“This wonderful study by M. Zinar from 1987 will help you get rid of the inappropriate overestimation of the role of the opposition in the pawn endgame.
We will discuss this study on March 26.” - Artur Yusupov

⬇️ Register now for the online seminar ⬇️
https://trainers.fide.com/2022/03/07/workshop-how-to-teach-pawn-endings/

Miracle Chess Tactics!

Puzzle of the week

🧩: https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/490650

"How can I be so wrong?" Don't miss "Chess Talk with Jovanka" - Jovanka Houska in a fascinating 48-minute interview with the World Champion's father Henrik Carlsen! https://chess24.com/en/read/news/henrik-carlsen-on-moment-pinch-his-arm

How did GM Hikaru Nakamura win this game and the Berlin Grand Prix tournament?
🧩: https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/491461

Magnus Carlsen vs Boris Gelfand | An impeccable positional grind

Gukesh vs Arjun Erigaisi | Who is stronger? Part I

“There are two types of sacrifices: correct ones and mine”
-Mikhail Tal


🔗 Alexandra Prado (@Alexandra\_chess)

Bobby Fischer in the 1960s, photographed by Hans Namuth (1915-1990), a renowned German-born photographer. https://s.si.edu/2VeEwWU

🔗 Olimpiu Di Luppi (@olimpiuurcan)

"Those chess lovers who ask me how many moves I usually calculate in advance, when making a combination, are always astonished when I reply, quite truthfully, 'as a rule not a single one.'"

🔸 Richard Reti

@UnityChessClub

Eugene Torre: “This happened on a free day during a tournament in India (1978). Trying to hide my anxiety, I mustered the courage to climb and sit at the back of this mammoth elephant for photo ops with a triumphant smile!”

🔗 David Llada ♞ (@davidllada)

"Move of the day" by Chess ON

The Carlsens in Reykjavík in March 2004, where Magnus Carlsen met Garry Kasparov over-the-board, photographed by Omar Oskarsson.

🔗 Olimpiu Di Luppi (@olimpiuurcan)

Old footage from Russian Television, where we can see Kasparov preparing for his match against Karpov and playing football.

🔗 Chess History (@MrMarksTV)

"I started by just sitting by the chessboard exploring things. I didn't even have books at first, and I just played by myself. I learnt a lot from that, and I feel that it is a big reason why I now have a good intuitive understanding of chess."

🔸 Magnus Carlsen

@UnityChessClub

Nakamura and Capablanca in Berlin.

🔗 Olimpiu Di Luppi (@olimpiuurcan)

A truely brilliant combination by Paul Morphy!
Puzzle: https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/472128

Solution explained by Daniel King
Chess puzzle of the week - Black to play shorts