πUnity Chess Multiple Choice 329
A: b2 β 10
πππππππ 67%
C: Bf6 β 3
ππ 20%
B: Nb8 β 2
π 13%
π₯ 15 people voted so far.
A: b2 β 10
πππππππ 67%
C: Bf6 β 3
ππ 20%
B: Nb8 β 2
π 13%
π₯ 15 people voted so far.
πUnity Chess Multiple Choice 330
C: Nc4 β 9
πππππππ 60%
A: e5 β 3
ππ 20%
B: aΓb6 β 3
ππ 20%
π₯ 15 people voted so far.
C: Nc4 β 9
πππππππ 60%
A: e5 β 3
ππ 20%
B: aΓb6 β 3
ππ 20%
π₯ 15 people voted so far.
17th & final round, FIDE Zonal Tournament, The Hague, 7th Oct 1966. Hungarian grandmaster IstvΓ‘n Bilek is in play v. Guy Mazzoni (Italy). Bilek won this game to finish 2nd behind Yugoslav grandmaster Svetozar GligoriΔ, who looks on.
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Hungarian grandmaster Gyula Sax (1951-2014), pictured at Tilburg, Netherlands, November 1979.
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Former World Champion Boris Spassky in play v. Aleksandr Beliavsky in the opening round of the Tilburg 'Interpolis' tournament, 2nd October 1981.
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The latest Chess Notes item points out a website with this great footage of Akiba Rubinstein. http://bit.ly/2GfkwYa
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πΉ Reuben Fine
πΉ American Chess Grandmaster and Psychologist
β¦οΈ Reuben Fine was an American chess grandmaster, psychologist, university professor, and author of many books on both chess and psychology.
βͺοΈ Full name: Reuben Fine
βͺοΈ Country: United States
βͺοΈ Born: October 11, 1914
New York City
βͺοΈ Died: March 26, 1993 (aged 78)
New York City
βͺοΈ Title: Grandmaster
β¦οΈReuben Fine was born in 1914. He grew up in New York City and first learned to play chess at the age of eight. After winning several strong American tournaments as a youth, Fine turned to international competition. He played on three US Olympiad teams from 1933 to 1937, winning one gold and one silver individual medal, while all three teams finished first.
After World War II, he was offered an invitation to the World Championship tournament in 1948, but declined to participate. He retired from chess a few years later in order to pursue a career in psychology. In his foreshortened career, Fine played tournament games against five world champions. He had overall plus scores against Emanuel Lasker, Alexander Alekhine, and Mikhail Botvinnik, and even records against Jose Raul Capablanca and Max Euwe.
He was an author of note, his most recognized works being Ideas Behind the Chess Openings and Basic Chess Endings.
β¦οΈ A memorable game by Fine which known "Every Fine Boy Does Good" in chessgames.comππΌππΌ
πΈ Reuben Fine vs Emanuel Lasker
πΈ Nottingham (1936), Nottingham ENG, rd 1, Aug-10
πΈ Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation. General (D37)
β¦οΈReview and download PGN file (Analysed bt Alekhine)ππΌππΌ
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πΉ American Chess Grandmaster and Psychologist
β¦οΈ Reuben Fine was an American chess grandmaster, psychologist, university professor, and author of many books on both chess and psychology.
βͺοΈ Full name: Reuben Fine
βͺοΈ Country: United States
βͺοΈ Born: October 11, 1914
New York City
βͺοΈ Died: March 26, 1993 (aged 78)
New York City
βͺοΈ Title: Grandmaster
β¦οΈReuben Fine was born in 1914. He grew up in New York City and first learned to play chess at the age of eight. After winning several strong American tournaments as a youth, Fine turned to international competition. He played on three US Olympiad teams from 1933 to 1937, winning one gold and one silver individual medal, while all three teams finished first.
After World War II, he was offered an invitation to the World Championship tournament in 1948, but declined to participate. He retired from chess a few years later in order to pursue a career in psychology. In his foreshortened career, Fine played tournament games against five world champions. He had overall plus scores against Emanuel Lasker, Alexander Alekhine, and Mikhail Botvinnik, and even records against Jose Raul Capablanca and Max Euwe.
He was an author of note, his most recognized works being Ideas Behind the Chess Openings and Basic Chess Endings.
β¦οΈ A memorable game by Fine which known "Every Fine Boy Does Good" in chessgames.comππΌππΌ
πΈ Reuben Fine vs Emanuel Lasker
πΈ Nottingham (1936), Nottingham ENG, rd 1, Aug-10
πΈ Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation. General (D37)
β¦οΈReview and download PGN file (Analysed bt Alekhine)ππΌππΌ
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πΈ Reuben Fine - Emanuel Lasker, Nottingham (1936)
πΈ PGN format
πΈ Notes by Alekhine
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πΈ PGN format
πΈ Notes by Alekhine
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π 38.h4?
White has missed an opportunity in time trouble.
He could have obtained a winning position with 38.Ne3.
(38.Ne3! Kg6 39.NΓd5 Qd7 40.Nc7! KΓh6 41.NΓe6 QΓe6 42.QΓa7 +-)
38...Kg6 39.hΓg5 fΓg5 40.Ne3 Qf7 41.NΓd5 BΓd5 Β½-Β½
White has missed an opportunity in time trouble.
He could have obtained a winning position with 38.Ne3.
(38.Ne3! Kg6 39.NΓd5 Qd7 40.Nc7! KΓh6 41.NΓe6 QΓe6 42.QΓa7 +-)
38...Kg6 39.hΓg5 fΓg5 40.Ne3 Qf7 41.NΓd5 BΓd5 Β½-Β½
π 12...QΓc5?
Black has fallen into a well-known trap in the London system.
13.BΓh7+
For the first time, this continuation was played by French GM Erik Prie in 2009. Interestingly, in 2012, Homayoun Tofighi successfully employed the same preparation against Omid Noroozi.
13.BΓh7+ KΓh7 14.Qh5+ Kg8 15.Ne4 Qb5 16.Ng5 Rfd8 17.QΓf7+ Kh8 18.0-0-0 +-
Black has fallen into a well-known trap in the London system.
13.BΓh7+
For the first time, this continuation was played by French GM Erik Prie in 2009. Interestingly, in 2012, Homayoun Tofighi successfully employed the same preparation against Omid Noroozi.
13.BΓh7+ KΓh7 14.Qh5+ Kg8 15.Ne4 Qb5 16.Ng5 Rfd8 17.QΓf7+ Kh8 18.0-0-0 +-