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Chess in Canada: Great tournaments, impressive personalities

It came as something of a surprise that Toronto was chosen by FIDE as host of both Candidates Tournaments, but Canada has a rich chess history and has produced some great players over the years. Here's a brief outline:

Estonia , United-states , Russia , Poland , Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada , Romania , Utah , Helsinki , Eteläuomen-läi , Finland

Understanding before Moving 166: Chess history in a nutshell (47)

Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books on chess training and strategy. In the 166th episode of his ChessBase show "Understanding before moving" Herman continues his series "Chess history in a nutshell" and talks about Mikhail Tal and the phenomenon of the "Angstgegner". | Photo: Pascal Simon

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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!

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The story of a picture

In 1971 Bobby Fischer was on his way to the World Championship, but agreed to take part in a blitz tournament in New York, organised by the Manhattan Chess Club. Fischer won the tournament 25.5 - 0.5. But in round 1, Fischer came close to losing against the well-known and popular author GM Andrew Soltis, but managed to turn the tables. On Twitter/X Davide Nastasio shared a picture of this encounter - and here is the story behind the picture.

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The backstory: Fischer's poor performance in Buenos Aires

At the world-class tournament in Buenos Aires in 1960, the then 17-year-old Bobby Fischer — one of the tournament favourites — delivered one of his worst tournament results. Facing Wolfgang Unzicker, an unfortunate touch of the h-pawn led to a quick loss. It was not until many years later that the reason for Fischer’s poor form was revealed.

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Aquarius and their strategy

Most of all grandmasters were born under the sign of Aquarius. Among them romped the legends Taimanov, Eliskases and Sveshnikov. There is also a world champion - Boris Spassky. With Abhimanyu Mishra, we have not only the youngest grandmaster, but we also had Yuri Averbakh, the oldest, who died at the age of one hundred.| Photo: Pixabay

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Reykjavik Open 2023

The 37th edition of the Reykjavik Open will be held from March 29th until April 4th, 2023 in Harpa, the 28.000 sq. m. concert and conference hall in downtown Reykjavik. The tournament has been the flagship of Icelandic chess for many years and one of the most prestigious and well-liked open tournaments on the calendar every year. | Press release, Icelandic Chess Federation.

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Throwback Thursday: Miguel Najdorf at the Zurich Candidates

Now that Argentina has <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhEWqfP6V_w">won the FIFA World Cup</a> in memorable fashion, it is a great time to reminisce on the legacy of Miguel Najdorf. ‘Don Miguel’ was born in Warsaw, but was among the many European players who found themselves in Buenos Aires when the Second World War broke out in 1939. Najdorf stayed in Argentina and spent most of his life in the South American country. Najdorf was one of the fifteen players who participated in the legendary 1953 Candidates Tournament in Zurich.

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50 years ago: Fischer leads 9:6

Fischer leads by three points. The Match of the Century was coming to a head, with Spassky, despite all his efforts, unable to reduce the deficit. "I felt that Fischer was like a large fish in my hands," he lamented, "one that was slippery and hard to hold on to. At certain moments I let him slip. And then again the psychological torment would begin. Everything had to be begun again from the start ..." Spassky was beginning to feel despondent. | Photo: Skáksamband Íslands

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World Chess Hall of Fame Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Legendary 1972 World Chess Championship

The World Chess Hall of Fame (WCHOF) pays homage to American chess phenom Bobby Fischer with the largest exhibition of its kind, <a href="https://worldchesshof.org/exhibit/72-fischer-spassky?mc_cid=0274788ba4&mc_eid=3790e8c2dc">1972 Fischer/Spassky: The Match, Its Origin, and Influence"</a>, on view from August 18, 2022, through April 30, 2023. A <a href="https://worldchesshof.org/program/12991?mc_cid=0274788ba4&mc_eid=3790e8c2dc">public opening reception</a> is happening on Thursday, August 18, 2022, 5-8 pm, with free admission. | Photo: worldchesshof.org

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