Anatoly Karpov, 1962.

The 35-year-old chess record held by Judit Polgar has just been broken by 12-year-old Turkish prodigy Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş on the live rating list (if my calculations aren't wrong)! 👏👏

The new generation of chess kids are coming, and they are coming fast!

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Ok, derek guy, do your thing:

On 21st of April 2024, exactly a week ago, Gukesh became the new World Championship Challenger by winning the FIDE Candidates 2024. Doing this at the age of 17 he has become the youngest ever Challenger to the ultimate throne, surpassing Garry Kasparov's feat by close to 3 years!…

'This burgeoning real-world competition brings with it its own chessboard avatars. India’s 17-year-old Gukesh is much younger than China’s Ding, who at 32 is the defending world champion.' bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

Many people ask me how they can learn chess or how they can get better. This is the site I recommend and I use and they are offering their courses free right now.

A friendly handshake before play in Miles v. Timman, from the 3rd round of the Amsterdam IBM event, 30th June 1977. Miles, who finished clear 1st in this tournament, would have turned 69 last week.
(📷: R. Bogaerts / ANEFO, via nationaalarchief.nl.) #chess

There must be a cosmic reason why forgotten things find their place in the universe.

[📹 the.mcfarlands]

This quote will make you unstoppable

It feels like yesterday, but... these were some promotional pictures for my second book ('Chess for Parents and Teachers'), published almost 7 years ago.

You can't imagine how jealous I am of this photo by Rafal Oleksiewicz, taken at the World Rapid and Blitz in Warsaw, 2021.

I had tried so many times to get a shot like this!

Two Davids better than one.

📸: Anna Shtourman

I will stop with these soon...
I swear...

I could listen to Danya talking about chess 24/7.
Great stuff.
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White to move, mate in 2! Can you solve it in less than 5 minutes? ✅

#chess

Just listened to this weeks Podcast from New In Chess with Peter Heine Nielsen discussing the Candidates and Gukesh D. Two years ago Peter and I were coaches at the Charlotte Chess Center summer camp. We talked about who were the most promising people. I said 'Gukesh'. To which he answered: 'who??'

gukesh is wondering if it was worth it now

What we can learn from Khaby:

• Consistency is key – keep creating even when no one's watching
• Find ways to appeal to a broad audience by transcending barriers
• Use your platform to pursue your wildest dreams
• You can make it big with just a phone and the internet

20-year-old Khaby downloaded TikTok out of boredom in March 2020.

He started creating short, simple videos mocking overly complicated life hacks.

His silent, universally understandable humor struck a chord with his audience.

Bang! He went viral.

Look at this guy.

He’s a factory worker who became a millionaire as a fun social experiment.

Somehow at 24, he makes $10M a year without saying a word.

The story of Khaby Lame and what happened next: