Today is the birthday of Cuban-American grandmaster Leinier Domínguez Pérez. 🎉The five-time champion of his native Cuba, Domínguez plays for the USA since 2018.
In this 2014 game against Wesley So, Leinier made an amazing move. Would you try to find it?
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In this 2014 game against Wesley So, Leinier made an amazing move. Would you try to find it?
#chess #YourMove #HBD
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It's GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov's birthday.🥳
Kasimdzhanov emerged as a winner of the 2004 FIDE World Chess Championship in Tripoli, beating Adams on a tiebreak in the final and earning the World Champion title. He's also famous as a second to Anand, Karjakin, Caruana.
#HBD #chess
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Kasimdzhanov emerged as a winner of the 2004 FIDE World Chess Championship in Tripoli, beating Adams on a tiebreak in the final and earning the World Champion title. He's also famous as a second to Anand, Karjakin, Caruana.
#HBD #chess
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Happy 31st Birthday to Sergey Karjakin! 🎉
In 2002, he became the world's youngest Grandmaster at the age of 12 years and 7 months & went on to develop into the world championship challenger (2016), losing to Carlsen only on tiebreak.
#OnThisDay #HBD #chess
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#Sergey Karjakin - Best Chess Tactics
In 2002, he became the world's youngest Grandmaster at the age of 12 years and 7 months & went on to develop into the world championship challenger (2016), losing to Carlsen only on tiebreak.
#OnThisDay #HBD #chess
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#Sergey Karjakin - Best Chess Tactics
Today chess legend Maia Chiburdanidze celebrates her 60th anniversary. 🎉
Women's World Champion at 17 by beating Georgian trailblazer Nona Gaprindashvili, Chiburdanidze kept the title for 13 years from 1978 to 1991.
📷 by David Llada, 2018
#OnThisDay #HBD
Women's World Champion at 17 by beating Georgian trailblazer Nona Gaprindashvili, Chiburdanidze kept the title for 13 years from 1978 to 1991.
📷 by David Llada, 2018
#OnThisDay #HBD