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yeshakovv

touch grass

#sure #bobby fischer

michukoto

life magazine 1972, july 7th & 14th issues

#bobby fischer #boris spassky

michukoto

lolol

#boris spassky

thinking about this korchnoi’s definitely not passive-agressive annotation in 64 magazine for 6th petrosian-fischer match at 1971 candidates tournament

#at work writing a report of my evil coworker !!!!!#this is much funnier if you take into context that the editor (petrosian) have to read this and let it publish #tigran petrosian #viktor korchnoi #*texts #chess

themagicianfromriga

bobby fischer x europe echecs

#so cool !!! i wish they put the archives free online bc im /not/ willing to burn 11€ for access #also theres like loads of interviews with boris spassky in here #and i read one where the journalist would cryptically mention bobby like an evil spectre akskskss #(somehow i always forget boris was french at some point …)#bobby fischer

eryiiunsea

THEY HAVE A MUTUAL FAVORITE/BELOVED WRITER

#anatoly karpov #garry kasparov #unrelated but the contrast between korchnoi and karpov is so funny #guy who loves gothic gloomy realist arts vs his kid coworker who loves romantic poems and songs

psychoticmuse

#anatoly karpov #so cool…. but also too many men in that room this is giving me fight or flight

michukoto

"bobby fischer is a ferocious winner" by brad darrach

#bobby fischer #texts

napoleondienamite

Bobby Fischer vs the Rest of the World

#bobby fischer #boris spassky #texts #wdym intimations of buchenwald..

maybe its cool i wasn’t born in the same era as bobby because i’d probably be chasing after him with pitchforks

#he really just be saying shits back then #imagine him comparing asian women to used cars on twitter. like actually no

Viktor Korchnoi and Tigran Petrosian preparing for the Candidates with Yuri Averbakh at Petrosian's dacha, 1971. From TASS Archives.

#when i kinda hate my coworker but we still have to clock in at work to get that bread😔#anyway this is apparently prep for match with bobby lol #*photos #viktor korchnoi #tigran petrosian #chess

Divya Deshmukh in her match against Anna Muzychuk, Round 8, 2026 Women's Candidates Tournament

#this section and serious blunders in endgame....also 5/8 people tie for first place ?#chess #*photos #divya deshmukh #2026 candidates

arnttette

need more fischerspassky content tbh (also why am i doing this?)

#art tag

Kateryna Lagno vs Vaishali Rameshbabu, Round 6, 2026 Women’s Candidates Tournament

#chess #2026 candidates #vaishali rameshbabu #kateryna lagno #*photos

bulgeqwe

#bobby fischer

gabrielferaud

Divya Deshmukh during the 2026 Women’s Candidates Tournament

#divya deshmukh #2026 candidates

Anatoly Karpov against Fridrik Olafsson, Round 6, 1976 Euwe Quadrangular Chess Tournament in Amsterdam. Max Euwe is seen sitting behind in the background.

Analysis written by Robert Byrne on 15 June 1976 for The New York Times:

Karpov's play is noted for its single‐minded clarity in handling positional themes, a quality apparent in his last round defeat of Olafsson. Persistent pressure against a backward QP resulted in its capture [...] and game technique did the rest. In the Taimanov Sicilian, 5 N‐N5 is played to induce 5 … P‐Q3, after which the Maroczy bind is set up by 6 P‐QB4. If White rushes with 5 P‐QB4, Black has an easier time, for example, 5 … N‐B3; 6 N‐QB3, B‐N5; 7 NxN, NPxN; 8 B‐Q3, P‐K4 with equality. The point of the strange‐looking retreat 8 N‐R3 is to keep the queen file open, inhibiting … P‐Q4, while the knight observes QN5, discouraging a later break by … P‐QN4.

#*texts #*photos #chess #fridrik olafsson #anatoly karpov

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