TOP PLAYERS WOMEN
Feb 1 #FIDErating list:

🔸Bundesliga 2018–19 Augsburg
🔸Round 3
⚪️Gurevich,Vl (2469)
⚫️Baramidze,D (2614)
🔸1-0

20.Nxc6! [White clears the path for his rook on d1 in order to attack the weak d5–pawn.]

[20.Ne3?! Ng5!‚ 21.Kh2 Nxd4 22.Rxd4 c6 23.f3 Ne6=]

20...Qxc6™ 21.Ne3!‚ [Now Black cannot save the d5–pawn anymore.]

21...Rd8 22.Rxd5! [22.Nxd5!? Rxd5™ 23.Rxd5 Qxd5 24.Qxe4±]

22...Rxd5 23.Nxd5 [△Q×e4]

23...Qxd5 24.Qxe4 Qd2 25.Re2 Qc1+ 26.Kh2 Rb6 27.Rc2!± [△b3]

Chess calendar: February 2020

https://en.chessbase.com/post/chess-calendar-2020-february

Habana chess Olympiad 1966. Gheorghiu vs Fischer (1-0).

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The king, which during the opening and middlegame stage is often a burden because it has to be defended, becomes in the endgame a very important and aggressive piece, and the beginner should realize this, and utilize his king as much as possible.

🔸 Jose Raul Capablanca

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Photo by AP Images. Bobby Fischer at the start of the U.S. Chess Championship tournament held at the Henry Hudson Hotel in New York City. December 22, 1965.

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Move of the Day!

Daily #chesspuzzle from the chess24com
#BanterBlitzCup

GM Bok,B (2640) - GM Robson,R (2670)

https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/95146

Game of the Day!

Gawain Jones

Scotch Defense was played in this amazing match between Russia vs USA...

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For the first time, there are only 35 players on or above 2700.0 since http://2700chess.com was launched in May 2011, when there were 39 (the maximum amount of players on or above 2700.0 was 53) #deflation