59...Kxh4?? [59...Kf6! 60.Bg8 (60.Bxc4?? Ne5+ 61.Kxf4 Nxc4) 60...Nc5 61.Bxc4 Nxa4 62.Kxf4 Nxc3 63.Ke3 a4 64.Kd4 Ne4 65.Ba2 Kg6 66.Be6 a3 67.Bg8 Nd6 68.Kc3 f4 69.Kb3 Kh5 70.Kxa3 Kxh4 71.Bh7 f3 72.Kb2 f2 73.Bd3 Kg3 74.Kc3 Kf3 75.Bf1 Ke3 76.Bh3 Ke2 77.Kb4 f1Q 78.Bxf1+ Kxf1–+; 59...Kh5 60.Bxf5 Kxh4 61.Bh7 Kh3 62.Bg8 Kh2 63.Be6 Kg1 64.Bg8 Nb2 65.Kxf4 Kf2 66.Ke4 Ke2 67.Kd4 Kd2 68.Bxc4 Nxa4–+]
60.Bxf5 Nc5 61.Kxf4 Nxa4 62.Be6 Nb2 63.Ke3 a4 [63...Kg3 64.Kd2 Kf4 65.Kc2 Ke5 66.Bf7 Na4 67.Bxc4 Nc5³]
64.Kd2 a3 65.Kc2?? [65.Kc1! Nd1 66.Bxc4 Nxc3 67.Kc2 a2 68.Kb2 Kg5 69.Bxa2 Nxa2 70.Kxa2=]
65...Kg5?? [65...Nd1! 66.Kb1 Nxc3+ 67.Kc2 Nd1! 68.Kb1 Ne3 69.Ka2 Kg5 70.Kxa3 Kf6 71.Bd7 Ke5 72.Kb4 Kd4–+]
66.Kb1 Kf6 67.Bg8 Nd1 68.Ka2 Nxc3+ 69.Kxa3 Ke5 70.Bxc4 Kd4 71.Kb4 Ne4 72.Bf1 Nc5 73.Bc4 Nb7 74.Be2 Nd6 75.Bf1 Nf5 76.Bc4 Ne3 77.Bg8 Nc2+ 78.Kb3 Ne1 79.Kb4 Nd3+ 80.Kb3 Kc5 81.Be6 Ne5 82.Ka4 Nd3 83.Kb3 Nf2 84.Bf5 Kxb5 85.Kc2 Kc4 86.Be6+ Kb4 87.Bf5 Nh1 88.Kd3 Ng3 89.Bg6 Kb3 90.Ke3 Kc3 91.Kf2 ½–½
60.Bxf5 Nc5 61.Kxf4 Nxa4 62.Be6 Nb2 63.Ke3 a4 [63...Kg3 64.Kd2 Kf4 65.Kc2 Ke5 66.Bf7 Na4 67.Bxc4 Nc5³]
64.Kd2 a3 65.Kc2?? [65.Kc1! Nd1 66.Bxc4 Nxc3 67.Kc2 a2 68.Kb2 Kg5 69.Bxa2 Nxa2 70.Kxa2=]
65...Kg5?? [65...Nd1! 66.Kb1 Nxc3+ 67.Kc2 Nd1! 68.Kb1 Ne3 69.Ka2 Kg5 70.Kxa3 Kf6 71.Bd7 Ke5 72.Kb4 Kd4–+]
66.Kb1 Kf6 67.Bg8 Nd1 68.Ka2 Nxc3+ 69.Kxa3 Ke5 70.Bxc4 Kd4 71.Kb4 Ne4 72.Bf1 Nc5 73.Bc4 Nb7 74.Be2 Nd6 75.Bf1 Nf5 76.Bc4 Ne3 77.Bg8 Nc2+ 78.Kb3 Ne1 79.Kb4 Nd3+ 80.Kb3 Kc5 81.Be6 Ne5 82.Ka4 Nd3 83.Kb3 Nf2 84.Bf5 Kxb5 85.Kc2 Kc4 86.Be6+ Kb4 87.Bf5 Nh1 88.Kd3 Ng3 89.Bg6 Kb3 90.Ke3 Kc3 91.Kf2 ½–½
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 50
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C)26.Rf7 – 6
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A)26.b4 – 2
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B)26.Bb4
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C)26.Rf7 – 6
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A)26.b4 – 2
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Alexander, Mahathi
B)26.Bb4
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Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 50
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B)53...Rc1+ – 5
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Hajjy, Jayden, @YaminiG, @RichardPeng, Michael
C)53...Rxh2+ – 2
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Alexander, @Ndtaker
A)53...Re1+
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B)53...Rc1+ – 5
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Hajjy, Jayden, @YaminiG, @RichardPeng, Michael
C)53...Rxh2+ – 2
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Alexander, @Ndtaker
A)53...Re1+
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"Under the influence of surging emotions (and not necessarily negative ones) we sometimes lose concentration and stop objectively evaluating the events that are taking place on the board."
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A simul given by Reuben Fine at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. on May 3, 1942. His final score after 9 hrs. 25 mins. was +87=17-6.
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Aleksandr Sergeyevich Nikitin (coach Garry Kasparov for many years) with Garry and Klara Kasparov.
