Chess with a Story
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Lucas van Foreest (2122) plays against his older brother Jorden (2310) at the 2013 Hoogeveen Chess Tournament. Jorden won the game. Only four years later Lucas beat Jorden in the playoff in the Dutch Championship.
Timur Gareyev looks at the display with games and realizes that So-Akobian ended in 0-1 after merly 6 moves. In the background, arbiter Tony Rich forfeits Wesley So after he repeatedly wrote motivational words on his score sheet.
A chess player records his own game in the Rabat Blitz Tournament 2015.
Nazi Paikidze looks up to tournament leader Tatev Abrahamyan, who just lost her game in the final round of the US Chess Championships. Pakitze realizes that a win vs top seed Irina Krush would bring her the title. She won the game convincingly.
Timur Gareyev is guided back to his stationary bike after a brief toilet break. Gareyev broke the World Record for Blindfold Chess after he played 48 players in a simul that lasted 19 hours.
Magnus Carlsen had to settle with a draw in the final rund of the World Rapid and Blitz 2016 in Doha. It gave Sergey Karjakin the chance to win the gold medal after beating Baadur Jobava. WHile most of the spectators are focussed on the games, you will see Ivanchuk walking around in his own thought.
Baadur JobavaMagnus CarlsenPeter LekoSergey KarjakinVassily Ivanchuk
Vladimir Kramnik milks a cow as part of the rest day activities of Norway Chess 2017. The 14th World Champion seemed to be in his element in the Norwegian farm.
Wesley So and Leinier Dominguez both reach for a piece in the Champions Showdown in Saint Louis. The game was played without increment or delay.
The dying seconds of the armageddon game between Levon Aronian and Alexander Grischuk. It is black to move, but both kings have already fallen down.