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Take a look at this picture. It is not a Hollywood star, but a chess celebrity. Can you recognize him? Capablanca, Nezhmetdinov, Frank Marshall? No, not any of them! The answer is Andor Lilienthal, an extraordinary chess grandmaster, born in Moscow, but moved to Hungary. In his career, he played against ten world champions, and defeated six of them. Retrospect by Himank Ghosh. | Photo: Edward Winter's Chess Notes archives. ....
The 2024 Chess Olympiad will be held in Budapest from 10 to 23 September. By their very nature, Chess Olympiads are chess festivals that bring together nations, amateurs, professionals, men and women. Hungary is a country with a long and rich chess tradition and the Chess Olympiad 2024 promises to be a chess highlight of 2024. ....
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! ....
The 2023 Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz kicked off on Monday with the first three rounds of rapid action, as the Grand Chess Tour makes its fourth stop of the year. After the first day of play, wildcard GM Le Quang Liem leads the field with 5.0/6, with GMs Alireza Firouzja and Ray Robson tied for second with 4.0/6. | Photo courtesy of Saint Louis Chess Club, Lennart Ootes ....