🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
🔸Round 2
⚪️Wojtaszek,Radoslaw (2727)
⚫️Ladron De Guevara Pinto,Paolo (2427)
🔸1-0
🔸Round 2
⚪️Wojtaszek,Radoslaw (2727)
⚫️Ladron De Guevara Pinto,Paolo (2427)
🔸1-0
22.exd5! [A well-calculated move by Wojtaszek that brings him a material advantage.]
22...cxd5 [22...Bxd5? 23.Nxd5 cxd5 24.Qxd7 Rxd7 25.Rxe7! Rxe7 26.Bxd6 Re3 27.Bf1+–]
23.Qxd7 Rxd7 24.Bxg6! [Obviously, this move had already been considered by Radoslaw.]
24...Bf6 [24...Nf5 25.Nb5 b6 26.Bxf5 Bxf5+ 27.Ka1 Bg6 28.Nc7+ Kb7 29.Nxd5±]
25.Bc2±
22...cxd5 [22...Bxd5? 23.Nxd5 cxd5 24.Qxd7 Rxd7 25.Rxe7! Rxe7 26.Bxd6 Re3 27.Bf1+–]
23.Qxd7 Rxd7 24.Bxg6! [Obviously, this move had already been considered by Radoslaw.]
24...Bf6 [24...Nf5 25.Nb5 b6 26.Bxf5 Bxf5+ 27.Ka1 Bg6 28.Nc7+ Kb7 29.Nxd5±]
25.Bc2±
25.Nd1! [A strong maneuver to transfer the knight to the important f5–outpost.]
[25.g4! is just as good. White is ready to play on both sides of the board. 25...Qd8 26.Be3 c5 27.dxc6 Bxc6 28.Nd5 Nf6 29.Qf2 Nd7 30.Rhd1 a5 31.Bf1 Nc5 32.Rc2 a4 33.Rcd2 Bf8 34.Nc3 a3 35.b3 Ne6 36.Nb5 Bxb5 37.cxb5±; 25.a3 Nf6 26.Nd1 c5 27.dxc6 Bxc6 28.Ne3 Nd7 29.Nf5 Qe6 30.b3±]
25...Nf6 26.Ne3 Ng8 27.Bf1!? Qd8 28.Bh3 Be8 29.Nf5 Ne7 30.Nxg7 Kxg7 31.f4 f6 32.Rcf1 Bd7 33.fxg5 fxg5 34.Be6 Qe8 35.Bxg5 Ng8 [35...hxg5 36.Qc1 Kh7 37.Qxg5 Bxe6 38.dxe6??]
36.Bxg8 hxg5 37.Qd2 Qxg8 38.Qxg5+ Kh7 39.Qe7+ Kh8 40.Rf7 Qg4 41.Rh7+ 1–0
[25.g4! is just as good. White is ready to play on both sides of the board. 25...Qd8 26.Be3 c5 27.dxc6 Bxc6 28.Nd5 Nf6 29.Qf2 Nd7 30.Rhd1 a5 31.Bf1 Nc5 32.Rc2 a4 33.Rcd2 Bf8 34.Nc3 a3 35.b3 Ne6 36.Nb5 Bxb5 37.cxb5±; 25.a3 Nf6 26.Nd1 c5 27.dxc6 Bxc6 28.Ne3 Nd7 29.Nf5 Qe6 30.b3±]
25...Nf6 26.Ne3 Ng8 27.Bf1!? Qd8 28.Bh3 Be8 29.Nf5 Ne7 30.Nxg7 Kxg7 31.f4 f6 32.Rcf1 Bd7 33.fxg5 fxg5 34.Be6 Qe8 35.Bxg5 Ng8 [35...hxg5 36.Qc1 Kh7 37.Qxg5 Bxe6 38.dxe6??]
