Unity Chess Multiple Choice 557
public poll
B: Rg1 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 44%
@mehrchess, @SteveWongso, @MerissaWongso, Zhenrui
A: Kb1 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍 33%
Gavin, @Afshin3333, Vincent
C: Bd3 – 2
👍👍👍👍 22%
Ehsan, @RichardPeng
👥 9 people voted so far.
public poll
B: Rg1 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 44%
@mehrchess, @SteveWongso, @MerissaWongso, Zhenrui
A: Kb1 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍 33%
Gavin, @Afshin3333, Vincent
C: Bd3 – 2
👍👍👍👍 22%
Ehsan, @RichardPeng
👥 9 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 558
public poll
A: Rd2 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 56%
@mehrchess, Gavin, Vincent, @K_mosaddegh83, @RichardPeng
B: Nd5 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍 44%
@Afshin3333, @SteveWongso, @MerissaWongso, Zhenrui
C: h4
▫️ 0%
👥 9 people voted so far.
public poll
A: Rd2 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 56%
@mehrchess, Gavin, Vincent, @K_mosaddegh83, @RichardPeng
B: Nd5 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍 44%
@Afshin3333, @SteveWongso, @MerissaWongso, Zhenrui
C: h4
▫️ 0%
👥 9 people voted so far.
Duda-Kovalev lasted almost 7 hours, but in the end all four games were drawn in Round 1 of Dortmund 2018!
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Lasker, Chigorin, Steinitz, and Pillsbury examining the Two Knights Defense.
Chigorin is also watching from the picture frame. St. Petersburg, 1895-6.
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Chigorin is also watching from the picture frame. St. Petersburg, 1895-6.
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"Chess is like a language. The top players are very fluent at it. Talent can be developed scientifically, but you have to find first what you are good at."
🔹 Vishy Anand
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🔹 Vishy Anand
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Chess Notes presents a remarkable find: an excellent Swiss film shot at the end of the famous Zurich 1953 Candidates tournament. Follow this link for the full clip showing Bronstein, Keres, Reshevsky, Taimanov and Smyslov: https://bit.ly/2MPMATX
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☑️ Chess History - Tournaments
🔘 London 1851
🔸 In May 1851, London staged the Great Exhibition to showcase British industry and technology, and London's thriving chess community felt obliged to do something similar for chess. Howard Staunton proposed and then took the lead in organizing the first ever international tournament, to be held at the same time. He thought the Great Exhibition presented a unique opportunity because the difficulties that obstructed international participation would be greatly reduced, for example it would be easier for contestants to obtain passports and leave from work.
🔸 In 1848 a letter had been published in which Ludwig Bledow proposed that he and von der Lasa should organize in Trier (Germany) an international tournament whose winner should be recognized as the world champion (Bledow died in 1846; it is not known why publication was delayed). News of this may also have motivated Staunton to organize the London International tournament.
🔸 Staunton and his colleagues had ambitious objectives for this tournament, including convening a "Chess Parliament" to: complete the standardization of the moves and other rules, as there were still very small national differences and a few self-contradictions; to standardize chess notation; to agree time limits, as many players were notorious for simply "out-sitting" opponents. Staunton also proposed the production of a compendium showing what was known about chess openings, preferably as a table. Since he thought there would not be time for a single "Chess Parliament" session to handle this as well, he suggested further congresses, some perhaps including knowledgeable enthusiasts of below top-class playing strength, and a review process for dealing with contentious issues and possible mistakes in earlier decisions.
🔸 Before the tournament started two commentators wrote that the winner should be regarded as "the World’s Chess Champion"; one was Captain Hugh Alexander Kennedy, one of the tournament's organizers and competitors, while the other was the Liberty Weekly Tribune in Missouri. However, there is no indication that crowning a world champion was a formal objective of the tournament.
✔️ The final standings and games results are as above👆
♦️ A memorable and very informative game from London 1851👇
▪️ Adolf Anderssen vs Howard Staunton
▪️ London (1851), London ENG, round 5, ECO: C00
♦️ Review this game and download annotated by GM Julio Becerra Rivero PGN file👇
♦️ Also download London 1851 games database by PGN format👇👇
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#chess_history_tournaments
#London_1851
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☑️ Chess History - Tournaments
🔘 London 1851
🔸 In May 1851, London staged the Great Exhibition to showcase British industry and technology, and London's thriving chess community felt obliged to do something similar for chess. Howard Staunton proposed and then took the lead in organizing the first ever international tournament, to be held at the same time. He thought the Great Exhibition presented a unique opportunity because the difficulties that obstructed international participation would be greatly reduced, for example it would be easier for contestants to obtain passports and leave from work.
🔸 In 1848 a letter had been published in which Ludwig Bledow proposed that he and von der Lasa should organize in Trier (Germany) an international tournament whose winner should be recognized as the world champion (Bledow died in 1846; it is not known why publication was delayed). News of this may also have motivated Staunton to organize the London International tournament.
🔸 Staunton and his colleagues had ambitious objectives for this tournament, including convening a "Chess Parliament" to: complete the standardization of the moves and other rules, as there were still very small national differences and a few self-contradictions; to standardize chess notation; to agree time limits, as many players were notorious for simply "out-sitting" opponents. Staunton also proposed the production of a compendium showing what was known about chess openings, preferably as a table. Since he thought there would not be time for a single "Chess Parliament" session to handle this as well, he suggested further congresses, some perhaps including knowledgeable enthusiasts of below top-class playing strength, and a review process for dealing with contentious issues and possible mistakes in earlier decisions.
🔸 Before the tournament started two commentators wrote that the winner should be regarded as "the World’s Chess Champion"; one was Captain Hugh Alexander Kennedy, one of the tournament's organizers and competitors, while the other was the Liberty Weekly Tribune in Missouri. However, there is no indication that crowning a world champion was a formal objective of the tournament.
✔️ The final standings and games results are as above👆
♦️ A memorable and very informative game from London 1851👇
▪️ Adolf Anderssen vs Howard Staunton
▪️ London (1851), London ENG, round 5, ECO: C00
♦️ Review this game and download annotated by GM Julio Becerra Rivero PGN file👇
♦️ Also download London 1851 games database by PGN format👇👇
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#chess_history_tournaments
#London_1851
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@AnderssenAdolf-StauntonHoward 1851.pgn
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▪️ Adolf Anderssen - Howard Staunton, London (1851)
▪️ PGN format
▪️ Annotated by GM Julio Becerra Rivero
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▪️ PGN format
▪️ Annotated by GM Julio Becerra Rivero
@unitychess