Carlos Román

[Chess 1946-1993 @Chess_1946_1993]

Franz Stoppel (3 October 1931 – 2007) was an Austrian chess master (FM).

He tied for 13th-15th at Athens zonal 1969.

Stoppel represented Austria in the Chess Olympiads.

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[Carlos Román @CarlosRoman64]

@EnBocaDe_Todos @cuatro @Nacho_Abad Devolverlos a todos, solicitando a la Comisión Europea una declaración formal de crisis para implementar medidas excepcionales. Todos fuera con ayuda financiera y de RRHH

[Chess 1946-1993 @Chess_1946_1993]

Peter Scheeren (30 July 1955) is a Dutch chess master (IM) and coach. He tied for 1st-2nd at Hoogovens 1982 (Group B) and tied for 2nd-3rd in the 1984 Dutch Chess Championship. He represented the Netherlands in the 1984 Chess Olympiad.

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[Douglas Griffin @dgriffinchess]

Sveti Stefan, Yugoslavia, 15th September 1992. Bobby Fischer, left, & Boris Spassky discuss a point at a cocktail party after a news conference during their re-match, held 20 years after their famous duel in Reykjavík.
(📷via AP Photo.) #chess

[Chess 1946-1993 @Chess_1946_1993]

34th Brazilian Chess Championship
July 15, 1967
São Paulo

Henrique Mecking (left) facing José Pinto de Paiva (17 July 1938 – 2 December 2024)

The position seems to be after 4.Bb2

Photo: Clube de Xadrez Sao Paulo

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[Douglas Griffin @dgriffinchess]

60 years ago today - Sammy Reshevsky faces his compatriot Bobby Fischer in the opening round of the 2nd Piatigorsky Cup, which was held at the Hotel Miramar in Santa Monica, California, USA.
(📷: Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection.) #chess

[Chess 1946-1993 @Chess_1946_1993]

José Pinto de Paiva (17 July 1938 – 2 December 2024) was a Brazilian chess master. He won the Brazilian Chess Championship in 1966 and 1971. Paiva tied for 13th-16th at São Paulo zonal 1972 and represented Brazil in the Chess Olympiads.

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[Chess 1946-1993 @Chess_1946_1993]

Bled-Zagreb-Belgrade, 1959. Candidates Tournament.

Pal Benko (15 July 1928 – 25 August 2019) and Mikhail Tal.

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[Douglas Griffin @dgriffinchess]

On this day in 1973: at the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam, at the opening ceremony of the IBM tournament, ex-World Champions Tigran Petrosian & Boris Spassky are pictured with local Burgemeester Ivo Samkalden.
(R. Mieremet / ANEFO, via https://t.co/AtUKwRfY1R.)

[Douglas Griffin @dgriffinchess]

50 years ago today in Amsterdam - Viktor Korchnoi is in play v. Hans Ree (Netherlands) in the 1st round of the IBM tournament. This was the Soviet grandmaster's last tournament before his defection to the West.
(📷:R. Bogaerts / ANEFO, via https://t.co/e2iVaUnEJR.) #chess

[Chess 1946-1993 @Chess_1946_1993]

Viktor Kupreichik (3 July 1949 – 22 May 2017) was a Belarusian chess grandmaster. He won team and individual gold medals in the World Student Team Championships, won the 1972 Belarusian Championship, and won the 2010 European Seniors’ Rapid Championship.

Photo: Joop van Bilsen

[Chess 1946-1993 @Chess_1946_1993]

15th Soviet Team-ch final. Moscow, 1981.

Viktor Kupreichik (3 July 1949 – 22 May 2017) and Mikhail Tal.

The position seems to be after 22...Qa7

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[Douglas Griffin @dgriffinchess]

29th June, 1977. Jan Timman faces András Adorján in the 2nd round of the Amsterdam IBM tournament, as Oscar Panno & Hein Donner look on.
Adorján annotated this game for vol. 24 of 'Chess Informant'.
(📷: B. Verhoeff / ANEFO, via https://t.co/AtUKwRfY1R.) #chess

[Chess 1946-1993 @Chess_1946_1993]

Jules Therien (c.1906 - c.June 1977) was a Canadian chess master. He won the Quebec City Championship several times. He was president of the Montreal Chess League and the Quebec Chess Federation. He tied for 7th-8th at Quebec City zonal 1947.

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[John Cleese @JohnCleese]

Eureka!! Hope you all are enjoying the World Cup

[Douglas Griffin @dgriffinchess]

Born 97 years ago today in Tbilisi, the capital of Soviet Georgia - the 9th World Champion, Tigran Petrosian.
Seen here in play at Beverwijk, 1960.
(📷: https://t.co/djJ1PufDtO.) #chess

[Chess 1946-1993 @Chess_1946_1993]

1971.

Viktor Korchnoi, Tigran Petrosian (17 June 1929 – 13 August 1984) and Yuri Averbakh.

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[Chess 1946-1993 @Chess_1946_1993]

Gothenburg, 1957/58

Standing from left: Henrik Carlsson, Vilgot Olofsson, Leho Laurine, Yngve Aspström, and Ernst Åhman (09 June 1915 - 25 April 1981)

Seated from left: Viacheslav Ragozin, Gideon Ståhlberg, and Salomon Flohr.

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[Douglas Griffin @dgriffinchess]

Born 107 years ago today - the great Soviet grandmaster theoretician and renowned theoretician Isaac Boleslavsky (1919-1977).
Pictured here in play at the inaugural FIDE Candidates' tournament (Budapest, 1950), in which he finished =1st.
(📷via https://t.co/uvW8A9bKcV.) #chess

[Douglas Griffin @dgriffinchess]

On this day in 1959 - Mikhail Tal faces Bobby Fischer in the last round at Zurich; the game is drawn; Tal takes 1st place with 11½/15 ahead of Gligorić (11); Fischer & Keres (10½) share 3rd-4th.
(📷: Ullstein Bild, F. Ólafsson archive.) #chess