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Instructive endgame play by Fabiano Caruana vs Vidit Gujarathi demonstrating the tremendous power of the two bishops! It wasn't just another victory - it also allowed USA to hold India to a draw after being 1-2 down in the match!

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Do not miss out on using team results screen to get a good overview of the ongoing matchups! How to get to the team matches screen? You can find the team matches icon highlighted in the picture below with a blue indicator right under it! Link

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The FIDE Link Online Nations Cup has kicked off! R1 Matches Europe vs Russia ... India vs USA China vs Rest of the World Link

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The hopping Knight or the long range Bishop - which piece do you find harder to restrain in faster time-controls? The legendary GM Vlastimil Hort believes in the dangers of the former!

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Big congratulations to Magnus Carlsen on winning the first-ever online super tournament - the Magnus Carlsen Invitational! He bags the winner's purse of $ 70,000 and adds yet another title to his long list of illustrious victories. Just too good, isn't he! ( FIDE)

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Nice tactical alertness shown by Hikaru Nakamura to win the Armageddon and with it, the match against Ding Liren! In the position below, it's Black to play and win! Link

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Puzzling! Magnus wheeled out 5.Bc4 against the Sicilian just like against MVL, messed up something, and landed straight into a lost position out of the opening. Nepomniachtchi is already one game up in the match. Link

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Wow. How often do you see Ding Liren make such a tragic blunder? Link

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Tete-a-tete with Daniel King Sultan Khan, Kings Gambit and more! In latest interview, GM Daniel King talks about his book on the legendary Mir Sultan Khan, shares stories surrounding the great man, and discusses his contribution to the game of chess. Daniel further explores his own love for Kings Gambit and reviews the romantic openings current state. Finally, he talks about what it is like to be Daniel King to wrap up a highly detailed interview! Link

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That victory jig! Anish Giri wins his first match of the by beating none other than Magnus Carlsen himself. This was also Magnus's first match loss of the tournament. (Source Chess24/YouTube)

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Nobody saw that coming! Magnus Carlsen incredibly blundered a whole piece against Anish Giri in the Game 2 of their mini-match. In the position below, it's Black to play and win! Link

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Ten years ago , the World Championship match between Viswanathan Anand and Veselin Topalov began in Sofia, Bulgaria! You can now follow one of the most exciting World Championship matches in recent times on Follow Chess as part of flashback live series! Link

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As the late chess master and author Gerald Abrahams once said Good positions don't win games, good moves do!

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Another short game to end the day at the . This time, MVL shockingly loses his Armageddon game against Ding Liren in just 16 moves!

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Time to celebrate chess literature as it's the UNESCO World Book Day today! Let us start a great thread here - share your favourite chess book/author/publisher or maybe even your own book stack. Let's go!

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A very happy birthday to the former World Women's Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk! Over the years, she has been a thoroughly prolific player, not just individually but also as an integral member of the Russian women's chess team! that Kosteniuk became the 1st ever Women's Chess960 World Champion by winning the FiNet Chess960 World Women's Rapid Championship in 2006? She also defended her title in the 2nd and final edition of the event in 2008! ( Przemyslaw Jahr)

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Nakamura on beast mode! It may have been an inconsequential game, but things went downhill for Firoujza quite quickly and Nakamura ended up winning the game in just 14 moves! The match ended in a resounding 3.5-0.5 victory for Naka.

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that Miguel Najdorf began the inaugural Capablanca Memorial in 1962 with two straight loses? And yet, the great man went on to win the tournament half a point ahead of his nearest Spassky and Polugaevsky!! ( Bert Verhoeff/Anefo) Link

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LCZero v0.24-sv-t60-3010 beats Stockfish 20200407DC 52.5 47.5 to win the match!

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That's 'some' action! Four consecutive decisive results at the TCEC... 3 wins for Leela Chess Zero, 1 for Stockfish! With just 5 more games to go in the Superfinal, Leela is in the driver's seat with a 4 point margin!... LIVE Link

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Our next flashback live features the very 1st edition of the Capablanca Memorial, one of the oldest top tournaments still running! It reportedly began in 1962, featuring such greats as Spassky, Smyslov, Polugaevsky, Najdorf et al. Follow here! Link

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Two crucial wins in games 88 and 92 have taken Leela Chess Zero super close to a TCEC victory! With only 8 more games to go, Leela leads by a massive 3 point margin. Link

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Caruana was under the pump throughout his match against Nepomniachtchi. But game 4 went terribly wrong for the Russian star and Fabi wrapped the game and the match with a sweet mate. Black to play! Link

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Some chess humour to brighten up your feed!

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Trivia time! In the famous movie , what does Ariadne (Ellen Page) choose as her totem? Hint It's a chess piece!... The answer will be revealed in the comments section tomorrow.

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The first ever online super tournament - the Chess24 Magnus Carlsen Invitational is now live on Follow Chess! Today's matches Carlsen vs Nakamura... Firoujza vs Ding Liren Link

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One of the most famous chess improvement quotes of all time! What do you think about the great Capablanca's advice - does it stand? Or do modern times require a different approach?

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A nice finish from a study by Genrikh Kasparian. It's white to play and win!

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Follow Chess iOS v2.14.4 released. The Send button in the Chat room in Follow Chess iOS app was broken. With today's new update, this issue is now fixed! Happy chatting!

