β³On This Day in Historyβ¦
Mr. Charles Spencer Chaplinβ¦
He is one of the most prominent names in the history of the film industry, who won three Academy awards in a career spanning more than three-quarters of a century. He devoted two pages of his autobiography to playing chess, with particular focus on the time when he was one of twenty Hollywood film stars to play simultaneous chess against prodigy and future eight-time US Champion Sammy Reshevsky.
Charlie Chaplin was born in London, England, on April 16th, 1889.
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Mr. Charles Spencer Chaplinβ¦
He is one of the most prominent names in the history of the film industry, who won three Academy awards in a career spanning more than three-quarters of a century. He devoted two pages of his autobiography to playing chess, with particular focus on the time when he was one of twenty Hollywood film stars to play simultaneous chess against prodigy and future eight-time US Champion Sammy Reshevsky.
Charlie Chaplin was born in London, England, on April 16th, 1889.
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23.Bh6?? [Underestimating the opponent's threats. Although White is a piece up, he should have played for a draw with the following continuation:]
[23.Bxf8β’ Rxf8 24.Kh1 Nxf3 25.Qc4+ Kh8 26.Rg1 Nxg1 27.Rxg1 Rxf2 28.Qxe4 Qh3!β 29.Qe8+ Kg7 30.Qe7+ Kh6 31.Qg5+ Kg7 32.Qe7+=]
23...Nxf3+! 24.Kh1 Rf7 [ξQh3]
25.Qc4 Qh3β+ 26.Bf4 Nh4! 27.Qxe4 Rxf4 28.Qd5+ Kh8 [ξNf3]
[23.Bxf8β’ Rxf8 24.Kh1 Nxf3 25.Qc4+ Kh8 26.Rg1 Nxg1 27.Rxg1 Rxf2 28.Qxe4 Qh3!β 29.Qe8+ Kg7 30.Qe7+ Kh6 31.Qg5+ Kg7 32.Qe7+=]
23...Nxf3+! 24.Kh1 Rf7 [ξQh3]
25.Qc4 Qh3β+ 26.Bf4 Nh4! 27.Qxe4 Rxf4 28.Qd5+ Kh8 [ξNf3]
25.Nb5! [Trading off the black well-placed and annoying knight which results in weakening the opponent's pawns.]
[25.h4!? Qe6 26.Nb5 a4 27.Nxf3Β±; 25.Rdg1!? Bf6 26.Rg4 Be7 27.Nd5 Rg8 28.R1g3 a4 29.Nxf3Β±]
25...Nxb5 26.cxb5 Bh6 27.Nxf3+β
1β0
[25.h4!? Qe6 26.Nb5 a4 27.Nxf3Β±; 25.Rdg1!? Bf6 26.Rg4 Be7 27.Nd5 Rg8 28.R1g3 a4 29.Nxf3Β±]
25...Nxb5 26.cxb5 Bh6 27.Nxf3+β
1β0
37.Rb1! [37.Bxb4+ Rxb4 38.Ra7 c3+ 39.Kxc3 Rxe4 40.Rxf7 Kxd5 41.Kd3 Ra4 42.Rd7+ Ke6 43.Rxg7 h4 44.Rc7 hxg3 45.hxg3=; 37.e5+ Kc7 38.Bd2 c3 39.Bc1 fxe5+ 40.fxe5 b3=]
37...b3 [37...bxc3 38.Rxb7 c2 39.Rxf7 c1Q 40.e5+ fxe5+ 41.fxe5#]
38.Kxc4 Rc7+ 39.Kxb3 Kc5 40.Rd1 Rb7+ 41.Kc2 Nd6 42.Bd4+ Kc4 43.Bb2 Rc7 44.e5 Nf5 45.d6 Rd7 46.Kb1+β
1β0
37...b3 [37...bxc3 38.Rxb7 c2 39.Rxf7 c1Q 40.e5+ fxe5+ 41.fxe5#]
38.Kxc4 Rc7+ 39.Kxb3 Kc5 40.Rd1 Rb7+ 41.Kc2 Nd6 42.Bd4+ Kc4 43.Bb2 Rc7 44.e5 Nf5 45.d6 Rd7 46.Kb1+β
1β0
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 193
public poll
C) Rab1 β 5
πππππππ 63%
Gavin, Nikhil, Vincent, @A_Wild_Richard, Srikar
A) Ng3 β 2
πππ 25%
Akbar, @BehroudR
B) Re2 β 1
π 13%
@Sophia_Giraffe
π₯ 8 people voted so far.
public poll
C) Rab1 β 5
πππππππ 63%
Gavin, Nikhil, Vincent, @A_Wild_Richard, Srikar
A) Ng3 β 2
πππ 25%
Akbar, @BehroudR
B) Re2 β 1
π 13%
@Sophia_Giraffe
π₯ 8 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 193
public poll
B) Rc4 β 8
πππππππ 67%
Akbar, Gavin, Nikhil, Vincent, Srikar, @AryanLeekha, @Miladdark79, Uday
C) f5 β 4
ππππ 33%
@BehroudR, @Behpourm, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard
A) Qd8
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 12 people voted so far.
public poll
B) Rc4 β 8
πππππππ 67%
Akbar, Gavin, Nikhil, Vincent, Srikar, @AryanLeekha, @Miladdark79, Uday
C) f5 β 4
ππππ 33%
@BehroudR, @Behpourm, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard
A) Qd8
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 12 people voted so far.
βAll lines of play which lead to the imprisonment of the bishop are on principle to be condemned.β
πΈ Siegbert Tarrasch (1935). βThe Game of Chessβ
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πΈ Siegbert Tarrasch (1935). βThe Game of Chessβ
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