“The days when it was possible to win a serious game only by merit of sporting character or depth of chess understanding have vanished forever. Chess knowledge has become dominant, bypassing all the other factors that contribute to success.”
🔸 Anatoly Karpov
@UnityChess
🔸 Anatoly Karpov
@UnityChess
The story of an immigrant: 130 years ago, April 14, 1889, Efim Bogoljubow, one of the strongest player in chess history, was born in Russia, but in 1920 he married a German and in 1927 he became a German citizen.
https://en.chessbase.com/post/efim-bogoljubow-a-chess-career
https://en.chessbase.com/post/efim-bogoljubow-a-chess-career
Chess News
Efim Bogoljubov: A Chess Career
When asked how many Germans had the chance to play a match for the World Championship most chess players probably would name two: Dr. Siegbert Tarrasch and Dr. Emanuel Lasker. But there is a third: Efim Bogoljubov, who was born 130 years ago, on April 14…
Istvan Csom and Leo Forgacs. Some Games by Two Neglected Hungarian Grandmasters.
https://www.chess.com/blog/simaginfan/istvan-csom-and-leo-forgacs-some-games-by-two-neglected-hungarian-grandmasters
https://www.chess.com/blog/simaginfan/istvan-csom-and-leo-forgacs-some-games-by-two-neglected-hungarian-grandmasters
Chess.com
Istvan Csom and Leo Forgacs. Some Games by Two Neglected Hungarian Grandmasters.
Happy weekend everyone. There is a strange thing that happens when you do what I do. I study chess players - their games, style, approach to chess, and how they fit in to the chess of their time. As I have said before, buying a 'Best Games Of' book is one…
Gawain Jones takes down the leader with Black to blow the #ReykjavikOpen wide open again before tomorrow's final round!
19.e5! [Intending to open up the d-file, preparing a discovered attack on the opponent's queen. It is also threats to remove Black's fianchettoed bishop with Nf6+.]
19...Bxe2 [19...dxe5 20.Ne3! Qe6 21.Qxg4 Qxa2 22.f5 Qa1+ 23.Kd2 Qxb2 24.fxg6 Red8+ 25.Bd3+–]
20.Bxe2 [Qh4]
20...Nxe5 [20...Kf8 21.Nf6! Qe7 22.Nh7+ Kg8 23.Bc4!+– Q×g6]
21.fxe5 Rxe5 22.Bc4! Qd8 23.Rdf1 [Nf6]
23...c6 24.Nf6++–
19...Bxe2 [19...dxe5 20.Ne3! Qe6 21.Qxg4 Qxa2 22.f5 Qa1+ 23.Kd2 Qxb2 24.fxg6 Red8+ 25.Bd3+–]
20.Bxe2 [Qh4]
20...Nxe5 [20...Kf8 21.Nf6! Qe7 22.Nh7+ Kg8 23.Bc4!+– Q×g6]
21.fxe5 Rxe5 22.Bc4! Qd8 23.Rdf1 [Nf6]
23...c6 24.Nf6++–
18.Qc2! [This dangerous battery of bishop and queen saddles Black with serious problems.]
[18.h4 Ne7 19.Qc2 Ng6 20.Rxe6 (20.h5 Nf8=) 20...fxe6 21.Qxg6 Qf7 22.Qh7+ Kf8 23.Re1 Bc7 24.Ne5²; 18.Rc1 Bf4 19.Rcd1 Ne7 20.g3 Bd6 21.Rc1 g6²]
18...g6 19.a3? [Missing a golden opportunity. Find the killing blow!]
[19.Rxe6!! fxe6 20.Qxg6+ Kf8 (20...Qg7 21.Qxe6+ Kh8 22.Qxd6+–) 21.Qxh6+ Ke8 22.Qxe6+ Ne7 23.Re1 Kd8 24.Ng5±]
19...a5? [19...Ne7=]
20.h4!? [20.Rxe6!]
20...h5 21.Rxe6 fxe6 22.Qxg6+ Qg7 [22...Kf8 23.Ng5+–]
23.Qxe6+ Kh8 24.Qxd6 Ne7 25.Re1 Re8 26.Re5 Rad8 27.Rxh5+ Kg8 28.Qe6+ Kf8 29.Ne5
1–0
[18.h4 Ne7 19.Qc2 Ng6 20.Rxe6 (20.h5 Nf8=) 20...fxe6 21.Qxg6 Qf7 22.Qh7+ Kf8 23.Re1 Bc7 24.Ne5²; 18.Rc1 Bf4 19.Rcd1 Ne7 20.g3 Bd6 21.Rc1 g6²]
18...g6 19.a3? [Missing a golden opportunity. Find the killing blow!]
[19.Rxe6!! fxe6 20.Qxg6+ Kf8 (20...Qg7 21.Qxe6+ Kh8 22.Qxd6+–) 21.Qxh6+ Ke8 22.Qxe6+ Ne7 23.Re1 Kd8 24.Ng5±]
19...a5? [19...Ne7=]
20.h4!? [20.Rxe6!]
20...h5 21.Rxe6 fxe6 22.Qxg6+ Qg7 [22...Kf8 23.Ng5+–]
23.Qxe6+ Kh8 24.Qxd6 Ne7 25.Re1 Re8 26.Re5 Rad8 27.Rxh5+ Kg8 28.Qe6+ Kf8 29.Ne5
1–0
37.b5!? [37.Bc7 Nc6 38.b5 Kd7 39.Bg3 Ne5 40.Kb4 Nc4 41.Bxc4 dxc4 42.Kxa4 a6 43.Be1 axb5+ 44.Kxb5=; 37.Bb5 Bd7 38.Bxd7+ Kxd7 39.b5 a6 40.Kb4 a3 41.Kxa3 axb5-/+]
37...Nd7 38.Bc7 Bb7? [38...a3! 39.Kb3 a6 40.Kxa3 axb5=]
39.Kb4 Nb6 40.Bb8 Nc8 41.Kxa4 f5 42.Kb4 g5 43.g4 fxg4 44.hxg4 Nb6 45.Bxa7 Nc4 46.Bxc4 dxc4 47.e4 Ke5 48.Be3
1–0
37...Nd7 38.Bc7 Bb7? [38...a3! 39.Kb3 a6 40.Kxa3 axb5=]
39.Kb4 Nb6 40.Bb8 Nc8 41.Kxa4 f5 42.Kb4 g5 43.g4 fxg4 44.hxg4 Nb6 45.Bxa7 Nc4 46.Bxc4 dxc4 47.e4 Ke5 48.Be3
1–0