17.Rb1
Fine prophylaxis. The immediate point is to reconfirm the role of b3 in supporting c4, but there is a deeper point about the unfortunate placement of Black's minor pieces on the b-file. 17...c6 18.c4 Qc7 19.Bd3+/-.
Fine prophylaxis. The immediate point is to reconfirm the role of b3 in supporting c4, but there is a deeper point about the unfortunate placement of Black's minor pieces on the b-file. 17...c6 18.c4 Qc7 19.Bd3+/-.
π 18...Ra7!
An excellent idea. If 18...Rfc8, White could triple on the c-file: 18...Rfc8? 19.Rc1 Rxc6 20.Qxc6 Qxc6 Nxc6+/-.
An excellent idea. If 18...Rfc8, White could triple on the c-file: 18...Rfc8? 19.Rc1 Rxc6 20.Qxc6 Qxc6 Nxc6+/-.
πUnity Chess Multiple Choice 295
C: Na5 β 6
πππππππ 50%
B: Bb3 β 4
πππππ 33%
A: BΓd3 β 2
ππ 17%
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C: Na5 β 6
πππππππ 50%
B: Bb3 β 4
πππππ 33%
A: BΓd3 β 2
ππ 17%
π₯ 12 people voted so far.
πUnity Chess Multiple Choice 296
B: Qb4 β 6
πππππππ 46%
C: Qc2 β 5
ππππππ 38%
A: Qa4+ β 2
ππ 15%
π₯ 13 people voted so far.
B: Qb4 β 6
πππππππ 46%
C: Qc2 β 5
ππππππ 38%
A: Qa4+ β 2
ππ 15%
π₯ 13 people voted so far.
The final-round game HΓΌbner v. LjubojeviΔ, which the latter won to secure first place in the 1975 Amsterdam IBM event.
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Reykjavik, 1972.
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βͺοΈ Hans Kmoch
βͺοΈ American-Austrian-Dutch Chess Master
β¦οΈ Johann "Hans" Joseph Kmoch was an Austrian-Dutch-American chess International Master, International Arbiter, and a chess journalist and author, for which he is best known.
πΈ Born: July 25, 1894, Vienna, Austria
πΈ Died: February 13, 1973, New York City, New York, United States
β¦οΈ Kmoch was born in Austria in 1894. He moved to the Netherlands in the 1930s and then settled in the USA in 1947. He was awarded the IM title in 1950 and became an International Arbiter in 1951. As a player he was 1st at Debrecen 1925 and played on the Austrian Olympiad teams of 1927, 1930 and 1931. However, he is best known for his work as a writer and author. He wrote regularly for the US 'Chess Review' and edited the Carlsbad 1929 tournament book. His main works are 'Die Kunst der Verteidigung' (1929), 'Rubinstein's Chess Masterpieces' (1941) and 'Pawn Power in Chess' (1959).
He also served as the Secretary and manager of the Manhattan Chess Club in New York City from 1951 to 1973.
β¦οΈA memorable game by Hans KmochππΌππΌ
πΉ Hans Kmoch vs Akiba Rubinstein
πΉSan Remo (1930), San Remo ITA, rd 6, Jan-23
πΉ Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense. Main Line (D63)
β¦οΈReview and download PGN fileππΌππΌ
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βͺοΈ American-Austrian-Dutch Chess Master
β¦οΈ Johann "Hans" Joseph Kmoch was an Austrian-Dutch-American chess International Master, International Arbiter, and a chess journalist and author, for which he is best known.
πΈ Born: July 25, 1894, Vienna, Austria
πΈ Died: February 13, 1973, New York City, New York, United States
β¦οΈ Kmoch was born in Austria in 1894. He moved to the Netherlands in the 1930s and then settled in the USA in 1947. He was awarded the IM title in 1950 and became an International Arbiter in 1951. As a player he was 1st at Debrecen 1925 and played on the Austrian Olympiad teams of 1927, 1930 and 1931. However, he is best known for his work as a writer and author. He wrote regularly for the US 'Chess Review' and edited the Carlsbad 1929 tournament book. His main works are 'Die Kunst der Verteidigung' (1929), 'Rubinstein's Chess Masterpieces' (1941) and 'Pawn Power in Chess' (1959).
He also served as the Secretary and manager of the Manhattan Chess Club in New York City from 1951 to 1973.
β¦οΈA memorable game by Hans KmochππΌππΌ
πΉ Hans Kmoch vs Akiba Rubinstein
πΉSan Remo (1930), San Remo ITA, rd 6, Jan-23
πΉ Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense. Main Line (D63)
β¦οΈReview and download PGN fileππΌππΌ
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