Hypermodern Master Breyer Crushes Classical Tarrasch - Breyer vs. Tarrasch, 1914
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Hypermodern Master Breyer Crushes Classical Tarrasch - Breyer vs. Tarrasch, 1914
Gyula Breyer was a tremendously promising player and one of the leaders of the hypermodern school of chess. He passed away at a young age (28) in 1921 when he was at the height of his powers. Just one year prior he had won one of the biggest chess tournaments…
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Very methodical move order under pressure by this young prodigy, named Artemiev. In this end game he had 1 pawn + bishop and 1 Rook; his opponent 1 pawn and 1 Rook. How to convert this bishop's up advantage into a win?
Here's the answer...
GM Artemiev vs GM Matlakov (endgame)
Here's the answer...
GM Artemiev vs GM Matlakov (endgame)
19.Nf5?! [Thanks to the opponent's weak king and his uncoordinated pieces White is still better, but the following continuation would be much better:]
[19.Qd1! Qd8™ (19...a6? 20.Nc3! Qd6 21.Qg4+ Kh8 22.Nf5 Qe6 23.Nxd5‚) 20.Nxa7! △Nac6 20...Rc4 21.Nac6 Rxa1™ (21...Qe8? 22.Qg4+ Kh8 23.Rxa8 Qxa8 24.Qxd7+–) 22.Nxd8 Rxb1 23.Qxb1 Rxd4 24.exd5±]
19...Rab8! [19...Rcb8? 20.Qd1! Qd8 21.Qxd5 Ne5 22.Qxd8 Rxd8 23.Nc7 Rab8 24.Nd5!±]
20.Qxd5 Ne5! [△Qc5]
21.Qa2 Qc5=
[19.Qd1! Qd8™ (19...a6? 20.Nc3! Qd6 21.Qg4+ Kh8 22.Nf5 Qe6 23.Nxd5‚) 20.Nxa7! △Nac6 20...Rc4 21.Nac6 Rxa1™ (21...Qe8? 22.Qg4+ Kh8 23.Rxa8 Qxa8 24.Qxd7+–) 22.Nxd8 Rxb1 23.Qxb1 Rxd4 24.exd5±]
19...Rab8! [19...Rcb8? 20.Qd1! Qd8 21.Qxd5 Ne5 22.Qxd8 Rxd8 23.Nc7 Rab8 24.Nd5!±]
20.Qxd5 Ne5! [△Qc5]
21.Qa2 Qc5=
Aleksandra Kosteniuk was the only winner of Round 10 at #WomenGrandPrixFIDE in Monaco.
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Interview with Alexandra Kosteniuk | 2019 FIDE Women's GP - Monaco | Round 10 |
First Round of FIDE Grand Prix Leg Finishes in Jerusalem
All Russian players advanced to quarterfinals.
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All Russian players advanced to quarterfinals.
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erusalem FIDE Grand Prix Quarterfinals start on December 14:
🇫🇷 Vachier-Lagrave - Andreikin 🇷🇺
🇺🇸 So - Nepomniachtchi 🇷🇺
🇷🇺 Karjakin - Wei Yi 🇨🇳
🇷🇺 Jakovenko - Navara 🇨🇿
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🇫🇷 Vachier-Lagrave - Andreikin 🇷🇺
🇺🇸 So - Nepomniachtchi 🇷🇺
🇷🇺 Karjakin - Wei Yi 🇨🇳
🇷🇺 Jakovenko - Navara 🇨🇿
Wesbite: http://worldchess.com
A photo from the 14th Olympiad at Leipzig (DDR). On the left is Alexander Koblencs ('Maestro'). Next to him is Mikhail Tal, then William Lombardy. On the right - Bobby Fischer.
Seated - Nadezhda Andreevna, wife of Vasily Smyslov?
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Seated - Nadezhda Andreevna, wife of Vasily Smyslov?
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The Dilaram problem in Kochanowski's Szachy & the Polish Defense... two aspects of Alexander Wagner
https://www.chess.com/blog/introuble2/the-dilaram-problem-in-kochanowskis-szachy-the-polish-defense-two-aspects-of-alexander-wagner
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The Dilaram problem in Kochanowski's Szachy & the Polish Defense... two aspects of Alexander Wagner
Isn't it beautiful!?! It's a stained glass of 15th c., originating from Hôtel de la Bessée in Villefranche-sur-Saône [now in Musee de Cluny], just a little color changed. It illustrates somehow the first part of this blog. A woman paying attention to the…