☑️ World Student Team Championship (1960), Leningrad

⚪️🇷🇺 Boris Spassky
⚫️🇺🇸 William James Lombardy

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B94)

Result : 0-1

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In positions of strategic maneuvering seek the worst placed piece. Activating that piece is often the most reliable way of improving your position.

🔸 Mark Dvoretsky & Artur Yusupov (1996).

"Positional Play"

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Alexander Alekhine vs Ernst Gruenfeld , 1931 Olympiad in Prague.

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☑️ Prague Olympiad (Men) 1931

⚪️🇷🇺 Alexander Alekhine
⚫️🇦🇹 Ernst Gruenfeld

Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense. Exchange Variation "D41"

Result : 1-0

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🔸Abu Dhabi Masters 2018
🔸Round 5
⚪️Sundararajan,Kidambi (2433)
⚫️Hamidi,Amir Mohammad (2299)
🔸1-0

17... g6?
A miscalculation. He should have played 17... Rf7! -+
A)18. Nxg7 Ne4 19. Qf3 Nd6 20. Bxf7+ Kxg7 21.Bd5 Bxd5 22. Qxd5 Qxc3 23.Bh6+ Kxh6 24. Qe6+ Kg7 25. Qxe7+ Nf7 -+
B)18. Ng5 Bd5 19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20. Nxf7 Kxf7 21.Qf3+ Nf6 -+
18. Nxf8+ Kxf8 19. Bh6+ Ke8 20. Re1 Qb8 21.Bf4 +-

🔸Abu Dhabi Masters 2018
🔸Round 6
⚪️Le,Quang Liem (2727)
⚫️Fier,Alexandr (2561)
🔸1-0

28... Bxc3??
This move leads to loss of material and the game.
28... Nd7 29. c5 Rd8=
29. bxc5 Be5 30. f4 Bg7 31. cxd6 Rxd6
32. Bc5 Rxd1 33. Bxf8 Rd2+ 34. Kh3 Bxf8 35. c5 Rdd8 36. Qb6 Rdc8 37. Qa7 Bg7
38. c6 bxc6 39. Rxc6 Rd8 40. Qxa6 1-0

🔸Abu Dhabi Masters 2018
🔸Round 6
⚪️Maghsoodloo,Parham (2636)
⚫️Vishnu,Prasanna. V (2517)
🔸1-0

48... Qg5??
The Indian Grandmaster made a blunder.
48... Nge5=
49. Nh3 Qe5 50. f4 1-0

🔸Abu Dhabi Masters 2018
🔸Round 7
⚪️Salem,A.R. Saleh (2636)
⚫️Le,Quang Liem (2727)
🔸1-0

26. Nxh7!!
A stunning combination by Salem Saleh.
26...Nxh7 27. Rxh7! Kxh7 28. Be5 Bd2 29. Qf6 Rg8 30. Qh4+ Bh6 31. Qxe7 Rf8 32. dxe6 Qd8 33. Qxd8 Rxd8 34. e7 Re8 35. Bf6 1-0

⚫️#619 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸Taimanov,M
🔸Gulko,B
🔸USSR Championship, Moscow, 1976

19...h6!
Before starting the minority attack on the queenside, Black neutralize the threat of h4-h5.
20.Re4?!
20.Qd3 was better though after 20...Qf5 Black has a good position.
20... b5! 21.Ree1
21.Qd3 is met by 21...Qf5 and his position is awkward because of the unfortunate position of the rook on e4.
21...Qf5 22.Qe2 Nf6 23.Nd2 Qc2!=/+

⚪️#620 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Gulko,B
🔸Ponomariov,R
🔸Pamplona, 1996