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2021-10-14 04:00:00

#LegendsPlayingChess 11&12/n
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) and Zino Francescatti (1902-1991)
#OnThisDay in 1990 Leonard Bernstein died.
#chess #ChessPlayer #LeonardBernstein #conductor #composer #pianist #ZinoFrancescatti #violinist #legend
📷 via pinterest.com

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2021-09-30 04:00:01

#LegendsPlayingChess 8&9/n
David Oistrakh (1908-1974) and Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
#OnThisDay [N.S.] in 1908 David Oistrakh was born.
#chess #ChessPlayer #SergeiProkofiev #composer #pianist #conductor #DavidOistrakh #violinist #legend
📷en.chessbase.com/post/the-1937-…

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2021-09-25 04:00:00

#LegendsPlayingChess 7/n
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
#OnThisDay [N.S.] in 1906 he was born.
#chess #ChessPlayer #DmitriShostakovich #composer #pianist #genius
📷 British Chess Magazine, Nov 1946
📷 Nicholas Tikhomirov
Cf. chess.com/blog/RoaringPa…

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2021-09-23 17:00:00

#LegendsPlayingChess 6/n
Ray Charles (1930-2004)
#OnThisDay in 1930 he is born.
#chess #ChessPlayer #RayCharles #singer #songwriter #composer #legend
📷The Ray Charles Foundation
📷Neal Preston via Pinterest
📷youtube.com/watch?v=lj1gf0…

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2021-09-07 14:00:01

#LegendsOfChess 3/n
François-André Danican Philidor (1726-1795)
#OnThisDay in 1726 the French #composer, #ChessPlayer, 1st (unofficial) world chess champion and mastermind of modern chess Philidor was born.
#PhilidorFrançoisAndréDanican #Philidor #chess #WorldChessChampion