36.Bxg8 hxg5 37.Qd2 Qxg8 38.Qxg5+ Kh7 39.Qe7+ Kh8 40.Rf7 Qg4 41.Rh7+ 1–0
54...Re3? [54...Rf6!! 55.Rd2 Ra6 56.Rd4 Rc6 57.a5 Rc2+ 58.Kf1 Rc1+ 59.Ke2 Ra1 60.Rd6+ Kg5 61.a6 Ra2+ 62.Kd3 h4 63.Rd5+ Kh6 64.gxh4 Rxa6 65.Rg5 Rg6 66.Rxg6+ Kxg6 67.Ke3 Kh5 68.e5 Kg6 69.Kf4 g3 70.Kxg3 Kf5 71.e6 Kxe6 72.Kg4 Kf6 73.h5=; 54...Rf8?? 55.a5 Ra8 56.a6 Ra7 57.Kf2 Kh6 58.Ra5 Kg7 59.Ke3 Kf6 60.Kd4 h4 61.gxh4 g3 62.Ke3 Rg7 63.Rf5+ Ke6 64.Rg5 Rh7 65.h5 Kd6 66.Kf3 g2 67.Kxg2 Kc7 68.Ra5 Kb8 69.a7+ Ka8 70.Kg3 Rh8 71.Kf4+–]
55.a5 Rxe4 56.a6 Re8 57.a7 Ra8 58.Ra5 Kh6 59.Kf2 Kg6 60.Ke3 Kh6 61.Kf4 Rf8+ 62.Rf5 Rg8 63.Rf6+ Kh7 64.Ra6 1–0
55.a5 Rxe4 56.a6 Re8 57.a7 Ra8 58.Ra5 Kh6 59.Kf2 Kg6 60.Ke3 Kh6 61.Kf4 Rf8+ 62.Rf5 Rg8 63.Rf6+ Kh7 64.Ra6 1–0
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 99
public poll
A) Bb5 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 91%
Nikhil, @Emergenciiii, @Squirtle1, @abas2048, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, @AryanLeekha, Michael, Matthew, Tito Marfones
B) h4 – 1
👍 9%
@MohamadAsp
C) Rhg2
▫️ 0%
👥 11 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Bb5 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 91%
Nikhil, @Emergenciiii, @Squirtle1, @abas2048, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, @AryanLeekha, Michael, Matthew, Tito Marfones
B) h4 – 1
👍 9%
@MohamadAsp
C) Rhg2
▫️ 0%
👥 11 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 99
public poll
B) Q×e4 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 71%
Gavin, Nikhil, @hoseini139562, @Mahernoz, @abas2048, @h_a_d_I_1169, @RichardPeng, @AryanLeekha, @WataxPin, Matthew
C) Rf5 – 3
👍👍 21%
Babak, ⛔⛔ MSJ ⛔⛔, Michael
A) f×e4 – 1
👍 7%
Jayden
👥 14 people voted so far.
public poll
B) Q×e4 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 71%
Gavin, Nikhil, @hoseini139562, @Mahernoz, @abas2048, @h_a_d_I_1169, @RichardPeng, @AryanLeekha, @WataxPin, Matthew
C) Rf5 – 3
👍👍 21%
Babak, ⛔⛔ MSJ ⛔⛔, Michael
A) f×e4 – 1
👍 7%
Jayden
👥 14 people voted so far.
#Spassky
🔵 Boris Spassky
🔹 Russian chess grandmaster
🔹 Tenth World Chess Champion,
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🔵 Boris Spassky
🔹 Russian chess grandmaster
🔹 Tenth World Chess Champion,
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
@unitychess
🅾️ About Spassky
🔵 Boris Spassky
🔹 Russian chess grandmaster
🔹 Tenth World Chess Champion,
📚 Boris Vasilievich Spassky is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was the tenth World Chess Champion, holding the title from 1969 to 1972.
Spassky won the USSR Chess Championship twice outright (1961, 1973), and twice more lost in playoffs (1956, 1963). He was a World Chess Championship candidate on seven occasions.
📚 Boris Spassky is most famous for his loss of the World Championship crown to Bobby Fischer at Reykjavik in 1972, in the most famous chess match of all time. Despite this dubious honor, Spassky has been considered one of the world’s best players for decades. World Junior Champion and a world title candidate by age 18, Spassky showed an early, hyper-aggressive brilliance that matured into seamless universality. He won the Soviet Championship twice outright, lost in playoffs twice more, and participated in seven Candidates Tournaments between 1956 and 1985, finally defeating Tigran Petrosian to become the 10th World Champion in 1969, the culmination of a decade and a half of dominance.
