Esipenko prevailed in his matchup with Karkjakin! Another winner in the masters this round.

A tough day for Praggnanandhaa — his coach tested positive for COVID and he's now lost his first game of the Tata Steel Chess Masters, to Jorden van Foreest

GM Rapport plays the brilliant...Rh1!! 👏
The white queen cannot capture the rook or black's queen!

Carlsen not surprised by opponents playing the anti-Marshall attack

Of super old school and a decisive attack: how Rapport won

Vidit believes castling is better for the heart

"I had good prospects to take all his pawns"

84th Tata Steel Masters - Round 3

Challengers results - Round 3

Arjun Erigaisi and Thai Dan Van Nguyen today caught Volodar Murzin in the Tata Steel Chess Challengers lead!

Challengers top seed Arjun Erigaisi wins a 2nd game in a row — suddenly Black had no way to avoid lethal forks!

Arjun Erigaisi's hard work pays off and aims to win the Wijk aan Zee Challengers

Tata Steel Challengers - Round 3

55 years old today - St Petersburg grandmaster Aleksandr Khalifman, pictured here in 1984 with his trainer Gennady.
(Photo via http://ruchess.ru.)

🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)

Ilya Smirin and Alexander Khalifman, at the USSR Championship 1988 in Moscow.

Khalifman turns 56 years old today.

🔗 David Llada ♞ (@davidllada)

"Chess is everything: art, science, and sport."

🔸 Anatoly Karpov

@UnityChessClub

Short footage of Karpovs candidates matches against Spassky and Korchnoi in 1974 from Russian television.

🔗 Chess History (@MrMarksTV)

After Walter Browne won his first U.S. title in 1974, he was widely quoted in the American press with the following: "In chess, Fischer is god, but I'm the devil."

🔗 Olimpiu Di Luppi (@olimpiuurcan)