Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin with Viktor Korchnoi, at the international tournament in Beersheba, February 1978.
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"Do not always be thinking of attack! Moves that safeguard your position are often far more prudent."
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7th round, Wijk aan Zee, 23rd January 1982. Genna Sosonko v. Jan Timman - a Grünfeld Defence, with Sosonko's favourite 5.Qb3 system. White won in 30 moves. In the background - John Nunn.
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At the Moscow Pioneers' Palace - on the left, a young Artur Jussupow, on the far right - Sergey Gorelov. Early 1970s.
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🔹Viswanathan Anand
🔹Indian chess grandmaster
🔹Former World Chess Champion
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🔹Viswanathan Anand
🔹Indian chess grandmaster
🔹Former World Chess Champion
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🔹Viswanathan Anand
🔹Indian chess grandmaster
🔹Former World Chess Champion
🔰 Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand is an Indian chess grandmaster, a former World Chess Champion, and the current World Rapid Chess Champion. Anand became India's first grandmaster in 1988.
🔘Full name: Anand Vishwanathan
🔘Country: India
🔘Born: 11 December 1969 (age 48)
Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu
🔘Title: Grandmaster (1988)
🔘World Champion: 2000–2002 (FIDE) & 2007–2013
🔘FIDE rating: 2768 (August 2018)
🔘Peak rating: 2817 (March 2011)
🔘Ranking: No. 11 (April 2018)
🔘Peak ranking: No. 1 (April 2007)
🔰Vishwanathan Anand is the harbinger of chess in India. Without his maneuvers, it’s hard to imagine how chess would have advanced in the country. Every fire needs a spark, and the five-time world champion can solely be attributed to set off chess wildfire in India. He is a former World Chess Champion, the first chess icon from India, and is often regarded as the best rapid player of his generation.
🔰 Viswanathan Anand was born on 11th December 1969 at Mayiladuthurai in Tamil Nadu. His father, Viswanathan Iyer, is a retired head of Southern Railways, and his mother Susheela was a Chess Player. He is the youngest of their 3 children and has a brother and a sister.
🔰 Anand did his schooling from the Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai and holds a degree of Bachelor of Commerce from Loyola College, Chennai.
🔰 His chess interest developed at the age of 6, mainly because of his mother and a family friend Deepa Ramakrishnan. Anand learned the game from his mother.
Anand is also known as known as “Vishy” and “Tiger of Madras” because of his sheer domination in chess.
At the age of 14, he tasted his 1st success in no time at the National level by winning the National Sub-Junior Chess Championship in 1983. Next year, he became the youngest Indian to win the title of International Master, and a year later, he became the national chess champion and repeated it a couple more times.
♦️ A memorable game by Anand which named "Anand Sequitur" in chessgames.com site👇
▪️ Viswanathan Anand vs Garry Kasparov
▪️ World Championship Match (1995), New York, NY USA, rd 9, Sep-25
▪️ Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen. Classical Variation (B84)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
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🔹Viswanathan Anand
🔹Indian chess grandmaster
🔹Former World Chess Champion
🔰 Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand is an Indian chess grandmaster, a former World Chess Champion, and the current World Rapid Chess Champion. Anand became India's first grandmaster in 1988.
🔘Full name: Anand Vishwanathan
🔘Country: India
🔘Born: 11 December 1969 (age 48)
Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu
🔘Title: Grandmaster (1988)
🔘World Champion: 2000–2002 (FIDE) & 2007–2013
🔘FIDE rating: 2768 (August 2018)
🔘Peak rating: 2817 (March 2011)
🔘Ranking: No. 11 (April 2018)
🔘Peak ranking: No. 1 (April 2007)
🔰Vishwanathan Anand is the harbinger of chess in India. Without his maneuvers, it’s hard to imagine how chess would have advanced in the country. Every fire needs a spark, and the five-time world champion can solely be attributed to set off chess wildfire in India. He is a former World Chess Champion, the first chess icon from India, and is often regarded as the best rapid player of his generation.
🔰 Viswanathan Anand was born on 11th December 1969 at Mayiladuthurai in Tamil Nadu. His father, Viswanathan Iyer, is a retired head of Southern Railways, and his mother Susheela was a Chess Player. He is the youngest of their 3 children and has a brother and a sister.
🔰 Anand did his schooling from the Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai and holds a degree of Bachelor of Commerce from Loyola College, Chennai.
