Savielly Tartakower interviewing Paul Keres after winning the AVRO tournament 1938. Tartakower won in 1949 at Beverwijk, Paul Keres (shared with Iivo Nei) in 1964 also at Beverwijk.
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🔸3rd IIFL Wealth Mumbai 2018
🔸Round 7
⚪️Maghsoodloo,Parham (2570)
⚫️Deepan Chakkravarthy J (2473)
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🔸Round 7
⚪️Maghsoodloo,Parham (2570)
⚫️Deepan Chakkravarthy J (2473)
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🔸Andranik Margaryan Memorial 2018
🔸Round 5
⚪️Minasian,Artashes (2484)
⚫️Maghsoodloo,Parham (2572)
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🔸Round 5
⚪️Minasian,Artashes (2484)
⚫️Maghsoodloo,Parham (2572)
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💢 Alexander Khalifman
💢 Russian chess grandmaster
♦️ Alexander Valeryevich Khalifman is a Russian chess grandmaster.
He was FIDE World Chess Champion in 1999.
▪️ Full name: Alexander Valeryevich Khalifman
▪️ Country: Soviet Union Russia
▪️ Born: 18 January 1966 (age 52) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
▪️ Title: Grandmaster
▪️ World Champion: 1999–2000 (FIDE)
▪️ FIDE rating: 2614 (January 2018)
▪️ Peak rating: 2702 (October 2001)
▪️ Peak ranking: No. 12 (January 2003)
♦️ Alexander Valeryevich Khalifman, born in Leningrad, was taught chess by his father when he was six years old. He achieved the IM title in 1986 and became a GM at the New York Open in 1990. He is best known for becoming FIDE World Champion in 1999 by winning a knockout tournament in Las Vegas. He lost the title in the next knockout, held the following year in New Delhi. Viswanathan Anand eliminated him in the quarterfinals.
♦️ Khalifman's other successes include the Russian Championship of 1996 and first place in Essent 2000 with 5.5 points out of 6. In 2010 he came =1st (2nd on count back) with 7/9 in the Minsk Open in Belarus, and won the International Bavarian Open in Bad Wiessee in Germany with 7.5/9 (+6 =3). He came 4th at the Aeroflot Open (2012) with 6/9.
♦️ Alexander Khalifman have written several books which one of the most important of his books is "Openings series for white and black [According to champion's games]" content about 20 volumes.
♦️ A memorial games by Khalifman against Almasi which played in Spanish, Marshal Attack!!
▪️ Zoltan Almasi vs Alexander Khalifman
▪️ Ubeda (1997), Ubeda ESP, rd 3, Feb-??
▪️ Spanish Game: Marshall Attack. Modern Variation (C89)
♦️ Review and download PGN file 👇🏼👇🏼
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💢 Alexander Khalifman
💢 Russian chess grandmaster
♦️ Alexander Valeryevich Khalifman is a Russian chess grandmaster.
He was FIDE World Chess Champion in 1999.
▪️ Full name: Alexander Valeryevich Khalifman
▪️ Country: Soviet Union Russia
▪️ Born: 18 January 1966 (age 52) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
▪️ Title: Grandmaster
▪️ World Champion: 1999–2000 (FIDE)
▪️ FIDE rating: 2614 (January 2018)
▪️ Peak rating: 2702 (October 2001)
▪️ Peak ranking: No. 12 (January 2003)
♦️ Alexander Valeryevich Khalifman, born in Leningrad, was taught chess by his father when he was six years old. He achieved the IM title in 1986 and became a GM at the New York Open in 1990. He is best known for becoming FIDE World Champion in 1999 by winning a knockout tournament in Las Vegas. He lost the title in the next knockout, held the following year in New Delhi. Viswanathan Anand eliminated him in the quarterfinals.
♦️ Khalifman's other successes include the Russian Championship of 1996 and first place in Essent 2000 with 5.5 points out of 6. In 2010 he came =1st (2nd on count back) with 7/9 in the Minsk Open in Belarus, and won the International Bavarian Open in Bad Wiessee in Germany with 7.5/9 (+6 =3). He came 4th at the Aeroflot Open (2012) with 6/9.
♦️ Alexander Khalifman have written several books which one of the most important of his books is "Openings series for white and black [According to champion's games]" content about 20 volumes.
♦️ A memorial games by Khalifman against Almasi which played in Spanish, Marshal Attack!!
▪️ Zoltan Almasi vs Alexander Khalifman
▪️ Ubeda (1997), Ubeda ESP, rd 3, Feb-??
