The 18th Chess Olympiad, organized by FIDE and comprising an open[1] team tournament, as well as several other events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between October 17 and November 7, 1968, in Lugano, Switzerland.
The Soviet team with six GMs, led by world champion Petrosian, lived up to expectations and won their ninth consecutive gold medals, with Yugoslavia and Bulgaria taking the silver and bronze, respectively.
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The Soviet team with six GMs, led by world champion Petrosian, lived up to expectations and won their ninth consecutive gold medals, with Yugoslavia and Bulgaria taking the silver and bronze, respectively.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_Chess_Olympiad
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18th Chess Olympiad
The 18th Chess Olympiad, organized by FIDE and comprising an open team tournament, as well as several other events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between October 17 and November 7, 1968, in Lugano, Switzerland.
Jana Maskova (Czechoslovakia) vs. Judit Polgar (Hungary) at the 1988 Thessaloniki, Greece, Chess Olympiad.
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Judit Polgar, pictured here, was the highest scoring member of her team. Following the defection of Elena Akhmilovskaya Donaldson after the tenth round, the Hungarian team triumphed, winning the tournament by half a point. Akhmilovskaya would later become a three-time U.S. Women’s Chess Champion (1990, 1993, and 1994).
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UNITY CHESS INFOGRAPHIC
🛄 Chess History - Tournaments
🔹 Tilburg 1989
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#Tilburg_1989
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🛄 Chess History - Tournaments
🔹 Tilburg 1989
#chess_history_tornaments
#Tilburg_1989
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🔷 Chess History - Tournaments
🔹 Tilburg 1989
🔹 September 15, 1989 to October 02, 1989
🔹 CHAMPION: Garry Kasparov | 12/14 (+10 -0 =4)
🔰 The 13th annual Interpolis international chess tournament was a category XV ( In Wikipedia : Tilburg 1989 - cat.16 (2626) ) event held in Tilburg, The Netherlands from September 15th to October 2nd, 1989. Eight grandmasters, including the world champion, were invited to participate in the double round robin event, including (in order of ELO): 👇
🔅 Garry Kasparov (2775),
🔅 Vassily Ivanchuk (2660),
🔅 Viktor Korchnoi (2655),
🔅 Ljubomir Ljubojevic (2635),
🔅 Simen Agdestein (2605),
🔅 Gyula Sax (2580),
🔅 Johann Hjartarson (2555), and
🔅 Jeroen Piket (2540).
🔰 In one of the most impressive tournament performances of all time, Kasparov dominated the field of top grandmasters as if it were an exhibition. He scored 10 wins and 4 draws for a total of 12 points out of 14 possible, finishing 3.5 points over second place Korchnoi and 5 points over shared third! It was a triumph few world champions would ever display while crowned, and it was a feat surpassed only by Anatoli Karpov's amazing victory at Linares five years later.
♦️ The final standings and crosstable was as above👆
♦️ Download "Tilburg 1989 Games Database" by PGN format👇
#chess_history_tornaments
#Tilburg_1989
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🔷 Chess History - Tournaments
🔹 Tilburg 1989
🔹 September 15, 1989 to October 02, 1989
🔹 CHAMPION: Garry Kasparov | 12/14 (+10 -0 =4)
🔰 The 13th annual Interpolis international chess tournament was a category XV ( In Wikipedia : Tilburg 1989 - cat.16 (2626) ) event held in Tilburg, The Netherlands from September 15th to October 2nd, 1989. Eight grandmasters, including the world champion, were invited to participate in the double round robin event, including (in order of ELO): 👇
🔅 Garry Kasparov (2775),
🔅 Vassily Ivanchuk (2660),
🔅 Viktor Korchnoi (2655),
🔅 Ljubomir Ljubojevic (2635),
🔅 Simen Agdestein (2605),
🔅 Gyula Sax (2580),
🔅 Johann Hjartarson (2555), and
🔅 Jeroen Piket (2540).
