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Happened Today in the Chess World - Feb 28, 2024

Added on 02.28.2024

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

Added on 02.27.2024

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

Happened Today in the Chess World - Feb 20, 2024

Added on 02.20.2024

AnnA La Vampiresa WGM, IM Ana Matnadze - Source: revistaesfinge.com Today is the birthday of WGM, IM Ana Matnazde, born in Telavi, Georgia, on February 20, 1983. Coached by Nona Gaprindashvili, Ana won a number of women's youth titles: world champion U10 and two-time world champion U12, two-time U14, and two-time European champion U16. Ana also won the Georgian Women's Championship, Catalan, and Spanish championships. Matnadze has a degree in Germanic philology, knows seven languages, and...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - Feb 19, 2024

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THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE Beverwijk 1963: GM David Bronstein - Photo: J. de Nijs / ANEFO - Source: nationaalarchief.nl  Today, a century after his birth, we remember Grandmaster David Bronstein, born in Bila Tserkva, Ukraine, on February 19, 1924. Two times Soviet Champion, Bronstein won the 1950 Interzonal and the tiebreak match with Isaak Boleslavsky (who later became Bronstein's father-in-law), thus challenging the World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik. In the 1951 match for the title,...Full Story

FREESTYLE CHESS G.O.A.T. CHALLENGE

Added on 02.16.2024

In Germany, in the magnificent WEISSENHAUS, eight of the best players in the World will be battling playing the Fischer-random variants. The elite event is held from February 9 to 16. The field is quite impressive: Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Ding Liren, Alireza Firouzja, Vincent Keymer, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Dommaraju Gukesh, Levon Aronian. The format is new and interesting: in the first two days, the eight super GMs played a preliminary round-robin to decide the pairings for the final...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - Feb 16, 2024

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AT THE CALIPH'S SCHOOL GM Vladimir Fedoseev - Photo: Stefan64 - Source: wikipedia.org Today is the birthday of Grandmaster Vladimir Fedoseev, born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on February 16, 1995. European Champion U18 in 2013, Fedoseev had his peak year in 2017 when he won the Aeroflot Open in Moscow and got tied for first place in the World Rapid Championship, losing the tiebreaks to Anand. In 2023, Fedoseev got again second place at the World Rapid Championship. Coached by former FIDE...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - Feb 15, 2024

Added on 02.15.2024

FROM THE SCHOOL OF RIGA GM Daniel Fridman Today is the birthday of Grandmaster Daniel Fridman, born in Riga, Latvia, on February 115, 1976. Coached by GM Vladimir Bagirov and the brilliant IM Alvis Vitolinsh, Fridman became the Latvian champion in 1996. Later, he moved to Germany, becoming National Champion three times. Fridman participated in two World Cups and six Olympiads (three with Latvia dn three with Germany), winning one gold and three bronze individual medals. Fridman is married to...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - Feb 14, 2024

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UNBEATABLE Rathaus Vienna 2009: GM Sergei Tiviakov - Photo: Otto Otlland - Source: wikipedia.org Today is the birthday of Grandmaster Sergei Tiviakov, born in Krasnodar, Russia, on February 14, 1973. World Champion U16 and U18, Tiviakov, in the eighties and nineties, participated several times in the Imperia Chess International Festival, winning the event almost every time he participated. Tiviakov held a record of 110 games without a loss, which was broken only by the great Carlsen. Sergei...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - Feb 13, 2024

Added on 02.13.2024

KING ARTUR Soviet Championship, Minsk 1979: Efim Geller-Artur Jussupow  Photo: chesspro.ru - Source: @dgriffinchess Today is the birthday of Grandmaster Artur Jussupow, born in Moscow, Russia, on February 13, 1960. World Junior Champion in 1977, Jussupow has been several times a candidate for the World Title. He reached the semifinals three times, to be defeated by Andrei Sokolov, Anatoly Karpov, and Jan Timman. Jussupow participated in ten Olympiads, five with the Soviet Union and five with...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - Feb 12, 2024

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LONDON WINNING GM Glenn Flear - Source: britishchessnews.com Today is the birthday of Grandmaster Glenn Flear, born in Leicester, England, on February 12, 1959. His major success was his victory at the London Tournament in 1986, where Flear replaced one of the participants and won the event ahead of champions like Spassky, Polugaevsky, Larsen, Short, Ribli, and Speelman. On that occasion, during the event, Flear married the French WIM Christine Leroy. The couple today lives in Montpellier,...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - Feb 9, 2024

Added on 02.09.2024

KASPAROV'S NEMESIS Soviet Championship playoff, Moscow 1978: Boris Gulko-Iosif Dorfman Photo: 64 / chesspro Source: web.archive.org Today is the birthday of Grandmaster Boris Gulko, born in Erfurt, Germany, on February 9, 1947. Gulko grew up in East Germany, where his father was a soldier of the Red Army. Gulko won the Soviet Championship in 1977. Later, he was arrested as an opponent of the government, and he could move to the USA only at the time of Gorbaciov's "glasnost." In the US, Gulko...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - Feb 8, 2024

Added on 02.08.2024

OLAFSSON'S HEIR Reykjavik Open 2017: GM Johann Hjartarson - Source: reykjavikopen.com Today is the birthday of Grandmaster Johann Hjartarson, born in Reykjavik, Iceland, on February 8, 1963. Hjartarson got his GM title in 1985, and two years later, he won the Interzonal in Szirak, tied with Valery Salov. Hjartarson qualified for the Candidates to the World title; he defeated Viktor Kortschnoj in the first round to lose to Anatoly Karpov in the quarter-finals. Six times Icelandic champion...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - Feb 7, 2024

Added on 02.07.2024

THE PIANIST Pioneers Palace, Leningrad 1958: Mark Taimanov plays a simul with young pioneers. Among them is the future GM Gennadi Sosonko (third from left). Photo: @Chess_News - Source: @dgriffinchess  Today, we remember Grandmaster Mark Taimanov, born in Kharkiv, USSR (today Ukraine), on February 7, 1926. Russian and Olympic champion in 1956, Taimanov was a candidate for the World Title several times and won the World Senior Championship in 1993 and 1994, A formidable tactician, Taimanov...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - Feb 6, 2024

Added on 02.06.2024

A GENTLEMAN FROM ZAGREB Torneo di Capodanno, Reggio Emilia 2008/2009: Miso Cebalo vs. Ni Hua. Source: chessdailynews. com Today, we remember Grandmaster Miso Cebalo, born in Zagreb, Croatia, on February 6, 1945. Two-time member of the Croatian Team at the Olympiads, Cebalo won the World Senior Championship in 2009. For years, Cebalo has been an enjoyable presence at the "Torneo di Capodanno" in Reggio Emilia, Italy, either as a player or as a coach. Cebalo was a FIDE Senior Trainer, and he's...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - Feb 5, 2024

Added on 02.05.2024

AUSTRIA FELIX GM Markus Ragger - Source: chess-international.com  Today is the birthday of Grandmaster Karkus Ragger, born in Klagenfurt, Austria, on February 5, 1988. Ragger has been several times Youth champion in Austria and three times National Champion. Ragger's main teachers and coaches have been GMs Pavasovic, Jussupow, and Ribli. Markus participated in seven Olympiads with his country team, and he was the first Austrian chess player to cross the 2700 barrier, reaching 2702 in...Full Story

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