▪️ Spanish Game: Marshall Attack. Modern Variation (C89)
♦️ Review and download PGN file 👇🏼👇🏼
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▪️ Zoltan Almasi vs Alexander Khalifman
▪️ Ubeda (1997), Ubeda ESP, rd 3, Feb-??
▪️ Spanish Game: Marshall Attack. Modern Variation (C89)
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▪️ Ubeda (1997), Ubeda ESP, rd 3, Feb-??
▪️ Spanish Game: Marshall Attack. Modern Variation (C89)
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🔹 Today Tata Steel 2018 , Round 6 will played
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📘 54...Kf7??
There are three reasons that the Black king has been placed in an improper position:
1- The f-file has blocked for the Black rook.
2- Black will also lose a tempo with the sequence e6.
3- The king moves away from h6-pawn and gives a tactical opportunity to the opponent.
[54...Kg7!
A)55.Ra8 Rf4! 56.e6 Rf8=
B)55.e6 Rh3 56.d4 Re3 57.Kd6 g4 = ]
55.Rh8! Rh3
(55...Kg7 56.e6! +-)
56.e6 Kf6 57.Rf8+ Ke7 58.Rf7+ Ke8 59.d4 g4 60.Rh7 Kf8 61.e7+ 1-0
There are three reasons that the Black king has been placed in an improper position:
1- The f-file has blocked for the Black rook.
2- Black will also lose a tempo with the sequence e6.
3- The king moves away from h6-pawn and gives a tactical opportunity to the opponent.
[54...Kg7!
A)55.Ra8 Rf4! 56.e6 Rf8=
B)55.e6 Rh3 56.d4 Re3 57.Kd6 g4 = ]
55.Rh8! Rh3
(55...Kg7 56.e6! +-)
56.e6 Kf6 57.Rf8+ Ke7 58.Rf7+ Ke8 59.d4 g4 60.Rh7 Kf8 61.e7+ 1-0
📘 17...Nh7!
An instructive idea to exchange a bad bishop for a good one. Also, the f5-lever will be available in the future.
18.Qd2 Bf6 19.Kf2 Bg5 20.B×g5 Q×g5 21.Q×g5 N×g5 =
Artashes Minasian won the Armenian Chess Championship six times, in 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2004 and 2006.
An instructive idea to exchange a bad bishop for a good one. Also, the f5-lever will be available in the future.
18.Qd2 Bf6 19.Kf2 Bg5 20.B×g5 Q×g5 21.Q×g5 N×g5 =
Artashes Minasian won the Armenian Chess Championship six times, in 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2004 and 2006.
📘 7...Ne7!
A multi-purpose move:
1- Clearing the long diagonal for the bishop.
2- Preventing White from playing d5.
3- Attacking the f4-bishop by playing Ng6.
A multi-purpose move:
1- Clearing the long diagonal for the bishop.
2- Preventing White from playing d5.
3- Attacking the f4-bishop by playing Ng6.
📘 55...Kc6??
Hou Yifan's miscalculation. She must not have blocked the c6-pawn.
(55...Kd6!
A)56.c4 d×c4 57.K×c4 c6! 58.Kd4 Kd7 59.Kc5 Kc7 =
B)56.b5 (The best try) a×b5 57.Kb4 c6 58.a6 Kc7 59.Kc5 b4 60.K×b4 Kb6 61.a7 K×a7 62.Kc5 Kb7 63.Kd6 d4 64.Ke7 c5 65.K×f7 c4 =
55...Kc6?? 56.c4! d4
(56.d×c4 57.K×c4 Kb7 58.b5! +-)
57.Kc2 Kd6 58.Kd2! c6 59.Ke2! Kd7 60.Kd3 +-
Hou Yifan's miscalculation. She must not have blocked the c6-pawn.
(55...Kd6!
A)56.c4 d×c4 57.K×c4 c6! 58.Kd4 Kd7 59.Kc5 Kc7 =
B)56.b5 (The best try) a×b5 57.Kb4 c6 58.a6 Kc7 59.Kc5 b4 60.K×b4 Kb6 61.a7 K×a7 62.Kc5 Kb7 63.Kd6 d4 64.Ke7 c5 65.K×f7 c4 =
55...Kc6?? 56.c4! d4
(56.d×c4 57.K×c4 Kb7 58.b5! +-)
57.Kc2 Kd6 58.Kd2! c6 59.Ke2! Kd7 60.Kd3 +-