BeautyofChess

@Janoff_14 Not likely. Winning in itself is going to be tough. Gukesh is probably already preparing.

@BeautyofChess Sindarov will likely humiliate him.

If Sindarov manages to win the Candidates. Which based on his form looks like! My take is Gukesh will defend his title. It’s either Caruana or Pragg who possess a threat. #fidecandidates

@ArjunErigaisi You played some amazing chess! Keep going Arjun… eye on the target 🎯

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@anishgiri Arjun beats an Uzebki in the finals. Esipenko third.

It's going down!♟️ Who are your three Candidates?

@anishgiri @MarkTWIC @SiegenOlympiad I have saved all TT games since Oct 2024 - around 196000 games. Have set beauty on them via CB. That along with rating filter will give pretty interesting games.

@MarkTWIC @SiegenOlympiad You don't have to ever look at individual games for them to have value. They can make part of big stats in an opening tree, like score percentage, opening preferences, etc.

Another one: MVL has more classical games than Carlsen, Nakamura and Caruana. 2163 vs 2150, 1842, 2118.

@LevAronian @VBkramnik So beautiful ❤️

Dear @VBkramnik Forgive me for addressing you publicly, but I feel that the chess world and the new generation need to know about who you are and I want you to remember it as well. Vlad, you have always been an inspiration to me and to the majority of people who know you, as just like you, dedicated their lives to chess. The first time I ever got to spend a longer time with you was in Paris, in 2005. I visited you for a short time to train with you, but soon I understood that a person with such a fanatical approach is so far from my personality that I can’t even learn to work like that and be so deeply dedicated to chess. During that time you were recovering from some health issues and the world was bullying you for not being a dominating “proper champion”, despite you winning 2 world championship matches against none other than Kasparov and Leko (who you beat in the last game!). Then came your match with Topalov in 2006 where you showed so much character after a scandalous “toiletgate” that to me was another act of bullying against you. Honestly around that time, after you won I felt like this heroism that you displayed in those years kind of nullified the unfair circumstances that led you to the match against Kasparov in 2000. It was a sign that you are here to change the game. Then your brilliant career continued, and your opening innovations and incredible spirit, in my opinion, make you a top 10 player in the history of chess (in my view 6th or 7th). So in my eyes, you will always be someone who was bullied and fairly fought for justice. I will never forget how many times you gave me your helping hand and advised me. How many times have you pushed me towards chess when I was in a state of despair? If I exclude my first coaches, You, together with Borya Gelfand and Gabi Sargissian are my chess parents and I think that most of my Chess DNI comes from you. My dear friend, I want to share something I feel that I haven't yet shared with you. The last few years after you retired I to my surprise saw a different Vlad that I never knew. Vlad that may be because the new chess world does not appreciate you enough ( sports fans and organizations, unfortunately, have a very short memory). A person who faced so much public pressure has turned against the chess world. Vlad, brother, ask all of your chess friends, nobody thinks that what you are doing is good and pure. You are fighting your own demons, and I can understand how much it drains you both mentally and physically. A long time ago I read somewhere that most of the murders are committed because of disrespect. Vlad, guys like Danya, and David are not the ones that you should be having a vendetta against. I love them for what they are, perhaps a bit introverted but lacking any side of evil in them. I know you as the biggest revolutionary when it comes to chess. You challenged every single dogma and proved that you understand the core of chess like nobody before or after you. I ask you, as a friend who has always been open and honest to you, please, challenge your convictions. You think you are saving chess from cheaters, but most of us see you as the guy with the hammer who thinks everything is a nail. We are a family, we can’t go on suing or threatening each other for some weird online analysis that in most cases doesn’t make sense. We all have many friends in the world of mathematics, if you want, let's unite everyone and make a proper unbiased analysis, but let us start from a fresh page. Your friend, your fan, and your little brother Lev

@vinbhak @SusanPolgar If you see the whole video it will be clear that he was just upset with himself. After losing he shook hands with Gukesh and while leaving he patted his back. Magnus always gives respect where its due. Rest is his personal tantrum.

