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The legendary Viktor Korchnoi was born 9 ago in 1931. One of the absolute best players to have missed out on becoming the World Champion, Korchnoi featured in two World Championship matches and was one of the fiercest competitors one could come across. He is also remembered for his incredible longevity - he became a GM in 1956 at the age of 25 and won the Swiss Championship in 2 at the age of 8 Bert Verhoeff/Anefo

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The legendary Viktor Korchnoi was born 9 ago in 1931. One of the absolute best players to have missed out on becoming the World Champion, Korchnoi featured in two World Championship matches and was one of the fiercest competitors one could come across. He is also remembered for his incredible longevity - he became a GM in 1956 at the age of 25 and won the Swiss Championship in 2 at the age of 8 Bert Verhoeff/Anefo

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Korchnoi 1- 1967Viktor Korchnoi, who was born in 1931, was one of the biggest experts on the French Defence. However in the following game, he obtains a dangerous position against his favourite opening and races away to a fantastic win. Have a look!

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Korchnoi 1- 1967Viktor Korchnoi, who was born in 1931, was one of the biggest experts on the French Defence. However in the following game, he obtains a dangerous position against his favourite opening and races away to a fantastic win. Have a look!

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The legendary Viktor Korchnoi was born 9 ago in 1931. One of the absolute best players to have missed out on becoming the World Champion, Korchnoi featured in two World Championship matches and was one of the fiercest competitors one could come across. He is also remembered for his incredible longevity - he became a GM in 1956 at the age of 25 and won the Swiss Championship in 2 at the age of 8 Bert Verhoeff/Anefo

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2 wins in 2 blitz tiebreak games and Anish Giri wins the final against Ian Nepomniachtchi - It's Anish Giri who is the champion!The candidates resumes inside a month, could this be the start of something special!? Andreas Kontokanis/Wikipedia

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2 wins in 2 blitz tiebreak games and Anish Giri wins the final against Ian Nepomniachtchi - It's Anish Giri who is the champion!The candidates resumes inside a month, could this be the start of something special!? Andreas Kontokanis/Wikipedia

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2 wins in 2 blitz tiebreak games and Anish Giri wins the final against Ian Nepomniachtchi - It's Anish Giri who is the champion!The candidates resumes inside a month, could this be the start of something special!? Andreas Kontokanis/Wikipedia

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2 wins in 2 blitz tiebreak games and Anish Giri wins the final against Ian Nepomniachtchi - It's Anish Giri who is the champion!The candidates resumes inside a month, could this be the start of something special!? Andreas Kontokanis/Wikipedia

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2 wins in 2 blitz tiebreak games and Anish Giri wins the final against Ian Nepomniachtchi - It's Anish Giri who is the champion!The candidates resumes inside a month, could this be the start of something special!? Andreas Kontokanis/Wikipedia

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2 wins in 2 blitz tiebreak games and Anish Giri wins the final against Ian Nepomniachtchi - It's Anish Giri who is the champion!The candidates resumes inside a month, could this be the start of something special!? Andreas Kontokanis/Wikipedia

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Carlsen begins the fight for the third place with a miniature victory over Wesley So! Watch out for the Knight sacrifice which quickly led to a devastating attack

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Carlsen begins the fight for the third place with a miniature victory over Wesley So! Watch out for the Knight sacrifice which quickly led to a devastating attack

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Carlsen begins the fight for the third place with a miniature victory over Wesley So! Watch out for the Knight sacrifice which quickly led to a devastating attack

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Carlsen begins the fight for the third place with a miniature victory over Wesley So! Watch out for the Knight sacrifice which quickly led to a devastating attack

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Happy Birthday to one of the greats of game, the fabulous Vasyl Ivanchuk! He turns 52 today.Affectionately called Chucky, he first entered top 10 in 1988, the same year that he became a GM. He then shot to fame by winning the Linares super-tournament in 1991 at the age of 21. And in 2016, he won the World Rapid Championship. Talk about longevity!( /Wikipedia)

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Carlsen & So dominated their respective matches while Giri & Nepomniachtchi broke the deadlock by winning on day 2 to qualify for the Semis!Semi-finals Carlsen vs Nepomniachtchi So vs GiriWhat match-up do you see happening in the finals?

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Carlsen & So dominated their respective matches while Giri & Nepomniachtchi broke the deadlock by winning on day 2 to qualify for the Semis!Semi-finals Carlsen vs Nepomniachtchi So vs GiriWhat match-up do you see happening in the finals?

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Carlsen & So dominated their respective matches while Giri & Nepomniachtchi broke the deadlock by winning on day 2 to qualify for the Semis!Semi-finals Carlsen vs Nepomniachtchi So vs GiriWhat match-up do you see happening in the finals?

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Carlsen & So dominated their respective matches while Giri & Nepomniachtchi broke the deadlock by winning on day 2 to qualify for the Semis!Semi-finals Carlsen vs Nepomniachtchi So vs GiriWhat match-up do you see happening in the finals?

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Carlsen & So dominated their respective matches while Giri & Nepomniachtchi broke the deadlock by winning on day 2 to qualify for the Semis!Semi-finals Carlsen vs Nepomniachtchi So vs GiriWhat match-up do you see happening in the finals?

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Carlsen & So dominated their respective matches while Giri & Nepomniachtchi broke the deadlock by winning on day 2 to qualify for the Semis!Semi-finals Carlsen vs Nepomniachtchi So vs GiriWhat match-up do you see happening in the finals?

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Carlsen & So dominated their respective matches while Giri & Nepomniachtchi broke the deadlock by winning on day 2 to qualify for the Semis!Semi-finals Carlsen vs Nepomniachtchi So vs GiriWhat match-up do you see happening in the finals?