Even after losing the title to Fischer three years later, Spassky continued his strong play through the 1970s. His influence reached even to Hollywood, as his stunning 15th move against David Bronstein was immortalized in the film classic “From Russia with Love." He played openings, middlegames, and endings equally brilliantly, a true universal player. After moving to France with his wife and becoming a citizen there in 1978, his chess play decreased somewhat in both frequency and quality. He continued to compete occasionally through the 1990s, but a series of strokes yet again hampered his play. Despite these setbacks, Spassky’s reputation remains as one of the greatest living players.
🌐 SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA & WORLD CHESS FALL OF FAME
♦️ A memorable and short viewable chess game by Spassky which named in chessgames.com site "The SMERSH Gambit" !!
Soltis has told about Spassky's sacrifice in this game:
" One of the deepest sacrifices this side of The Evergreen Game "👇
🔸 Boris Spassky vs David Bronstein
🔸 USSR Championship (1960), Leningrad URS, rd 16, Feb-20
🔸 King's Gambit: Accepted. Modern Defense (C36)
This game is one of the best games of Boris Spassky!!
♦️ Review and download annotated PGN file👇
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@unitychess
🔵 Boris Spassky
🔹 Russian chess grandmaster
🔹 Tenth World Chess Champion,
📚 Boris Vasilievich Spassky is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was the tenth World Chess Champion, holding the title from 1969 to 1972.
Spassky won the USSR Chess Championship twice outright (1961, 1973), and twice more lost in playoffs (1956, 1963). He was a World Chess Championship candidate on seven occasions.
📚 Boris Spassky is most famous for his loss of the World Championship crown to Bobby Fischer at Reykjavik in 1972, in the most famous chess match of all time. Despite this dubious honor, Spassky has been considered one of the world’s best players for decades. World Junior Champion and a world title candidate by age 18, Spassky showed an early, hyper-aggressive brilliance that matured into seamless universality. He won the Soviet Championship twice outright, lost in playoffs twice more, and participated in seven Candidates Tournaments between 1956 and 1985, finally defeating Tigran Petrosian to become the 10th World Champion in 1969, the culmination of a decade and a half of dominance.
Even after losing the title to Fischer three years later, Spassky continued his strong play through the 1970s. His influence reached even to Hollywood, as his stunning 15th move against David Bronstein was immortalized in the film classic “From Russia with Love." He played openings, middlegames, and endings equally brilliantly, a true universal player. After moving to France with his wife and becoming a citizen there in 1978, his chess play decreased somewhat in both frequency and quality. He continued to compete occasionally through the 1990s, but a series of strokes yet again hampered his play. Despite these setbacks, Spassky’s reputation remains as one of the greatest living players.
🌐 SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA & WORLD CHESS FALL OF FAME
♦️ A memorable and short viewable chess game by Spassky which named in chessgames.com site "The SMERSH Gambit" !!
Soltis has told about Spassky's sacrifice in this game:
" One of the deepest sacrifices this side of The Evergreen Game "👇
🔸 Boris Spassky vs David Bronstein
🔸 USSR Championship (1960), Leningrad URS, rd 16, Feb-20
🔸 King's Gambit: Accepted. Modern Defense (C36)
This game is one of the best games of Boris Spassky!!
♦️ Review and download annotated PGN file👇
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@unitychess
@Spassky - Bronstein 1960.pgn
630 B
🔸 Boris Spassky - David Bronstein, Leningrad 1960
🔸 Annotated PGN format
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🔸 Annotated PGN format
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Women's World Chess Champion Nona Gaprindashvili gives a simultaneous display. Georgian SSR, 1970s.
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"Lasker's style is clear water, but with a drop of poison which is clouding it. Capablanca's style is perhaps still clearer, but it lacks that drop of poison."
🔸 Jacques Mieses
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🔸 Jacques Mieses
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The FIDE Interzonal Tournament in Amsterdam, 1964. In the 13th round (played 7th June), Boris Spassky (USSR) faces Pal Benko (USA). Spassky won this game in 50 moves.
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