Soviet GM Mark Taimanov & Vasily Smyslov in Trafalgar Square, London. Taimanov dated it uncertainly as 'late 1950s' but 1954, when both players were in London for GB v. USSR match
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🔸70th ch-RUS 2017
🔸Round 6
⚪️Tomashevsky,Evgeny (2713)
⚫️Volkov,Sergey (2645)
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🔸Round 6
⚪️Tomashevsky,Evgeny (2713)
⚫️Volkov,Sergey (2645)
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🔸70th ch-RUS 2017
🔸Round 6
⚪️Fedoseev,Vladimir3 (2718)
⚫️Malakhov,Vladimir (2686)
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🔸Round 6
⚪️Fedoseev,Vladimir3 (2718)
⚫️Malakhov,Vladimir (2686)
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🔹 Mikhail Botvinnik
🔹 Russian-Soviet electrical engineer and grandmaster
▪️ Full name Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik
▪️ Country Soviet Union
▪️ Born August 17, 1911 Kuokkala, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire (now Repino, Russia)
▪️ Died May 5, 1995 (aged 83) Moscow, Russia
▪️ Title Grandmaster
▪️ World Champion 1948–1957 ; 1958–1960 ; 1961–1963
▪️ Peak rating 2660 (January 1971)
🔹 Mikhail Botvinnik is considered to be one of the greatest chess players in the world, and 3 time World Champion.
He was also a prominent chess coach, with students including Anatoly Karpov, Garry Kasparov and Vladimir Kramnik.
Download 10 of Botvinnik's best chess games with notes by Alekhine.👇🏼👇🏼
Review one of them by GIF file👇🏼👇🏼
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🔹 Mikhail Botvinnik
🔹 Russian-Soviet electrical engineer and grandmaster
▪️ Full name Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik
▪️ Country Soviet Union
▪️ Born August 17, 1911 Kuokkala, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire (now Repino, Russia)
▪️ Died May 5, 1995 (aged 83) Moscow, Russia
▪️ Title Grandmaster
▪️ World Champion 1948–1957 ; 1958–1960 ; 1961–1963
▪️ Peak rating 2660 (January 1971)
🔹 Mikhail Botvinnik is considered to be one of the greatest chess players in the world, and 3 time World Champion.
He was also a prominent chess coach, with students including Anatoly Karpov, Garry Kasparov and Vladimir Kramnik.
Download 10 of Botvinnik's best chess games with notes by Alekhine.👇🏼👇🏼
Review one of them by GIF file👇🏼👇🏼
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📘12...d5!
The best way to defend a flank attack is counterattack in the center.
13.a5!
Naka sacrifices two pawns in order to gain the initiative.
13...N×c4 14.b3 Bb4+ 15.Kf2 N×a5 16.Bd2 c5 17.R×a5 B×a5 18.B×a5
The best way to defend a flank attack is counterattack in the center.
13.a5!
Naka sacrifices two pawns in order to gain the initiative.
13...N×c4 14.b3 Bb4+ 15.Kf2 N×a5 16.Bd2 c5 17.R×a5 B×a5 18.B×a5
📘 15.g4!!
White finds a quick way to blast open the center. With the center open, White's bishop, coupled with the rook's pressure down the a-file, puts an enormous strain on Black's now shaky queenside.
15.Nxe4 Bxe4 Black's position is fine at this point.
15.h3 would allow Black to activate his knight on a6: 15...Nb4 16.g4 Bd7 17.Nxe4 dxe4 18.Nd2 f5 19.Nc4 Nd5.
White finds a quick way to blast open the center. With the center open, White's bishop, coupled with the rook's pressure down the a-file, puts an enormous strain on Black's now shaky queenside.
15.Nxe4 Bxe4 Black's position is fine at this point.
15.h3 would allow Black to activate his knight on a6: 15...Nb4 16.g4 Bd7 17.Nxe4 dxe4 18.Nd2 f5 19.Nc4 Nd5.
📘 13...f4!
Carlsen decides to confront his opponent on the kingside because White's queen is nowhere to be seen and isn't about to help out her king anytime soon. Also, White's bishop has conveniently posted itself on e3, after which ...f4 comes with tempo. This, in turn, means that White's knight will be left dangling on h4, costing Svidler more time. Such pawn sacrifices are almost rote in Grand Prix structures. This time the idea's potency is greatly magnified by the fact that White's queen is on vacation on a3, unable to help in the defence of her king.
Carlsen decides to confront his opponent on the kingside because White's queen is nowhere to be seen and isn't about to help out her king anytime soon. Also, White's bishop has conveniently posted itself on e3, after which ...f4 comes with tempo. This, in turn, means that White's knight will be left dangling on h4, costing Svidler more time. Such pawn sacrifices are almost rote in Grand Prix structures. This time the idea's potency is greatly magnified by the fact that White's queen is on vacation on a3, unable to help in the defence of her king.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 165
A: Bg5 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 73%
C: Ng5 – 2
👍👍 18%
B: R×c8 – 1
👍 9%
👥 11 people voted so far.
A: Bg5 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 73%
C: Ng5 – 2
👍👍 18%
B: R×c8 – 1
👍 9%
👥 11 people voted so far.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 166
B: Nd4 – 12
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 86%
C: a5 – 2
👍 14%
A: Kf5
▫️ 0%
👥 14 people voted so far.
B: Nd4 – 12
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 86%
C: a5 – 2
👍 14%
A: Kf5
▫️ 0%
👥 14 people voted so far.
12th Chess Olympiad, Moscow 1956
"Taimanov, Botvinnik, Smyslov, Keres, Kotov (probably not playing captain!), Geller, Bronstein"
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"Taimanov, Botvinnik, Smyslov, Keres, Kotov (probably not playing captain!), Geller, Bronstein"
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