The Estrada Theatre, Moscow, 13th June 1969. The 22nd game of the World Championship match between Tigran Petrosian (left) & Boris Spassky (both - USSR). Arbiter Alberic O'Kelly (Belgium) is seated at the table behind.
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🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
🔸Round 8
⚪️Wojtaszek,Radoslaw (2727)
⚫️Adams,Michael (2712)
🔸1-0
🔸Round 8
⚪️Wojtaszek,Radoslaw (2727)
⚫️Adams,Michael (2712)
🔸1-0
16.Qb4! [A timely queen exchange that puts Black's game in danger.]
[16.Qb2?? Nd5! 17.Bxd5 Qxd5 18.e4 Qh5 19.e5 Bc6–+ △B×d6]
16...Qxb4 17.axb4‚ e5™ 18.Bxa8 [¹18.Bxe5! Nc6 19.Bxc6 Bxc6 20.Rc1 Bd5 21.Nf5 Bxb4 22.Rxa7!±]
18...exf4 19.Rxa5 Bxd6 20.Rxa7 Bxb4 21.Rd1±
1–0
[16.Qb2?? Nd5! 17.Bxd5 Qxd5 18.e4 Qh5 19.e5 Bc6–+ △B×d6]
16...Qxb4 17.axb4‚ e5™ 18.Bxa8 [¹18.Bxe5! Nc6 19.Bxc6 Bxc6 20.Rc1 Bd5 21.Nf5 Bxb4 22.Rxa7!±]
18...exf4 19.Rxa5 Bxd6 20.Rxa7 Bxb4 21.Rd1±
1–0
Moscow, 25th February 1981. The 3rd round of the 'National Tournament of 4 Teams'. On board 3 of the match between the USSR 1st team & the USSR 'Youth' team, ex-World Champion Tigran Petrosian is in play v. Sergei Dolmatov.
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“To refer to the oft mooted question, "Which piece is stronger, the Bishop or the Knight?" it is clear that the value of the Bishop undergoes greater changes than that of the Knight."
🔸 Emanuel Lasker (1965). “Common Sense in Chess”
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🔸 Emanuel Lasker (1965). “Common Sense in Chess”
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The 13th World Chess Champion, Garry Kasparov, pictured at a training camp at Zagulba (Azerbaijan SSR), 10th October 1986.
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🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
🔸Round 8
⚪️Huschenbeth,Niclas (2589)
⚫️Jackson,James P (2371)
🔸1-0
🔸Round 8
⚪️Huschenbeth,Niclas (2589)
⚫️Jackson,James P (2371)
🔸1-0
41.Qe4+! [Huschenbeth finds the only winning move.]
41...g6 [41...Kg8?? 42.Re8+ Kf7 43.Qe6#+–]
42.Rd6! [△Rd7]
[42.Re7+? Qxe7™ 43.Qxe7+ Kg8 44.Qd6 Be2!=]
42...h5 43.Rd7+ Kh6 44.h4!+– [and there is no time for Black to use his strong passed pawns.]
[44.Qe8!? Qf4 45.Qh8+ Kg5 46.Qd8+ △h4 46...Qf6 47.f4+ Kf5 48.g4+ hxg4 49.hxg4+ Ke4 50.Qxf6 Kf3 51.f5+–]
1–0
41...g6 [41...Kg8?? 42.Re8+ Kf7 43.Qe6#+–]
42.Rd6! [△Rd7]
[42.Re7+? Qxe7™ 43.Qxe7+ Kg8 44.Qd6 Be2!=]
42...h5 43.Rd7+ Kh6 44.h4!+– [and there is no time for Black to use his strong passed pawns.]
[44.Qe8!? Qf4 45.Qh8+ Kg5 46.Qd8+ △h4 46...Qf6 47.f4+ Kf5 48.g4+ hxg4 49.hxg4+ Ke4 50.Qxf6 Kf3 51.f5+–]
1–0