"The Mona Lisa" of Eduard Gufeld (♟), who was born #OnThisDay in 1936.

Gufeld played this game in 1973 against Vladimir Bagirov and considered it one of his biggest achievements naming it his "Mona Lisa".

Viktor Korchnoi would've turned 90 today. #OnThisDay

One of the strongest players never to have become World Chess Champion, Korchnoi was a 10-time World Championship candidate & 4-time USSR champion. He played 3 official championship matches with Karpov.

#OnThisDay in 2013, Magnus Carlsen won one of the most dramatic Candidates Tournaments in history. He would clinch his first world title vs Viswanathan Anand in Chennai later that year. Here's Carlsen interviewed by Peter Doggers after his win in London:

Magnus Carlsen on winning the London Candidates' Tournament

Born #OnThisDay in 1889: Efim Bogoljubov. Famous for his two world championship matches with Alexander Alekhine, he also came up with this wonderful remark:

"When I am White, I win because I am White. When I am Black, I win because I am Bogoljubov."

https://www.chess.com/players/efim-bogoljubow

GM Robert Byrne was born #onthisday in 1928.
The 1972 US Champion, Bryne represented the United States 9 times in #ChessOlympiads and won 7 medals. He was also a World Championship Candidate in 1974.
From 1972 to 2006, Bryne was the chess columnist for The New York Times.

#OnThisDay 70 years ago, reigning champion Mikhail Botvinnik retained his world title after a 12-12 tie in his match with David Bronstein. Botvinnik was a point down with two games to go in what was one of the closest matches in chess history.

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#OnThisDay http://Chess.com was launched 14 years ago.

Thanks to everyone who plays and learns on our site! 👏

Today marks 92 years since the birthday of Tigran Petrosian.

Dubbed "Iron Tigran" for his impenetrable and cautious playing style, the 9th World Chess Champion (1963-1969) was born on June 17, 1929.

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🎂 #OnThisDay in 1837, Paul Morphy was born. He was the first great American chess player and considered by many to be an unofficial world champion.

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Happy 46th Birthday to 14th World chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik!

A Classical World Champion from 2000-2006 with wins over Kasparov & Lékó, Kramnik became the 1st undisputed World Champion after defeating Topalov in the 2006 unification match. #OnThisDay

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📷 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 (?).

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Pal Benko was born #onthisday in 1928. A Hungarian-American chess player, author, and composer of endgame studies and problems, Benko was a 2-time World Championship Candidate.

The world chess champion from 1921 to 1927 José Raúl Capablanca was born #OnThisDay in 1888.

The chess prodigy became known for his impressive endgames and play speed. He was undefeated from 1916 to 1924.
Happy Birthday to the legend!

Discover more about Capablanca's life, style of play, iconic games and his immeasurable legacy 👇

https://www.chess.com/players/jose-raul-capablanca

Soviet chess GM Lev Polugaevsky was born #OnThisDay in 1934.

One of the world's strongest players from 1960 to 1980s Polugaevsky was also known as distinguished author and opening theorist.
An admired theorist, he qualified for the Candidates Tournament on three occasions with unprecedented opening sharpness. Polugaevsky found success with his own variation of the Najdorf and held multiple USSR Championship titles.

Czechoslovak GM Salo Flohr and Austrian chess player and writer Ernst Grünfeld were born #OnThisDay in 1908 and 1893 respectively!

Polish chess prodigy and later American GM Samuel Reshevsky was born #OnThisDay in 1911.

Defeating seven world champions and winning the US championship eight times, Reshevsky is considered one of the greatest American talents ever. A tough positional player, his rivalry with Bobby Fischer caught the eyes of the world.

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And one of the most prominent chess trainers, analysts and theoreticians Semyon Furman born on this day

Semyon Furman (1920-1978), mentor & long-term trainer of the 12th World Champion Anatoly Karpov, & GM in his own right - at one time he was called the "World champion with White".

#WednesdayPuzzle by Semyon Furman, who was born #OnThisDay in 1920.

White mates in 4.

Game: Semyon Furman vs Boris Ratner, Vilnius, 1949

One of the leading American chess players between 1950s & 1960s William Lombardy would have turn 84 today.

The contemporary of Bobby Fischer, Lombardy is the only person to win World Junior Championship with perfect score.

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#Puzzle by Bu Xiangzhi, who turns 36 today!

Black mates in 2.

Game: Magnus Carlsen vs Xiangzhi Bu, Riyadh, 2017

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#WednesdayPuzzle by Igor Kovalenko, who turns 33 today!

Try to solve it in under 10 seconds.
White mates in 2.

Game: Igor Kovalenko vs Olga Ivkina, St. Petersburg, 2014.

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