"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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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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Grandmasters Hein Donner and Jan Timman in conversation at the Dutch championship, Leeuwarden, 7th March 1981.
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43.g5! [Gaining more space on the kingside and preparing to penetrate the opponent's camp via e7.]
43...Bc3 [43...Bd4 44.Kg3 Rb8 45.Qd5 Qxd5 46.Bxd5 f6 47.g6 Rf8 48.Bc4+–]
44.Kg3! [A preparatory move. White moves his king to a safer square in order that after penetrating the queen on e7, the black queen cannot take the f5–pawn with check.]
[44.Qe7? Qxf5+ 45.Kg3 Rd4 46.Qe8+ Kh7 47.Qxf7 Rd3+ 48.Bxd3 Qxd3+ 49.Kf2 Bd4+ 50.Ke1 Bc3+=]
44...h5 45.Qe7 Qd1 46.Kg2 [Black resigned.] 1–0
43...Bc3 [43...Bd4 44.Kg3 Rb8 45.Qd5 Qxd5 46.Bxd5 f6 47.g6 Rf8 48.Bc4+–]
44.Kg3! [A preparatory move. White moves his king to a safer square in order that after penetrating the queen on e7, the black queen cannot take the f5–pawn with check.]
[44.Qe7? Qxf5+ 45.Kg3 Rd4 46.Qe8+ Kh7 47.Qxf7 Rd3+ 48.Bxd3 Qxd3+ 49.Kf2 Bd4+ 50.Ke1 Bc3+=]
44...h5 45.Qe7 Qd1 46.Kg2 [Black resigned.] 1–0
37.h4! [A powerful move to deflect the black bishop on f6 from protecting the e5–pawn. After falling the black central e5–pawn, White's passed pawns on the center will be decisive.]
[37.Rhg2 hxg4 38.hxg4 Rch8 39.Kf1 Rh1+ 40.Rg1 R1h3³; 37.Bb5 hxg4 38.Bxd7 Qxd7 39.hxg4 c4³]
37...gxh4 [37...hxg4 38.hxg5 Bxg5 39.Qxe5+ Qxe5 40.Nxe5 Rxh2 41.Rxh2 Rd8 (41...g3?? 42.Rh5+–) 42.Rh5 Be7+–]
38.g5 Rg6 39.Rbg2 Rxg5 40.Rxg5+ Bxg5 41.Qxe5+ Qxe5 42.Nxe5 Be8 43.d6 Rd8 44.Rg2 Kf6 45.Nd3 h3 46.e5+ Kf5 47.Be6+ Kxe6 48.Rxg5 c4 49.Nxf4+ Kd7 50.Rg7+ Kc6 51.Rc7+ Kxb6 52.Ne6?? [52.Rxc4 Kb5 53.Rc7 Kb6 54.Nd5+ Kb5 55.f4+–]
52...Bc6 53.Kh2 c3 54.Nd4 Kc5 55.Ne6+ Kb6 56.Nd4 Kc5 57.Ne6+ Kb6 58.Nd4 ½–½
[37.Rhg2 hxg4 38.hxg4 Rch8 39.Kf1 Rh1+ 40.Rg1 R1h3³; 37.Bb5 hxg4 38.Bxd7 Qxd7 39.hxg4 c4³]
37...gxh4 [37...hxg4 38.hxg5 Bxg5 39.Qxe5+ Qxe5 40.Nxe5 Rxh2 41.Rxh2 Rd8 (41...g3?? 42.Rh5+–) 42.Rh5 Be7+–]
38.g5 Rg6 39.Rbg2 Rxg5 40.Rxg5+ Bxg5 41.Qxe5+ Qxe5 42.Nxe5 Be8 43.d6 Rd8 44.Rg2 Kf6 45.Nd3 h3 46.e5+ Kf5 47.Be6+ Kxe6 48.Rxg5 c4 49.Nxf4+ Kd7 50.Rg7+ Kc6 51.Rc7+ Kxb6 52.Ne6?? [52.Rxc4 Kb5 53.Rc7 Kb6 54.Nd5+ Kb5 55.f4+–]
52...Bc6 53.Kh2 c3 54.Nd4 Kc5 55.Ne6+ Kb6 56.Nd4 Kc5 57.Ne6+ Kb6 58.Nd4 ½–½
53.Rf5?! [53.Qxe4! Rxa2+ 54.Kh3 Qxe4 55.Bxe4 Bd4 56.g5 Kg7 57.Kg3 hxg5 58.Rxg5+ Kf8 59.Bd5 Bg7 60.Rh7 Ra7 61.f4 Rh6 62.Rf5+ Ke8 63.Rxh6 Bxh6 64.Bc6+ Ke7 65.Rxc5 Kd6 66.Rh5 Bxf4+ 67.Kxf4 Kxc6 68.Rb5 Rf7+ 69.Ke5 Re7+ 70.Kf6 Re3 71.Rxb4+–; 53.fxe4 Rg6 54.Rf1 Rxg4+ 55.Kh1 Rh4+ 56.Rxh4 Qxh4+ 57.Qh2 Qxh2+ 58.Kxh2 Rxa2+=]
