Memories of another day
🔗 Viswanathan Anand (@vishy64theking)
20 years ago #OnThisDay Vishy Anand won his first of five world championship titles. Starting from a 100-player knockout, the final, played in Tehran, Iran, saw Anand beating Alexei Shirov 3.5-0.5.
#Legend
🔗 Viswanathan Anand (@vishy64theking)
20 years ago #OnThisDay Vishy Anand won his first of five world championship titles. Starting from a 100-player knockout, the final, played in Tehran, Iran, saw Anand beating Alexei Shirov 3.5-0.5.
#Legend
📷 The young Vladimir Kramnik at the board during a session of the Kasparov-Botvinnik chess school.
Botvinnik is seated on the right, Kasparov on the left. The blonde head belongs to Alexey Shirov. Year 1987 (?).
#OnThisDay #Botvinnik #Legend #chess #Soviet #USSR
🔗 International Chess Federation (@FIDE\_chess)
Botvinnik is seated on the right, Kasparov on the left. The blonde head belongs to Alexey Shirov. Year 1987 (?).
#OnThisDay #Botvinnik #Legend #chess #Soviet #USSR
🔗 International Chess Federation (@FIDE\_chess)