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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Happy Chess Day puzzle for you

Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011

Hi everyone,

Today - July 20 - is the International Day of Chess. It was on July 20, 1924 that the World Chess Federation (Federation internationale des Echecs) or FIDE was founded in Paris. Fide announced in 1966 that July 20 would be celebrated as the International Chess Day.

Happy Chess Day everybody. Don't forget to tell us how you celebrated the day. Meanwhile, a super-duper chess puzzle to enjoy.

Panfilov-Novozhenin, Soviet union, 1975
White to play and win






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3 comments:

  1. Olga, MoscowJuly 20, 2011 at 9:44 AM

    Happy Chess Day everyone and specially to you Chess Queen.

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  2. Sebastian Wolff, NYJuly 20, 2011 at 10:04 AM

    Happy chess year!

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  3. Alexis Cochran, New ZealandJuly 21, 2011 at 7:32 AM

    Chess is the greatest thing on earth that makes everything else so fantastic. I love you Chess Queen.

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