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3 days ago · The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. FIDE organises the tournament and selects the host nation. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, FIDE held an Online Chess Olympiad in 2020 and 2021, with a rapid time control that affected players' online ratings.
2 days ago · 17. Vasily Smyslov "The beauty of a move lies not in its appearance but in the thought behind it." Smyslov's insight underscores the intellectual elegance and depth inherent in strategic decision-making in chess. 18. Mikhail Botvinnik "Chess is the art of analysis."
Jun 16, 2024 · Well, that perhaps depends on your philosophical approach, but you get my point. In this series of articles, Tal's sacrifices will be put under the microscope, and I hope to actually back up, with data, the common pronouncement that Tal's sacrifices were objectively questionable.
4 days ago · Vasily Smyslov: Quintuple round-robin tournament with 5 players 1951 ‡ Moscow Mikhail Botvinnik (2) 12 – 12 David Bronstein: Best of 24 1954 ‡ Mikhail Botvinnik (3) 12 – 12 Vasily Smyslov 1957: Vasily Smyslov 12½ – 9½ Mikhail Botvinnik 1958: Mikhail Botvinnik (4) 12½ – 10½ Vasily Smyslov 1960 ...
4 days ago · Donate or become a patron to help support this content. Writing these articles took about 4 months of reasonably constant daily work (March 2024 till June 2024). I looked through almost 3000 games by Mikhail Tal. A 200-part series on Mikhail Tal's sacrfices takes some work, yes!
Jun 24, 2024 · Smyslov delivers aggressive kingside attack to his unknown rival White: Vasily Smyslov Black: Vladimir Zak Opening: Benoni Defense Event: All Union First Category Site: Gorky, Russia Date:...
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Jun 24, 2024 · A 200-part series on Mikhail Tal's sacrfices takes some work, yes! Important Information. Note that this article will be updated from time to time as I haven't finished writing all of the articles yet (as of early June 2024; I hope to finish by August).
