Today's #FridayStudy was created by Ossip Bernstein, one of the inaugural recipients of the International Grandmaster title from FIDE in 1950. This weekend marks the anniversary of his birthday on 20 September 1882.
📷: Ossip Bernstein in 1961, by Jac. de Nijs.
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📷: Ossip Bernstein in 1961, by Jac. de Nijs.
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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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Magnus Carlsen beat Wesley So 5,5-3,5 in the final of
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Banter Blitz series. Here are some tactical highlights of these 9 games, #yourmove!
Games: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/chess24-banter-blitz-series-2020-final/4/1/9
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Banter Blitz series. Here are some tactical highlights of these 9 games, #yourmove!
Games: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/chess24-banter-blitz-series-2020-final/4/1/9
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Carlsen, Magnus vs. So, Wesley | chess24 Banter Series Final 2020
Replay the chess24 Banter Series Final Round 4 game played on 29/09/2020 with computer analysis
Black would prefer to have no pawns at all and call it a draw, but, even though they are so close to promotion, the infantry only hampers their monarch. White's cavalry is ready to regroup and deliver the ultimate blow. Your move!
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The first #FridayStudy of 2021 is an old one by Otto Blathy. Can this white bishop get around the black rook and deliver mate? #YourMove!
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Although he highly valued defense, Louis Paulsen was a strong attacker himself.
White to move and win from Paulsen-Owen, London 1862. #YourMove
White to move and win from Paulsen-Owen, London 1862. #YourMove
Today's #FridayStudy is not exactly a study, as this gem comes from a real game, but it is even more impressive.
The game was played between Owen Hindle (England) and Guenther Moehring (DDR) during the 1964 Tel Aviv Olympiad. Black to move and win. #YourMove
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The game was played between Owen Hindle (England) and Guenther Moehring (DDR) during the 1964 Tel Aviv Olympiad. Black to move and win. #YourMove
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Today's #SundayTactics is a tribute to Women's World Champion Ju Wenjun who just turned 30. She can calculate like a machine! Can you? Black to move. #YourMove
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Today's #FridayStudy was composed by Vitaly Chekhover (1908-1965), a Soviet chess player, chess composer, and a pianist.
It seems that White is in trouble as one of the black pawns will definitely become a queen. However, there is a saving resource! #YourMove
It seems that White is in trouble as one of the black pawns will definitely become a queen. However, there is a saving resource! #YourMove
Black is in trouble. White wants to play Re8, but then Black still holds with f5. However, there is a way to elaborate on this idea, which Spassky did not find. He played 21.g4 and won anyway. But can you find the real killer move in this position?
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#SundayTactics #YourMove
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Black threatens to capture on c5 and the white king is too far away… Is White in trouble? Just the opposite, White is about to win this game!
#YourMove #FridayStudy
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Hou Yifan became a grandmaster at 14 years old and was the youngest-ever to win the Women's World Chess Championship at 16.
She played this game against Ray Robson when she was just 10. Can you find how she finished it? Black to play. #YourMove
She played this game against Ray Robson when she was just 10. Can you find how she finished it? Black to play. #YourMove
Upcoming Tuesday, Match 23, will mark 90 years since Viktor Korchnoi's birthday.
Korchnoi played this game against Robert Byrne at Sousse Interzonal in 1967. White just carelessly played 28. Qc3. Can you finish the game for the legend?
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Korchnoi played this game against Robert Byrne at Sousse Interzonal in 1967. White just carelessly played 28. Qc3. Can you finish the game for the legend?
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"My fascination for studies proved highly beneficial, it assisted the development of my aesthetic understanding of chess and improved my endgame play." - Vasily Smyslov.
Smyslov composed more than 150 studies over a period of 64 years. Will you try to solve one? #YourMove
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Smyslov composed more than 150 studies over a period of 64 years. Will you try to solve one? #YourMove
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White obviously can't stop the b-pawn from queening and yet can make a draw. Do you have an idea how?
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#FridayStudy #YourMove