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Happened Today in the Chess World - Mar 18, 2024

Added on 03.18.2024

CHUKY Linares 1991: GM Vassily Ivanchuk - Source: dgriffinchess.wordpress.com Today is GM Vassily Ivanchuk's birthday. He was born in Kopychyntsi, Ukraine, on March 18, 1969. Ivanchuk's list of successes is endless: he was World Clitz Champion in 2007 and World Rapid Champion in 2016, winner of many international tournaments (eight times first at the Capablanca Memorial), and winner of four Olympic games (two with the Soviet Union and two with Ukraine). Vassily missed the deserved World...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - Mar 15, 2024

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THE TOP Wijk aan Zee 2012: Magnus Carlsen-Veselin Topalov - Photo: chess-news.ru Today is the birthday of former world champion Grandmaster Veselin Topalov. He was born in Ruse, Bulgaria, on March 15, 1975. After becoming the U14 world champion in 1989, guided by his coach and manager Silvio Danailov, Topalov became the FIDE world champion in 2005, to then lose the tiebreaks of the reunification match against Vladimir Kramnik in 2006. Veselin's peak rating was 2816 in 2015, although even...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - Mar 14, 2024

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THE PARISIAN CHAMPION GM Eric Prié - Source: letarnlibre.com Today is Grandmaster Eric Prié's birthday. He was born in Paris, France, on March 14, 1962. A four-time Parisian champion, Eric became French champion in 1995. Prié represented France in three Olympiads and reached his peak rating in October 2007 with 2532 Elo points. Eric is a specialist in blindfolded chess (with a record of 16 games played simultaneously). He's coached the best French players, such as Maxime Vachier-Lagrave,...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - Mar 13, 2024

Added on 03.13.2024

THE VIETNAMESE STAR GM Liem Le Quang - Source: vietnamnet.vn Today is GM Liem Le Quang's birthday. He was born in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, on March 13, 1991. Liem was the world champion under 14 in 2005 and the world blitz champion in 2013. He's won twice the national championship and, in 2019, the Asian championship. These impressive results make Liem the strongest Vietnamese player of all time. He reached a whopping 2740 Elo points of rating in August 2023.  His current rating of 2731 points...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - Mar 12, 2024

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KARPOV'S SHADOW Orenburg 1965: Gennadij Timoshchenko, Anatoly Karpov, and Yuri Balashov - Source: chesspro.ru Today is Grandmaster Yuri Balashov's birthday. He was born on March 12, 1949 in Shadrinsk, Russia. Blashov was part of the Russian team that won the 1980 Valletta Olympiad, where he also won an individual gold medal as first reserve. Bashov was often the second of Anatoly Karpov, and of Boris Spassky in the controversial rematch with Fischer in 1992. Lithuanian champion in 1977 and...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - Mar 11, 2024

Added on 03.11.2024

JOEL! Lloyd's Bank London 1976: Nigel Short-Joel Benjamin - Source: britishchessnews.com Today is Grandmaster Joel Benjamin's birthday. He was born on March 11, 1964, in New York, USA.  Joel has been one of the most illustrious and loved ICC collaborators for years, creating hundreds of chess videos for the ICC members. Joel was considered Bobby Fischer's heir, even breaking Fischer's record when Joel became a Master at 13. Benjamin was long compared to Nigel Short, the English prodige, who...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - Mar 8, 2024

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THE WORLD CHAMPIONS' NEMESIS Soviet Championship, Leningrad 1971: Anatoly Karpov plays Efim Geller  Photo: e3e5.com - Spurce: @dgriffinchess Today, we remember Grandmaster Efim Geller, born in Odesa, Ukraine, on March 8, 1925. Geller was a two-timer soviet Champion (1955 and 1980), four-time Ukrainian Champion, six-time Candidate for the World title, seven-time team gold medalist at the Olympiads, and three-time individual gold medalist. Geller won the World Senior Championship in 1993. As...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - Mar 7, 2024

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THE SPARRING PARTNER IBM tournament, Amsterdam 1970: Georgi Tringov plays the World Champion Boris Spassky Photo: gahetna.nl Today, we remember Grandmaster Georgi Tringov, born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, on March 7, 1937. Three-time Bulgarian Champion between 1963 and 1985, Tringov represented his country in a stunning 12 Olympiads between 1956 and 1982, winning twice the individual Gold medal. Tringov was a member of the Bulgarian team that won the World Team Student Championship in 1959, also...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - Mar 6, 2024

Added on 03.06.2024

THE TRAINER OF THE STARS Buenos Aires 1992: The Najdorfs and Alexander Chernin - Photo: Chernin Archive Today is the birthday of Grandmaster Alexander Chernin, born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 6, 1960. The son of two important medical doctors, Alexander had Vladimir Savon and Mark Dvoretsky as coaches. Chernin was European Junior Champion in 1980, Russian Champion in 1985, and qualified for the Candidates tournament in Montpellier in 1985. In the nineties, Chernin moved to Hungary, the...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - Mar 5, 2024

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PRAECEPTOR GERMANIAE World Championship, Düsseldorf-Munich 1908: Emanuel Lasker-Siegbert Tarrasch - Source: wikimediachess.com Today, we remember Grandmaster Siegbert Tarrasch, born in Wrocław, Poland, on March 5, 1862. Tarrasch was a medical doctor and a three-time German Champion; he was given the GrandMaster title by Tsar Nicholas II in St. Petersburgh in 1914, together with Lasker, Capablanca, Alekhine, and Marshall, the first five players to bear the Grandmaster title. In 1908, Tarrasch...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - Mar 4, 2024

