriage ceremony in Moscow in late September 1975 (AP Archive).
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
One of the many treasures that Eugene Torre posts on Facebook once in a while. Here he is analyzing a position with the great Miguel Najdorf during the 1978 Karpov-Korchnoi World Championship Match in Baguio.
🔗 David Llada ♞ (@davidllada)
🔗 David Llada ♞ (@davidllada)
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🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan):
On November 9, 1985, Garry Kasparov became world champion after winning a world title match against Anatoly Karpov.
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🔗 Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63):
You never forget your first! But it is bittersweet, as November 9 was more my mother's favorite day than mine, and it has been a painful year of firsts without her here.
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On November 9, 1985, Garry Kasparov became world champion after winning a world title match against Anatoly Karpov.
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🔗 Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63):
You never forget your first! But it is bittersweet, as November 9 was more my mother's favorite day than mine, and it has been a painful year of firsts without her here.
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Solution explained by Daniel King
Find the checkmate! Chess puzzle of the week - Black to play and win shorts
Find the checkmate! Chess puzzle of the week - Black to play and win shorts