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Our series '21 Gems of Chess' comes to a close today with probably the first great player from Asia - Mir Sultan Khan. Renowned as a natural player, he had wins over such players as Capablanca, Rubinstein, Marshall & Flohr in his career! GM Priyadharshan Kannappan wraps up the series commentating a fine win by Sultan Khan over Frederick Yates. Watch, learn, enjoy! Link

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The answer to quiz is Carl Schlechter! He is the only player to have drawn Emanuel Lasker in a World Championship match (191 during the latter's 27 year reign as the World Champion. The 191 Championship was a 1 affair. Going into the 1 and final game, Schlechter was a point ahead of Lasker. However, Schlechter blundered and lost the final game. The match was tied, which meant Lasker got to retain his title. However, there is some confusion over whether S...chlechter had to win the match by a two-point margin and hence took serious risks in the mysterious 1 game. No contract for that World Championship match was ever found and we will probably never know if Schlechter had to win by a two-point margin or not. Today, GM Priyadharshan Kannappan takes you through a game by the great man as part of series 21 Gems of Chess. It's a victory over the American genius Frank Marshall! Link (Schlechter's Wiener Chesszeitung, Jan-Feb 19

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World Champion for 15 years #1 player in the world for a record 255 months in his career Record 11 Chess Oscars The one and only Garry Kasparov turns 57 today. Join us in wishing the great man a very happy birthday!... ( Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour)

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He is the only person in chess history to have drawn a World Championship match against Emanuel Lasker during the latter's 27 year reign as the World Champion. Can you guess this legendary player? He is GEM for day 20!

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We wish Shakhriyar Mamedyarov a very happy 35th birthday! A top player now for almost a decade, he is renowned for his aggressive style of play. Here's a fun fact - Shakh is the only male player in chess history to have won the World Junior Championship TWICE! ( Eteri Kublashvili/FIDE)

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The answer to quiz from earlier today is James Mason! In the late 187 he was the #1 player in the world. In an article on Mason published in 1925, W.H.Watts labelled him as the 'finest player who ever lived'. Watts further went on to say, "If ever a player lived before his time, that man was Mason." Today, GM Priyadharshan Kannappan presents a game of this legendary figure as part of series 21 Gems of Chess! It's a brilliant victory over... another top player of that era - the great Amos Burn. (Photo of James Mason from the Hastings 1895 tournament book) Link

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Can you guess this legendary personality who was one of world's best chess players in the late 19th century? A supremely genius player, he is GEM for today! The answer will be revealed post 3 pm IST/9:30 am GMT. ( Hastings 1895 tournament book)

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Stockfish scores the first Black win of the TCEC Season 17 Superfinal! In a game that began with GM Tiger Hillarp Persson's ...a6 Modern, all it took was an incorrect pawn sacrifice by Leela on move 13 to give Stockfish a key victory! After 16 games, the match stands tied at 8 points apiece.... Link

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Choose your quarantine house! Which house full of chess legends would you pick?

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Lajos Portisch's positional prowess is well-known. But in this brilliant game vs Vladimir Simagin, the great Hungarian was at his attacking best. You may want to have a look for yourself! And for better understanding, head to app where GM Priyadharshan Kannappan of Chess Gyaan Academy explains the finer points of the game!

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Some top quality chess to enjoy during the quarantine! The TCEC Season 17 Superfinal between heavyweights Leela Zero and Stockfish is now live on Follow Chess! Who do you think will win the 1 match?... Link

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The legendary Soviet GM Alexander Kotov is best known for his writings. But that he was a prolific player too? His best result came at the 1952 Saltsjobaden Interzonal where he won with a stunning 16.5/2 finished 3 (!!) pts ahead of his nearest rivals Petrosian and Taimanov! He is GEM for today! Link

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Over the board tournaments may have been called off, but the computer & correspondence events are still on! Yes, you can now find a couple of ICCF events in ! Featured are over-the-board Grandmasters such as Samuel Sevian, Erwin l'Ami, and Twan Burg! Big thanks to Martin Bennedik!

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after FINAL rnd 4.

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, the final round (4th) of the USSR vs Rest of the World match took place. Going into the final round, USSR had a tender 1 point lead. Check out what happened next! Please note, you will also find ORIGINAL comments of Smyslov (vs Olafsson) in the app, thanks to Douglas Griffin and Chess Informant. Link

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Today's gem is everyone's favorite GM Pal Benko, the legendary player, author & composer who was twice a Candidate for the world title! GM Priyadharshan Kannappan offers you a comprehensive video + text analysis of Benko's game against GM Arthur Bisguier played way back in 1964. Head over to the Follow Chess app right now! Link

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These days aren't the brightest but chess is keeping us going, isn't it!

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Boleslavsky, Geller, Reshevsky, Keres, Timman, Stein, Rubinstein. And today Bronstein! That's one illustrious list, isn't it! It's week 2 of exclusive series '21 Gems of Chess' which is being brought to you in association with GM Priyadharshan Kannappan and Chess Gyaan Academy. Stay indoors and learn from the great masters of the past! Link

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Arianne Caoili In Memoriam We mourn the death of a wonderful soul who left us way too soon, followed by two of her most brilliant chess games. Link

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Arnold Schwarzenegger is enjoying some chess during these quarantine times, while also keeping up with AlphaZero! Link

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Max Nostalgia! Link

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