Added on 03.04.2024

NABOKOV'S INSPIRATION Curt Von Bardeleben Today, we remember Master Curt Von Bardeleben, born in Berlin, Germany, on March 4, 1861. From a noble family, he graduated in law. Still, he dedicated himself almost exclusively to chess, establishing himself among the best chess players in Germany, winning the national title twice. His fame was conditioned by the loss from the former World Champion Wilhelm Steinitz in Hastings in 1895, which was named by Tal "the most beautiful game of the...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - Mar 1, 2024

Added on 03.01.2024

THE BLITZ GM-KILLA Moscow 2007: Valery Yandemirov vs. Alexey Korotylev - Source: moscowchess.org Today is the birthday of Grandmaster Alexey Korotylev, born in Moscow, Russia, on March 1, 1977. Korotylev got second place at the Russian Championship in 2002 and reached his peak rating in April 2007, with 2620 Elo points. In classical chess, Korotylev drew Kasparov and defeated champions such as Nepomniachtchi, Grischuk, Tomashevsky, and Smirin. Still, his best has always been Blitz play, with...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - Feb 29, 2024

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THE LEAP GRANDMASTER Polish Team Championship, Legnica 2021: GM Niclas Huschenbeth  Photo: Krzysztof Szelag - Source: wikipedia.org Today is the birthday of Grandmaster Niclas Huschenbeth, born in Hann, Germany, on February 29, 1992. Niclas learned to play chess from his father at age 4. Then, he was coached by FM Wolfgang Pajeken and GMs Karsten Müller and Jan Gustafsson. Huschenbeth is a two-time German Champion (2010 and 2019) and reached his peak rating in November 2019, with 2628 Elo...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - Feb 28, 2024

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THE WARRIOR Rottal Chess Open 2019: GM Vladimir Okhotnik - Source: @SC_Rottal_Inn Today is the birthday of Grandmaster Vladimir Okhotnik, born in Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 28, 1950. Okhotnik was the Ukrainian champion in 1979 and got his GM title by winning the World Senior Championship in 2011. In 2015, he won the Over 65 World Championship. During his career, Okhotnik defeated super-strong players such as M.Gurevich, Kir.Georgiev, Kholmov, Fedorchuk, Glek, and Kurajica. Okhotnik reached...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - Feb 27, 2024

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MEISTER MIESES! GM Jacques Mieses - Photo: Cleveland Public Collection - Source: tabladeflanes.com Today, we remember Grandmaster Jacques Miesis, born in Leipzig, Germany, on February 27, 1865. A player with notable tactical flair, Mieses earned numerous beauty awards throughout his career, succeeding on several occasions in defeating champions such as Euwe, Chigorin, Gunsberg, Tarrasch, Janowski, Marshall, Schlechter, Bogoljubow, Rubinstein, Pillsbury, Nimzowitsch, Reti, Lilienthal,...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - Feb 26, 2024

Added on 02.26.2024

THE GM FROM ALASKA Pittsburgh Chess Club 2023: GM Bryan Smith - Source: pittsburghchessclub.org Today is the birthday of Grandmaster Bryan Smith, born in California on February 26, 1980. Bryan grew up in Alaska and is the only GM from that American region. Smith reached his peak rating in July 2011, with 2502 Elo points. Smith defeated GMs such as Gareev, Shabalov, Malaniuk, and Stevic in his career. Bryan authored several chess books, including "The Najdorf in Black and White". Bryan Smith...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - Feb 23, 2024

Added on 02.23.2024

ONE NORM Rubinstein Memorial, Polanica-Zdroj 1975: IM Jacek Bielczyk - Photo: Szachy i cos wiecej Today is the birthday of International Master Jacek Bielczyk, born in Siemianowice Slaskie, Poland, on February 23, 1953. A two-time Polish Champion, Bielczyk participated in two Olympiads (1980 and 1982) and three European Team Championships (1977, 1980, and 1983). In 1990, Bielczyk achieved one GM norm at the Berlin Open. During his career, Bielczyk defeated several grandmasters: Planinc,...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - Feb 22, 2024

Added on 02.22.2024

THE VERSATILE GUREVICH USSR, late 1980s: Zurab Azmaiprashvili, Mikhail Gurevich, Alexander Khalifman. Source: Pinnacle Chess Club fb Today is the birthday of Grandmaster Mikhail Gurevich, born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on February 22, 1959. Gurevich was the Ukrainian Champion in 1984, the Russian Champion in 1985, the Belgian Champion in 2006, and the Turkish Champion in 2006 and 2008. In 2007, Gurevich was a Candidate for the World Title, and he's been in the first ten positions in the world...Full Story

Mastering Piece Trades

Added on 02.21.2024

GM Davorin Kuljasevic, one of the ICC's most loved and followed content creators, is back with a new video series! One subject that has been neglected in chess literature is "How do I trace pieces in an effective way?" GM Davorin has prepared ten videos to familiarize us with this important strategic aspect of our beloved game.   Many variables in a chess game, such as how the game will develop, its dynamics, length, etc., are not easily predictable. However, one of the things we can be...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - Feb 21, 2024

Added on 02.21.2024

ERRO ERGO SUM Polish Championship, Lodz 1927: Akiba Rubinstein plays Saviely Tartakower  Photo: audiovis.nac.gov.pl - Source: @dgriffinchess Today, we remember Grandmaster Saviely Tartakower, born in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on February 21, 1887. From the horror of the pogroms to the massacres of WWI, from the resistance as Lieutenant Cartier to the dignified indigence of a chess professional based on saving three coins to lose at the gaming table, the life of Saviely Tartakower can be...Full Story

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