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%
@Ndtaker
👥 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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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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🔸 Rudolf Spielmann
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#RealGameTactics Judit Polgar vs Snorri Bergsson, Reykjavik, 1988. White to move and win.
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Emanuel Lasker in Chicago
Olimpiu G. Urcan (Singapore) has forwarded, courtesy of Alan Fallert (Chicago, IL, USA), two photographs of Emanuel Lasker in Chicago in the 1930s.
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Olimpiu G. Urcan (Singapore) has forwarded, courtesy of Alan Fallert (Chicago, IL, USA), two photographs of Emanuel Lasker in Chicago in the 1930s.
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🔵 About Mark Dvoretsky
🔹 Mark Dvoretsky
🔹 Russian chess trainer and writer
🔰 Mark Izrailovich Dvoretsky was a Russian chess trainer, writer, and International Master.
He was born in Moscow, Russia (formerly USSR). He was Moscow champion in 1973, and awarded the IM title in 1975. Dvoretsky was also a FIDE Senior Trainer and noted author.
During the 1970s, Mark was widely regarded by the strongest IM in the world, due to a number of excellent results: he was Moscow Champion in 1973, finished equal fifth in a strong Soviet Championship in 1974, won the Wijk aan Zee Masters tournament of 1975 by a clear point and a half, and a creditable finish at the USSR Championship of 1975.
Dvoretsky has written a series of chess training books, commencing with Secrets of Chess Training which won the BCF book of the year award in 1991.
🌐 SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA & CHESSGAMES.COM
♦️ A memorable game by Dvoretsky which named "Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual" in chessgames.com site (End in 26 moves)👇
🔸 Mark Izrailovich Dvoretsky vs Vasily Smyslov
🔸 Odessa (1974) URS-ch sf
🔸 Spanish Game: Exchange. Normal Variation (C69)
♦️ Review and download annotated PGN file👇
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🔹 Mark Dvoretsky
🔹 Russian chess trainer and writer
🔰 Mark Izrailovich Dvoretsky was a Russian chess trainer, writer, and International Master.
He was born in Moscow, Russia (formerly USSR). He was Moscow champion in 1973, and awarded the IM title in 1975. Dvoretsky was also a FIDE Senior Trainer and noted author.
During the 1970s, Mark was widely regarded by the strongest IM in the world, due to a number of excellent results: he was Moscow Champion in 1973, finished equal fifth in a strong Soviet Championship in 1974, won the Wijk aan Zee Masters tournament of 1975 by a clear point and a half, and a creditable finish at the USSR Championship of 1975.
Dvoretsky has written a series of chess training books, commencing with Secrets of Chess Training which won the BCF book of the year award in 1991.
🌐 SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA & CHESSGAMES.COM
♦️ A memorable game by Dvoretsky which named "Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual" in chessgames.com site (End in 26 moves)👇
🔸 Mark Izrailovich Dvoretsky vs Vasily Smyslov
🔸 Odessa (1974) URS-ch sf
🔸 Spanish Game: Exchange. Normal Variation (C69)
♦️ Review and download annotated PGN file👇
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