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🔹 Vasily Smyslov
🔹 Russian chess grandmaster
🔹 7th World Chess Champion (1957 -1958)
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🔹 Russian chess grandmaster
🔹 7th World Chess Champion (1957 -1958)
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✅ About Smyslov
🔹 Vasily Smyslov
🔹 Russian chess grandmaster
🔹 7th World Chess Champion (1957 -1958)
🔰 Vasily Vasilyevich Smyslov was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster, who was World Chess Champion from 1957 to 1958. He was a Candidate for the World Chess Championship on eight occasions.
Smyslov twice tied for first place at the Soviet Championships (1949, 1955), and his total of 17 Chess Olympiad medals won is an all-time record. In five European Team Championships, Smyslov won ten gold medals.
Smyslov remained active and successful in competitive chess well after the age of sixty. Despite failing eyesight, he remained active in the occasional composition of chess problems and studies until shortly before his death in 2010. Besides chess, he was an accomplished baritone singer.
🔰Smyslov was the 7th World Chess Champion in 1957-8. He was a top 10 player between 1940 and 1970, the top player 1953-1958 and remained in the top 100 until 1990 when he was 70. A reknowned positional and endgame player he nevertheless played all sorts of positions throughout his career.
🔘 Full name: Vasily Vasilyevich (Vasilievich) Smyslov
🔘 Country: Soviet Union
🔘 Born: 24 March 1921
Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
🔘 Died: 27 March 2010 (aged 89)
Moscow, Russia
🔘 Title: Grandmaster
🔘 World Champion: 1957–58
🔘 Peak rating: 2620 (July 1971)
♦️ A memorable game by Smyslov against Zoltan Ribli in London 1983 which named "Disposing the Tarrasch" in chessgames.com site!👇🏼
▪️ Vasily Smyslov vs Zoltan Ribli
▪️ Candidates Semi-final (1983), London ENG, rd 5, Nov-30
▪️ Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense. Main Line (D42)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇🏼
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🔹 Vasily Smyslov
🔹 Russian chess grandmaster
🔹 7th World Chess Champion (1957 -1958)
🔰 Vasily Vasilyevich Smyslov was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster, who was World Chess Champion from 1957 to 1958. He was a Candidate for the World Chess Championship on eight occasions.
Smyslov twice tied for first place at the Soviet Championships (1949, 1955), and his total of 17 Chess Olympiad medals won is an all-time record. In five European Team Championships, Smyslov won ten gold medals.
Smyslov remained active and successful in competitive chess well after the age of sixty. Despite failing eyesight, he remained active in the occasional composition of chess problems and studies until shortly before his death in 2010. Besides chess, he was an accomplished baritone singer.
🔰Smyslov was the 7th World Chess Champion in 1957-8. He was a top 10 player between 1940 and 1970, the top player 1953-1958 and remained in the top 100 until 1990 when he was 70. A reknowned positional and endgame player he nevertheless played all sorts of positions throughout his career.
🔘 Full name: Vasily Vasilyevich (Vasilievich) Smyslov
🔘 Country: Soviet Union
🔘 Born: 24 March 1921
Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
🔘 Died: 27 March 2010 (aged 89)
Moscow, Russia
🔘 Title: Grandmaster
🔘 World Champion: 1957–58
🔘 Peak rating: 2620 (July 1971)
♦️ A memorable game by Smyslov against Zoltan Ribli in London 1983 which named "Disposing the Tarrasch" in chessgames.com site!👇🏼
▪️ Vasily Smyslov vs Zoltan Ribli
▪️ Candidates Semi-final (1983), London ENG, rd 5, Nov-30
▪️ Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense. Main Line (D42)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇🏼
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@Smyslov-Ribli 1983.pgn
753 B
▪️ Vasily Smyslov - Zoltan Ribli, Candidates Semi-final (1983)
▪️ PGN format
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▪️ PGN format
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77...Nb5! [Eltaj tries to exploit the vulnerable White's king position.]
78.Be4?! [78.Ke4 Nd6+ 79.Kf4 Ra3 80.Bf1 Ra4 81.Kf3 Nf5 82.d5 Ra3+ 83.Kg2 exd5 84.Rxd5 Rxg3+ 85.fxg3 Ne3+ 86.Kf3 Nxd5³ and a draw is the most likely result.]
78...Nxd4! [△e5]
79.Rd3 Rb2! [The rooks should be retained on the board!]
80.g4? [80.Ke3 Nc2+ 81.Ke2 Ke5 82.Bf3 Nd4+ 83.Kf1 Nb3-/+]
80...e5+! 81.Kg3 hxg4 82.Ra3 Nf5+ 83.Kxg4 Rxf2–+ 84.Ra6+ Kg7 0–1
78.Be4?! [78.Ke4 Nd6+ 79.Kf4 Ra3 80.Bf1 Ra4 81.Kf3 Nf5 82.d5 Ra3+ 83.Kg2 exd5 84.Rxd5 Rxg3+ 85.fxg3 Ne3+ 86.Kf3 Nxd5³ and a draw is the most likely result.]
78...Nxd4! [△e5]
79.Rd3 Rb2! [The rooks should be retained on the board!]
80.g4? [80.Ke3 Nc2+ 81.Ke2 Ke5 82.Bf3 Nd4+ 83.Kf1 Nb3-/+]
80...e5+! 81.Kg3 hxg4 82.Ra3 Nf5+ 83.Kxg4 Rxf2–+ 84.Ra6+ Kg7 0–1