Hikaru Nakamura beat Magnus Carlsen 2.5:1.5 to take the lead on Day 1 of the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour final! Replay the games: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/kiva-finals-of-the-magnus-carlsen-chess-tour-2020/5/1/1

#ImpactChess #c24live

🇺🇸 Hikaru Nakamura clinches Day1 of the Finals! A win in game 2 and three draws in the rest give him a 1-0 lead in the match!

Here's the decisive game. From being better for Magnus to having even chances for both sides to winning for Nakamura.. this game had it all! #ImpactChess

Daniel King - Power Play 28 Tactic Toolbox King's Gambit

♟Sundays With Unity♟
August 16th, 2020
Untitled U2200 Championship
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💎Main Information💎

♟Sundays With Unity♟
August 16th, 2020
Untitled U2200 Championship
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💎Prizes💎

Day 2: Magnus fights back #c24live #impactchess

Magnus Carlsen hit back to level the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour final score against Hikaru Nakamura at 1:1, though only after another bruising battle!

Replay the games: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/kiva-finals-of-the-magnus-carlsen-chess-tour-2020/6/1/1
#c24live #ImpactChess

Via AP_Archive, footage of the FIDE_chess Candidates' Quarter-final between ex-World Champion Boris Spassky (USSR) and grandmaster Robert Byrne (USA), which was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in January 1974.
Spassky won the match 4½:1½ (+3, -0, =3).

🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)

In 1927, Alekhine became the 4th chess world champion afyer defeating Capablanca in Buenos Aires. They played on this table, which can be seen at the Club Argentino de Ajedrez.

Photo: Germán García Adrasti

🔗 Diego Rasskin Gutman (@drasskin)

Beating the world champion

Daily chess puzzle
Swicarz - Abdusattorov, Titled Tuesday 2020

https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/164259

Daily chess puzzle
Wiewiora - Sukandar, Titled Tuesday 2020

https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/165339