Hungarian grandmaster Lajos Portisch in play at the IBM tournament, Amsterdam, 31st July 1967.
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In this photo, from Linares 1994, you can see the three Polgar sisters (their mother, Klara, is on the left), Kasparov, Topalov, Danailov...
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🏁✅ (2 Jul 1977) Chess champions Viktor Korchnoi and Lev Polugaevsky playing the first game of their world title semi final series in Evian, France.
Korchnoi won by the score 8½:4½.
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Korchnoi won by the score 8½:4½.
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▪️ Luděk Pachman
▪️ Czechoslovak-German chess grandmaster
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▪️ Luděk Pachman
▪️ Czechoslovak-German chess grandmaster
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#about_Pachman
▪️ Luděk Pachman
▪️ Czechoslovak-German chess grandmaster
🔰 Luděk Pachman was a Czechoslovak-German chess grandmaster, chess writer, and political activist. In 1972, after being imprisoned and tortured almost to death by the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia, he was allowed to emigrate to West Germany.
🔘 Country: Czechoslovakia
🔺 West Germany
🔘 Born: May 11, 1924
🔺 Bělá pod Bezdězem (now Czech Republic)
🔘 Died: March 6, 2003
🔺 Passau, Germany
🔘 Title: Grandmaster
🔘 Peak rating: 2520 (January 1976)
🔰 Luděk Pachman was a Czech - German journalist and chess player who also played for Czechoslovakia. In 1954 he was awarded the title of Grandmaster (GM) by FIDE . He has been chess champion of the Czech Republic seven times between 1946 and 1966 and won the West German Championship in 1978. .
Pachman won three Zonal tournaments and competed in six Interzonals, but never became a Candidate.
In 1959 he ended up in Mar del Plata with Miguel Najdorf in first place. He also played in the Chess Olympiad several times .
🔰 Pachman's first chess championship came in 1940, when he became champion of the nearby village of Cista (population 900). The first break in his chess career came in 1943, when he was invited to an international tournament in Prague. World Champion Alekhine dominated the event, with Keres taking second place. Pachman finished ninth in the nineteen-player tournament. Alekhine paid him a compliment in an article in the Frankfurter Zeitung and from the fifth round on, invited him every evening to analyze games and opening variations. "I don't have to tell you how a beginner from a village chess club felt at that time", Pachman wrote.
♦️ A memorable game by Pachman which has won Fischer in a informative game!! In this game Bobby Fischer's kingside attack did't resulted him.
This game named "Pac Man" in chessgames.com site. 👇
🔸 Ludek Pachman vs Robert James Fischer
🔸 Santiago (1959), Santiago CHI, rd 6, Apr-28
🔸 Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
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▪️ Luděk Pachman
▪️ Czechoslovak-German chess grandmaster
🔰 Luděk Pachman was a Czechoslovak-German chess grandmaster, chess writer, and political activist. In 1972, after being imprisoned and tortured almost to death by the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia, he was allowed to emigrate to West Germany.
🔘 Country: Czechoslovakia
🔺 West Germany
🔘 Born: May 11, 1924
🔺 Bělá pod Bezdězem (now Czech Republic)
🔘 Died: March 6, 2003
🔺 Passau, Germany
🔘 Title: Grandmaster
🔘 Peak rating: 2520 (January 1976)
🔰 Luděk Pachman was a Czech - German journalist and chess player who also played for Czechoslovakia. In 1954 he was awarded the title of Grandmaster (GM) by FIDE . He has been chess champion of the Czech Republic seven times between 1946 and 1966 and won the West German Championship in 1978. .
Pachman won three Zonal tournaments and competed in six Interzonals, but never became a Candidate.
In 1959 he ended up in Mar del Plata with Miguel Najdorf in first place. He also played in the Chess Olympiad several times .
🔰 Pachman's first chess championship came in 1940, when he became champion of the nearby village of Cista (population 900). The first break in his chess career came in 1943, when he was invited to an international tournament in Prague. World Champion Alekhine dominated the event, with Keres taking second place. Pachman finished ninth in the nineteen-player tournament. Alekhine paid him a compliment in an article in the Frankfurter Zeitung and from the fifth round on, invited him every evening to analyze games and opening variations. "I don't have to tell you how a beginner from a village chess club felt at that time", Pachman wrote.