53...exf3+ 54.Bxf3 Qd2 55.Qxd2 Bxd2 56.Rxc5 Rxa2 57.Rc8+ Kg7 58.Bd5 Bg5+? [58...Rf6!+/=]
59.Kf3 Rb2 60.Ke4 [60.Rg8+ Kf6 61.Ke4 Re2+ (61...Rxb3 62.Rf1++–) ]
60...Rxb3 61.c5 Re3+ 62.Kd4 Rd7 63.c6 Rde7 64.Rg8+ Kh7 65.Rxg5 1–0
53...exf3+ 54.Bxf3 Qd2 55.Qxd2 Bxd2 56.Rxc5 Rxa2 57.Rc8+ Kg7 58.Bd5 Bg5+? [58...Rf6!+/=]
59.Kf3 Rb2 60.Ke4 [60.Rg8+ Kf6 61.Ke4 Re2+ (61...Rxb3 62.Rf1++–) ]
60...Rxb3 61.c5 Re3+ 62.Kd4 Rd7 63.c6 Rde7 64.Rg8+ Kh7 65.Rxg5 1–0
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 100
public poll
B) h4 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 63%
@hoseini139562, Babak, @h_a_d_I_1169, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, @WataxPin
A) Nd5 – 2
👍👍👍 25%
@SophiaCat_does_Chess, M
C) Nd2 – 1
👍 13%
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👥 8 people voted so far.
public poll
B) h4 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 63%
@hoseini139562, Babak, @h_a_d_I_1169, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, @WataxPin
A) Nd5 – 2
👍👍👍 25%
@SophiaCat_does_Chess, M
C) Nd2 – 1
👍 13%
@Ndtaker
👥 8 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 100
public poll
B) Rhd1 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 62%
@Jasemsa, @MaHDiiii_83, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, @WataxPin, @Ndtaker, Vedant, Michael
C) Rhb1 – 4
👍👍👍👍 31%
@M_L_110213, @BehroudR, Babak, M
A) Bd3 – 1
👍 8%
@h_a_d_I_1169
👥 13 people voted so far.
public poll
B) Rhd1 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 62%
@Jasemsa, @MaHDiiii_83, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, @WataxPin, @Ndtaker, Vedant, Michael
C) Rhb1 – 4
👍👍👍👍 31%
@M_L_110213, @BehroudR, Babak, M
A) Bd3 – 1
👍 8%
@h_a_d_I_1169
👥 13 people voted so far.
🔴 Today is birthday of Pavel Tregubov!!
♦️ Russian chess grandmaster
👏👏👏👏👏 Happy birhday 🌺🌸☘️💐🌷💐💐
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♦️ Russian chess grandmaster
👏👏👏👏👏 Happy birhday 🌺🌸☘️💐🌷💐💐
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The 11th Olympiad in Amsterdam. Final group 'A' 5th round (17th September); the match Iceland v. Argentina. On 1st board, Friðrik Ólafsson faces Miguel Najdorf; on board 2, Julio Bolbochan faces Guðbjartur Guðmundsson.
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"I can comprehend Alekhine's combinations well enough; but where he gets his attacking chances from and how he infuses such life into the very opening - that is beyond me."
🔸 Rudolf Spielmann
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#RealGameTactics Judit Polgar vs Snorri Bergsson, Reykjavik, 1988. White to move and win.
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