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Historical riddle: Botvinnik’s most subtle rook ending
https://en.chessbase.com/post/historical-riddle-botvinnik-vs-smyslov-1958
https://en.chessbase.com/post/historical-riddle-botvinnik-vs-smyslov-1958
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Historical riddle: Botvinnik’s most subtle rook ending
Mikhail Botvinnik became world champion for the first time in 1948. After defending the title twice, he lost it to Vasily Smyslov in 1957. Botvinnik reclaimed the title with a clear victory in a rematch the very next year. In game 14, he played what he called…
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Ex-World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik (USSR), pictured during a simultaneous display at the MacLellan Galleries in Glasgow, Scotland. 13th January 1967.
(Photo via http://chessscotland.com.)
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(Photo via http://chessscotland.com.)
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GM Mikhail Antipov, incidentally one of the players who chose to play without a face mask, has left the Russian Championship Superfinal as he tested positive for COVID-19. Points scored by and against him remain in the crosstable.
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Ian Nepomniachtchhi takes the sole lead at the Russian Championship Superfinal. Aleksandra Goryachkina pursues Polina Shuvalova in the women's event https://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/ian_nepomniachtchhi_takes_sole_lead_at_russian_championship_superfinal_/
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Ian Nepomniachtchhi Takes Sole Lead at Russian Championship Superfinal
The Russian Championships Superfinals resumed in the Central Chess Club in Moscow after a free day.
Mikhail Antipov withdrew from the open tournament. According to the rules, the results of the games he played are valid. All his rivals will get technical…
Mikhail Antipov withdrew from the open tournament. According to the rules, the results of the games he played are valid. All his rivals will get technical…
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Ian Nepomniachtchi beats Sergey Karjakin in just 2 hours to not only take the sole lead in the Russian Championship but climb above Ding Liren to world no. 3 with a personal best 2794.9 live rating!
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16-year-old Leya Garifullina is the first player to avoid defeat to 19-year-old Polina Shuvalova, who now leads the Women's Russian Championship with 6.5/7!
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14.Nf6+!?? is just a typical day at the office for Valentina Gunina!
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Back in Sitges 🇪🇸 for Sunway Chess Open! It's gonna be a challenging one, but I'm happy to be back at an over-the-board open tournament again! Will take photos, operate DGT boards and record some masterclasses.
Games start Sunday at 4.30pm CET. https://www.sunwaychessfestival.com/
🔗 Lennart Ootes (@LennartOotes)
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/sunway-sitges-2020-a/1/1/1
Games start Sunday at 4.30pm CET. https://www.sunwaychessfestival.com/
🔗 Lennart Ootes (@LennartOotes)
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/sunway-sitges-2020-a/1/1/1