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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)
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πΈMikhail Botvinnik vs Alexander Kotov
πΈGroningen (1946), Groningen NED, rd 14, Aug-30
πΈNimzo-Indian Defense: Saemisch Variation. Accelerated (E24)
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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.
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Groningen, 13th August 1946. In the opening round, Mikhail Botvinnik (USSR) faces Laszlo SzabΓ³ (Hungary).
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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 Rxc3β+]
31...Qxe4 32.Rxb7 a4 33.Qg5 Qf4 34.Qxf4 exf4 35.Nc2 Re2 36.Nd4 Re1+ 37.Kh2 Rb1β+
0β1
[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 Rxc3β+]
31...Qxe4 32.Rxb7 a4 33.Qg5 Qf4 34.Qxf4 exf4 35.Nc2 Re2 36.Nd4 Re1+ 37.Kh2 Rb1β+
0β1
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.Kf2Β±; 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.Rxf5Β±) 40.Qxg4 fxg4+ 41.Kxg4Β±]
29...Kg8 30.f3 Re6 31.Rxe6 Qxe6 32.Qe5 Rd8 33.Qf4 Re8 34.Rd2
Β½βΒ½
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.Rxf5Β±) 40.Qxg4 fxg4+ 41.Kxg4Β±]
29...Kg8 30.f3 Re6 31.Rxe6 Qxe6 32.Qe5 Rd8 33.Qf4 Re8 34.Rd2
Β½βΒ½
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! β³g5 33.Qxe6 Rxe6 34.h4 Rxf6Β³]
31...Rxe2+? [31...Rxf4! β³QΓf6 would be better: 32.gxf4 Qxf6 33.Rb8 Kg7Β²]
32.Kg1β’ Re1+ 33.Rxe1! Qxe1+ 34.Kg2 [β³RΓf8]
34...Qe6 35.Rxf8+! [The time has finally come to the knockout blow!]
35...Kxf8 36.Bxd6+β’+β [β³BΓc7]
[31.Rd2? Rc8! 32.Qg4 h6! β³g5 33.Qxe6 Rxe6 34.h4 Rxf6Β³]
31...Rxe2+? [31...Rxf4! β³QΓf6 would be better: 32.gxf4 Qxf6 33.Rb8 Kg7Β²]
32.Kg1β’ Re1+ 33.Rxe1! Qxe1+ 34.Kg2 [β³RΓf8]
34...Qe6 35.Rxf8+! [The time has finally come to the knockout blow!]
35...Kxf8 36.Bxd6+β’+β [β³BΓc7]
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 276
public poll
B) Nd4 β 8
πππππππ 100%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, future, @raienr, Dariush, Ψ§ΩΫΩ, Hansika, @Kingbosskasyap, Arianna
A) Kh7
β«οΈ 0%
C) Qd7
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 8 people voted so far.
public poll
B) Nd4 β 8
πππππππ 100%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, future, @raienr, Dariush, Ψ§ΩΫΩ, Hansika, @Kingbosskasyap, Arianna
A) Kh7
β«οΈ 0%
C) Qd7
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 8 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 276
public poll
A) Ke7 β 7
πππππππ 78%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, future, @raienr, Dariush, Ψ§ΩΫΩ, Hansika, @Kingbosskasyap
B) g5 β 1
π 11%
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C) Bf5 β 1
π 11%
Arianna
π₯ 9 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Ke7 β 7
πππππππ 78%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, future, @raienr, Dariush, Ψ§ΩΫΩ, Hansika, @Kingbosskasyap
B) g5 β 1
π 11%
@RahmaniArapardaz
C) Bf5 β 1
π 11%
Arianna
π₯ 9 people voted so far.
Petrosian vs Keres First Piatigorsy Cup 1963 both of the games they played ended in a draw, maybe they already decided to play for a draw from the first move as the games ended in no more than 30 moves.
Keres and Petrosian shared first place 8.5/14 with Najdorf 7.5/14 in third.
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Keres and Petrosian shared first place 8.5/14 with Najdorf 7.5/14 in third.
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Chess History - Tournaments
π Los Angeles 1963
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π Los Angeles 1963
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#LosAngeles_1963
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β Chess History - Tournaments
βͺοΈ Los Angeles 1963
βͺοΈIn 1963 famous cellist Gregor Piatigorsky and his wife Jaqueline gave a cup through the Piatigorsky Foundation for a chess tournament that would include two grandmasters from the USSR and two grandmasters from the USA.
Four grandmasters from other countries filled out the playing list.
βͺοΈ The final player line-up consisted of:
π» Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian
π» Paul Keres
π» Samuel Reshevsky
π» Pal Benko
π» Fridrik Olafsson
π» Svetozar Gligoric
π» Oscar Panno
π» Miguel Najdorf
βͺοΈ The tournament ran from the 2nd of July to the 30th of July 1963 in Los Angeles, USA. The players met in a double round all-play-all and the joint winners Petrosian and Keres returned to the Soviet Union with more than half of the $10,000 prize fund offered by the Piatigorsky Foundation. This tournament was the strongest to be held in the USA after New York 1927.
π’ The main source for this collection was the First Piatigorsky Cup tournament book edited by Isaac Kashdan.
π’ The Second Piatigorsky Cup (1966) was the next tournament that contested this trophy.
βοΈ The final standings and crosstable was as aboveπ
βοΈ Download " Los Angeles 1963 Games Database" by PGN formatπ
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#LosAngeles_1963
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β Chess History - Tournaments
βͺοΈ Los Angeles 1963
βͺοΈIn 1963 famous cellist Gregor Piatigorsky and his wife Jaqueline gave a cup through the Piatigorsky Foundation for a chess tournament that would include two grandmasters from the USSR and two grandmasters from the USA.
Four grandmasters from other countries filled out the playing list.
βͺοΈ The final player line-up consisted of:
π» Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian
π» Paul Keres
π» Samuel Reshevsky
π» Pal Benko
π» Fridrik Olafsson
π» Svetozar Gligoric
π» Oscar Panno
π» Miguel Najdorf
βͺοΈ The tournament ran from the 2nd of July to the 30th of July 1963 in Los Angeles, USA. The players met in a double round all-play-all and the joint winners Petrosian and Keres returned to the Soviet Union with more than half of the $10,000 prize fund offered by the Piatigorsky Foundation. This tournament was the strongest to be held in the USA after New York 1927.
π’ The main source for this collection was the First Piatigorsky Cup tournament book edited by Isaac Kashdan.
π’ The Second Piatigorsky Cup (1966) was the next tournament that contested this trophy.
βοΈ The final standings and crosstable was as aboveπ
βοΈ Download " Los Angeles 1963 Games Database" by PGN formatπ
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#chess_history_tornaments
#LosAngeles_1963
@unitychess