The European Junior Championship Groningen, 1967/68. In the opening round (played 27th December), the Soviet representative, 16-year-old Master of Sport Anatoly Karpov, is pictured in play.
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Congratulations to David Navara on winning his 9th Czech Chess Championship!
Round 3 of #TePeSigeman is finished:
Grandelius🇸🇪 vs. 🇮🇳Harikrishna 0-1
Maghsoodloo🇮🇷 vs. 🇸🇪Hillarp Persson 1-0
Sarin🇮🇳 vs. 🇬🇧Jones 0.5-0.5
Saric🇭🇷 vs. 🇩🇪Nisipeanu 0.5-0.5
....a bad day for the Swedish players leaves Jones and Harikrishna in first place.
Grandelius🇸🇪 vs. 🇮🇳Harikrishna 0-1
Maghsoodloo🇮🇷 vs. 🇸🇪Hillarp Persson 1-0
Sarin🇮🇳 vs. 🇬🇧Jones 0.5-0.5
Saric🇭🇷 vs. 🇩🇪Nisipeanu 0.5-0.5
....a bad day for the Swedish players leaves Jones and Harikrishna in first place.
15.Ng3! [The time has come for the black queen to pay for her premature attack!]
15...Qg4 [15...Qg6 16.h3! △Bd3 16...Ne8 17.Bd3 Qc6 18.Nf5 △Ne7 18...Kh8 19.a6!‚ Nc5 20.Nxe5 Bxe5 21.Rxe5 Nxd3 22.Qxd3 Bxf5 23.Rxf5 b6 24.Bf4+–]
16.Ra4! [The black queen is trapped.]
16...Nc5 17.Bxf7+ Rxf7 18.Rxg4 Bxg4 19.Qc2 Bxf3 20.gxf3+–
15...Qg4 [15...Qg6 16.h3! △Bd3 16...Ne8 17.Bd3 Qc6 18.Nf5 △Ne7 18...Kh8 19.a6!‚ Nc5 20.Nxe5 Bxe5 21.Rxe5 Nxd3 22.Qxd3 Bxf5 23.Rxf5 b6 24.Bf4+–]
16.Ra4! [The black queen is trapped.]
16...Nc5 17.Bxf7+ Rxf7 18.Rxg4 Bxg4 19.Qc2 Bxf3 20.gxf3+–