Paul Keres in play v. Coen Zuidema, from the opening round at the Hoogovens tournament, Beverwijk, 8th January 1964.
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📘 20.Bf4 N×d4??
World rapid champion has made a strange blunder.
21.b8=Q R×b8 22.B×b8 Ra3 23.Bc7 1-0
World rapid champion has made a strange blunder.
21.b8=Q R×b8 22.B×b8 Ra3 23.Bc7 1-0
📘 30...N×d4?
Grischuk could have finished the game with 30...f4!. With fatal threats.
31.Rh1 =/+
Grischuk could have finished the game with 30...f4!. With fatal threats.
31.Rh1 =/+
📘 42.B×g7? Q×g7?
An incorrect sacrifice. Black could have won a piece by the intermediate move 42...Re6!.
43.Qe4+ Qg6 44.Q×a4 +-
An incorrect sacrifice. Black could have won a piece by the intermediate move 42...Re6!.
43.Qe4+ Qg6 44.Q×a4 +-
📘 52.Ne1??
Sethuraman's strange blunder that allows Black to mate him in two moves.
52...Bf4+ 53.Kh3 Rh1# 0-1
Sethuraman's strange blunder that allows Black to mate him in two moves.
52...Bf4+ 53.Kh3 Rh1# 0-1
📕 24.Be1!
A strong positional play. White clears the d2- square for the passive knight on f3 to accomplish the maneuver Nd2-b3-a5-c6.
A strong positional play. White clears the d2- square for the passive knight on f3 to accomplish the maneuver Nd2-b3-a5-c6.
📕 29.Bxb6!
A strong exchange that secures the d5-square for the knight, and creates a "good knight vs. bad bishop" scenario.
29.Kf2 or 29.Red1 allows 29...Nc4 with a comfortable game for Black.
A strong exchange that secures the d5-square for the knight, and creates a "good knight vs. bad bishop" scenario.
29.Kf2 or 29.Red1 allows 29...Nc4 with a comfortable game for Black.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 219
C: f5 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 83%
A: B×d5 – 1
👍 8%
B: Bd7 – 1
👍 8%
👥 12 people voted so far.
C: f5 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 83%
A: B×d5 – 1
👍 8%
B: Bd7 – 1
👍 8%
👥 12 people voted so far.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 220
C: h3 – 9
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 69%
B: a4 – 4
👍👍👍 31%
A: Rb1
▫️ 0%
👥 13 people voted so far.
C: h3 – 9
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 69%
B: a4 – 4
👍👍👍 31%
A: Rb1
▫️ 0%
👥 13 people voted so far.