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.
@UnityChess
Left to right: Max Euwe, Vasily Smyslov, Aleksandr Kotov, Mikhail Botvinnik, Salo Flohr, ?, Miguel Najdorf.
@UnityChess
Forwarded from Unity Chess Club
UNITY CHESS INFOGRAPHIC
⚛️ Chess History - Tournaments
♦️ Groningen 1946
#chess_history_tornaments
#Groningen_1946
@unitychess
⚛️ Chess History - Tournaments
♦️ Groningen 1946
#chess_history_tornaments
#Groningen_1946
@unitychess
Forwarded from Unity Chess Club
⚛️⚛️⚛️⚛️
⚛️ Chess History - Tournaments
🔹 Groningen 1946
🔰 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.
🔰 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.
🔰 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.
🔰 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.
🔰 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.
🔹 The final standings and crosstable was as above👆
🔹 Download "Groningen 1946 Games Database" by PGN format👇
#chess_history_tornaments
#Groningen_1946
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
@unitychess
⚛️ Chess History - Tournaments
🔹 Groningen 1946
🔰 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.
🔰 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.
🔰 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.
🔰 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.
🔰 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.
🔹 The final standings and crosstable was as above👆
🔹 Download "Groningen 1946 Games Database" by PGN format👇
#chess_history_tornaments
#Groningen_1946
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
@unitychess
Forwarded from Unity Chess Club
@Groningen1946.pgn
126.1 KB
Forwarded from Unity Chess Club
⚛️ Review our sellected game from Groningen 1946👇👇
🔸Mikhail Botvinnik vs Alexander Kotov
🔸Groningen (1946), Groningen NED, rd 14, Aug-30
🔸Nimzo-Indian Defense: Saemisch Variation. Accelerated (E24)
👇👇👇
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
@unitychess
🔸Mikhail Botvinnik vs Alexander Kotov
🔸Groningen (1946), Groningen NED, rd 14, Aug-30
🔸Nimzo-Indian Defense: Saemisch Variation. Accelerated (E24)
👇👇👇
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
@unitychess
Forwarded from Unity Chess Club
This media is not supported in your browser
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
♦️PGN file in "Groningen 1946 Games Database"
https://t.me/unitychess/11803
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
@unitychess
https://t.me/unitychess/11803
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
@unitychess
Chess is more than a game or mental training. It is a distinct attainment. I have always regarded the playing of chess and the accomplishment of a good game as an art, and something to be admired no less than an artist's canvas or the product of a sculptor's chisel.