♦️ A memorable game by Pachman which has won Fischer in a informative game!! In this game Bobby Fischer's kingside attack did't resulted him.
This game named "Pac Man" in chessgames.com site. 👇
🔸 Ludek Pachman vs Robert James Fischer
🔸 Santiago (1959), Santiago CHI, rd 6, Apr-28
🔸 Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
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@Pachman-Fischer 1959.pgn
749 B
▪️ Ludek Pachman - Robert James Fischer, Santiago 1959
▪️ PGN format
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▪️ PGN format
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18...Bc5?
A carelessness.
The correct move is 18...Qa5!
19.g4!
Pouya fully exploits the opportunity and obtains the Now the threat is 23.g5+!
22...g5 23.h4! Ke5 24.c3 f6 25.hxg5 fxg5 26.Qg6! 1-0
A)26...Rf8 27.Qg7+ Qf6 28.Qc7#
B)26...Rc8 27.Qg7+ Qf6 28.Re4+! K×e4 29.Q×f6 +-
A carelessness.
The correct move is 18...Qa5!
19.g4!
Pouya fully exploits the opportunity and obtains the Now the threat is 23.g5+!
22...g5 23.h4! Ke5 24.c3 f6 25.hxg5 fxg5 26.Qg6! 1-0
A)26...Rf8 27.Qg7+ Qf6 28.Qc7#
B)26...Rc8 27.Qg7+ Qf6 28.Re4+! K×e4 29.Q×f6 +-
57...Be8??
Parham throws away the win. Now White forces a draw by repetition of moves.
57...a3 -+
57...Ke4 -+
58.Rb1! Rc7
58...Ke4 59.Rf1 d4 60.Re1+ Kxf5 61.Rxe8 =
59.Rf1! Re7 1/2-1/2
Parham throws away the win. Now White forces a draw by repetition of moves.
57...a3 -+
57...Ke4 -+
58.Rb1! Rc7
58...Ke4 59.Rf1 d4 60.Re1+ Kxf5 61.Rxe8 =
59.Rf1! Re7 1/2-1/2
28.d5!
White opens the a1-h8 diagonal for the bishop on b2 and creates the dangerous threats against the opponent king.
28...exd5
The better defensive moves are 28...Bg5 or 28,,,Qf4.
But not 28...Bf8? on account of 29.Nxh6+! gxh6 30.Qg4+ Kh7 31.dxe6 +-
29.exd5 Bxd5 30.Nxh6+!
A winning tactical blow.
30...gxh6 31.Qg4+ Bg5 32.Qd4 f6 33.Qxd5+ Qf7 34.Qd3 +-
White opens the a1-h8 diagonal for the bishop on b2 and creates the dangerous threats against the opponent king.
28...exd5
The better defensive moves are 28...Bg5 or 28,,,Qf4.
But not 28...Bf8? on account of 29.Nxh6+! gxh6 30.Qg4+ Kh7 31.dxe6 +-
29.exd5 Bxd5 30.Nxh6+!
A winning tactical blow.
30...gxh6 31.Qg4+ Bg5 32.Qd4 f6 33.Qxd5+ Qf7 34.Qd3 +-
35...Rb5??
The most accurate defence here would be 35...g5!, making an escape square for his king.
36.Qd3 Rxc2 37.Rxc2 Nxe5 38.Qd8+ Kg7 39.Rc8 Nf3+ 40.Kf1 Nxh2+ 41.Kg1 Nf3+ 42.Kf1 Nh2+= Black draws by perpetual check.
36.Qd3!
Making two threats at once: mate in two moves and attacking the rook on b5.
36...Rxe5 37.Rxb5 Rxb5 38.Qxd7 1-0
The most accurate defence here would be 35...g5!, making an escape square for his king.
36.Qd3 Rxc2 37.Rxc2 Nxe5 38.Qd8+ Kg7 39.Rc8 Nf3+ 40.Kf1 Nxh2+ 41.Kg1 Nf3+ 42.Kf1 Nh2+= Black draws by perpetual check.
36.Qd3!
Making two threats at once: mate in two moves and attacking the rook on b5.
