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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! Freebie 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 (1910) during the latter's 27 year reign as the World Champion. The 1910 World Championship was a 10 game affair. Going into the 10th 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 10th 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! Freebie Link (Schlechter's Wiener Chesszeitung, Jan-Feb 1907)

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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 1870s, 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) Freebie 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 130 (!!) to give Stockfish a key victory! After 16 games, the match stands tied at 8 points apiece.... Freebie 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 100-game match?... Freebie 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 16.5/20 and finished 3 (!!) pts ahead of his nearest rivals Petrosian and Taimanov! He is GEM for today! Freebie 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. Freebie 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! Freebie 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! Freebie 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. Freebie Link

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

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Max Nostalgia! Freebie Link

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Special thanks to Douglas Griffin & Chess Informant. They provided us annotations for 1 game each from the 4 rounds of the USSR vs Rest of the World match. These annotations are from the soon-to-be released 50th anniversary edition of the book The Match of the Century - USSR vs World. For Round 1, you can find Tal, Najdorf and Douglas Griffin's comments to the game Tal vs Najdorf! Freebie Link

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Time to relive history! The first USSR v Rest of the World match started 50 years ago on this day in 1970. Check out the historical broadcast of the 'Match of the Century' on the App! Freebie Link

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The series continues - it's day 4! Today's gem is none other the legendary Paul Keres! Check out his convincing 33 move victory over former World Champion Vasily Smyslov commented and annotated by GM Priyadharshan Kannappan! ...

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BREAKING NEWS FIDE confirms about the cancellation of the ongoing Tournament in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Read more Freebie Link

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BREAKING NEWS The word coming in from Yekaterinburg, Russia is that the Tournament has been stopped and postponed at the halfway mark.

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Thanks to one user from Iran, free 1 month Follow Chess subscription to ALL users! Read why we did this and more details on how to easily avail this Freebie Link ... Stay safe, enjoy Chess!

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MVL I think the important thing is to play well. And so far, apart from the day before against Wang Hao, I think I have played reasonably well. I'm quite happy and I hope to continue this trend. (Source FIDE)

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Huge moment in 2020! Frenchman Maxime Vachier-Lagrave beats then sole leader Ian Nepomniactchi's French Defence and joins him at the top of the table at the half way mark of the tournament! ( Lennart Ootes/FIDE)

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rnd 7 Caruana Wang Vachier-Lagrave 1-0 Nepomniachtchi Ding Alekseenko Giri Grischuk... Freebie Link

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Grischuk, on whether he is happy with a draw in today's game with the black pieces "I would be a very happy person if I would be happy with every draw!" ... (Source FIDE)

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Anish Giri It was a conflict of interest for me today as on one hand I wanted to win, of course. But on the other, I would want Grischuk to make all the draws, so that the spirit leaves from within me towards him! And finally the evil in me won! (Source FIDE)

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rnd 7 started Caruana - Wang Vachier-Lagrave - Nepomniachtchi Ding - Alekseenko Giri - Grischuk... Freebie Link

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Quarantined and bored? We have you covered on the Follow Chess app! GM Priyadharshan Kannappan & Chess Gyaan Academy together with Follow Chess bring to you a DAILY coverage of 21 great players from the past who never became World Champions. Video + Annotations... learn and enjoy!... Special thanks to Twitter user @AnanthNat for the idea!

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To mark Vasily Smyslov's 99th birth anniversary, check out his spectacular game against Kottnauer played in 1946. Smyslov is remembered for his positional play. But just like every other great player, he was well-versed with all aspects of the game! Here, it's a fierce attack!

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99 years ago, the legendary 7th World Champion Vasily Smyslov was born! Known for his positional style of play, Smyslov was adept at endgames. He authored two famous books on this topic and also composed a multitude of studies. Smyslov was also a prolific team player for the USSR. He won a record 17 (!) Olympiad medals from his 9 appearances.

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Anish Giri In the end, I almost had a heart-attack as I realized it was going to be my first ever win at the ! I think I have never had such a high heartbeat. After this game today, I think we need a good doctor check! (Source FIDE)

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After a 7-hour marathon, Anish Giri wins his game against wildcard Kirill Alekseenko! Interestingly, this is Giri's first-ever win in a Candidates tournament! In a game that seemed drawn for the longest time, Kirill blundered in a Knight game and eventually had to resign on move 98. Freebie Link

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rnd 6 Grischuk Caruana Alekseenko 0-1 Giri Nepomniachtchi 1-0 Ding Wang Vachier-Lagrave... Freebie Link

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Wang Hao, if he would go back to the time when he was a kid and change something about his prep This is a very big question. Because in this case, I would probably not start a chess career! I would have probably done something related to the financial markets. (Source FIDE)

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MVL, if he could change something about his chess studies by going back in time I don't know if I could go back in time and still be aware of the existence of Leela and AlphaZero! Probably that could have changed something about my opening play! (Source FIDE)

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Caruana, on being 1.5 points behind the leader Nepo Yeah, it's not a great situation. But still, we have pretty much an entire tournament to go. We have 8 rounds - that is normally like a full tournament. But 1.5 points is also a lot of ground to make up. (Source FIDE)

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Caruana, on changing to a riskier approach/openings I don't know which is a more risky opening than the Bc5 Spanish I have been playing! If that's my problem then I'm kind of screwed! (Source FIDE)

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A long day! More than five hours into Round 6, we still have as many as three games in progress! Freebie Link

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Nepo Definitely not feeling okay. I actually wanted to make some kind of a quick draw today. I was never against it until I got this (winning) position. I got a couple of tests done and both were negative. In general, the whole atmosphere doesn't help you feel healthy. (Source FIDE)

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in 1931, the legendary Viktor Korchnoi was born. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players never to have become the world champion, Korchnoi played two matches vs Karpov for the World title and was renowned for his superb counter-attacking style of play. ( TASS)

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Two white games. Two opponents from China. Two consecutive wins! Ian Nepomniactchi beats none other than Ding Liren in R6 and moves to a commanding 4.5/6! Unless MVL wins today, Nepo could end up with a full point lead going into the rest day.... ( Lennart Ootes/FIDE) Freebie Link

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