🔸Capablanca
@UnityChess
🔸Capablanca
@UnityChess
Groningen, 13th August 1946. In the opening round, Mikhail Botvinnik (USSR) faces Laszlo Szabó (Hungary).
@UnityChess
@UnityChess
30...Bf8! [Defending the weak squares around his king and preventing the exchange of pieces. The black queen is very active and White's pawns will soon fall.]
[30...Qe6 31.Rxb7 Bf8 32.Qg5 a4 33.Ra7 Qb3 34.Nh4 Qd1+ 35.Kh2 Qd8 36.Qxd8 Rxd8 37.Nf3 Rb8 38.Rxa4 Rxb2=; 30...Qc5 31.Rxb7 Kf8 32.Nh6 Kg7 33.Nf5+ Kf8 34.Rxe7 Rxe7 35.Nxe7 Qxe7=]
31.Ne3 [31.Rxb7 Qxe4 32.Ne3 Bc5 33.Qf3 Qxf3 34.gxf3 e4 35.f4 Rd8 36.b4 Bxe3 37.fxe3 a4 38.Ra7 Rd1+ 39.Kf2 Rd2+ 40.Kf1 Rd3 41.Kf2 h4 42.Rxa4 Rxc3–+]
31...Qxe4 32.Rxb7 a4 33.Qg5 Qf4 34.Qxf4 exf4 35.Nc2 Re2 36.Nd4 Re1+ 37.Kh2 Rb1–+
0–1
[30...Qe6 31.Rxb7 Bf8 32.Qg5 a4 33.Ra7 Qb3 34.Nh4 Qd1+ 35.Kh2 Qd8 36.Qxd8 Rxd8 37.Nf3 Rb8 38.Rxa4 Rxb2=; 30...Qc5 31.Rxb7 Kf8 32.Nh6 Kg7 33.Nf5+ Kf8 34.Rxe7 Rxe7 35.Nxe7 Qxe7=]
31.Ne3 [31.Rxb7 Qxe4 32.Ne3 Bc5 33.Qf3 Qxf3 34.gxf3 e4 35.f4 Rd8 36.b4 Bxe3 37.fxe3 a4 38.Ra7 Rd1+ 39.Kf2 Rd2+ 40.Kf1 Rd3 41.Kf2 h4 42.Rxa4 Rxc3–+]
31...Qxe4 32.Rxb7 a4 33.Qg5 Qf4 34.Qxf4 exf4 35.Nc2 Re2 36.Nd4 Re1+ 37.Kh2 Rb1–+
0–1
24.Qf4? [24.Qxd5! cxd5 25.Rfe1 Rfe8 26.Re5 Rxe5 27.dxe5 Rd8 28.Rc1 Rd7 29.Rc8+ Kg7 30.f4 f6 31.exf6+ Kxf6 32.Kf2±; 24.Qh5 Rfe8 25.Qg5+ Kh8 26.Rfe1 Re4 27.Rxe4 Qxe4+/=]
24...Rbe8 [24...f6! 25.Qc7 Qd8 26.Qf4 Qd5 27.Rfe1 Rbe8 28.Qc7 Qf7 29.Qb6 Kg7=]
25.Rfe1 Re4 26.Qg5+ Kh8 27.Qf6+ Kg8 28.Qg5+ Kh8 29.Qf6+ [29.Rxe4 Qxe4 30.Qf6+ Kg8 31.d5 cxd5 32.Rd4 Qe6 33.Qg5+ Kh8 34.Rf4 d4 35.Rxd4 Rc8 36.Kg2 h6 37.Rh4 Rc6 38.Rh5 Qe4+ 39.Kh3 Qg4+ (39...Qe6 40.Qf4 Kg8 41.Rxf5±) 40.Qxg4 fxg4+ 41.Kxg4±]
29...Kg8 30.f3 Re6 31.Rxe6 Qxe6 32.Qe5 Rd8 33.Qf4 Re8 34.Rd2
½–½
24...Rbe8 [24...f6! 25.Qc7 Qd8 26.Qf4 Qd5 27.Rfe1 Rbe8 28.Qc7 Qf7 29.Qb6 Kg7=]
25.Rfe1 Re4 26.Qg5+ Kh8 27.Qf6+ Kg8 28.Qg5+ Kh8 29.Qf6+ [29.Rxe4 Qxe4 30.Qf6+ Kg8 31.d5 cxd5 32.Rd4 Qe6 33.Qg5+ Kh8 34.Rf4 d4 35.Rxd4 Rc8 36.Kg2 h6 37.Rh4 Rc6 38.Rh5 Qe4+ 39.Kh3 Qg4+ (39...Qe6 40.Qf4 Kg8 41.Rxf5±) 40.Qxg4 fxg4+ 41.Kxg4±]
29...Kg8 30.f3 Re6 31.Rxe6 Qxe6 32.Qe5 Rd8 33.Qf4 Re8 34.Rd2
½–½
31.Ra8! [Ignoring the opponent's threat on e2. White exploits Black's weak back rank and occupies it with his rook.]
[31.Rd2? Rc8! 32.Qg4 h6! △g5 33.Qxe6 Rxe6 34.h4 Rxf6³]
31...Rxe2+? [31...Rxf4! △Q×f6 would be better: 32.gxf4 Qxf6 33.Rb8 Kg7²]
32.Kg1™ Re1+ 33.Rxe1! Qxe1+ 34.Kg2 [△R×f8]
34...Qe6 35.Rxf8+! [The time has finally come to the knockout blow!]
35...Kxf8 36.Bxd6+™+– [△B×c7]
[31.Rd2? Rc8! 32.Qg4 h6! △g5 33.Qxe6 Rxe6 34.h4 Rxf6³]
31...Rxe2+? [31...Rxf4! △Q×f6 would be better: 32.gxf4 Qxf6 33.Rb8 Kg7²]
32.Kg1™ Re1+ 33.Rxe1! Qxe1+ 34.Kg2 [△R×f8]
34...Qe6 35.Rxf8+! [The time has finally come to the knockout blow!]
35...Kxf8 36.Bxd6+™+– [△B×c7]