🔰 His chess interest developed at the age of 6, mainly because of his mother and a family friend Deepa Ramakrishnan. Anand learned the game from his mother.
Anand is also known as known as “Vishy” and “Tiger of Madras” because of his sheer domination in chess.
At the age of 14, he tasted his 1st success in no time at the National level by winning the National Sub-Junior Chess Championship in 1983. Next year, he became the youngest Indian to win the title of International Master, and a year later, he became the national chess champion and repeated it a couple more times.
♦️ A memorable game by Anand which named "Anand Sequitur" in chessgames.com site👇
▪️ Viswanathan Anand vs Garry Kasparov
▪️ World Championship Match (1995), New York, NY USA, rd 9, Sep-25
▪️ Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen. Classical Variation (B84)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
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26. Qd7?
The Chinese Grandmaster failed to find the correct move and blundered.
26. Bf3! e6 27. Bxd5 exd5 28. f4=
26... Qa8 27. Kb3
27. Kb2 Qa6 28. Rc1 Nf4
27... Qa5 28. Rc1 Rh1 29. Rc2
29. Rxh1 Qxc3+ 30. Ka4 Qb4#
29... Rb1+ 30. Kc4 Nf4 31. d5 Qc5# 0-1
The Chinese Grandmaster failed to find the correct move and blundered.
26. Bf3! e6 27. Bxd5 exd5 28. f4=
26... Qa8 27. Kb3
27. Kb2 Qa6 28. Rc1 Nf4
27... Qa5 28. Rc1 Rh1 29. Rc2
29. Rxh1 Qxc3+ 30. Ka4 Qb4#
29... Rb1+ 30. Kc4 Nf4 31. d5 Qc5# 0-1
31. Qc2??
White attempts to exchange the queens in order to reduce his opponent's attack. However, it's, in fact, the decisive mistake!
He could have played 31. Nd4! and now:
A) 31...Qg6 32. g3=
B) 31...Qf4 32.g3 =
31... g4 32. Nd4 Qxc2 33.Nxc2 g3 34. Kf1 Rxf2+ 35. Ke1 Rxg2 36. Nxb4 Rxb2 0-1
White attempts to exchange the queens in order to reduce his opponent's attack. However, it's, in fact, the decisive mistake!
He could have played 31. Nd4! and now:
A) 31...Qg6 32. g3=
B) 31...Qf4 32.g3 =
31... g4 32. Nd4 Qxc2 33.Nxc2 g3 34. Kf1 Rxf2+ 35. Ke1 Rxg2 36. Nxb4 Rxb2 0-1
11. Bxb5!
Alireza has chosen an interesting line.
11...axb5?
11...Rc8! would be correct:
12. Ba4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Bf4 Qc4 15. Bxe5 Qxa4 16. Rd2 f6 17. Bd6 Kf7 =
Lagrave-Anand Grenke Chess Classic 2018 1-0
Probably the Vietnamese GM had not seen this game.
12. Ndxb5 Qb8 13. Bb6 Nc4 14. Bc7 Qc8 15. Rd4 Nxa3 16. Nd6+ Bxd6 17.Bxd6 Nc4 18. Rxc4 Qxc4 19. Qxg7 O-O-O 20. Qxf6 +-
Alireza has chosen an interesting line.
11...axb5?
11...Rc8! would be correct:
12. Ba4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Bf4 Qc4 15. Bxe5 Qxa4 16. Rd2 f6 17. Bd6 Kf7 =
Lagrave-Anand Grenke Chess Classic 2018 1-0
Probably the Vietnamese GM had not seen this game.
12. Ndxb5 Qb8 13. Bb6 Nc4 14. Bc7 Qc8 15. Rd4 Nxa3 16. Nd6+ Bxd6 17.Bxd6 Nc4 18. Rxc4 Qxc4 19. Qxg7 O-O-O 20. Qxf6 +-
26. Bxg6!
Pourramezanali defeated the 13-year-old Uzbek IM beautifully.
26...Bxe5 27. Nxe5 Kg7 28. Bxf7 Rxe5 29. Qg6+ Kf8 30. Qg8+ Ke7 31. Rxe5+ 1-0
Pourramezanali defeated the 13-year-old Uzbek IM beautifully.
26...Bxe5 27. Nxe5 Kg7 28. Bxf7 Rxe5 29. Qg6+ Kf8 30. Qg8+ Ke7 31. Rxe5+ 1-0