⚛️ #about_Borovsky
🔘 Znosko-Borovsky
🔘 Russian chess Master
♦️ Eugene Alexandrovich Znosko-Borovsky was a Russian chess master, music and drama critic, teacher and author. Born in Saint Petersburg, he settled in Paris in 1920, and lived there for the rest of his life.
▪️ Born: August 16, 1884, Pavlovsk, Saint Petersburg, Russia
▪️ Died: December 31, 1954, Paris, France
♦️ Znosko-Borovsky learned to play chess as a young boy. He won prizes in local and regional tournaments, whilst progressing to a first-class education at the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum.
Making his international chess tournament debut at Ostend in 1906, where he won the brilliancy prize for his game against Amos Burn, Znosko-Borovsky's playing career was frequently interrupted by other events in his life.
As a player, Znosko-Borovsky fell short of the very highest level. He did have some notable results in international competition, including Paris 1930, where he finished first without loss, ahead of Savielly Tartakower, Andor Lilienthal and Jacques Mieses, and first prize in the premier tournament at Folkestone 1933. Success often came in individual encounters with his more distinguished peers; he won impressive games against José Raúl Capablanca, Akiba Rubinstein, Max Euwe and Efim Bogoljubov as well as a short match with Edgard Colle in 1922. He was also highly skilled at simultaneous exhibition play.
♦️ A memorable game by Borovsky against Capablanca which known "Dominant Gene" in chessgames.com site👇
🔸 Jose Raul Capablanca vs Eugene Aleksandrovich Znosko-Borovsky
🔸 Savorin Cup (1913), St Petersburg RUE, rd 2, Dec-18
🔸 French Defense: McCutcheon. Exchange Variation (C12)
♦️ Review this game and download it's PGN file👇
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🔘 Znosko-Borovsky
🔘 Russian chess Master
♦️ Eugene Alexandrovich Znosko-Borovsky was a Russian chess master, music and drama critic, teacher and author. Born in Saint Petersburg, he settled in Paris in 1920, and lived there for the rest of his life.
▪️ Born: August 16, 1884, Pavlovsk, Saint Petersburg, Russia
▪️ Died: December 31, 1954, Paris, France
♦️ Znosko-Borovsky learned to play chess as a young boy. He won prizes in local and regional tournaments, whilst progressing to a first-class education at the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum.
Making his international chess tournament debut at Ostend in 1906, where he won the brilliancy prize for his game against Amos Burn, Znosko-Borovsky's playing career was frequently interrupted by other events in his life.
As a player, Znosko-Borovsky fell short of the very highest level. He did have some notable results in international competition, including Paris 1930, where he finished first without loss, ahead of Savielly Tartakower, Andor Lilienthal and Jacques Mieses, and first prize in the premier tournament at Folkestone 1933. Success often came in individual encounters with his more distinguished peers; he won impressive games against José Raúl Capablanca, Akiba Rubinstein, Max Euwe and Efim Bogoljubov as well as a short match with Edgard Colle in 1922. He was also highly skilled at simultaneous exhibition play.
♦️ A memorable game by Borovsky against Capablanca which known "Dominant Gene" in chessgames.com site👇
🔸 Jose Raul Capablanca vs Eugene Aleksandrovich Znosko-Borovsky
🔸 Savorin Cup (1913), St Petersburg RUE, rd 2, Dec-18
🔸 French Defense: McCutcheon. Exchange Variation (C12)
♦️ Review this game and download it's PGN file👇
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22.Rf1?
This move puts White in a passive position.
Better is 22.Qb2 Q×c4 23.Re1 Raf8 24.Rd2 =
22...Raf8 23.c5 Kh7 24.Qd1 Q×a2 25.Qb1 Qc4 -/+
This move puts White in a passive position.
Better is 22.Qb2 Q×c4 23.Re1 Raf8 24.Rd2 =
22...Raf8 23.c5 Kh7 24.Qd1 Q×a2 25.Qb1 Qc4 -/+
13.Qe4!
White activates his queen to get compensation for his pawn.
13...Qc8 14.Qg4! g5? 15.Qh5 Nc5 16.B×g5 +-
White activates his queen to get compensation for his pawn.
13...Qc8 14.Qg4! g5? 15.Qh5 Nc5 16.B×g5 +-
26...g5?
After this mistake, Wenjun will soon find herself in a losing position. She could have continued with solid 26...Rg7.
27.Rf3 Kg7? 28.Qh5 Bd7? 29.h4 f×g4 30.Qg6+ Kh8 31.Q×h6+ Kg8 32.R×g4 Rg7 33.Rf6 Qb4 34.Q×g7+ K×g7 35.R×g5+ 1-0
After this mistake, Wenjun will soon find herself in a losing position. She could have continued with solid 26...Rg7.
27.Rf3 Kg7? 28.Qh5 Bd7? 29.h4 f×g4 30.Qg6+ Kh8 31.Q×h6+ Kg8 32.R×g4 Rg7 33.Rf6 Qb4 34.Q×g7+ K×g7 35.R×g5+ 1-0
26...c4!
An excellent move which allows Black to seize the initiative.
27.N×c4 N×c4 28.Q×c4 Bb7! 29.Qf4
29.Qd3 Ba6 -/+
29...R×e2 30.Rd7 Rf8 31.Rd2 R×d2 32.Q×d2 Rd8 33.Qf4 a5
An excellent move which allows Black to seize the initiative.
27.N×c4 N×c4 28.Q×c4 Bb7! 29.Qf4
29.Qd3 Ba6 -/+
29...R×e2 30.Rd7 Rf8 31.Rd2 R×d2 32.Q×d2 Rd8 33.Qf4 a5
With this position, we have gone from the technical to the more complex. It is, of course, Alexei Shirov who has created this mess with the white pieces. White is threatening to attack the enemy king, simultaneously trying to keep the queenside closed from a possible invasion. But Black has a simple move that helps on both sides of the board. Apparently, this is not too easy to find, but should still appear quite obvious once it is seen...
25...Qf8! Black protects the weak dark squares around the king and puts pressure on a3. The situation is highly unclear.
26.a4 Around here White might possibly have a better way to play, but this in no way alters the correctness of Black's treatment.
26...Na3! 27.Bxa3 (27.h5 Bc2! is good for Black).
27...Bxa3 28.Rg3!? h5-/+
25...Qf8! Black protects the weak dark squares around the king and puts pressure on a3. The situation is highly unclear.
26.a4 Around here White might possibly have a better way to play, but this in no way alters the correctness of Black's treatment.
26...Na3! 27.Bxa3 (27.h5 Bc2! is good for Black).
27...Bxa3 28.Rg3!? h5-/+
15.Qc5!!
This move is apparently hard to find for some people. Such 'small' moves are easy to overlook because we feel the need to be more aggressive. White has a clear plus.
15...h5 16.Nd2 f6 17.exf6 gxf6 18.Bb4 Kf7 19.Ra4! Qxc5 20.Bxc5 a6 21.f3 h4?! 22.Rfa1+/-
This move is apparently hard to find for some people. Such 'small' moves are easy to overlook because we feel the need to be more aggressive. White has a clear plus.
15...h5 16.Nd2 f6 17.exf6 gxf6 18.Bb4 Kf7 19.Ra4! Qxc5 20.Bxc5 a6 21.f3 h4?! 22.Rfa1+/-
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 435
B: Be3 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
C: e3 – 2
👍👍👍👍 33%
A: e4
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👥 6 people voted so far.
B: Be3 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
C: e3 – 2
👍👍👍👍 33%
A: e4
▫️ 0%
👥 6 people voted so far.