@SusanPolgar Sorry, you cannot excuse such terrible behavior from the #1 player, even if it was a bitter defeat.

He was very upset with himself for losing a won position (by his standard).

Its surprising how @GoogleAI Ultra is available in only 70 countries (including Pakistan) but not India. @Google

@ImShahinyan g4#

White to play! Find a fantastic checkmate 🔎 Level: 1900+

@GMJacobAagaard Rb3 with the threat of Qh3+, followed by f3+

What a chaos. Black could have kept the balance with one move only. Don't aim to be in control, just look to generate counterplay. What should Black play?

@NikolaosNtirlis Thank you :) and congratulations for the lovely book!

@BeautyofChess Yes, Nf4 is equally strong of course. I didn't want this thread to be a copy of what I give in the book, so I offered additional material here 😁

But, a modern chess monster, Torch, even improved on Morphy's original concept. After 4.Nh3 c5, White gets a wonderful opportunity: 5.d5!! White wants to continue with c2-c4 and bury the b7-bishop. If Black accepts the pawn sac, it is great fun for White: 👇

@NikolaosNtirlis In the book you suggest 7.Nf4 and not 7.Nc3, would have been nice to include this line as well.

5...exd5 6.exd5 Bxd5 7. Nc3! Now, if 7... Be6 8. Nf4 Nf6 9. Nxe6 fxe6 10. Bf4 Be7 11. g4! and if 7...Bxg2 8. Rg1! Bxh3 9. Qf3! Wow (Torch -Caissa CCRL 2023) Super-fun lines with a fantastic initiative for White! So far, Morphy's idea looks amazing. What else is there? 👇

@anishgiri Initially the games will tend to take shape to recognised patterns to create a sense of familiarity to regular chess. Then, with experience and engines common themes and random looking moves will emerge. The positive value from this would be that it will help both forms of chess

Is it established that playing Fischer Random is positive for your chess? Not trolling, genuinely wondering, since it is somewhat of a different game, of course.

@ChessbaseIndia @IvanchukChess @GmNaroditsky Oh boy! This is too much to handle 💔

The haunting final moments of the Round 11 clash between Vassily Ivanchuk and Daniel Naroditsky in World Blitz 2024. Caïssa is a cruel goddess indeed...

Congratulations to Koneru Humpy for a Stellar performance. She showed her class in the last round to clinch the title.

@ImShahinyan Got it. 1.d4 2.d5 3.d6 4.dxc7 5. dxb8R 6. Rxb7 7.Rxd7 8.Rxd8#

"White to play and mate in 8! ♟️ 🧩 Rules: You must use the same piece for all 8 moves. You cannot give a check until the final move delivers checkmate. Black does not make any moves. Can you solve this tricky puzzle?

@ImShahinyan I have one in 7. If by same piece= any pawn. 1. e4 2. e5. 3. e6 4. g4. 5. g5 6. g6 7. pxp#

@ChessbaseIndia @adhibanchess Amazing! Congratulations Adbhiban.. much awaited come back 💪

Adhiban Baskaran is back in business! Adhiban played some fantastic chess to win the Tashkent International Chess Festival Masters scoring 7.5/9 points. Adhiban gained clear first place, and gained 21.2 elo points in this tournament! This was a 9-round Classical Swiss tournament held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. #chess #chessbaseindia #adhibanbaskaran #uzbekistan

@chesscom @Rubiks_Official @Logic301 So Justin Bieber is giving away chessboards now.

Logic is at the CCT Finals, so it's GIVEAWAY TIME 😤 Win a signed Rubik’s cube and chess set, along with a 1-year diamond membership! All you need to do is: 1. Follow @chesscom, @Rubiks_Official and @Logic301 2. Reply with something Rubik's and Chess have in common Giveaway ends December 22nd!

@anishgiri @ChessbaseIndia @GajuChess @DGukesh @photochess 😂

@ChessbaseIndia @GajuChess @DGukesh @photochess Guki, give Sagar back his phone, this is not your account

It’s heavy!!! Well done @DGukesh the new World Champion, proud of you! @photochess