John Quincy Adams was the 6th President of the US & avid chess player. He may have lost the Presidency because of chess. Jackson supporters charged that Adams used public funds to buy an expensive ivory chess set for him. Adams had paid for the chess set with his own money.
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Alexander Alekhine playing a game of living chess, against Bogoljubow, at the Münsterplatz, Villingen, Germany in April 1934.
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🔸International Fajr Cup (IRI) 2018
🔸Round 3
⚪️Firouzja Alireza (2549)
⚫️Gholami Aryan(2489)
🔸1-0
🔸Round 3
⚪️Firouzja Alireza (2549)
⚫️Gholami Aryan(2489)
🔸1-0
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🔸International Fajr Cup (IRI) 2018
🔸Round 3
⚪️Khademalsharieh Sarasadat (2413)
⚫️Pourramezanali Amirreza (2525)
🔸0-1
🔸Round 3
⚪️Khademalsharieh Sarasadat (2413)
⚫️Pourramezanali Amirreza (2525)
🔸0-1
📘 13...N×e4!?
An interesting novelty by Mehrdad Sedaghati. The moves 13...Qc8 and 13...b5 have already been played.
14.N×e4 f5 15.Nfd2 f×e4 16.N×e4 =
An interesting novelty by Mehrdad Sedaghati. The moves 13...Qc8 and 13...b5 have already been played.
14.N×e4 f5 15.Nfd2 f×e4 16.N×e4 =
📘 32...Bf3??
A blunder that is fully exploited by Iran's highest rated chess player, Pouya Idani.
Pouya was the U18 champion in the 2013 World Youth Chess Championship.
33.h6! B×g4 34.h×g7 Re8 35.Rg3 1-0
A blunder that is fully exploited by Iran's highest rated chess player, Pouya Idani.
Pouya was the U18 champion in the 2013 World Youth Chess Championship.
33.h6! B×g4 34.h×g7 Re8 35.Rg3 1-0
📘 7.a4?!
It is not a precise moment to play this move because black's position will get active with a typical combination.
(7.Bd3! 7...d5 8.e5 Ne4 White can continue with Ne1 and f3).
7...N×e4 8.Q×e4 d5 9.B×d5 c×d5 10.Qh4 f6 =/+
It is not a precise moment to play this move because black's position will get active with a typical combination.
(7.Bd3! 7...d5 8.e5 Ne4 White can continue with Ne1 and f3).
7...N×e4 8.Q×e4 d5 9.B×d5 c×d5 10.Qh4 f6 =/+
📘 Kuzubov who has obtained a huge advantage in an excellent positional play crashes his opponent with a beautiful combination.
30.Qh6+! Kg8 31.Qg5! Qe7 32.Ng4 Kg7 33.Ra7 h5 34.R×c7! Q×c7 35.Qh6+ 1-0
30.Qh6+! Kg8 31.Qg5! Qe7 32.Ng4 Kg7 33.Ra7 h5 34.R×c7! Q×c7 35.Qh6+ 1-0
🔸 Yuri Averbakh
🔸 Chess Grandmaster and Author
♦️ Yuri Averbakh is a Soviet and Russian chess player and author. As of 2017, he is the oldest living chess grandmaster. He was born in Kaluga, Russia. He was chairman of the USSR Chess Federation from 1973 to 1978.
🔹 Full name: Yuri Lvovich Averbakh
🔹 Country: Russia
🔹 Born: February 8, 1922 (age 96) Kaluga, Russian SFSR
🔹 Title: Grandmaster
🔹 FIDE rating : 2445 (February 2018)
🔹 Peak rating : 2550 (July 1971)
♦️ Yuri Averbakh won the USSR Championship in 1954 ahead of Mark Taimanov, Viktor Korchnoi, Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian, Efim Geller and Salomon Flohr he was also equal first in the Soviet Championship of 1956, but lost in the playoff for first place. He won the Championship of Moscow in 1949 , 1950 , and 1962. He also won international tournaments in Vienna in 1961, Moscow in 1962 and Rio de Janeiro in 1965.
♦️ A memorable game by Averbakh 👇🏼👇🏼
▪️ Viktor Korchnoi vs Yuri Averbakh
▪️ USSR Championship (1959), Tbilisi URS, rd 2, Jan-11
▪️ Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Bastrikov Variation (B47)
♦️Review and download PGN file👇🏼👇🏼
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🔸 Chess Grandmaster and Author
♦️ Yuri Averbakh is a Soviet and Russian chess player and author. As of 2017, he is the oldest living chess grandmaster. He was born in Kaluga, Russia. He was chairman of the USSR Chess Federation from 1973 to 1978.
🔹 Full name: Yuri Lvovich Averbakh
🔹 Country: Russia
🔹 Born: February 8, 1922 (age 96) Kaluga, Russian SFSR
🔹 Title: Grandmaster
🔹 FIDE rating : 2445 (February 2018)
🔹 Peak rating : 2550 (July 1971)
♦️ Yuri Averbakh won the USSR Championship in 1954 ahead of Mark Taimanov, Viktor Korchnoi, Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian, Efim Geller and Salomon Flohr he was also equal first in the Soviet Championship of 1956, but lost in the playoff for first place. He won the Championship of Moscow in 1949 , 1950 , and 1962. He also won international tournaments in Vienna in 1961, Moscow in 1962 and Rio de Janeiro in 1965.
♦️ A memorable game by Averbakh 👇🏼👇🏼
▪️ Viktor Korchnoi vs Yuri Averbakh
▪️ USSR Championship (1959), Tbilisi URS, rd 2, Jan-11
▪️ Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Bastrikov Variation (B47)
♦️Review and download PGN file👇🏼👇🏼
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▪️ Viktor Korchnoi vs Yuri Averbakh
▪️ USSR Championship (1959), Tbilisi URS, rd 2, Jan-11
▪️ Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Bastrikov Variation (B47)
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▪️ USSR Championship (1959), Tbilisi URS, rd 2, Jan-11
▪️ Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Bastrikov Variation (B47)
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