Schiphol, 6th May, 1968. Viktor Korchnoi, photographed immediately after his arrival in The Netherlands, ahead of his FIDE Candidates' Quarter-final v. Sammy Reshevsky in Amsterdam.
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International master (later grandmaster) Hans Ree, at the demonstration board during the 5th match-game Reshevsky-Korchnoi, Candidates Quarter-final, Amsterdam, 15th May 1968.
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🔘 An immortal chess game in Queen Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation by Alexander Alekhine against Rubinstein in 1921.
🔘 The position after 13. Bf6!
✖️ Black to move!! ✖️
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🔘 The position after 13. Bf6!
✖️ Black to move!! ✖️
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🔘Alexander Alekhine - Akiba Rubinstein, The Hague NED, rd 9, Nov-04
🔘 What is your idea about White's moves?☝️☝️
🔳 Following several eccentricities by Black in the Queen's Gambit, white embarks upon an early attack, moving his h-pawn three times, his dark-squared bishop four times and, after Bf6, probably has a winning position. Alekhine analyzes this game in detail (game 61) in his Best Games of Chess.
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🔘Alexander Alekhine - Akiba Rubinstein, The Hague NED, rd 9, Nov-04
🔘 What is your idea about White's moves?☝️☝️
🔳 Following several eccentricities by Black in the Queen's Gambit, white embarks upon an early attack, moving his h-pawn three times, his dark-squared bishop four times and, after Bf6, probably has a winning position. Alekhine analyzes this game in detail (game 61) in his Best Games of Chess.
✅ Review this immortal game and download PGN file and also full annotated by Alekhine, PDF file👇🏼👇🏼
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🔘Alexander Alekhine - Akiba Rubinstein, The Hague (1921)
🔘PGN format
🔘 Download full annotated by Alekhine PDF file👇🏼👇🏼
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🔘PGN format
🔘 Download full annotated by Alekhine PDF file👇🏼👇🏼
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My_Best_Games_of_Chess_1908_1937.pdf
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🔘Alexander Alekhine - Akiba Rubinstein, The Hague (1921)
🔘PDF format
🔘Full annotated by Alekhine from " My Best Games of Chess" book
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🔘PDF format
🔘Full annotated by Alekhine from " My Best Games of Chess" book
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📘 4.Ba4!?
A strange move that for the first time, was played in 2008. Ukrainian Shevchenko was the first grandmaster that played it in 2016.
The idea behind the move is to prevent Black from gaining space on the queenside with a6-b5. Now, if 4...a6, then 5.c4.
4...Ngf6 5.0-0 a6 6.c4 g6 7.Nc3 Bg7 8.d3
A strange move that for the first time, was played in 2008. Ukrainian Shevchenko was the first grandmaster that played it in 2016.
The idea behind the move is to prevent Black from gaining space on the queenside with a6-b5. Now, if 4...a6, then 5.c4.
4...Ngf6 5.0-0 a6 6.c4 g6 7.Nc3 Bg7 8.d3
📘 25.Re2??
Onischuk was unable to find the only move to save the game.
25.f3! B×f3 26.Rd7!
25...d1=Q+! 0-1
If 26.R×d1, then 26...N×c3 27.b×c3 B×e2 -+
Onischuk was unable to find the only move to save the game.
25.f3! B×f3 26.Rd7!
25...d1=Q+! 0-1
If 26.R×d1, then 26...N×c3 27.b×c3 B×e2 -+
📘 34...Ree7??
Awonder Liang made a blunder. He is an American chess prodigy and Grandmaster. He is the second-youngest American to qualify for the Grandmaster title (after Samuel Sevian) and eleventh-youngest in history.
34...Rd8 or Qe5
35.R×c4! 1-0
Awonder Liang made a blunder. He is an American chess prodigy and Grandmaster. He is the second-youngest American to qualify for the Grandmaster title (after Samuel Sevian) and eleventh-youngest in history.
34...Rd8 or Qe5
35.R×c4! 1-0
📘 17...Q×g2?
Better is 17...Qg7.
Black is too greedy! He has lost the right to castle and is also behind in development. So, opening another file is fatal for him.
18.Ke2 Qg4 19.Rh4 Qg7 20.Rg1 Ng6 21.Rf4! Nce7?? 22.Bb4 a5 23.R×g6! 1-0
Better is 17...Qg7.
Black is too greedy! He has lost the right to castle and is also behind in development. So, opening another file is fatal for him.
18.Ke2 Qg4 19.Rh4 Qg7 20.Rg1 Ng6 21.Rf4! Nce7?? 22.Bb4 a5 23.R×g6! 1-0
📕The Black's dark-squared bishop is tied down to defending the d6 pawn.
11...g5!
Now Black is able to develop the bishop to an active post.
12.Bc1 Bg7 13.h3 Ne5=.
11...g5!
Now Black is able to develop the bishop to an active post.
12.Bc1 Bg7 13.h3 Ne5=.