Unity Chess Multiple Choice 556
public poll
A: Qc4 β 4
πππππππ 50%
Ψ΄ΫΨ―Ψ§, @RichardPeng, Michael, Zhenrui
B: Bg3 β 4
πππππππ 50%
@mehrchess, Jonas, Gavin, @SinaKhansharifan
C: Nd3
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 8 people voted so far.
public poll
A: Qc4 β 4
πππππππ 50%
Ψ΄ΫΨ―Ψ§, @RichardPeng, Michael, Zhenrui
B: Bg3 β 4
πππππππ 50%
@mehrchess, Jonas, Gavin, @SinaKhansharifan
C: Nd3
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 8 people voted so far.
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Jon Ludvig Hammer (6.5/8) solely leads the elite section of the #NorwegianChampionship with only one round to go.
Aryan Tari follows him close behind with 6 points.
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Aryan Tari follows him close behind with 6 points.
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The two leaders collected 6.5 points, which is a full point ahead of their nearest rival.
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π #Koltanowski_chess_quotes_001
πΉ George Koltanowski
πΉ American-Belgian chess player
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πΉ George Koltanowski
πΉ American-Belgian chess player
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π #about_Koltanowski
πΉ George Koltanowski
πΉ American-Belgian chess player
π° George Koltanowski was a Belgian-born American chess player, promoter, and writer. He was informally known as "Kolty".
π Country: Belgium
π United States
π Born: 17 September 1903, Antwerp, Belgium
π Died: February 5, 2000, San Francisco, California, United States
π Title: International Master (1950)
Grandmaster (honorary, 1988)
π Books: Adventures of a chess master, Colle System ...
π° Koltanowski set the world's blindfold record on 20 September 1937, in Edinburgh, by playing 34 chess games simultaneously while blindfolded, making headline news around the world. He also set a record in 1960 for playing 56 consecutive blindfold games at ten seconds per move.
Born into a Polish Jewish family in Antwerp, Belgium, Koltanowski learned chess by watching his father and brother play. He took up the game seriously at the age of 14, and became the top Belgian player when Edgar Colle died in 1932.He got his first big break in chess at age 21, when he visited an international tournament in Meran, planning to play in one of the reserve sections. The organizers were apparently confused or mixed up about his identity and asked him to play in the grandmaster section, to replace an invited player who had not shown up. Koltanowski gladly accepted and finished near the bottom, but drew with Grandmaster Tarrasch and gained valuable experience. He thereafter played in at least 25 international tournaments. He was Belgian Chess Champion in 1923, 1927, 1930, and 1936. However, Koltanowski became better known for touring and giving simultaneous exhibitions and blindfold displays.
β¦οΈ A memorable game by Koltanowski named "Kolt from the Blue" in chessgames.com site!!π
βͺοΈ Georges Koltanowski vs J Salazar
βͺοΈ Simul (1940), Ciudad Guatamala
βͺοΈ Colle System (D05)
β¦οΈ Review and dwonlaod PGN fileπ
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πΉ George Koltanowski
πΉ American-Belgian chess player
π° George Koltanowski was a Belgian-born American chess player, promoter, and writer. He was informally known as "Kolty".
π Country: Belgium
π United States
π Born: 17 September 1903, Antwerp, Belgium
π Died: February 5, 2000, San Francisco, California, United States
π Title: International Master (1950)
Grandmaster (honorary, 1988)
π Books: Adventures of a chess master, Colle System ...
π° Koltanowski set the world's blindfold record on 20 September 1937, in Edinburgh, by playing 34 chess games simultaneously while blindfolded, making headline news around the world. He also set a record in 1960 for playing 56 consecutive blindfold games at ten seconds per move.
Born into a Polish Jewish family in Antwerp, Belgium, Koltanowski learned chess by watching his father and brother play. He took up the game seriously at the age of 14, and became the top Belgian player when Edgar Colle died in 1932.He got his first big break in chess at age 21, when he visited an international tournament in Meran, planning to play in one of the reserve sections. The organizers were apparently confused or mixed up about his identity and asked him to play in the grandmaster section, to replace an invited player who had not shown up. Koltanowski gladly accepted and finished near the bottom, but drew with Grandmaster Tarrasch and gained valuable experience. He thereafter played in at least 25 international tournaments. He was Belgian Chess Champion in 1923, 1927, 1930, and 1936. However, Koltanowski became better known for touring and giving simultaneous exhibitions and blindfold displays.
β¦οΈ A memorable game by Koltanowski named "Kolt from the Blue" in chessgames.com site!!π
βͺοΈ Georges Koltanowski vs J Salazar
βͺοΈ Simul (1940), Ciudad Guatamala
βͺοΈ Colle System (D05)
β¦οΈ Review and dwonlaod PGN fileπ
@unitychess
38... Kxf7??
Black's rescue is the intermediate move 38... a3!
39. Bc1 a2 40. Bb2 Kxf7 41. Kd3 Kg7 42. Kc2 Kh6 43.Kb3 Kg5 44. Kxa2 Kxf5=
39. Kd3 Ke7 40. Bf4 Bb6 41. h4 Bf2 42. h5 Be1 43. Bc1 Kf7 44. c4 Bxb4 45. cxb5 1-0
Black's rescue is the intermediate move 38... a3!
39. Bc1 a2 40. Bb2 Kxf7 41. Kd3 Kg7 42. Kc2 Kh6 43.Kb3 Kg5 44. Kxa2 Kxf5=
39. Kd3 Ke7 40. Bf4 Bb6 41. h4 Bf2 42. h5 Be1 43. Bc1 Kf7 44. c4 Bxb4 45. cxb5 1-0
62. Kc6??
Wesley suffers loss after missing an easy draw.
62. Rxg2! Kxg2 63. e6 Nc7+ 64. Kd6 Nxa6 65. e7 Bc5+ 66. Kd7 Nb8+ 67. Ke6=
62... Bg3 63. e6 g1=Q 64. e7 Nc7 0-1
Wesley suffers loss after missing an easy draw.
62. Rxg2! Kxg2 63. e6 Nc7+ 64. Kd6 Nxa6 65. e7 Bc5+ 66. Kd7 Nb8+ 67. Ke6=
62... Bg3 63. e6 g1=Q 64. e7 Nc7 0-1
34.Rg3??
Praggnanandhaa doesn't notice the point of his opponent's last move (33...Rb6).
34.Bg4 -/+
34....Rd8 0-1
Praggnanandhaa doesn't notice the point of his opponent's last move (33...Rb6).
34.Bg4 -/+
34....Rd8 0-1
66... Re4??
A blunder. He should have played: 66... Bh5!
67. Be5 Rf1+ 68. Ke6 Bg4+ 69. Kd5 Rd1+ 70. Kc5 Bd7 71. Rd8 Rc1+ 72. Kd6 Ba4 73. e8=Q Bxe8 74. Rxe8 Kg6.
The endgame is theoretically drawn, however it can get tricky.
67. Be5 Re2 68. Ke6 1-0
A blunder. He should have played: 66... Bh5!
67. Be5 Rf1+ 68. Ke6 Bg4+ 69. Kd5 Rd1+ 70. Kc5 Bd7 71. Rd8 Rc1+ 72. Kd6 Ba4 73. e8=Q Bxe8 74. Rxe8 Kg6.
The endgame is theoretically drawn, however it can get tricky.
67. Be5 Re2 68. Ke6 1-0