It is always important to be able to spot the weakest point in the opponent's position. Here it must be c4 as only the queen offers protection, which is hardly convenient for White. Not surprisingly Karpov succeeds in exploiting the weakness of c4.
15...Nc8!
There are some questions that need to be answered before this move is picked out. First, which is Black's worst placed piece? The knight, obviously. It has no future on e7 and needs to find a better square. The c4-square, which is already in our sights, is the premium choice! But what about the rooks – which one should go to d8? Well, at the moment White has this enormous chunk of pawns in the middle, and there is no reason to rush to exchange them with ...f7-f5. Meanwhile, the queen's rook might be able to prove itself useful where it is, so the decision is rather easy to make.
16.Rfd1 Rd8 17.Na4 Qe8 18.Rd2 a6! Black does not want to lose control over d5 in order to control c4 – hence this preparatory move. 19.Bc3 b5 20.Nb2 Nb6 21.cxb5 axb5 -/+
Black has a strong position. White has poor coordination among his minor pieces and some serious weaknesses.
15...Nc8!
There are some questions that need to be answered before this move is picked out. First, which is Black's worst placed piece? The knight, obviously. It has no future on e7 and needs to find a better square. The c4-square, which is already in our sights, is the premium choice! But what about the rooks – which one should go to d8? Well, at the moment White has this enormous chunk of pawns in the middle, and there is no reason to rush to exchange them with ...f7-f5. Meanwhile, the queen's rook might be able to prove itself useful where it is, so the decision is rather easy to make.
16.Rfd1 Rd8 17.Na4 Qe8 18.Rd2 a6! Black does not want to lose control over d5 in order to control c4 – hence this preparatory move. 19.Bc3 b5 20.Nb2 Nb6 21.cxb5 axb5 -/+
Black has a strong position. White has poor coordination among his minor pieces and some serious weaknesses.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 431
C: Nb8 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 43%
A: Nb4 – 2
👍👍👍👍👍 29%
B: Qb4 – 2
👍👍👍👍👍 29%
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C: Nb8 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 43%
A: Nb4 – 2
👍👍👍👍👍 29%
B: Qb4 – 2
👍👍👍👍👍 29%
👥 7 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 432
A: Ne4 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 44%
C: Bb2 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 44%
B: h3 – 1
👍👍 11%
👥 9 people voted so far.
A: Ne4 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 44%
C: Bb2 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 44%
B: h3 – 1
👍👍 11%
👥 9 people voted so far.
✴️ #Spielmann_chess_quotes_001
🔸 Rudolf Spielmann
🔸 Austrian-Jewish chess player of the romantic school, and chess writer
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🔸 Rudolf Spielmann
🔸 Austrian-Jewish chess player of the romantic school, and chess writer
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✴️ #about_Spielmann
🔸 Rudolf Spielmann
🔸 Austrian-Jewish chess player of the romantic school, and chess writer
♦️ Rudolf Spielmann was an Austrian-Jewish chess player of the romantic school, and chess writer.
🔘 Full name: Rudolf Spielmann
🔘 Country: Austria
🔘 Born: 5 May 1883
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
🔘 Died: 20 August 1942 (aged 59)
Stockholm, Sweden
♦️Spielmann was a lawyer but never worked as one. He was born in 1883, the second child of Moritz and Cecilia Spielmann, and had an older brother, Leopold, and two sisters, Jenni and Irma. Moritz Spielmann was a newspaper editor in Vienna and enjoyed playing chess in his spare time. He introduced Leopold and Rudolf to the game, and the latter quickly began to develop an aptitude for it. Spielmann was devoted to his nieces and nephews, although he never married or had children of his own. American Grandmaster Reuben Fine said in his 1945 book Chess Marches On (p.173), "In appearance and personal habits Spielmann was the mildest-mannered individual alive. Beer and chess were the great passions of his life; in his later years, at least, he cared for little else. Perhaps his chess became so vigorous as compensation for an otherwise uneventful life."
He was known as "The Master of Attack" and "The Last Knight of the King's Gambit". His daredevil play was full of sacrifices, brilliancies, and beautiful ideas. This was exemplified, for example, in the 1923 Carlsbad tournament, where he did not have a single draw (with five wins and twelve losses).
♦️ A memorable game by Spielmann which known "Put a Spiel on Me" in chessgames.com site!! 👇
▪️ Akiba Rubinstein vs Rudolf Spielmann
▪️ San Sebastian (1912), San Sebastian ESP, rd 10, Mar-02
▪️ Dutch Defense: Rubinstein Variation (A84)
♦️ Review and download analysed PGN file👇
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🔸 Rudolf Spielmann
🔸 Austrian-Jewish chess player of the romantic school, and chess writer
♦️ Rudolf Spielmann was an Austrian-Jewish chess player of the romantic school, and chess writer.
