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Experts find the missing piece of the 5,000-year-old board game, an ancient-great-grandfather of #chess?
Quite a fascinating story:
https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/turkey-ancient-board-games-bronze-age-anatolia
Quite a fascinating story:
https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/turkey-ancient-board-games-bronze-age-anatolia
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Ancient boardgames: Experts find the missing piece (but can't figure out how to play)
'Dogs and Pigs', a set of 5,000-year-old figurines found in Turkey’s southeast, is nominated as one of the world's oldest and most crowded games but its rules remain a mystery
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Congratulations to World Champion Magnus Carlsen on winning Altibox Norway Chess with a round to spare after beating Alireza Firouzja!
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Here are today's results and the standings going into tomorrow's last round. Congratulations once again to Magnus Carlsen for winning the tournament with a round to spare!
chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/altibox-norway-chess-2020/17/1/1
#c24live
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#c24live
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That was Carlsen's 10th major tournament victory in 2020:
🏆Altibox Norway Chess
🏆chess24 Banter Series
🏆St Louis Rapid & Blitz (*)
🏆Chess 9LX (*)
🏆Grand Final
🏆c24 Legends of Chess
🏆Chessable Masters
🏆Steinitz Memorial
🏆Clutch Chess
🏆MC Invitational
🏆Altibox Norway Chess
🏆chess24 Banter Series
🏆St Louis Rapid & Blitz (*)
🏆Chess 9LX (*)
🏆Grand Final
🏆c24 Legends of Chess
🏆Chessable Masters
🏆Steinitz Memorial
🏆Clutch Chess
🏆MC Invitational
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Being low on time can really play tricks with one's positional judgment. Alireza Firouzja played 69. Kc3 and resigned after natural 69...Kc5, handing Carlsen a tournament win.
But can you find which move makes a draw? (Hint: think of the distant opposition)
#NorwayChess #endgame
But can you find which move makes a draw? (Hint: think of the distant opposition)
#NorwayChess #endgame
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Simply STUNNING! This is how Firouzja lost to Carlsen, in classical chess, today in Norway! This is the type of position I teach much lower rated kids! Inexplicable! This is why you play everything out and not take premature draws. @FIDE_chess @WOMChess @EuropeEchecs @ECUonline
🔗 Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar)
🔗 Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar)
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When Vidit blundered mate in 1 in a winning position, he easily with black the next day. When I resigned a drawn position, I crushed Nepo the next day. Strength of character after an egregious blunder makes or breaks a player. Very interested to see how Firouzja does tomorrow.
🔗 Sam Shankland (@GMShanky)
🔗 Sam Shankland (@GMShanky)
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When Vidit blundered mate in 1 in a winning position, he easily with black the next day. When I resigned a drawn position, I crushed Nepo the next day. Strength of character after an egregious blunder makes or breaks a player. Very interested to see how Firouzja…
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Magnus on Alireza: "He's so strong he's going to be around for a long time... it's nice to be the wise old man!"
#c24live #NorwayChess
#c24live #NorwayChess
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Viktor Korchnoi, pictured in play v. Anatoly Karpov in their 1981 World Championship match in Merano, Italy.
(Photo credit: J. Cooke, Corbis.) #chess
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
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(Photo credit: J. Cooke, Corbis.) #chess
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)
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BREAKING: FIDE Candidates Tournament Postponed Until Spring 2021
The second half of the #FIDECandidates Tournament has once again been postponed. The second wave of the pandemic makes it impossible to organize it right now. Story:
https://www.chess.com/news/view/fide-candidates-tournament-postponed-spring-2021
The second half of the #FIDECandidates Tournament has once again been postponed. The second wave of the pandemic makes it impossible to organize it right now. Story:
https://www.chess.com/news/view/fide-candidates-tournament-postponed-spring-2021
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FIDE Candidates Tournament Postponed Until Spring 2021
The second half of the FIDE Candidates Tournament has once again been postponed per an announcement today by FIDE. The event was planned to resume November 1, 2020, but the second wave of the pandemic has made it impossible to organize the event now. On September…
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Hikaru Nakamura pulled off a brilliant queen sacrifice during the Speed Chess Grand Prix!
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Hikaru Nakamura And The Deadly Queen Sacrifice