Amsterdam, 4th September 1954. The 11th Olympiad, Preliminary Group 'C', Round 1; the match Denmark v. Norway. On top board, Bent Larsen (DEN) faces Aage Vestøl (NOR).

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The #WTCC2019 2nd round sees only one draw in 5 matches, India 2-2 Iran.
Congratulations to teams #Kazakhstan, #USA, #England, and #Russia on their 2nd-round victories.

🔹 12th World Teams 2019
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Congrats to women teams #Ukraine, #China, #Russia, and #USA on their 2nd-round victories.

#Kazakhstan and #India made a draw.

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🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
🔸Round 6
⚪️Kaidanov,Gregory (2544)
⚫️Sethuraman,S.P (2673)
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33.c6? [Kaidanov should not have rushed to push the c-pawn. The preparatory moves were necessary in order to make the advance of the pawn.]

[33.Bd2! △Na5 33...Qe7 34.c6 Be5 35.Qd7=]

33...Rc2! 34.Qd7 [¹34.Na5!? Nc3 △Ne2 35.Bb2 Ne2+ 36.Kf1 Rxb2 37.Nb3 e3! 38.fxe3 Nc3 39.c7 Nxd1 40.c8Q Nxe3+ 41.Kg1 Qxc8 42.Qxc8+ Kg7 43.Nc5 Rxg2+ 44.Kh1 Rf2 45.Qc7+™ Kh6 46.h3 Re2-/+]

34...Qxd7 35.cxd7 Rc7 [△R×d7]

36.Bb2 Be7! [There's no need to rush to take the pawn.]

[36...Rxd7?! 37.Nc5! Re7 38.Bxf6 Nxf6 39.h3 Kf7 40.Rd6³]

37.Nd4 Kf7 [△R×d7]

38.f3 e3! 39.Bc1 Rxd7–+

0–1

Pictured in Amsterdam on the final day of the traditional IBM Tournament, 15th July 1966 - grandmasters Arturo Pomar, Salo Flohr & Mikhail Botvinnik.

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