Venice, 29th September 1950. In the 2nd round of the tournament Aleksandr Kotov faces fellow Soviet GM Vasily Smyslov; meanwhile Harry Golombek (England) faces Herman Steiner (USA).
Kotov took 1st place in the event, ahead of Smyslov.
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Kotov took 1st place in the event, ahead of Smyslov.
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Belgrade, Yugoslavia, March/April 1970. On board 2 of the 'Match of the Century' (Rest of the World v. USSR), Bobby Fischer faces Tigran Petrosian.
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Judit Polgar vs Sergey Karjakin
Hotel Bali Stars (2003) (rapid), Benidorm ESP, rd 10
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. English Attack (B90) ยท 1-0
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Hotel Bali Stars (2003) (rapid), Benidorm ESP, rd 10
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. English Attack (B90) ยท 1-0
https://goo.gl/HHPRvm
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It took our amazing crew 8 days to change our venue from a normal venue to the Chess Walhalla. You can see it happening in 20 seconds.
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โด๏ธ About Milan Vidmar
๐ธ Milan Vidmar
๐ธ Slovene chess grandmaster
๐ธ Chess Writer
๐ Milan Vidmar was a Slovene electrical engineer, chess Grandmaster, chess theorist, chess arbiter, philosopher, and writer. He was among the top dozen chess players in the world from 1910 to 1930. He was a specialist in power transformers and transmission of electric current.
๐ Born: June 22, 1885, Ljubljana, Slovenia
๐ Died: October 9, 1962, Ljubljana, Slovenia
๐ Education: University of Vienna
๐ Books: GOLDENE SCHACHZEITEN E-BOOK.
๐ Vidmar was born in a middle-class family in Ljubljana, Austria-Hungary (now in Slovenia). He was also a top-class chess player, probably one of the best dozen players in the world from 1910 to 1930, all the while remaining an amateur. He was awarded the Grandmaster title in 1950.
Vidmar successes include high places at some of the top chess tournaments of his time, e.g. sixth at Carlsbad 1907, third at Prague 1908, first at Gothenburg 1909 (the 7th Nordic Chess Championship), second at San Sebastiรกn 1911 with Akiba Rubinstein behind Josรฉ Raรบl Capablanca, first at Budapest 1912, second at Mannheim 1914, first at Vienna and Berlin in 1918, second at Koลกice 1928, third at London 1922, shared first with Alexander Alekhine at Hastings 1925/26, third at Semmering 1926, fourth at New York 1927, fourth at London 1927, shared fifth at Carlsbad 1929, tied for 4โ7th at Bled 1931, tied for 3โ6th at Stuttgart 1939, second behind Max Euwe at Budapest 1940, first at Basel 1952.
๐ Vidmar represented Yugoslavia in the Chess Olympiads of Prague 1931 (board one, 8.5/16) and Stockholm 1935 (board one, 8.5/14).[2]
Vidmar became an arbiter, earning the title of International Arbiter from FIDE, and was chief referee for the 1948 World Chess Championship in The Hague/Moscow.
โฆ๏ธA memorable game by Vidmar๐
โช๏ธ Akiba Rubinstein vs Milan Vidmar
โช๏ธ Berlin Four Masters (1918), Berlin DEU, rd 3, Apr-22
โช๏ธ Budapest Defense: Rubinstein Variation (A52)
โฆ๏ธ Review and download PGN file๐
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๐ธ Milan Vidmar
๐ธ Slovene chess grandmaster
๐ธ Chess Writer
๐ Milan Vidmar was a Slovene electrical engineer, chess Grandmaster, chess theorist, chess arbiter, philosopher, and writer. He was among the top dozen chess players in the world from 1910 to 1930. He was a specialist in power transformers and transmission of electric current.
๐ Born: June 22, 1885, Ljubljana, Slovenia
๐ Died: October 9, 1962, Ljubljana, Slovenia
๐ Education: University of Vienna
๐ Books: GOLDENE SCHACHZEITEN E-BOOK.
๐ Vidmar was born in a middle-class family in Ljubljana, Austria-Hungary (now in Slovenia). He was also a top-class chess player, probably one of the best dozen players in the world from 1910 to 1930, all the while remaining an amateur. He was awarded the Grandmaster title in 1950.
Vidmar successes include high places at some of the top chess tournaments of his time, e.g. sixth at Carlsbad 1907, third at Prague 1908, first at Gothenburg 1909 (the 7th Nordic Chess Championship), second at San Sebastiรกn 1911 with Akiba Rubinstein behind Josรฉ Raรบl Capablanca, first at Budapest 1912, second at Mannheim 1914, first at Vienna and Berlin in 1918, second at Koลกice 1928, third at London 1922, shared first with Alexander Alekhine at Hastings 1925/26, third at Semmering 1926, fourth at New York 1927, fourth at London 1927, shared fifth at Carlsbad 1929, tied for 4โ7th at Bled 1931, tied for 3โ6th at Stuttgart 1939, second behind Max Euwe at Budapest 1940, first at Basel 1952.
๐ Vidmar represented Yugoslavia in the Chess Olympiads of Prague 1931 (board one, 8.5/16) and Stockholm 1935 (board one, 8.5/14).[2]
Vidmar became an arbiter, earning the title of International Arbiter from FIDE, and was chief referee for the 1948 World Chess Championship in The Hague/Moscow.
