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Klara Shagenovna Kasparova, Garry Kasparov's mother and inspiration, passed away yesterday. Here she is this January speaking at the 85th birthday celebration of Garry's coach, Alexander Nikitin
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/rip-klara-kasparova-garry-kasparov-s-mother-and-confidant
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/rip-klara-kasparova-garry-kasparov-s-mother-and-confidant
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Klara Kasparova with a young Kasparov. In the first volume of "Garry Kasparov on Garry Kasparov" (2011), he wrote: "She did not teach me what I should think, but that I should have a critical attitude to everything that I read or heard."
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
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🔗 Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63):
That is my mother on the right.
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🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess):
Training camp, Armenia, 1979. Left to right: Artur Jussupow, @Kasparov63, Lev Psakhis, Zurab Azmaiparashvili, Klara Shagenovna Gasparian. (Photo: Psakhis archive, via http://www.chesspro.ru.)
That is my mother on the right.
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🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess):
Training camp, Armenia, 1979. Left to right: Artur Jussupow, @Kasparov63, Lev Psakhis, Zurab Azmaiparashvili, Klara Shagenovna Gasparian. (Photo: Psakhis archive, via http://www.chesspro.ru.)
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Do you know Diana Lanni, once the 2nd highest rated female chess player in the U.S., and a likely inspiration for Beth Harmon's character in #TheQueensGambit?
Chess historian batgirl tells her fascinating story! 👀
Chess historian batgirl tells her fascinating story! 👀
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Beth Harmon, the isoLanni?
Thanks to the critically acclaimed and insanely popular Netflix series, The Queen's Gambit, based upon Walter Tevis' 1983 book of the same title, Beth Harmon has become a household name. In interviews Tevis talked about his own troubled childhood and later…
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Alexander Morozevich - Best Chess Tactics
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It's the most wonderful time of the year🎶🎄Make this a December to remember - and start playing and learning Chess with ChessMatec!🎇
Head over to our website to get your loved ones the perfect present! 👉🏻 http://www.chessmatec.com
Head over to our website to get your loved ones the perfect present! 👉🏻 http://www.chessmatec.com
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Meet Jessica Lauser, the reigning three-time U.S. Blind chess champion. You can call her Chessica — the nickname her math teacher gave her in eighth grade.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/well/live/jessica-lauser-chess-blind-champion.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/well/live/jessica-lauser-chess-blind-champion.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur
NY Times
She’s a Chess Champion Who Can Barely See the Board
Like the fictional Beth Harmon in “The Queen’s Gambit,” she’s trying to find a way to get to Russia to compete. Unlike Beth, she’s blind.
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Nakamura, Aronian, Dubov, Radjabov and So form a 5-player leading pack after Day 1 of the #AirthingsMasters!
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/champions-chess-tour-airthings-masters-2020-prelims/4/1/6
#c24live #ChessChamps
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/champions-chess-tour-airthings-masters-2020-prelims/4/1/6
#c24live #ChessChamps
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A solid start for Magnus Carlsen which would have looked a lot better if he'd spotted a 1-move tactic against Levon Aronian in the first round!