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Throwback to 1889! Whom did Wilhelm Steinitz play in the second official World Championship?

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Have you been following the historic Fischer-Spassky 1972 match with annotations on ? You need not wait for the game to end - the comments can also be followed 'live'! Link

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Let's wish the legendary Judit Polgar a very happy birthday! Widely regarded as the greatest female chess player of all time, Judit first shook the chess world by becoming a GM at age 15, breaking Bobby Fischer's record in the process! Here's a position from her game against Samhouri played at the 2010 Chess Olympiad. Can you spot the stunning resource that Judit found in this position? Black to play! (Judit's Heathcliff O'Malley/Telegraph)

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In Round 2.1 of the Legends of Chess tournament, Ding Liren found himself in quick trouble on the Black side of the Scotch Game against Ian Nepomniachtchi. The Russian Super GM played a strong continuation in this position. Can you find it? Link

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The Chess24 Legends of Chess tournament has kicked off! It's the final stage of the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour! Today's matches Carlsen v Giri Nepomniachtchi v Kramnik... Anand v Svidler Leko v Ivanchuk Ding Liren v Gelfand Link

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When the interviewer was interviewed! Ben Johnson, the driving force behind the popular Perpetual Chess Podcast, discusses various aspects of his show, his favourite chess books, and his life away from chess before finally taking on a rapid-fire in this concise interview! Read on to more about Ben Johnson on the occasion of the International Chess Day!... Link

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Time-trouble spares nobody and makes us do incredible things!

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Tactic alert! In this Grandmaster battle from the Hungarian Rapid Championship, Black found a nice little shot. Can you? Link

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The second quiz features yet another chess legend. Can you name him?

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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Mr. FireOnBoard Alexei Shirov Here's an aesthetic finishing sequence from Alexei Shirov's win over Joel Lautier from round 11 of the Manila Interzonal 1990. Watch out for that army of pawns marching furiously down the board!

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Happiest birthday to Ian Nepomniachtchi! The current World #4 and one of the co-leaders of the FIDE Candidates turns 30 today! Here's a position from Nepo's U12 days - he's White against Edouard Bonnet. Can you find the winning move? ( Lennart Ootes/FIDE)

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Perhaps the most mysterious move in the history of chess! What is your theory behind Fischer's decision to play the astonishing Bxh2 in Game 1 of the 1972 World Championship match? Link

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The historic Fischer - Spassky World Championship match commenced in 1972, and you can now follow it as part of flashback live series on FollowChess! Game 1 is in progress. Yes, the famous ...Bxh2 game! Link

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Let's delve into some ! Who held the World Champion's title for the second-longest duration, only next to the great Emanuel Lasker?

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Our flashback broadcast of the 1937 Kemeri event came to a close today. It was the greatest individual success of Vladimirs Petrovs' tragically curtailed career as he scored 12/17 and tied for first alongside Reshevsky and Flohr. Alekhine and Keres finished with 11.5 points each. How many players can you recognize from the tournament picture? Link ... Source Edward Winter/ Link

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Choose the right move! Qh1 or Rf2 - what do you think should White play? Only one is correct. The other runs into trouble! Link

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Tactics time! In this position, White has just retreated his Bishop to e2 - what has he missed? Black to play! This position is from the 8th round of the 199 Interzonal, which is being broadcasted on as part of the flashback live series. Link

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Brush up your endgame basics! Black has just played ...Kf7. What do you make of the pawn endgame that arises after White captures twice on e6 - Win for white or a Draw? Link

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We have a dream final on cards as Anish Giri and Magnus Carlsen will clash against each other in the finals of the Chessable Masters starting tomorrow! Who are you rooting for? ( Andreas Kontokanis)... Link

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Nepomniachtchi & Giri played a complex game to mark the start of their 3rd semifinal. While Nepo emerged victorious, the game had a couple of interesting missed chances. (From Left to Right) Pos 1 White to play - Win... Pos 2 Black to play - Try and save the game!

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Magnus Carlsen wheeled out a pretty tactic in this position. Can you find it? It's black to play! Link

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Incredible display of sportsmanship by the World Champion! Magnus Carlsen resigns game two in 4 moves to compensate Ding Liren for the latter's loss on time/disconnect in game one! The score is now level at 1-1

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The 199 Interzonal featuring the then young stars like Anand, Ivanchuk, Gelfand and legends like Smyslov, Tal, Korchnoi is now live on FollowChess! The event began in 199 Kudos to Emil Sutovsky for bringing it to the attention of the chess world on Twitter! Link

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Birthday boy Anish Giri is through to the Semis of the after winning his second consecutive match against Grischuk! Anish won games 2 & 4 today to wrap up this second match victory! Up next for him in the Semis is Ian Nepomniachtchi...

