GM Valery Salov turns 61 today. Born in Wrocław, Poland, he became World U16 Champion in 1980 and climbed the rankings to reach world number three in 1995—behind only Kasparov and Karpov, and ahead of Kramnik, Anand, and Ivanchuk.
In the late ’90s, he walked away from… pic.twitter.com/nRWxD7TrLe
— ICC chessclub.com (@chessclubICC) May 26, 2025
Shakriyar Mamedyarov: "Ben ilk 2700'ü yendiğimde 20 yaşındaydım. Yağız, 14 yaşında bunu başardı. Yağız dünyanın en yetenekli genç oyuncusu ve benim için dünya şampiyonu olabilecek en büyük aday." pic.twitter.com/QJQbcJhKAk
— Kayıp Balık Nepo (@c5piyonu) May 27, 2025
The final standings of the TePe Sigeman Chess Tournament — Sindarov clinched 1st place, ahead of Erdogmus and Grandelius, who scored the only win in the final round! https://t.co/mhfinwGMJq pic.twitter.com/EcBvdTgH2k
— chess24 (@chess24com) May 26, 2025
Javokhir Sindarov Wins the TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament!
Here is the final result:
1. Sindarov 4½
2-3. Erdogmus and Grandelius 4
4-5. Rapport and Robson 3½
6-7. l’Ami and Tan 3
8. Ivanchuk 2½Photo by Mikael Svensson pic.twitter.com/brgJhkFIad
— tepesigeman (@tepesigeman) May 26, 2025
Magnus Carlsen beats World Champion Gukesh after a stunning king hunt played on the 10-second increment. "Game of the year so far!" says Howell: https://t.co/m4fhuQIw29#NorwayChess pic.twitter.com/4aKjJfbYK2
— chess24 (@chess24com) May 26, 2025
Magnus found nine consecutive the only moves.https://t.co/EVeJS63gmz pic.twitter.com/zN0sHIOdOw
— Take Take Take (@TakeTakeTakeApp) May 26, 2025
???? Introducing the Final Lineup for 2025 ????
Norway Chess:
???????? Magnus Carlsen – World No. 1
???????? Fabiano Caruana – World No. 2
???????? Hikaru Nakamura – World No. 3
???????? Arjun Erigaisi – World No. 4
???????? Gukesh D – World No. 5 ????
???????? Wei Yi – World No. 9Norway Chess Women:
???????? Ju Wenjun –… pic.twitter.com/LxTTfINGff— Norway Chess (@NorwayChess) January 28, 2025
