π10...Bxf3!
A clever decision. Black exchanges his light-squared bishop and then puts the own central pawns on the light squares. If white recaptures with the knight, 11...Qa5+ will come. 11.gxf3 dxc4! 12.Bxc4 d5=/+.
A clever decision. Black exchanges his light-squared bishop and then puts the own central pawns on the light squares. If white recaptures with the knight, 11...Qa5+ will come. 11.gxf3 dxc4! 12.Bxc4 d5=/+.
πUnity Chess Multiple Choice 349
A: Be3 β 8
πππππππ 80%
B: NΓa8 β 2
ππ 20%
C: BΓe4
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 10 people voted so far.
A: Be3 β 8
πππππππ 80%
B: NΓa8 β 2
ππ 20%
C: BΓe4
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 10 people voted so far.
πUnity Chess Multiple Choice 350
C: a5 β 5
πππππππ 42%
B: f4 β 4
ππππππ 33%
A: h4 β 3
ππππ 25%
π₯ 12 people voted so far.
C: a5 β 5
πππππππ 42%
B: f4 β 4
ππππππ 33%
A: h4 β 3
ππππ 25%
π₯ 12 people voted so far.
International women's tournament at Tbilisi, April 1984. Front row, left to right: Pia Cramling, Marta Litinskaya, Elena Akhmylovskaya, Maia Chiburdanidze, Nona Gaprindashvili, Nino Gurieli... 3rd from right, back row - Nana Alexandria.
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Candidates, Rd 12: Karjakin (4 wins, 2 loses, 6 draws) beat Caruana (3 wins, 1 loss, 8 draws) & both are now tied for 1st with 7/12. Ding Liren beat Mamedyarov, his first win, with 11 draws. Those two, plus Grischuk are tied for 3rd. Rd 13: So-Karjakin and Caruana-Aronian.
At the opening ceremony of the Women's Candidates' Semi-final, Vilnius 1980. Marta Litinskaya, Vladas MikΔnas and Nana Alexandria.
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When V. Korchnoi defected in 1976, 31 USSR GMs signed a letter denouncing him. It included Tal, Petrosian, & Smyslov. It was not signed by Botvinnik, Karpov, or Spassky. Fischer sent a letter of congratulations to Korchnoi. The USSR stripped him of all his titles and honors.
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Anatoly Karpov during a game-by-television against West Germany in late 1976. Great choice of tie.
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π΅ JosΓ© RaΓΊl Capablanca
π΅ Cuban Chess Master and World Chess Champion
β¦οΈ JosΓ© RaΓΊl Capablanca y Graupera was a Cuban chess player who was world chess champion from 1921 to 1927.
βͺοΈ Full name: JosΓ© RaΓΊl Capablanca y Graupera
βͺοΈ Country: Cuba
βͺοΈ Born: 19 November 1888
Havana, Cuba, Spain
βͺοΈ Died: 8 March 1942 (aged 53)
New York City, New York, U.S.
βͺοΈ World Champion: 1921β1927
β¦οΈ Capablanca was the third World Champion, reigning from 1921 until 1927. Renowned for the simplicity of his play, his legendary endgame prowess, accuracy, and the speed of his play, he earned the nickname of the "Human Chess Machine".
β¦οΈ Capablanca, the second son of a Spanish Army officer, was born in Havana. He learned to play at an early age by watching his father and defeated Cuban Champion Juan Corzo in an informal match in 1901 by 6.5-5.5 (+4 β3 =5), turning 13 years of age during the match. Despite this and despite taking 4th place in the first Cuban Championship in 1902, he did not focus on chess until 1908 when he left Columbia University where he had enrolled to study chemical engineering and play baseball. He did, however, join the Manhattan Chess Club in 1905, soon establishing his dominance in rapid chess. He won a rapid chess tournament in 1906 ahead of the World Champion Emanuel Lasker, and played many informal games against him. Within a year or two of dropping out of university and after playing simultaneous exhibitions in dozens of US cities, winning over 95% of his games, Capablanca had established himself as one of the top players in the world, especially after the Capablanca - Marshall (1909) New York match exhibition win 15-8 (+8 -1 =14).
β¦οΈ A memorable game by Capablanca which known "Havana Knights" in chessgames.com siteππΌππΌ
πΈ Emanuel Lasker vs Jose Raul Capablanca
πΈ WCCH (1921), Havana CUB, rd 10, Apr-08
πΈ Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense. Rubinstein Variation (D61)
β¦οΈ Review and download annotated by Capablanka PGN fileππΌ
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π΅ Cuban Chess Master and World Chess Champion
β¦οΈ JosΓ© RaΓΊl Capablanca y Graupera was a Cuban chess player who was world chess champion from 1921 to 1927.
βͺοΈ Full name: JosΓ© RaΓΊl Capablanca y Graupera
βͺοΈ Country: Cuba
βͺοΈ Born: 19 November 1888
Havana, Cuba, Spain
βͺοΈ Died: 8 March 1942 (aged 53)
New York City, New York, U.S.
βͺοΈ World Champion: 1921β1927
β¦οΈ Capablanca was the third World Champion, reigning from 1921 until 1927. Renowned for the simplicity of his play, his legendary endgame prowess, accuracy, and the speed of his play, he earned the nickname of the "Human Chess Machine".
β¦οΈ Capablanca, the second son of a Spanish Army officer, was born in Havana. He learned to play at an early age by watching his father and defeated Cuban Champion Juan Corzo in an informal match in 1901 by 6.5-5.5 (+4 β3 =5), turning 13 years of age during the match. Despite this and despite taking 4th place in the first Cuban Championship in 1902, he did not focus on chess until 1908 when he left Columbia University where he had enrolled to study chemical engineering and play baseball. He did, however, join the Manhattan Chess Club in 1905, soon establishing his dominance in rapid chess. He won a rapid chess tournament in 1906 ahead of the World Champion Emanuel Lasker, and played many informal games against him. Within a year or two of dropping out of university and after playing simultaneous exhibitions in dozens of US cities, winning over 95% of his games, Capablanca had established himself as one of the top players in the world, especially after the Capablanca - Marshall (1909) New York match exhibition win 15-8 (+8 -1 =14).
β¦οΈ A memorable game by Capablanca which known "Havana Knights" in chessgames.com siteππΌππΌ
πΈ Emanuel Lasker vs Jose Raul Capablanca
πΈ WCCH (1921), Havana CUB, rd 10, Apr-08
πΈ Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense. Rubinstein Variation (D61)
β¦οΈ Review and download annotated by Capablanka PGN fileππΌ
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