36...Rxe5 37.Rxb5 Rxb5 38.Qxd7 1-0
32.Bd6! [A beautiful maneuver to transfer the bishop to the central d4–square and expel the black rook from the f-file. then he can open up the position with the f4 lever.]
[32.Bg3 c5 33.Rd1 Qc6 34.Kh2 Re8 35.Rfe1 fxg4 36.hxg4 Be5 37.f4 gxf4 38.exf4 Bxf4 39.Rxe8+ Bxe8 40.Bxf4 Rxf4 41.Kg3 Rf6 42.Qxd5+ Kg7 43.Qxc6 Bxc6 44.Rd2 Rf3+ 45.Kh4=; 32.gxf5 Bxf5 33.Bxf5 Qxf5 34.f4 Qd3 35.Rg1 Bf6=]
32...Rd8 33.Bc5 Qc7 34.f4! [Everything goes according to the plan. Such a move needs to accurately calculate, otherwise, it might lead to an inferior position.]
34...fxg4 35.fxg5 Be6 [35...gxh3 36.Qe2 Qg3 37.Rg1 Qh4 38.gxh6 Qxh6 39.Rg6 Qh4 40.Reg1 Re8 41.Bd4 Ree7 42.Bd3!! Bc8 (42...h2 43.R1g5 Bh3 (43...Qh3 44.Rg3 Qh8 45.Qg2+–) 44.Qxh2 c5 45.Bxc5 Re4 46.Bd4+–) 43.R6g5 h2 (43...Kf8 44.Rh5 Qf2 45.Rxg7 Qxe2 46.Rh8#) 44.R1g3 Kf8 (44...Be6 45.Qg2+–) 45.Bc5+–]
36.gxh6 Bxh6 37.hxg4 Qe5 38.Rxf7 Bxf7 39.g5 Bf8 [39...Qxg5 40.Qxg5+ Bxg5 41.Rg1+–]
40.Bd4 Qe6 41.Qh2 [41.Qh2 Bg6 (41...Bg7 42.Qh7+ Kf8 43.Bf5! Qd6 44.Qxg7+ Ke8 45.e4+–) 42.Qh8+ Kf7 43.Rf1+ Ke7 44.Bf6+ Kd7 45.Bxg6] 1–0
[32.Bg3 c5 33.Rd1 Qc6 34.Kh2 Re8 35.Rfe1 fxg4 36.hxg4 Be5 37.f4 gxf4 38.exf4 Bxf4 39.Rxe8+ Bxe8 40.Bxf4 Rxf4 41.Kg3 Rf6 42.Qxd5+ Kg7 43.Qxc6 Bxc6 44.Rd2 Rf3+ 45.Kh4=; 32.gxf5 Bxf5 33.Bxf5 Qxf5 34.f4 Qd3 35.Rg1 Bf6=]
32...Rd8 33.Bc5 Qc7 34.f4! [Everything goes according to the plan. Such a move needs to accurately calculate, otherwise, it might lead to an inferior position.]
34...fxg4 35.fxg5 Be6 [35...gxh3 36.Qe2 Qg3 37.Rg1 Qh4 38.gxh6 Qxh6 39.Rg6 Qh4 40.Reg1 Re8 41.Bd4 Ree7 42.Bd3!! Bc8 (42...h2 43.R1g5 Bh3 (43...Qh3 44.Rg3 Qh8 45.Qg2+–) 44.Qxh2 c5 45.Bxc5 Re4 46.Bd4+–) 43.R6g5 h2 (43...Kf8 44.Rh5 Qf2 45.Rxg7 Qxe2 46.Rh8#) 44.R1g3 Kf8 (44...Be6 45.Qg2+–) 45.Bc5+–]
36.gxh6 Bxh6 37.hxg4 Qe5 38.Rxf7 Bxf7 39.g5 Bf8 [39...Qxg5 40.Qxg5+ Bxg5 41.Rg1+–]
40.Bd4 Qe6 41.Qh2 [41.Qh2 Bg6 (41...Bg7 42.Qh7+ Kf8 43.Bf5! Qd6 44.Qxg7+ Ke8 45.e4+–) 42.Qh8+ Kf7 43.Rf1+ Ke7 44.Bf6+ Kd7 45.Bxg6] 1–0