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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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📘 24.Qe3!
Using the queen to control dark squares. The d-pawn is unambiguously strong, the knights eyeing f7 and well placed to prevent any serious blockade on d6. Meanwhile white threatens g4, followed by f4 and g5.
Using the queen to control dark squares. The d-pawn is unambiguously strong, the knights eyeing f7 and well placed to prevent any serious blockade on d6. Meanwhile white threatens g4, followed by f4 and g5.
📕 18...Bc6!
The key move that secures the blockade of d5. 19.Nxc6 bxc6! Simple issues. d4 is more vulnerable than c6, and the choice of minor piece exchanges enhances this fact. OK, so the trade of dark-squared bishops is not necessarily detrimental to White who would also like to claim control over the blockading square c5, but he would very much like to still have a knight.
The key move that secures the blockade of d5. 19.Nxc6 bxc6! Simple issues. d4 is more vulnerable than c6, and the choice of minor piece exchanges enhances this fact. OK, so the trade of dark-squared bishops is not necessarily detrimental to White who would also like to claim control over the blockading square c5, but he would very much like to still have a knight.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 271
A: h4 – 15
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 71%
C: Bf4 – 6
👍👍👍 29%
B: a4
▫️ 0%
👥 21 people voted so far.
A: h4 – 15
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 71%
C: Bf4 – 6
👍👍👍 29%
B: a4
▫️ 0%
👥 21 people voted so far.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 272
anonymous poll
C: Bg5 – 18
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 75%
B: Re1 – 5
👍👍 21%
A: Be3 – 1
▫️ 4%
👥 24 people voted so far.
anonymous poll
C: Bg5 – 18
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 75%
B: Re1 – 5
👍👍 21%
A: Be3 – 1
▫️ 4%
👥 24 people voted so far.
IM Edward Lasker (1885-1981) wrote about chess, checkers, & Go. He was the founder of the American Go Association in 1934 & was the author of GO & GO Moku. He got Emanuel Lasker interested in Go. When Emanuel Lasker died his Go set was presented to West Point Military Academy.
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Opening ceremony, Amsterdam IBM, July 1971. Paul Keres, Vasily Smyslov, Max Euwe & Jan Timman.
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🔸International Fajr Cup (IRI) 2018
🔸Round 4
⚪️Gholami Aryan (2489)
⚫️Sedaghati Mehrdad (2215)
🔸1-0
🔸Round 4
⚪️Gholami Aryan (2489)
⚫️Sedaghati Mehrdad (2215)
🔸1-0
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🔸International Fajr Cup (IRI) 2018
🔸Round 4
⚪️Kuzubov Yuriy (2695)
⚫️Gusain Himal (2447)
🔸1-0
🔸Round 4
⚪️Kuzubov Yuriy (2695)
⚫️Gusain Himal (2447)
🔸1-0