The U.S. Team at Folkestone 1933. (l-r) Dake, Kashdan and his wife, Simonson, Marshall, and Fine.
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☑️ World Student Team Championship (1960), Leningrad
⚪️🇷🇺 Boris Spassky
⚫️🇺🇸 William James Lombardy
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B94)
Result : 0-1
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⚪️🇷🇺 Boris Spassky
⚫️🇺🇸 William James Lombardy
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B94)
Result : 0-1
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🔸 Mark Dvoretsky & Artur Yusupov (1996).
"Positional Play"
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🔸 Mark Dvoretsky & Artur Yusupov (1996).
"Positional Play"
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☑️ Prague Olympiad (Men) 1931
⚪️🇷🇺 Alexander Alekhine
⚫️🇦🇹 Ernst Gruenfeld
Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense. Exchange Variation "D41"
Result : 1-0
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⚪️🇷🇺 Alexander Alekhine
⚫️🇦🇹 Ernst Gruenfeld
Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense. Exchange Variation "D41"
Result : 1-0
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17... g6?
A miscalculation. He should have played 17... Rf7! -+
A)18. Nxg7 Ne4 19. Qf3 Nd6 20. Bxf7+ Kxg7 21.Bd5 Bxd5 22. Qxd5 Qxc3 23.Bh6+ Kxh6 24. Qe6+ Kg7 25. Qxe7+ Nf7 -+
B)18. Ng5 Bd5 19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20. Nxf7 Kxf7 21.Qf3+ Nf6 -+
18. Nxf8+ Kxf8 19. Bh6+ Ke8 20. Re1 Qb8 21.Bf4 +-
A miscalculation. He should have played 17... Rf7! -+
A)18. Nxg7 Ne4 19. Qf3 Nd6 20. Bxf7+ Kxg7 21.Bd5 Bxd5 22. Qxd5 Qxc3 23.Bh6+ Kxh6 24. Qe6+ Kg7 25. Qxe7+ Nf7 -+
B)18. Ng5 Bd5 19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20. Nxf7 Kxf7 21.Qf3+ Nf6 -+
18. Nxf8+ Kxf8 19. Bh6+ Ke8 20. Re1 Qb8 21.Bf4 +-
28... Bxc3??
This move leads to loss of material and the game.
28... Nd7 29. c5 Rd8=
29. bxc5 Be5 30. f4 Bg7 31. cxd6 Rxd6
32. Bc5 Rxd1 33. Bxf8 Rd2+ 34. Kh3 Bxf8 35. c5 Rdd8 36. Qb6 Rdc8 37. Qa7 Bg7
38. c6 bxc6 39. Rxc6 Rd8 40. Qxa6 1-0
This move leads to loss of material and the game.
28... Nd7 29. c5 Rd8=
29. bxc5 Be5 30. f4 Bg7 31. cxd6 Rxd6
32. Bc5 Rxd1 33. Bxf8 Rd2+ 34. Kh3 Bxf8 35. c5 Rdd8 36. Qb6 Rdc8 37. Qa7 Bg7
38. c6 bxc6 39. Rxc6 Rd8 40. Qxa6 1-0
48... Qg5??
The Indian Grandmaster made a blunder.
48... Nge5=
49. Nh3 Qe5 50. f4 1-0
The Indian Grandmaster made a blunder.
48... Nge5=
49. Nh3 Qe5 50. f4 1-0
26. Nxh7!!
A stunning combination by Salem Saleh.
26...Nxh7 27. Rxh7! Kxh7 28. Be5 Bd2 29. Qf6 Rg8 30. Qh4+ Bh6 31. Qxe7 Rf8 32. dxe6 Qd8 33. Qxd8 Rxd8 34. e7 Re8 35. Bf6 1-0
A stunning combination by Salem Saleh.
26...Nxh7 27. Rxh7! Kxh7 28. Be5 Bd2 29. Qf6 Rg8 30. Qh4+ Bh6 31. Qxe7 Rf8 32. dxe6 Qd8 33. Qxd8 Rxd8 34. e7 Re8 35. Bf6 1-0