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William Roberts - The Chess Players 1929-30

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"The Chess Game" by Leroy Jules.

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Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov in the tournament "Together with grandmasters", Chelyabinsk, 1971.

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Sitting: Short and Karpov. Up: Tal, Kasparov, and Sosonko.

Frank James Marshall

Frank James Marshall
(August 10, 1877 – November 9, 1944)
was the U.S. Chess Champion from 1909 to 1936, and one of the world's strongest chess players in the early part of the 20th century.



















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Levitsky, Stepan Mikhailovich–Marshall, Frank James0–1C10DSB Kongress-18 Meisterturnier-176Breslau20.07.1912

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.c3 c5 4.f3 c6 5.exd5 exd5 6.e2 f6 7.0-0 LiveBook: 5 Games e7 8.g5 White has an edge. 0-0 9.dxc5 e6 10.d4 xc5 11.xe6 fxe6 12.g4 d6 13.h3 ae8 14.d2 b4 15.xf6 xf6 16.ad1 c5 17.e2 aiming for Nxd5! xc3 18.bxc3 xc3

18...a5 19.xd5!= d4 19...exd5 20.xe8+ 20.h5?

20.e4!= and White has nothing to worry. f4 21.e5 20...ef8!-+ ...Rxf2 is the strong threat. Not 20...exd5 21.xe8+ f8 22.e6+ xe6 23.xe6+ h8 24.d6= 21.e5 h6 But not 21...xc2 22.f3-+ 22.g5 xh3 22...xc2 23.g4 23.c5

g3! Accuracy: White = 39%, Black = 56%. 0–1

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Vladimir Kramnik after his loss to Caruana

Vladimir Kramnik after his loss to Caruana in the 4 round of the Candidates 2018.
As Kasparov said: "Chess is a mental torture"

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"Who says you can't celebrate second place?"

GRENKE Chess Classic 2018

Fabiano Caruana is the winner of the GRENKE Chess Classic 2018, barely two weeks after his success at the Berlin Candidates Tournament – a very impressive feat.

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Caruana, Fabiano-Carlsen, MagnusAnand, Viswanathan-Hou, YifanMeier, Georg-Aronian, LevonNaiditsch, Arkadij-Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeBluebaum, Matthias-Vitiugov, NikitaCarlsen, Magnus-Hou, YifanVachier-Lagrave, Maxime-Anand, ViswanathanCaruana, Fabiano-Bluebaum, MatthiasAronian, Levon-Naiditsch, ArkadijVitiugov, Nikita-Meier, GeorgBluebaum, Matthias-Carlsen, MagnusHou, Yifan-Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeAnand, Viswanathan-Aronian, LevonNaiditsch, Arkadij-Vitiugov, NikitaMeier, Georg-Caruana, FabianoVitiugov, Nikita-Anand, ViswanathanCaruana, Fabiano-Naiditsch, ArkadijCarlsen, Magnus-Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeAronian, Levon-Hou, YifanBluebaum, Matthias-Meier, GeorgHou, Yifan-Vitiugov, NikitaVachier-Lagrave, Maxime-Aronian, LevonAnand, Viswanathan-Caruana, FabianoMeier, Georg-Carlsen, MagnusNaiditsch, Arkadij-Bluebaum, MatthiasMeier, Georg-Naiditsch, ArkadijCaruana, Fabiano-Hou, YifanCarlsen, Magnus-Aronian, LevonVitiugov, Nikita-Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeBluebaum, Matthias-Anand, ViswanathanAnand, Viswanathan-Meier, GeorgAronian, Levon-Vitiugov, NikitaVachier-Lagrave, Maxime-Caruana, FabianoNaiditsch, Arkadij-Carlsen, MagnusHou, Yifan-Bluebaum, MatthiasNaiditsch, Arkadij-Anand, ViswanathanBluebaum, Matthias-Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeCarlsen, Magnus-Vitiugov, NikitaCaruana, Fabiano-Aronian, LevonMeier, Georg-Hou, YifanHou, Yifan-Naiditsch, ArkadijAronian, Levon-Bluebaum, MatthiasVitiugov, Nikita-Caruana, FabianoAnand, Viswanathan-Carlsen, MagnusVachier-Lagrave, Maxime-Meier, Georg

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Caruana, Fabiano2784–Carlsen, Magnus2843½–½E60GRENKE Chess Classic 20181.1Karlsruhe/Baden Baden GER31.03.2018

1.d4 f6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 g7 4.e3 0-0 5.e2 d6 6.c3 c6 7.d5 b4 8.a3 a6 9.d4 e5 10.dxe6 fxe6 11.0-0 e5 12.b3 c6 13.e4 c7 14.f4 e6 15.f5 d4 16.e3 xe2+ 17.xe2 gxf5 18.exf5 d5 19.cxd5 cxd5 20.ad1 d4 21.g5 b6 22.c4+ f7 23.a4 c7 24.xc7 xc7 25.ac5 b6 26.xf6 bxc5 27.xg7 xg7 28.d2 b7 29.f6+ f8 30.de1 e8 31.e4 xe4 32.xe4 c4 33.g4 b8 34.xe5 xb2 35.d5 c3 36.d8+ f7 37.h8 bb7 38.xh7+ g6 39.xc7 xc7 40.f2 c2 41.c1 d3 42.e3 d7 43.d2 xf6 44.h4 e5 45.f1 d4 46.h5 e7 47.f4+ d5 48.f1 c4 49.f4+ d5 50.f1 c4 51.f4+ b3 52.b4+ xa3 53.c4 b3 54.c8 a5 55.h6 e2+ 56.xd3 h2 57.g5 h3+ 58.d2 h2+ 59.d3 ½–½

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1960 - Bobby Fischer vs Mikhail Tal

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Stephen Hawking playing chess with his son. 1977. Picture by Ian Berry

Bob Dylan playing chess in Woodstock, N.Y., by Daniel Kramer, 1964

Jean-Louis Ernest Meissonier (1815 Lyon – 1891 Paris) La partie d'échecs

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