🔘 Full name: Rudolf Spielmann
🔘 Country: Austria
🔘 Born: 5 May 1883
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
🔘 Died: 20 August 1942 (aged 59)
Stockholm, Sweden
♦️Spielmann was a lawyer but never worked as one. He was born in 1883, the second child of Moritz and Cecilia Spielmann, and had an older brother, Leopold, and two sisters, Jenni and Irma. Moritz Spielmann was a newspaper editor in Vienna and enjoyed playing chess in his spare time. He introduced Leopold and Rudolf to the game, and the latter quickly began to develop an aptitude for it. Spielmann was devoted to his nieces and nephews, although he never married or had children of his own. American Grandmaster Reuben Fine said in his 1945 book Chess Marches On (p.173), "In appearance and personal habits Spielmann was the mildest-mannered individual alive. Beer and chess were the great passions of his life; in his later years, at least, he cared for little else. Perhaps his chess became so vigorous as compensation for an otherwise uneventful life."
He was known as "The Master of Attack" and "The Last Knight of the King's Gambit". His daredevil play was full of sacrifices, brilliancies, and beautiful ideas. This was exemplified, for example, in the 1923 Carlsbad tournament, where he did not have a single draw (with five wins and twelve losses).
♦️ A memorable game by Spielmann which known "Put a Spiel on Me" in chessgames.com site!! 👇
▪️ Akiba Rubinstein vs Rudolf Spielmann
▪️ San Sebastian (1912), San Sebastian ESP, rd 10, Mar-02
▪️ Dutch Defense: Rubinstein Variation (A84)
♦️ Review and download analysed PGN file👇
@unitychess
@Rubinstein-Spielmann 1912.pgn
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🔘 Akiba Rubinstein - Rudolf Spielmann, San Sebastian (1912)
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🔘 Analysed by Jacques Mieses and Dr. Savielly Tartakower
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@Tan-Ju Game7.pgn
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🔘 Tan Zhongyi - Ju Wenjun, FIDE Women's World Championship 2018, round7
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Finally a draw in the Women's World Championship! :) Ju Wenjun continues to lead by a point with 3 classical games to go: yon.ir/sVHbR
28...Rh6??
16-year-old Azerbaijan international master missed his opportunity to force a draw.
28...B×d4! 29.B×d4
(29.R×d4?? Re8 -+)
29...Q×h2 30.B×g7+ K×g7 31.Qg6+ Kf8 32.Qf6+ Kg8 33.Qg6+ =
29.Qe2 Qe5 30.Qd2 Kf7 31.Re2 +-
16-year-old Azerbaijan international master missed his opportunity to force a draw.
28...B×d4! 29.B×d4
(29.R×d4?? Re8 -+)
29...Q×h2 30.B×g7+ K×g7 31.Qg6+ Kf8 32.Qf6+ Kg8 33.Qg6+ =
29.Qe2 Qe5 30.Qd2 Kf7 31.Re2 +-
White carries out the right exchanges to obtain a better position.
22.Q×c6! R×c6 23.B×f6! R×f6 24.Ne5 Rd6 25.Red1 Ba8 26.d×c5! +/-
22.Q×c6! R×c6 23.B×f6! R×f6 24.Ne5 Rd6 25.Red1 Ba8 26.d×c5! +/-
27.Nf3!
The knight heads for d4 to block the isolated pawn.
27...g6 28.Nd4 Rfd8 29.Bh3!
Now, the unpleasant threat is 30.b4 Ne6 31.Bxe6 fxe6 32.Rc7.
29...f5 30.Rc2 Kf7 31.g4! f×g4 32.B×g4 h5 33.Bh3 a5 34.b4 a×b4 35.a×b4 Na6 36.Ra1! N×b4 37.Rc7+ Kf6 38.Bc8 Bc6 39.Rb1 R×c8 40.R×c8 Bd7 41.Rb8 1-0
The knight heads for d4 to block the isolated pawn.
27...g6 28.Nd4 Rfd8 29.Bh3!
Now, the unpleasant threat is 30.b4 Ne6 31.Bxe6 fxe6 32.Rc7.
29...f5 30.Rc2 Kf7 31.g4! f×g4 32.B×g4 h5 33.Bh3 a5 34.b4 a×b4 35.a×b4 Na6 36.Ra1! N×b4 37.Rc7+ Kf6 38.Bc8 Bc6 39.Rb1 R×c8 40.R×c8 Bd7 41.Rb8 1-0