17.Qh4! [Using the fourth rank in order to transfer a queen to the kingside is a perfectly good and standard idea.]
[17.Nc2?! d2 18.Re2 Qc4! 19.Qxc4 Bxc4 20.Re7 Bxa2 21.Nxd2 Rfd8=]
17...Bg7 18.Ng5!β Rfe8β’ [18...h6? 19.Nxe6! fxe6 20.Qc4! Rac8 21.Rxe6 Qxc4 22.Nxc4 Rf6 23.Rxf6 Bxf6 24.Rxd3 Rxc6 25.b3+β]
19.Qxh7+ [ΒΉ19.Rxe6! Rxe6 20.Nxe6 Qxe6 21.Qc4 Rc8 22.Qxe6 fxe6 23.b3 Rxc6 24.Nc4!Β± β³RΓd3]
19...Kf8 20.Qh4+/= [ΒΉ20.Nxe6+!? Rxe6 21.Rxe6 Qxe6 22.Qh4 Qxc6 23.Rxd3 Qc1+ 24.Kh2 Be5+ 25.g3 Qxb2 26.Rf3+/=]
[17.Nc2?! d2 18.Re2 Qc4! 19.Qxc4 Bxc4 20.Re7 Bxa2 21.Nxd2 Rfd8=]
17...Bg7 18.Ng5!β Rfe8β’ [18...h6? 19.Nxe6! fxe6 20.Qc4! Rac8 21.Rxe6 Qxc4 22.Nxc4 Rf6 23.Rxf6 Bxf6 24.Rxd3 Rxc6 25.b3+β]
19.Qxh7+ [ΒΉ19.Rxe6! Rxe6 20.Nxe6 Qxe6 21.Qc4 Rc8 22.Qxe6 fxe6 23.b3 Rxc6 24.Nc4!Β± β³RΓd3]
19...Kf8 20.Qh4+/= [ΒΉ20.Nxe6+!? Rxe6 21.Rxe6 Qxe6 22.Qh4 Qxc6 23.Rxd3 Qc1+ 24.Kh2 Be5+ 25.g3 Qxb2 26.Rf3+/=]
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 275
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Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 275
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A) Qf4 β 8
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B) QΓd5 β 1
π 11%
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B) QΓd5 β 1
π 11%
@raienr
C) Qh5
β«οΈ 0%
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Ouch!! Just when Nepo had done all the hard work he blundered horribly & Vishy Anand now leads the #SinquefieldCup after Round 1!
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The moment Nepomniachtchi blundered with 77.Kc4?? #SinquefieldCup
Dated 12th Aug 1946, this was presumably taken at the opening ceremony for the international tournament at Groningen.
Left to right: Max Euwe, Vasily Smyslov, Aleksandr Kotov, Mikhail Botvinnik, Salo Flohr, ?, Miguel Najdorf.
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Left to right: Max Euwe, Vasily Smyslov, Aleksandr Kotov, Mikhail Botvinnik, Salo Flohr, ?, Miguel Najdorf.
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βοΈ Chess History - Tournaments
β¦οΈ Groningen 1946
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#Groningen_1946
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βοΈ Chess History - Tournaments
β¦οΈ Groningen 1946
#chess_history_tornaments
#Groningen_1946
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βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ
βοΈ Chess History - Tournaments
πΉ Groningen 1946
π° The tournament held at Groningen, Netherlands 13 Aug-7 Sept 1946, was a watershed in chess history. Not only was it the first major international tournament after World War II, it marked the first time the Soviet Union sent a team of players to a foreign event. Their results confirmed the growing recognition of the great strength of Soviet players: Smyslov finished third, Boleslavsky and Flohr tied for sixth; though Kotov finished out of the running, he defeated both of the top finishers.
π° These were Mikhail Botvinnik and Max Euwe, who were in a close race to the end. Botvinnik had a lead much of the way, but successive losses to Kotov and Yanofsky in rounds 14-15 let Euwe go ahead by a point. However, Euwe then drew three in a row while Botvinnik won three in a row to pull ahead by a half-point going into the last round.
π° And nerves took over. Botvinnik was outplayed by Najdorf, but Euwe blundered and lost a drawn position against Kotov leaving the final standings unchanged. For Botvinnik, it was his first outright victory outside the Soviet Union, on his road to the World Championship; for Euwe, it was his last great international success.
π° Groningen was the first tournament outside the Soviet Union to which the Soviets sent a team of masters to compete. The Soviet players were very successful, Botvinnik taking first, Vasily Smyslov third, and Isaac Boleslavsky and Salo Flohr tied for sixth and seventh, beginning an era of Soviet domination of international chess.
π° The tournament was a twenty-player round-robin. Although the field was strong, some top players were not present. From the United States Samuel Reshevsky and Reuben Fine were missing. From the Soviet Union Paul Keres was missing, as Soviet authorities would not let him play outside the country during this period.
πΉ The final standings and crosstable was as aboveπ
πΉ Download "Groningen 1946 Games Database" by PGN formatπ
#chess_history_tornaments
#Groningen_1946
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βοΈ Chess History - Tournaments
πΉ Groningen 1946
π° The tournament held at Groningen, Netherlands 13 Aug-7 Sept 1946, was a watershed in chess history. Not only was it the first major international tournament after World War II, it marked the first time the Soviet Union sent a team of players to a foreign event. Their results confirmed the growing recognition of the great strength of Soviet players: Smyslov finished third, Boleslavsky and Flohr tied for sixth; though Kotov finished out of the running, he defeated both of the top finishers.
π° These were Mikhail Botvinnik and Max Euwe, who were in a close race to the end. Botvinnik had a lead much of the way, but successive losses to Kotov and Yanofsky in rounds 14-15 let Euwe go ahead by a point. However, Euwe then drew three in a row while Botvinnik won three in a row to pull ahead by a half-point going into the last round.
π° And nerves took over. Botvinnik was outplayed by Najdorf, but Euwe blundered and lost a drawn position against Kotov leaving the final standings unchanged. For Botvinnik, it was his first outright victory outside the Soviet Union, on his road to the World Championship; for Euwe, it was his last great international success.
π° Groningen was the first tournament outside the Soviet Union to which the Soviets sent a team of masters to compete. The Soviet players were very successful, Botvinnik taking first, Vasily Smyslov third, and Isaac Boleslavsky and Salo Flohr tied for sixth and seventh, beginning an era of Soviet domination of international chess.
π° The tournament was a twenty-player round-robin. Although the field was strong, some top players were not present. From the United States Samuel Reshevsky and Reuben Fine were missing. From the Soviet Union Paul Keres was missing, as Soviet authorities would not let him play outside the country during this period.
πΉ The final standings and crosstable was as aboveπ
πΉ Download "Groningen 1946 Games Database" by PGN formatπ
#chess_history_tornaments
#Groningen_1946
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βοΈ Review our sellected game from Groningen 1946ππ
πΈMikhail Botvinnik vs Alexander Kotov
πΈGroningen (1946), Groningen NED, rd 14, Aug-30
πΈNimzo-Indian Defense: Saemisch Variation. Accelerated (E24)
πππ
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πΈMikhail Botvinnik vs Alexander Kotov
πΈGroningen (1946), Groningen NED, rd 14, Aug-30
πΈNimzo-Indian Defense: Saemisch Variation. Accelerated (E24)
πππ
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