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Groningen, 13th August 1946. In the opening round, ex-World Champion Max Euwe (Netherlands) faces Abe Yanofsky (Canada).

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Max Euwe 🆚 Daniel Abraham Yanofsky

Groningen (1946), Groningen NED, rd 1, Aug-13
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Line (E40)

1-0

Euwe vs. Yanofsky, Groningen 1946 | Endgame Exclam!! - GM Eric Hansen

Round 3 results and standings #SinquefieldCup

⚫️#276 (Strategy-ًBlack to Move)
🔸Sonis,Francesco (2499)
🔸Lodici,Lorenzo (2456)
🔸78th ch-ITA Women 2018

17...Nd4! [Centralizing the knight and putting pressure on the opponent's weak light squares.]

[17...Kh7!? 18.Nc3 Nd4 19.b5 f5 20.Nxd5 Bxd5 21.Be3 Bxg2 22.Kxg2 Qd5+ 23.f3 e4 24.dxe4 fxe4 25.Bxd4 exf3+ 26.Rxf3 Rxf3 27.exf3 Qxd4 28.Qxd4 Bxd4 29.Rd1 Bc5 30.Ra1 Kg7 31.f4 Kf7 32.Kf3 Ke6 33.Ke2 Bxa3 34.Rxa3 Kd5 35.Kd3 Kc5–+; 17...Qd7 18.e3 f5 19.Nc3 Ncxb4 20.Qe2 f4 21.Ncb5 Nc6 22.Rfc1 fxe3 23.fxe3 Kh7 24.Nc4 Rab8µ]

18.Nc3 Nxc3 19.Bxc3 Bb3 20.Qd2 Rc8 21.Rfc1 e4 22.Bxd4 [22.Bxe4 Rxc3 23.Rxc3 Nxe2+ 24.Qxe2 Bxc3–+]

22...Rxc1+ 23.Qxc1 Qxd4 24.Bxe4 Ba2 25.e3 Qe5 26.Nc4 Qe6 27.b5 Bxc4 28.Qxc4 Qxc4 29.dxc4 a3

0–1

⚫️#276 (Endgame-Black to Move)
🔸Moroni,L (2559)
🔸Brunello,S (2542)
🔸78th ch-ITA 2018

26...Ke7! [26...g5! 27.Nh5 Ke7 28.Rfe1 f5 29.g4 Rxe1+ 30.Rxe1+ Kd6 31.gxf5 Bxf5 32.Re3 Kc5 33.Nf6 Rf8 34.Ne4+ Bxe4 35.Rxe4 h5 36.h3 Rd8 37.Kf1 b5 38.cxb5 Rxd5µ; 26...Bf5 27.c5 g5 28.Nh5 Rd4 29.Rfe1 Rxd5 30.Nf6 Rd8 31.c6 Rd6 32.Re8+ Kg7 33.g4 Bc8 34.Nh5+ Kh7 35.Rxh8+ Kxh8 36.h3=]

27.c5 bxc5 28.Rxc5 Rc8 29.Ra5 Ra4? [29...g5 30.Nd3 Kd6 31.Ra6+ Kxd5 32.Rxa7 Be6 33.Ra3 Kd6 34.h3 Bxh3 35.Rd1 Rd4 36.Re1 f6-/+]

30.d6+ Kxd6 31.Rd5+ Ke7 32.Re1+ Be6 33.Rd3 Re4 34.Ra1 Bxa2 35.Rxf3=/+ Rc2 [35...Ra4³; 35...Rc2 36.Ra3 Bc4 37.Rxa7+ Kf8 38.Ra8+=]

½–½