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Carlsen & Firouzja back for Norway Chess in May
Magnus Carlsen will be out to defend his Altibox Norway Chess title just 7 months after the 2020 tournament ended, with the organisers planning to return to a 10-player global event in May with the likes of Ding Liren and Wesley So back in Stavanger. There are more World Champions in action, with Anatoly Karpov set to play in the Tepe Sigeman & Co. Chess tournament in April, Vishy Anand and Vladimir Kramnik to play in Dortmund in July, and we can dream of a return for Garry Kasparov as Chess9LX and the US Champs have been announced for Saint Louis.
Jennifer Shahade at the London Chess Classic, December 18, 2015. (YouTube screenshot)
LONDON (Jewish News) Long before Beth Harmon burst onto our screens as a flame-haired chess prodigy in “The Queen’s Gambit,” Jennifer Shahade was checkmating her way to the very top of her field.
In fact, the 40-year-old is a two-time US Women’s Chess Champion and the World Chess Federation (FIDE) bestowed Shahade with the title of Woman Grandmaster, putting her on a par with the likes of iconic male competitors, including Bobby Fischer, Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov.
So rather than being a work of fiction, Shahade knows women can rise to the top in chess just like in “The Queen’s Gambit” and is hopeful Netflix’s most-watched limited series ever will encourage others to take up the game.
It took him 43 minutes to decide, but he did indeed go for
16.Ne6! Although it’s easy to see that 16…fxe6 17.Bxe6+ and capturing on d5 is very good for White,
there was mayhem on the board after
16…Qa5!. Both players found almost all
the computer-approved moves as they launched sacrificial attacks on opposite
sides of the board.
It was a true thriller, with Peter Leko – who during the
show admitted he’s never tasted coffee in his life – even more enthusiastic than
usual.
No quick summary can do it justice, so don’t miss in-depth
analysis by Jan Gustafsson.