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
Hardest opening rounds at US Open this century:
+6.46: Shinnecock (2018)
+5.95: Winged Foot (2006)
+5.24: Oakmont (2007)
+4.91: Olympic (2012)
+4.89: Bethpage (2002)
+4.69: Pinehurst (2005)
+4.63: Oakmont (2025)
+4.34: Merion (2013)
+4.28: Pebble (2010)
FYI, the wind at Shinnecock is due to blow 30-40 mph on Thursday 💨
Adam Scott playing in his first Major Championship at @TheOpen in 2000!
26 years later, the 2013 Masters Champion is set to make his 100th consecutive Major Championship appearance and he will join Jack Nicklaus as the only men to play in 100 consecutive Majors 👏
#USOpen
@shoewizard59 Now Sewald needs a break sooner or later, Hopefully they can score more runs and don’t have to play those close games over and over again…
Spain's Mikel Oyarzabal is the first player on record since 1966 to play the first 30 minutes of a FIFA World Cup match without touching the ball once.
— @OptaJoe
Happy Birthday to Steffi Graf 🎉👑
One of the greatest players in tennis history:
🏆 107 career titles
🎾 22 Grand Slam titles
🥇 Calendar Golden Slam
📈 377 weeks as World No. 1
✨ Year-end World No. 1 eight times
#SKT