"Nobody knows chess better than I do. A lot of people don't know, there's a knight in chess, but it's really a horse's head, like in the Godfather, remember the horse in the Godfather? What a great horse. Just a great great horse. But he lost his head because he wasn't loyal."
Episode 53 - FIDE-fi-fo-fum - @LawrenceTrentIM@ginger_gm and @Macauley64 take on the Chess Olympiad & FIDE. Plus unplanned Bitcoin / Twitch banter, are players too lazy for politics, and 'Oh Capablanca' is music to our tears. @JugadiPrima
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Participants in the famous match-tournament at St Petersburg, 1895/96 - Chigorin, Em. Lasker, Pillsbury & Steinitz.
Each player faced the other six times. Final result: Lasker 11½/18, Steinitz 10, Pillsbury 7½, Chigorin 7.
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Grand Opening September 8 in Silver Spring.
@Kasparov63 will sign his books.
Jennifer Yu will perform a simultaneous exhibition.
Free tournament for kids, Congressman Jamie Raskin will present trophies.
Hard to read about the challenges some girls face playing in chess clubs with boys. We must continue to encourage girls of all ages to pursue their passions, including chess:https://t.co/JQpDUyvCgJ
Will Barnet was an American artist, famous for his paintings and prints. We present you his illustration dated 1975, where a chess scene is depicted.
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