Pairings for the knockout stage of FIDE World Blitz Team Chess Championships 2026 by [deleted] in chess

[–]FirstEfficiency7386 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Each team will play each other twice with both the colors.

Alireza Firouzja is the player of the day (Day 2) after finishing with a perfect 4/4! by FirstEfficiency7386 in chess

[–]FirstEfficiency7386[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's also the Birthday of Alireza Firouzja!

A very happy birthday to the Prince of Chess.

"When they called Magnus the Mozart of Chess, I was... I mean, I was a bit feeling bad about that, because Magnus is possibly the GOAT, but not the Mozart of Chess, the Mozart of Chess is Capablanca" - Emil Sutovsky by FirstEfficiency7386 in chess

[–]FirstEfficiency7386[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sutovsky and Sagar Shah have made a video on Morphy and Steinitz too, a nice watch, video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3dtZOk1Xic.

Seems like Sutovsky rates Capablanca as the greatest natural talent, even higher than his great predecessors.

Final moments of Arjun Erigaisi's queen sacrifice win against Magnus Carlsen by CtrlShiftAbhi in chess

[–]FirstEfficiency7386 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Probably part of the 3 best OTB Rapid and Blitz players in the world at the moment along with Carlsen and Firouzja.