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He played ten World Champions!

Take a look at this picture. It is not a Hollywood star, but a chess celebrity. Can you recognize him? Capablanca, Nezhmetdinov, Frank Marshall? No, not any of them! The answer is Andor Lilienthal, an extraordinary chess grandmaster, born in Moscow, but moved to Hungary. In his career, he played against ten world champions, and defeated six of them. Retrospect by Himank Ghosh. | Photo: Edward Winter's Chess Notes archives.

Hungary , Russia , Moscow , Moskva , Budapest , Soviet , Russian , Bobby-fischer , Edward-winter , Jose-raul-capablanca , Andor-lilienthal , Alexander-alekhine

Budapest gets ready for the 2024 Chess Olympiad

The 2024 Chess Olympiad will be held in Budapest from 10 to 23 September. By their very nature, Chess Olympiads are chess festivals that bring together nations, amateurs, professionals, men and women. Hungary is a country with a long and rich chess tradition and the Chess Olympiad 2024 promises to be a chess highlight of 2024.

Budapest , Hungary , Hungarian , Andras-adorjan , Zoltan-ribli , Jorge-franganillo , Peter-leko , Arkady-dvorkovich , Andor-lilienthal , Hungarian-chess-federation , Chess-olympiad , Chess-olympiads

Vlastimil Hort, the great chess entertainer, turns 80!

Today, legendary Grandmaster Vlastimil Hort celebrates his 80th birthday. A long stay of several weeks in the hospital when he was five years old and a caring doctor who played correspondence chess and explained the chess rules to him gave way to his great passion. Eduard Frey celebrates the legend’s anniversary!

Russia , New-york , United-states , Belgrade , Serbia-general- , Amsterdam , Noord-holland , Netherlands , Prague , Praha , Hlavníesto

St. Louis Rapid and Blitz, Day 1: Wildcard Le Quang Liem takes sole lead

The 2023 Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz kicked off on Monday with the first three rounds of rapid action, as the Grand Chess Tour makes its fourth stop of the year. After the first day of play, wildcard GM Le Quang Liem leads the field with 5.0/6, with GMs Alireza Firouzja and Ray Robson tied for second with 4.0/6. | Photo courtesy of Saint Louis Chess Club, Lennart Ootes

Vietnam , Republic-of , Jeffery-xiong , Lajos-portisch , Kostya-kavutskiy , Yasser-seirawan , Susan-polgar , Lennart-ootes , Tania-sachdev , Bent-larsen , Ian-nepomniachtchi , Peter-svidler

The king of chess gambits can still be a royal pain

It was the most popular opening for the first three centuries of modern chess. Paul Morphy relied on it heavily during his meteoric rise to world supremacy in the mid-19th century. Bobby Fischer claimed to have definitively refuted it after a famous loss with Black to nemesis Boris Spassky 12 years before their epic title match.

Russia , United-states , Germany , France , Russian , American , Yuri-averbakh , Paul-morphy , Ian-nepomniachtchi , Peter-svidler , Yasser-seirawan , Lajos-portisch

Ten Highlights in the Life and Career of Chess Grandmaster Pia Cramling

Pia Cramling, the Grande Dame of Chess is celebrating her 60th Anniversary today. Heartfelt congratulations! Looking back and forward, our author, who was a spectator at the tournament where she made her final GM norm to obtain the Grandmaster title as fifth woman on earth, presents fantastic facts and funny figures from an unparalleled biography. | Photo: Carolina Byrmo via hemtrevligt.se

Netherlands , Wijk , Limburg , Stockholm , Sweden , Costa-del-sol , Spain-general- , Spain , Barcelona , Comunidad-autonoma-de-cataluna , Monaco , Argentina

First Canoe Competitor Becomes "Athlete of the Nation"

A place became vacant in the exclusive company of the twelve Athletes of the Nation following the death of wrestler János Varga last December.

Moscow , Moskva , Russia , Hungary , Republic-of-hungary , Hungarian , Lajos-portisch , Hungarian-association-of-immortal-athletes , International-canoe-federation , Facebook , Olympics , Hungarian-olympic-committee

Ten Trivia about the Tata Steel Tournament series, the Wimbledon of Chess

The traditional Tata Steel international invitation tournament series, annually ongoing since the year 1938, held in Wijk aan Zee and earlier in Beverwijk, is a highlight in the calendar of classical chess. Eduard Frey presents funny Trivia from the rich history of this remarkable tournament. | Photo: Playing Hall, Organiser

United-kingdom , Uzbekistan , Piket , Kemerovskaya-oblast- , Russia , Palma-de-mallorca , Islas-baleares , Spain , Baku , Baki- , Azerbaijan , India

Eugenio Torre: The Pillar of Philippine Chess

I take a break from my usual historical articles to pay tribute to a countryman who has been recently honored with one of the highest distinctions in chess — his induction into the World Chess Hall of Fame. In a sense, this tribute is still partly historical, as his long career is now all part of chess lore. He is none other than Grandmaster Eugenio Torre of the Philippines, who turns 71 today. To Eugene, a joyous birthday, and our heartfelt congratulations!

Malta , Philippine , Benguet , Philippines , United-states , Dubai , Dubayy , United-arab-emirates , Missouri , Panay , Ilocos-sur , Lugano

Manuel Aaron - The Trailblazer of Indian Chess

Manuel Aaron was India's first International Master. Manuel is a great champion who indulged in battles with players like Fischer, Botvinnik, and other world superstars in his prime. He laid the foundation for Indian chess, due to which India has now become a superpower in the chess world. In the fifth episode of Olympiad Stories with Saravanan, IM Saravanan shares some interesting stories about the first Indian Superstar, the grand old man of Indian chess. Photo: The Hindu archives.

Bhopal , Madhya-pradesh , India , Malta , Beverwijk , Noord-holland , Netherlands , United-states , United-kingdom , Kanyakumari , Tamil-nadu , Tuticorin