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Topalov 1-0 Ponomariov Revisiting a Topalov classic on his 46th birthday! This fantastic game was played at the 2005 MTel Masters, an event where he staged a stunning comeback. Here's the story!After scoring 2/5 (four draws and one loss) in the first half of this 6-player round-robin, Topalov struck back with 4.5/5 (four wins and one draw) in the second half. This helped him win the tournament a whole point ahead of Anand!

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As posted earlier, the historic Lasker vs Capablanca World Championship match began in 1921. Now, you can watch it 'LIVE' on and relive the action to mark the 1 anniversary of this epic clash!

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This. Just. Happened!

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Exactly 1 years ago , the World Championship match between Lasker and Capablanca took off! Capablanca won 9 vs 5, after Lasker resigned the match post game 14. With this, Lasker's historic run of 27 years as the World Champion came to an end. Hulton Archive/Getty Images

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4 events. 4 first-place finishes in the prelims. 1 player - Magnus Carlsen! The top eight players move on to the knockout stage. Here are the Quarterfinal match-ups:Carlsen - AronianGiri - MVLWesley So - FiroujzaNakamura - Nepomniachtchi

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As posted earlier, the historic Lasker vs Capablanca World Championship match began in 1921. Now, you can watch it 'LIVE' on and relive the action to mark the 1 anniversary of this epic clash!

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4 events. 4 first-place finishes in the prelims. 1 player - Magnus Carlsen! The top eight players move on to the knockout stage. Here are the Quarterfinal match-ups:Carlsen - AronianGiri - MVLWesley So - FiroujzaNakamura - Nepomniachtchi

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This. Just. Happened!

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Exactly 1 years ago , the World Championship match between Lasker and Capablanca took off! Capablanca won 9 vs 5, after Lasker resigned the match post game 14. With this, Lasker's historic run of 27 years as the World Champion came to an end. Hulton Archive/Getty Images

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4 events. 4 first-place finishes in the prelims. 1 player - Magnus Carlsen! The top eight players move on to the knockout stage. Here are the Quarterfinal match-ups:Carlsen - AronianGiri - MVLWesley So - FiroujzaNakamura - Nepomniachtchi

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As posted earlier, the historic Lasker vs Capablanca World Championship match began in 1921. Now, you can watch it 'LIVE' on and relive the action to mark the 1 anniversary of this epic clash!

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This. Just. Happened!

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Exactly 1 years ago , the World Championship match between Lasker and Capablanca took off! Capablanca won 9 vs 5, after Lasker resigned the match post game 14. With this, Lasker's historic run of 27 years as the World Champion came to an end. Hulton Archive/Getty Images

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4 events. 4 first-place finishes in the prelims. 1 player - Magnus Carlsen! The top eight players move on to the knockout stage. Here are the Quarterfinal match-ups:Carlsen - AronianGiri - MVLWesley So - FiroujzaNakamura - Nepomniachtchi

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This. Just. Happened!

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Exactly 1 years ago , the World Championship match between Lasker and Capablanca took off! Capablanca won 9 vs 5, after Lasker resigned the match post game 14. With this, Lasker's historic run of 27 years as the World Champion came to an end. Hulton Archive/Getty Images

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As posted earlier, the historic Lasker vs Capablanca World Championship match began in 1921. Now, you can watch it 'LIVE' on and relive the action to mark the 1 anniversary of this epic clash!

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4 events. 4 first-place finishes in the prelims. 1 player - Magnus Carlsen! The top eight players move on to the knockout stage. Here are the Quarterfinal match-ups:Carlsen - AronianGiri - MVLWesley So - FiroujzaNakamura - Nepomniachtchi

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4 events. 4 first-place finishes in the prelims. 1 player - Magnus Carlsen! The top eight players move on to the knockout stage. Here are the Quarterfinal match-ups:Carlsen - AronianGiri - MVLWesley So - FiroujzaNakamura - Nepomniachtchi

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As posted earlier, the historic Lasker vs Capablanca World Championship match began in 1921. Now, you can watch it 'LIVE' on and relive the action to mark the 1 anniversary of this epic clash!

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This. Just. Happened!

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Anish Giri had a fantastic finish to day 1 with a hat-trick of wins, including back-to-back victories over Carlsen and Wesley So. Here's the decisive moment from the latter game - how can Black wrap it up?

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In less than an hour, the action at the kicks off!The field is spearheaded by the World Champion himself followed by MVL and Nakamura, while Pichot and Jorden Van Foreest are two exciting new inclusions to look forward to!

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Happy 34th birthday to the fabulous Teimour Radjabov!Currently ranked #10 in the world, he is the reigning FIDE World Cup champion, 2-time Candidate (and qualified a third time), winner of the recent Airthings Masters, prolific player for Team Azerbaijan, and a King's Indian maestro! Very recently, he also founded his own academy, called the Chess Stars Academy.Radjabov will next be seen in action at the Magnus Carlsen invitational starting tomorrow!

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Fischer 1-0 BenkoRevisiting a Fischer classic on the day he was born. The game was played at his first-ever appearance in a Candidates event as a 16 y/o. Fischer attacks relentlessly, first opening up Black's king followed by a swift transfer of his pieces towards the kingside. Finally, he crowns the effort with some precise moves

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Happy to all the wonderful women around the globe! Shine on To celebrate some of the greatest women to have graced game, we have put together a selection of some of their most fascinating finishes! Check them out (Clockwise from top left)

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A World Championship trivia from more than half a century ago! Can you make a guess?

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