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Do not miss this one! Leela unleashes a stunning queen sacrifice against Stockfish in Game 65 of the TCEC Superfinal Link

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As Anish Giri turns 26 today, here's one of his fascinating finishing blows from the time when he was 15. It's White to play! Giri v Cuijpers, 2009

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Stockfish is 1st with 25.5/42 points.

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What a match, what a finale! Magnus Carlsen, down 2 points before the final game, triumphs in the final clutch game and wins his match against Fabiano Caruana 9.5 - 8.5! Kudos to the World Champion on winning the International! ( Lennart Ootes/Saint Louis Chess Club)

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It's Anish Giri who clinches the after a clean 7-2 victory over David Navara in the finals! What's more is that Giri remained undefeated over the course of this match! ( Andreas Kontokanis)

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David Navara becomes the second finalist of the after a stunning 7-2 win over Peter Svidler! It's going to be Giri vs Navara tomorrow! From the final game of the match, it's White to play and Mate in 4. There are two solutions - brownie points for finding both!

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Anish Giri becomes the first finalist of the after a resounding 6.5 - 2.5 victory over Anton Korobov! Svidler or Navara - who do you think will be the other finalist? Link

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Agadmator "Be consistent and make content that you enjoy yourself!" latest interview with the one and only Antonio Radic, popularly known as Agadmator, is now out on blog. Read on to know more about the man who revolutionized Chess on YouTube! Link ... Link

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Over-the-board events are rare these days, but the organizers of the Offerspill Invitational have done a good job by organizing a 'closed swiss' and limiting the entries to 3 The event is now live Link

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Anatoly Ivanishin & Ivan Vagner, two cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station, played a unique exhibition game today against former World Championship runner-up Sergey Karjakin! It resulted in a short but enterprising draw. The game was played to mark the 50th anniversary of the first ever Earth vs Space game played on this day in 1970!

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Some powerful chess by Leinier Dominguez to kick start his match against Fabiano Caruana! Never gave Fabi any respite and duly went on to win the game!

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We all know someone who has done this at some point!

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Magnus Carlsen takes on Jeffery Xiong as the first game of the International kicks off! MVL and Wesley So will also begin their match inside an hour - stay tuned! Link

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A little test of your chess GK! Who framed this evergreen quote?

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Pekka Koykka (2390) is 1st with 3.5/5 points. Won 3, drew 1, lost 1 . Avg. opponent rating 2278

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This is it! A glorious journey in the event comes to a fitting finish for Daniil Dubov as he wins the armageddon with the white pieces and clinches the Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge! He bags $45,000 and books a spot in the finals of the Magnus Carlsen Tour! ... ( FIDE)

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We have an Armageddon on cards as Dubov manages to hold Game 4 without much trouble courtesy of his great preparation! Nakamura has chosen black for the Armageddon game, which means that Dubov needs a win-on-demand while a draw will suffice for Nakamura to clinch the title. ... Link

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Nakamura strikes back and levels the scores! A relatively balanced endgame turned quickly worse for Dubov following a few inaccuracies. Eventually, Nakamura was able to create an outside passed pawn and he duly went on to win the game! ... Link

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Incredible turn of events! After an opening battle that clearly ended in Nakamura's favour, the American star began losing his way while Dubov kept his calm and eventually won in the endgame! Dubov 1.5 - Nakamura... Link

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Game 1 ends in a quick draw, but Nakamura would definitely be the happier of the two players. A painless draw in the first game of the day that too with the Black pieces - who wouldn't like it! Link

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Game 1 Dubov wins Game 2 Draw Game 3 Draw Game 4 Draw... Daniil Dubov wins the second match of the finals and takes the matters to a third match, the winner of which will be crowned the champion! Here's his seamless win from game 1, a game that could make all the difference in the end!

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Happy Birthday to the super-talented Wei Yi who turns 21 today! In 2015, he became the youngest ever player to break the 2700 barrier, a record that was previously held by Magnus Carlsen! Here's an interesting position from Wei Yi's famous win against Anne Haast where he found a brilliant move. It's White to play! ( Niki Riga)

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The first day of the finals had it all but in the end, it was Hikaru Nakamura who came out on top! Nakamura won games 1 and 2, Dubov struck back in game 3, and finally Naka drew game 4 with some clinical play to seal the deal. Link

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An over-the-board event after ages! The first round of the Mestarit Areenalla tournament has kicked off in Helsinki, Finland featuring six Finnish players! Check it out... Link

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And then there were two! We are set for an absolutely thrilling final as the super-fast Hikaru Nakamura and a raging Daniil Dubov clash over three 4-game matches to decide the champion of the Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge! Who do you think will win?... ( Lennart Ootes)

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Hikaru Nakamura makes his way to the finals of Lindores Abbey after Magnus Carlsen goes from a great position to a balanced one and then finally blunders a full Rook. Absolutely shocking turn of events! Nakamura will face Daniil Dubov, the surprise package of the event, in the finals which will be played over three 4-game matches. Naka or Dubov - pick your winner!... Link

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