โฆ๏ธA memorable game by Vidmar๐
โช๏ธ Akiba Rubinstein vs Milan Vidmar
โช๏ธ Berlin Four Masters (1918), Berlin DEU, rd 3, Apr-22
โช๏ธ Budapest Defense: Rubinstein Variation (A52)
โฆ๏ธ Review and download PGN file๐
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@Rubinstein-Vidmar 1918.pgn
538 B
โช๏ธ Akiba Rubinstein - Milan Vidmar, Berlin Four Masters 1918
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What a way to become a grandmaster! ๐ฅ๐คฉ๐ฅ
Gukesh crashed through in his norm-winning game with 20.Ng7+! and 21.Rxe6+! to win in 26 moves against Dinesh Sharma!
Gukesh crashed through in his norm-winning game with 20.Ng7+! and 21.Rxe6+! to win in 26 moves against Dinesh Sharma!
๐ธchess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
๐ธRound 7
โช๏ธShirov,Alexei (2636)
โซ๏ธLe,Quang Liem (2715)
๐ธ1-0
๐ธRound 7
โช๏ธShirov,Alexei (2636)
โซ๏ธLe,Quang Liem (2715)
๐ธ1-0
28.Be4? [Shirov missed a golden opportunity to seize a huge advantage.]
[28.h7! Qa5 (28...Rxh7? 29.Nxf6+ Bxf6 30.Rg8+ Ke7 31.Rxa8 Qd6 32.Ra7 Kf8 33.Bc2 Qc5 34.Qxc5+ Nxc5 35.Rd6 Bf3 36.Ng1 Rh1 37.Rxf6 Rxg1+ 38.Kb2+โ) 29.a4 bxa3 30.Qh6! โณQg7 30...a2+ 31.Ka1 Bb4 32.Rc1 Nc5 33.Bc4 Ba3 34.Rgd1 Ne4 35.Qg7+โ]
28...Nd6! 29.Ng3 [29.Bxc6+ Qxc6 30.Qd3 Kf8 31.Rc1 Qe4 32.Qxe4 Nxe4 33.Kb2=]
29...Nb5 30.Rc1 Nc3+ 31.Rxc3 bxc3 32.Rc1 Bxe4+ 33.Nxe4 Qa5 34.a4 Rb8?! [34...Qa6! 35.Qxc3 Rb8 36.Ka1 Rd8 37.Qc7 Rd7 38.Qb8+ Rd8 39.Qb5+ Qxb5 40.axb5 Rb8=]
35.Rxc3+/=
1โ0
[28.h7! Qa5 (28...Rxh7? 29.Nxf6+ Bxf6 30.Rg8+ Ke7 31.Rxa8 Qd6 32.Ra7 Kf8 33.Bc2 Qc5 34.Qxc5+ Nxc5 35.Rd6 Bf3 36.Ng1 Rh1 37.Rxf6 Rxg1+ 38.Kb2+โ) 29.a4 bxa3 30.Qh6! โณQg7 30...a2+ 31.Ka1 Bb4 32.Rc1 Nc5 33.Bc4 Ba3 34.Rgd1 Ne4 35.Qg7+โ]
28...Nd6! 29.Ng3 [29.Bxc6+ Qxc6 30.Qd3 Kf8 31.Rc1 Qe4 32.Qxe4 Nxe4 33.Kb2=]
29...Nb5 30.Rc1 Nc3+ 31.Rxc3 bxc3 32.Rc1 Bxe4+ 33.Nxe4 Qa5 34.a4 Rb8?! [34...Qa6! 35.Qxc3 Rb8 36.Ka1 Rd8 37.Qc7 Rd7 38.Qb8+ Rd8 39.Qb5+ Qxb5 40.axb5 Rb8=]
35.Rxc3+/=
1โ0
โช๏ธ#121 (Strategy-White to Move)
๐ธDebashis,D (2548)
๐ธTrent,L (2391)
๐ธchess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG
๐ธDebashis,D (2548)
๐ธTrent,L (2391)
๐ธchess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 121
public poll
B) Nf1 โ 10
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ 91%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @Hamid_mirzaee, future, Gavin, Vincent, @h_a_d_I_1169, @Somebody_Sophia, @RichardPeng, Atharva, @WataxPin
A) Ndb1 โ 1
๐ 9%
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C) a5
โซ๏ธ 0%
๐ฅ 11 people voted so far.
public poll
B) Nf1 โ 10
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ 91%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @Hamid_mirzaee, future, Gavin, Vincent, @h_a_d_I_1169, @Somebody_Sophia, @RichardPeng, Atharva, @WataxPin
A) Ndb1 โ 1
๐ 9%
@shahrook
C) a5
โซ๏ธ 0%
๐ฅ 11 people voted so far.
โซ๏ธ #121 (Endgame-โBlack to Move)
๐ธHoefelsauer,T (2380)
๐ธMoksh,Amit Doshi (2224)
๐ธchess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG
๐ธHoefelsauer,T (2380)
๐ธMoksh,Amit Doshi (2224)
๐ธchess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG