⚫️ #121 (Endgame-‌Black to Move)
🔸Hoefelsauer,T (2380)
🔸Moksh,Amit Doshi (2224)
🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG

35...Re1! [35...Rb4 36.Ra8+ Kg7 37.Ra7+ Kh6 38.Re7 Nb1 39.g4 fxg4 40.Bxg4 e3 41.f3 Rb2+ 42.Kf1 Rf2+ 43.Ke1 Rh2 44.Rxe3 Rxh4=; 35...Rb7 36.Rd6 Nb1 37.g4 f4 38.Bc4+ Kg7 39.g5 Re7 40.Kf1 Rc7 41.Bb3 h6 42.Rd1 Nc3 43.Rd4 hxg5 44.hxg5 e3 45.fxe3 fxe3 46.Rc4 Rf7+ 47.Ke1 Nb5 48.Ke2 Re7 49.Bc2 Re5 50.Bb1 Rxg5 51.Kxe3=]

36.Bb5 Kg7 37.Ra7+ Kh6 38.Rd7 Nf3 39.Bf1 Rc1 40.Re7 Rc2 41.Bb5 Nd4 [41...Ne1+ 42.Kf1 Rc1 43.Be2 Nf3+ 44.Kg2 Rg1+ 45.Kh3 g5 46.Bxf3 exf3 47.hxg5+ Kxg5 48.Kh2 Rg2+ 49.Kh1 Rxf2-/+]

42.Bf1 Nb3 43.Kg1 Nd2 44.Be2 Nb1 45.Kf1 Rc1+ 46.Kg2 Na3 47.g4

½–½

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🔵 Chess History - Tournaments
🔹 Hoogoven 1960
🔹22nd Hoogoventoernooi

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🔵 Chess History - Tournaments
🔹 Hoogoven 1960
🔹 7 - 17 January
🔹 22nd Hoogoventoernooi
🔹 Beverwijk, Netherlands

🔰 CHAMPION: Bent Larsen | 6.5/9 (+6 -2 =1) |
SHARED WITH : Tigran Petrosian | 6.5/9 (+4 -0 =5) |

♦️This was the 22nd Hoogoventoernooi - the previous and next events were Hoogovens (1959) and Hoogovens (1961). As usual, five masters from abroad were invited to compete against five of the home players. Drawing of lots took place on 6 January in the Kennemer Theater, where play began next day at 6:15 pm. (1) The tournament started one day before Hastings (1959/60) ended.
♦️ Main arbiter: Constant Orbaan.

📚 The Masters Group was won by Erno Gereben (6/9) ahead of Ludwig Rellstab and Bela Sandor (5.5/9), and the Ladies Group was won by 16-year-old Katarina Jovanovic-Blagojevic (7/9) ahead of Corry Vreeken-Bouwman (6/9). Paul de Rooi won Group 1A, and Aleksandar Bozic won Group 1B. (2) On 6 January, simultaneous exhibitions were held by Flohr (+25 =8 -1), Petrosian (+31 -3), Cortlever (+26 =2 -2) and Tan (+27 -1).

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▪️ Salomon Flohr vs Bent Larsen
▪️ Hoogovens (1960), Beverwijk NED, rd 7, Jan-14
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