Leonard Barden (still the chess correspondent of @guardian newspaper) in play v. Viktor Korchnoi on Board 3 of the England v. USSR match in the final round of the Leipzig Olympiad, 8th November 1960.
(📷via https://t.co/CmRnoJQJHJ.) #chess
Congratulations to our student Anastasiia Hnatyshyn on winning the 2026 European Women's Chess Championship!🏆🇺🇦
With an outstanding score of 9/11 in a field of 131 players, Anastasiia claimed the European title. Congratulations also to her coaches, Mikhalchishin and Grabinsky!
🗓 6 juin 2016 : mort de Viktor Korchnoï. Une véritable légende des échecs !
Considéré comme l’un des plus grands de l’histoire, il fait partie de ces joueurs qui auraient pu être champions du monde… sans jamais décrocher la couronne.
🖋 Découvrez son histoire : https://t.co/Tiqi4BIz8h
It’s official! 15-year-old Ukrainian sensation Anastasiia Hnatyshyn 🇺🇦 is the sole winner of the European Women’s Chess Championship 2026! 🏆 #chess#ewcc2026
Anastasiia Hnatyshyn concluded the event with the outstanding score of 9/11 points, finishing a half-point ahead of IM Sabrina Vega Gutierrez 🇪🇸, IM Olga Badelka 🇦🇹 and IM Nurgyul Salimova 🇧🇬 who tie for second place.
Congratulations!! 👏🙌
🚨 Nazar Domchak will join SK Slavia Prague as new goalkeeper for €5m, deal done.
Seen as one of most promising GKs in Europe, Lille wanted him too but picks Slavia to be new starting goalkeeper.
UCL football project also made the difference.
Do not try to think about the result too much. Easier said than done, but @GMJSindarov managed to do so perfectly. All about the Cyprus Candidates in our latest New In Chess magazine.
https://t.co/yXVEn5kma2
🇺🇦🇱🇹Ukrainian hockey players, together with the Lithuanians, celebrated return to the World Hockey Championship.
To return to the elite, Ukraine needed Lithuania not to lose in regular time to Poland.
Game between Lithuania and Poland ended with a score of 1:1 in regular time.
Ende einer Ära. ChessBase, die Firma, die den Schachsport über Jahrzehnte geprägt hat, wird verkauft. Der kasachische Milliardär Timur Turlov übernimmt. Jetzt exklusiv bei den Perlen: Was hinter dem Deal steckt.
https://t.co/3qoEu0H7qu
Ever fucking day. And yet many are more concerned about Ukraine bombing the Russian energy infrastructure that funds its war of aggression and murders Ukrainian children.
For 20 years, AI pushed chess toward perfect play, leading to more draws at elite tournaments. Now players are winning by being less optimal — and more human. https://t.co/tpgugFFHZh
Japanese football fans have been praised online after staying behind to clean up Wembley Stadium following their team’s historic 1–0 victory over England.
After the win, Japanese supporters remained in the stands, collecting litter and tidying up the away section with bags before heading off, leaving everything spotless.
In a world that’s lost its manners, the Japanese just showed the rest of us what real respect looks like. 🇯🇵 👏🏻
@pogrebeckij Фотка десь у полі. А площа Яворівського полігону — 360 км², це 20х20 км, грубо кажучи. Набагато більший за розмірами, ніж Львів, скажімо. Десятки, сотні об'єктів, казарм і складів
🇩🇪German Paralympians just showed the world how it's done!
They refused photos with Russians, dodged them at the medal ceremony — and when the Russian anthem played after the ski sprint gold?Kept their hats on.
Russian propagandists are melting right now. Well done, Germany!