Mikhail Botvinnik during a simultaneous exhibition while touring the Netherlands in late 1958 (Associated Press archive).

🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)

Best Checkmate Combinations Ever - 47

🎂 Today is the birthday of Irina Krush, the only female American to hold the title of Grandmaster.

At age 14, Irina won the 1998 US Women's Chess Championship - the youngest ever in history, and a record that still stands. She has won this title on seven other occasions.

Mamedyarov Wins Dec. 22 Titled Tuesday

https://www.chess.com/news/view/mamedyarov-wins-dec-22-titled-tuesday

*** Titled Tuesday Blitz
Official

Rating: Open 766 players Dec 22, 2020, 9:30 PM

Results

Bullet is life #Akshayakalpa

🔗 Nihal Sarin (@NihalSarin)

Ivan Cheparinov wins VII Sunway Sitges Open with 8.0/10
chessbase.in/news/Sunway-Sitges-Open-Round-10-report

♟💙 | From #WijkaanZee to chess lovers all over the world: we wish you Happy Holidays, Merry Chess-mas and a Happy 2021! #TataSteelChess

🔗 Tata Steel Chess (@tatasteelchess)

Closing Ceremony of the FIDE Online World Cadets & Youth Rapid Championships

♟Sundays With Unity♟
💎Provisional Prize List💎

♟Sundays With Unity♟
December 20th, 2020
‼️Provisional Prize List ‼️
U2200 Championship
💎OPEN💎


✅1️⃣🔷 1) Reza Mahdavi (12595926) Tamojerry 👱‍♂M (2124) IRAN 🇮🇷 U12 💠 83

✅2️⃣🔷 2) William Henrique Hille (2149826) Wu_kong 👱‍♂️M (2070) BRAZIL 🇧🇷 💠80

✅3️⃣🔷 3) CM Orozbaev Eldiar (13802240) Brave_spirit12 👱‍♂M (1973) KYRGYZSTAN 🇰🇬 U14 💠80

♟Sundays With Unity♟
December 20th, 2020
‼️Provisional Prize List ‼️
U2200 Championship
💎2100-2199💎


✅1️⃣🔷 7) FM Steven Rojas (3819434) Steven_Rojas 👱‍♂️M (2194) Peru 🇵🇪 U16 💠74

✅2⃣🔷 8) Gilbert Elroy Tarigan (7108133) Ahmad_BKD 👨M (2149) INDONESIA 🇮🇩 💠71

✅3️⃣🔷 9) Dziththauly Ramadhan (7105525) Ramadhan_BKD 👨M (2164) INDONESIA 🇮🇩 💠70

❓4️⃣🔷 10) Masoud Talebi (12526150) chessking5000 👱‍♂️M (2111) IRAN 🇮🇷 💠69

✅5️⃣🔷 11) Hamidreza Tahmasebi (12537527) jj-chessgod 👱‍♂M (2196) IRAN🇮🇷 💠69

✅6️⃣🔷 16) Ali Shahibzadegan (12507288) Physiotherapist 👱‍♂M (2168) IRAN 🇮🇷 💠67

✅7️⃣🔷 23) Arya Hakasa (7106521) PejuangBKD 👱‍♂M (2141) INDONESIA 🇮🇩 💠62

❓8️⃣🔷 27) Daniel Hermawan (7105487)
JenderalDaniel 👱‍♂M (2146)
INDONESIA🇲🇨 💠61

❌9️⃣🔷 31) Arindam Mukherjee (5004080) amjee_19 👱‍♂️M (2120) INDIA 🇮🇳 💠60

❓🔟🔷 32) Elias Alberto Izquierdo Segovia (3832180) Betovsky 👱‍♂️M (2141) Peru 🇵🇪 💠60


🔷Top 3 Women🔷


✅1⃣🔷 67) Ummi Fisabilillah (7104804)
ezpzz17 👩 F(2182)
INDONESIA🇲🇨 💠51


✅2️⃣ 🔷 153) WIM Shanti Nur Abidah S ( 7104898)
ShantiNurAbidah 👩F (2167)
INDONESIA🇮🇩 💠34



🔷Top 3 Africans🔷

1️⃣🔷

2️⃣🔷

3️⃣🔷

♟Sundays With Unity♟
December 20th, 2020
‼️Provisional Prize List ‼️
U2200 Championship
💎2000-2099💎


✅1️⃣🔷 15) Navid Bahrami (12539422) rahmatkaseli 👨M (2037) IRAN 🇮🇷 💠67

✅2️⃣🔷 21) Gelar Sagara Dwitama (7105053) SniperBKD 👨M (2048) INDONESIA 🇮🇩 💠62

✅3️⃣🔷 25) Kiarash Gerayeli (12556157) Phonebooth 👨M (2033) IRAN 🇮🇷 💠61

✅4️⃣🔷 26) FM Ivan Excender Soriano Quispe (3822656) Gmantrax 👱‍♂️M (2042) Peru 🇵🇪 U16 💠61

❓5️⃣🔷 36) Hamidreza Ebrahimi (22512888) hamide001 M (2020) IRAN 🇮🇷 U14 💠59

❓6️⃣🔷 37) FM Samandar Shermuhammadov (14205602) Samandar04 👨M (2063) UZBEKISTAN 🇺🇿 U16 💠58

✅7️⃣🔷 38) Mohammadreza Abedi (12530565) Fioneahmadi996 👨M (2072) IRAN 🇮🇷 💠58

❓8️⃣🔷 45) Yusuf (7110413)
YSA_kbpl 👱‍♂M (2096)
INDONESIA 🇮🇩 💠56

✅9️⃣🔷 58) Debankan Dhara (5056586) loser130 👱‍♂️M (2016) INDIA 🇮🇳 💠54

✅🔟🔷 59) Milad Khodabandeh (12538620) persian_leopard 👨M (2010) IRAN 🇮🇷 💠54


🔷Top 3 Women🔷


1⃣
2️⃣
3️⃣



🔷Top 3 Africans🔷

✅1️⃣🔷 105) Addisalem Temesgen (15700160) addiz 👨M (2039) ETHIOPIA 🇪🇹 💠44

✅2️⃣🔷 141) Nygaard Ajiri (Fide Unrated) Nyghtguard 👨M (2013) Africa/UGANDA 🇺🇬 U12 💠38