Today I present to You nice and simple mate in 2 from @ChessbaseIndia Winter Solving Contest finale. The participants had 5 minutes to solve it. Is it enough time for You? (made by Barry Peter Barnes, 1973) pic.twitter.com/y6CWeflf2z
— Kacper Piorun (@gmsolver) January 23, 2024
“Logistics was regarded as a hygiene factor. It was working or not working. Now it is a business enabler for us” – Arne Freundt, CEO at PUMA
©2024 A.P. Moller – Maersk
— Maersk (@Maersk) March 11, 2024
Ukrainian ???????? chess-players who has died because of Russia´s illegal ???????? invasion:
Glory to heroes! ♥️
Memorial tournament in Kyiv on 15 March. pic.twitter.com/MKABuI8Q9C
— Peter Heine Nielsen (@PHChess) March 5, 2024
“Don’t tell me to stick to chess until you can first convince dictators and their cronies to stay out of chess.”@Kasparov63
I admire Kasparov’s moral clarity on the election of Dvorkovich as FIDE President, and on the Russian invasion of Ukraine more generally. https://t.co/ny5rARzR60 pic.twitter.com/X79tIp8KeX
— Jonathan Rowson (@Jonathan_Rowson) August 10, 2022
FIDE has been under direct or indirect KGB control for decades as a useful tool for the Soviets and Putin's regime. Its corruption is high even for a sports federation. But supporting a Russian in this post during Putin's horrific war is a new low for FIDE and chess.
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) August 10, 2022
https://t.co/HXYAoWS5Cx pic.twitter.com/WzDtRYG7W2
— Klitschko (@Klitschko) February 28, 2022
???? Jedyna zawodniczka w historii polskich szachów, która zdobyła tytuł arcymistrza – Monika Soćko – obchodzi dziś urodziny!
???? Reprezentowała Polskę na 13 Olimpiadach szachowych, w 2002 zdobyła drużynowy brąz i indywidualne złoto, a w 2016 drużynowe srebro.???? Infoszach (2022) pic.twitter.com/rBqb7PFgFt
— Infoszach (@infoszach) March 24, 2024
Everyone has been waiting for this chess festival – #GRENKEchess Classic & Open: March 26th to April 1st Take a journey back in time and enjoy the unforgettable moments from our tournament.@MagnusCarlsen @chesscom @Vachier_Lagrave @VincentKeymer04 @rjrapport @DingLiren #chess pic.twitter.com/LzOTdA2loT
— GRENKEChess 2024 (@GRENKEChess) March 24, 2024
The remarkable Vasily Smyslov was born on this day in 1921!
Smyslov left an unforgettable mark on the chess world as the 7th World Champion (1957-1958) and an 8-time Candidate (from 1948 to 1985!), an Olympic medals record winner, and an endgame virtuoso. His talents extended… pic.twitter.com/PbV6O2FRV0— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) March 24, 2024
The gravestone of Alexander Alekhine, one of the most influential Grandmasters of all time. #chess #jrobichess pic.twitter.com/r88T8I17Ba
— jrobichess (@jrobichess) August 31, 2014
???? 24 mars 1946 : mort du Champion du monde Alekhine.
Il apprend les rudiments du jeu à 7 ans avec sa mère, et son premier véritable entraîneur est son frère Alexej.
♟ Georges Bertola vous raconte l'histoire de ses jeunes années : https://t.co/O4UgeAq1aV pic.twitter.com/z3cjHD6RJI— Europe Echecs (@EuropeEchecs) March 24, 2024
Es gibt mal wieder etwas Neues zu Magnus Carlsen, und zwar von Tibor Karolyi „Endgame virtuoso Magnus Carlsen, Vol. 2”: https://t.co/7Zlpu2a6AX ????♟️♟️ Einen schönen Freitag wünscht Euro Scvhach aus #Dresden! #schach #Chess #Ajedrez #chesschamps #shoppingqueen #Wochenende pic.twitter.com/z6ehNDcwST
— Euro Schach International (@euroschach) March 31, 2023
Viktor Korchnoi, one of the strongest chess players to never become world champion, was born on this day in 1931. Korchnoi’s remarkable career saw him as a candidate ten times and a challenger twice, solidifying his status as one of chess’s brightest personalities.
His enduring… pic.twitter.com/JbgUewFGl1— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) March 23, 2024
