Happy St. Valentine's! ❤️

Is it a model chess family? GM Bartosz & GM Monika Soćko with kids.

My actual Valentine Elisabeth Paehtz

🔗 Dina Belenkaya (@DinaBelenkaya)

In Chess Queens, Jennifer Shahade tells the stories of history’s greatest female chess players whilst candidly discussing her own lived experience with the male-dominated game. Thank you Jen for writing this book - it should be on every chess player’s reading list 🧡♟

🔗 lula (@lularobs)

This Valentine's Day we want to share a love story with you!

Have you read this beautiful account narrated by the great GM Eduard Gufeld?

We are sure you will love it:
https://www.chessbase.in/news/gufeld-special

Chess Romances

https://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-romances

The legendary GM Borislav Ivkov passed away in Belgrade at the age of 88.

We're deeply saddened by the passing of grandmaster Borislav Ivkov (November 12, 1933 - February 14, 2022).
Ivkov was the inaugural World Junior Champion (1951), participant of the Candidates Matches (1965) and the "Match of the Century" (1970), 3-time Yugoslavian Champion.

🔗 FIDE

Borislav Ivkov, Batumi 1999

In his 1978 Selected games, Karpov presented 54 wins and also included one he had lost -- to Bora Ivkov

🔗 Roaring Pawn (@chessContact)

Beverwijk, 22nd January 1961. Joint winners in the traditional Hoogovens tournament - Bent Larsen (Denmark) and Borislav Ivkov (Yugoslavia).

Ivkov - Portisch, Bled 1961

https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/88315

The ceremonial first move in the game between Borislav Ivkov and Malcolm Barker. Birmingham, 1951. Ivkov won this tournament and gained the distinction of being the first World Junior Chess Champion.

🔗 Davide Nastasio (@DavideNastasio)

"The hardest game to win is a won game.”

🔸 Emanuel Lasker

@UnityChessClub

Player of the Day! Mark Taimanov ✨

Question 1: What's the result if Black takes on b3?
Question 2: What's a better move?
FM Orantes Taboada, Francisco (2247) - WIM Alinasab, Mobina (2317)

https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/242352

FIDE regrets to inform that GM Ding Liren will be unable to play in the second leg of the FIDE Grand Prix, to be held in Belgrade from February 28 to March 14. Despite the will and the efforts from both parties, there are insurmountable obstacles that prevent him from playing.

Ding Liren's chances of qualifying for the Candidates Tournament look to have gone completely, since he's unable to play the 2nd #FIDEGrandPrix. Dmitry Andreikin, who had to pull out of the 1st after a positive test, now gets the chance to play

After 9 days of play, Hikaru Nakamura and Levon Aronian are the last men standing in the Berlin FIDE Grand Prix.

From today they will be fighting in the final, not only for the winner's laurels but also for 3 precious extra Grand Prix points!

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/fide-grand-prix-2022-leg-1-knockout#live…

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