Say "January" to chess players, and they say: "Wijk aan Zee." In this fourth episode of Masters and Matches, Peter Doggers and Arne Moll dive into the long history of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, which will have its 88th edition starting in a week from now. The "Wimbledon of Chess" has a special place in the heart of both amateur chess fans and top players. Bent Larsen famously said: "Normal people have to see Naples before they die... but a chess grandmaster has to win Wijk aan Zee first...
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Say "January" to chess players, and they say: "Wijk aan Zee." In this fourth episode of Masters and Matches, Peter Doggers and Arne Moll dive into the long history of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, which will have its 88th edition starting in a week from now. The "Wimbledon of Chess" has a special place in the heart of both amateur chess fans and top players. Bent Larsen famously said: "Normal people have to see Naples before they die... but a chess grandmaster has to win Wijk aan Zee first...
The final match between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov: Valencia 2009
Masters and Matches: A History of Chess
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The final match between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov: Valencia 2009
In this first episode of Masters and Matches, Peter Doggers and Arne Moll tell about the very last of the many matches that Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov played against each other: their rapid and blitz match in 2009 in Valencia, Spain. The event was part of a festival called 'Birthday of Modern' chess and included several lectures about the city of Valencia's importance to the way we play chess today. Arne and Peter travelled together to Valencia to attend the festival, and witnessed the...
Masters and Matches: A History of Chess
Say "January" to chess players, and they say: "Wijk aan Zee." In this fourth episode of Masters and Matches, Peter Doggers and Arne Moll dive into the long history of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, which will have its 88th edition starting in a week from now. The "Wimbledon of Chess" has a special place in the heart of both amateur chess fans and top players. Bent Larsen famously said: "Normal people have to see Naples before they die... but a chess grandmaster has to win Wijk aan Zee first...
