Here Spassky is Facing Larsen in the 1968 Malmö Candidates Semi Final match.
In the first three games Spassky crushed Larsen with 3-0 then Larsen fought back to 3-1 but in the end Spassky celebrated a victory
5.5/2.5 (+4 -1 =3).
Spassky advanced to Spassky-Korchnoi finals.

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Paul Keres, pictured in play against Antonio Medina García in the 1st round at Madrid, 4th October 1943.

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⚪️#228 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Guseinov,G (2664)
🔸Bajarani,U (2433)
🔸Baku Open 2018

29.Bd5! [Guseinov tries to trade off the light-squared bishops in order to achieve a good knight vs bad bishop endgame.]

[29.Rd2 Bc6 30.Bd5 Bb5 31.a3 Bd8 32.axb4 axb4 33.Ne1 Rc8 34.Nd3 Ba5 35.Re1 Kf8 36.Bb3 Ke7 37.Nc1=; 29.Ne1 Rc5 30.Rd2 Rb5 31.Nf3=]

29...Ba6 30.Nh4 [30.Nd2 Rhc8 31.Rc1 Bb5 32.c4+/=]

1–0

⚫️#228 (Endgame-Black to Move)
🔸Al Kalbani,Wadima (1621)
🔸Latreche,S (2046)
🔸Emirates ch-Arab 2018

45...Rb6+? [45...Rb4! 46.Bc8 (46.Kxc7 Rxa4 47.Kb6 Rb4+ 48.Kc6 a4–+) 46...Rxa4 47.Rc1 Ra2 48.Kb5 Bxh2 49.Rxc7 a4 50.Rc4 a3–+; 45...Rc3+? 46.Kd7 Bd4 47.Bc6 Bb6 48.Re1 Rc4 49.Ke6 Rf4 50.Re2 Kg7 51.Rg2+„]

46.Kxc7=

0–1

🔸Bundesliga 2018–19
🔸Round 4
⚪️Perske,Thore (2448)
⚫️Anton Guijarro,D (2649)
🔸0-1

13...b5! [Gaining more space on the queenside.]

14.Bb3 d5! [This beautiful piece sacrifice is completely justified due to the white uncastled king and the black mighty bishop on d4.]

[14...Bb7!? 15.exf6? Re8+ 16.Kf1 Qxf6!–+ △Qh4]

15.exf6 Re8+ 16.Kf1 c4!‚ 17.Bc2 Qxf6! [△Qh4]

18.Bd2™ Bxc3 [18...Bf5!? △Rad8 19.Qf3 Rad8°]

19.bxc3 d4°

⚪️#229 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Gareev,T (2584)
🔸Babazada,Khazar (2269)
🔸Baku Open 2018

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 229
public poll

C) Qd2 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 45%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Majid, @A_Wild_Richard, Kasyap, Florentino

A) Ne2 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍 36%
Nikhil, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @AryanLeekha, Daniel

B) b4 – 2
👍👍👍 18%
Masoud, @MerissaWongso

👥 11 people voted so far.

⚪️#229 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Besedes,Danilo (2300)
🔸Rakshitta,Ravi (2141)
🔸Orbis 2 IM 2018

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 229
public poll

A) d5+ – 12
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 80%
Akbar, Nikhil, @miladnajafiyan, @Steve1234567890qwerty, @MerissaWongso, @A_Wild_Richard, @AryanLeekha, @Keykav00s, Adith, Michael, Daniel, Kasyap

B) Kd2 – 3
👍👍 20%
Majid, @raienr, @Sophia_Giraffe

C) Bd8
▫️ 0%

👥 15 people voted so far.

No photograph of Kasparov illustrated better his intimidating rage, insatiable hunger, and utter domination than this jewel found in a regional archive. He's devouring Robert Hübner for lunch in the 6th round of the Tilburg tournament, October 7, 1981.

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Robert Huebner 🆚 Garry Kasparov
Interpolis 5th (1981), Tilburg NED, rd 6

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"You're never mated with a knight on f8."

🔸 Bent Larsen, Chess Life, 1979

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Spassky vs Petrosian Moscow 1969 WCC match.
Before this match Spassky already lost against Petrosian in 1966 in a really close fight 11.5/12.5.
But in 1969 Spassky got stronger
and beated Petrosian with 10.5/12.5 (+6 -4 =13).From
1968 to 1970 Spassky was at his prime.

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