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One of the great World Championship photos -
Viktor Korchnoi, pictured in play v. Anatoly Karpov in their 1981 World Championship match in Merano, Italy.
(📷: J. Cooke, Corbis.) #chess
Viktor Korchnoi, pictured in play v. Anatoly Karpov in their 1981 World Championship match in Merano, Italy.
(📷: J. Cooke, Corbis.) #chess
November 26, 2024 at 11:43 AM
One of the great World Championship photos -
Viktor Korchnoi, pictured in play v. Anatoly Karpov in their 1981 World Championship match in Merano, Italy.
(📷: J. Cooke, Corbis.) #chess
Viktor Korchnoi, pictured in play v. Anatoly Karpov in their 1981 World Championship match in Merano, Italy.
(📷: J. Cooke, Corbis.) #chess
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QUEEN SACRIFICE TO BECOME WORLD CHAMPION! 👀
China's Xue Tianhao (last year's girls' U-10 World Champion) needed to win today to become World Champion (girls' U-12) again!
It looked headed for a draw when suddenly the moment came!
lichess.org/broadcast/fi...
#womeninchess
China's Xue Tianhao (last year's girls' U-10 World Champion) needed to win today to become World Champion (girls' U-12) again!
It looked headed for a draw when suddenly the moment came!
lichess.org/broadcast/fi...
#womeninchess
November 26, 2024 at 3:06 PM
QUEEN SACRIFICE TO BECOME WORLD CHAMPION! 👀
China's Xue Tianhao (last year's girls' U-10 World Champion) needed to win today to become World Champion (girls' U-12) again!
It looked headed for a draw when suddenly the moment came!
lichess.org/broadcast/fi...
#womeninchess
China's Xue Tianhao (last year's girls' U-10 World Champion) needed to win today to become World Champion (girls' U-12) again!
It looked headed for a draw when suddenly the moment came!
lichess.org/broadcast/fi...
#womeninchess
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On this day in 1966 - Round 11 of the Final Group 'A' at the 17th Olympiad, in Havana. Boris Spassky is pictured in play v. Bruno Parma on Board 2 of the USSR v. Yugoslavia match. Spassky won this game; the Soviets won 2½:1½.
(📷: V. Paporov, Novosti Press.) #chess
(📷: V. Paporov, Novosti Press.) #chess
November 16, 2024 at 9:22 PM
On this day in 1966 - Round 11 of the Final Group 'A' at the 17th Olympiad, in Havana. Boris Spassky is pictured in play v. Bruno Parma on Board 2 of the USSR v. Yugoslavia match. Spassky won this game; the Soviets won 2½:1½.
(📷: V. Paporov, Novosti Press.) #chess
(📷: V. Paporov, Novosti Press.) #chess
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Ding Liren: "I started to prepare for this tournament 3 weeks ago, I guess"
November 24, 2024 at 7:54 AM
Ding Liren: "I started to prepare for this tournament 3 weeks ago, I guess"
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Grandmasters Jan Timman (Netherlands) & Ljubomir Ljubojević (Yugoslavia), pictured at the IBM tournament in Amsterdam, July 1978.
Timman won this event, scoring 9½/13 (+7,-1,=5).
(📷: K. Sujk / ANEFO, via nationaalarchief.nl.) #chess
Timman won this event, scoring 9½/13 (+7,-1,=5).
(📷: K. Sujk / ANEFO, via nationaalarchief.nl.) #chess
November 24, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Grandmasters Jan Timman (Netherlands) & Ljubomir Ljubojević (Yugoslavia), pictured at the IBM tournament in Amsterdam, July 1978.
Timman won this event, scoring 9½/13 (+7,-1,=5).
(📷: K. Sujk / ANEFO, via nationaalarchief.nl.) #chess
Timman won this event, scoring 9½/13 (+7,-1,=5).
(📷: K. Sujk / ANEFO, via nationaalarchief.nl.) #chess