🔰 In one of the most impressive tournament performances of all time, Kasparov dominated the field of top grandmasters as if it were an exhibition. He scored 10 wins and 4 draws for a total of 12 points out of 14 possible, finishing 3.5 points over second place Korchnoi and 5 points over shared third! It was a triumph few world champions would ever display while crowned, and it was a feat surpassed only by Anatoli Karpov's amazing victory at Linares five years later.
♦️ The final standings and crosstable was as above👆
♦️ Download "Tilburg 1989 Games Database" by PGN format👇
#chess_history_tornaments
#Tilburg_1989
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♦️ Our selected game from Tilburg 1989, a positional and informative game by Kasparov against Korchnoi in round 11 👇
🔸 Garry Kasparov vs Viktor Korchnoi
🔸 Interpolis 13th (1989), Tilburg NED, rd 11, Sep-28
🔸 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical. Noa Variation (E34)
♦️ Review this game👇
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🔸 Garry Kasparov vs Viktor Korchnoi
🔸 Interpolis 13th (1989), Tilburg NED, rd 11, Sep-28
🔸 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical. Noa Variation (E34)
♦️ Review this game👇
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31... f5??
A self-checkmate by 50-year-old Boris Gelfand!
31... R6b4
A)32. Kb1 Rf3 33. Rhh8 Rf1+ 34. Kc2 Rf2+ 35. Kd1 f5 36. Rhe8 Kf7 =
B)32. Rhh8 Rxb2+ 33. Ka1 Rb1+ 34. Ka2 R1b2+ with perpetual check.
32. Rd7+ Kg8 33. Rc2 1-0
A self-checkmate by 50-year-old Boris Gelfand!
31... R6b4
A)32. Kb1 Rf3 33. Rhh8 Rf1+ 34. Kc2 Rf2+ 35. Kd1 f5 36. Rhe8 Kf7 =
B)32. Rhh8 Rxb2+ 33. Ka1 Rb1+ 34. Ka2 R1b2+ with perpetual check.
32. Rd7+ Kg8 33. Rc2 1-0
39... Qh1+ 40.Kf2
40. Ke2 Qg2+ 41. Kd1 Bc3!
A) 42. Re8+ Kh7 43. Rb8 Qh1+ 44. Kc2 Qc1+ 45. Kb3 Bf6 -+
B) 42. Rf1 b1=Q+ 43.Qxb1 Qd2#
40... Qh2+ 41.Kf1 Bf6!
A courageous play by Vachier.
After sacrificing a rook for the initiative in a middlegame, now he converts his advantage into a full point.
42. Rd1
42. Re8+ Kh7 43. Rb8 Bh4 44. Qd4 Qh1+ 45. Ke2 Qe1+ 46. Kd3 b1=Q+ 47. Rxb1 Qxb1+ -+
42... Bh4 43. Qd4 Bg3 44. Nb4 b1=Q 45. Rxb1 Qh1+ 46. Ke2 Qxb1
0-1
40. Ke2 Qg2+ 41. Kd1 Bc3!
A) 42. Re8+ Kh7 43. Rb8 Qh1+ 44. Kc2 Qc1+ 45. Kb3 Bf6 -+
B) 42. Rf1 b1=Q+ 43.Qxb1 Qd2#
40... Qh2+ 41.Kf1 Bf6!
A courageous play by Vachier.
After sacrificing a rook for the initiative in a middlegame, now he converts his advantage into a full point.
42. Rd1
42. Re8+ Kh7 43. Rb8 Bh4 44. Qd4 Qh1+ 45. Ke2 Qe1+ 46. Kd3 b1=Q+ 47. Rxb1 Qxb1+ -+
42... Bh4 43. Qd4 Bg3 44. Nb4 b1=Q 45. Rxb1 Qh1+ 46. Ke2 Qxb1
0-1
43...Qxa3 ??
Too greedy.
The Serbian GM should not have even thought to kill the a3-pawn, due to the exposed position of his king.
43...Qb6 44.Qc8 Qf6=
44.Qc7+ Rg7 45.Qc2+ Rg6 1-0
Too greedy.
The Serbian GM should not have even thought to kill the a3-pawn, due to the exposed position of his king.
43...Qb6 44.Qc8 Qf6=
44.Qc7+ Rg7 45.Qc2+ Rg6 1-0