19.Bc1!
A strong retreat.
19...Nd7 20.Re1
A prophylactic move against ...f7-f6.
In the case of 20.a4, the move 20...f6 would be a reasonable continuation because it would release the pressure on the kingside and activate Black's pieces.
20...Rac8 21.a4 Qd8
Black is still dreaming about creating pressure on White's pawns with ...Qc7.
More reasonable was 21...Nc5 22.Nd4 Na5! and Black can defend.
22.Nd4 Nc5 23.Qg3
A strong retreat.
19...Nd7 20.Re1
A prophylactic move against ...f7-f6.
In the case of 20.a4, the move 20...f6 would be a reasonable continuation because it would release the pressure on the kingside and activate Black's pieces.
20...Rac8 21.a4 Qd8
Black is still dreaming about creating pressure on White's pawns with ...Qc7.
More reasonable was 21...Nc5 22.Nd4 Na5! and Black can defend.
22.Nd4 Nc5 23.Qg3
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 623
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C: h4 – 8
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A: Bh3 – 3
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Morteza, @soheil_hooshdaran, @Afshin3333
B: Ra2 – 1
👍 8%
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C: h4 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
Vincent, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, Rachel, George, Zhenrui, Sanjana, @Raymond666
A: Bh3 – 3
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Morteza, @soheil_hooshdaran, @Afshin3333
B: Ra2 – 1
👍 8%
@MerissaWongso
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Unity Chess Multiple Choice 624
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B: Re1 – 11
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@mahyarebrahimi1983, @Afshin3333, Evan, Venkat, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, @AryanLeekha, George, Zhenrui, Sanjana, Raymond
A: a4 – 4
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Esmaeil, España 🇪🇸, Vincent, @TweLz
C: Rb4 – 3
👍👍 17%
@hoseini139562, @MerissaWongso, Rachel
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B: Re1 – 11
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@mahyarebrahimi1983, @Afshin3333, Evan, Venkat, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, @AryanLeekha, George, Zhenrui, Sanjana, Raymond
A: a4 – 4
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Esmaeil, España 🇪🇸, Vincent, @TweLz
C: Rb4 – 3
👍👍 17%
@hoseini139562, @MerissaWongso, Rachel
👥 18 people voted so far.
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✅ Chess History - Tournaments
🔹 Santa Monica 1966
🔹During the 19th century, London had been the setting for some great tournaments. The first international tourney in 1851, the first double round robin tourney in 1862, the contest of 1883 and Lasker's triumph of 1899.
In December 1921 the British Chess Federation decided to hold an international tournament of sixteen players as the main event of its 1922 congress. Invitations were sent to:
🔻Capablanca,
🔻Alekhine,
🔻Rubinstein,
🔻Bogoljubov,
🔻Reti,
🔻Tartakover,
🔻Vidmar,
🔻Euwe,
🔻Borislav Kostic
🔻Frank James Marshall
but the last two had problems with their travelling expenses and were unable to accept.
In addition the current British Champion and the Champions of Australia and Canada were also invited.
🔹Held in the Central Hall Westminster, London the tournament ran from July 31 to August 19, 1922. Many games played in this tourney would later grace the best games collections of a number of players.
♦️Tournament allocation of prizes:👇
▪️1st Capablanca 250 Pounds Sterling
▪️2nd Alekhine 150 Pounds Sterling
▪️3rd Vidmar 100 Pounds Sterling
▪️4th Rubinstein 70 Pounds Sterling
▪️5th Bogoljubov 40 Pounds Sterling
▪️6th= Reti & Tartakover 30 Pounds Sterling
▪️7th= Reti & Tartakover 25 Pounds Sterling
▪️8th= Maroczy & Yates 20 Pounds Sterling
🔲 The main source for this super master tournamenr is The Book of the "London International Chess Congress 1922" edited by William Henry Watts.
✔️ The final standings and crosstable was as above👆
✔️ Download "London 1922 Games Database" by PGN format👇
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✅ Chess History - Tournaments
🔹 Santa Monica 1966
🔹During the 19th century, London had been the setting for some great tournaments. The first international tourney in 1851, the first double round robin tourney in 1862, the contest of 1883 and Lasker's triumph of 1899.
In December 1921 the British Chess Federation decided to hold an international tournament of sixteen players as the main event of its 1922 congress. Invitations were sent to:
🔻Capablanca,
🔻Alekhine,
🔻Rubinstein,
🔻Bogoljubov,
🔻Reti,
🔻Tartakover,
🔻Vidmar,
🔻Euwe,
🔻Borislav Kostic
🔻Frank James Marshall
but the last two had problems with their travelling expenses and were unable to accept.
In addition the current British Champion and the Champions of Australia and Canada were also invited.
🔹Held in the Central Hall Westminster, London the tournament ran from July 31 to August 19, 1922. Many games played in this tourney would later grace the best games collections of a number of players.
♦️Tournament allocation of prizes:👇
▪️1st Capablanca 250 Pounds Sterling
▪️2nd Alekhine 150 Pounds Sterling
▪️3rd Vidmar 100 Pounds Sterling
▪️4th Rubinstein 70 Pounds Sterling
▪️5th Bogoljubov 40 Pounds Sterling
▪️6th= Reti & Tartakover 30 Pounds Sterling
▪️7th= Reti & Tartakover 25 Pounds Sterling
▪️8th= Maroczy & Yates 20 Pounds Sterling
🔲 The main source for this super master tournamenr is The Book of the "London International Chess Congress 1922" edited by William Henry Watts.
✔️ The final standings and crosstable was as above👆
✔️ Download "London 1922 Games Database" by PGN format👇
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#chess_history_tornaments
#London_1922
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🔸Jose Raul Capablanca vs Milan Vidmar
🔸London (1922), London ENG, rd 13, Aug-16
🔸Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense. Main Line (D63)
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🔸Jose Raul Capablanca vs Milan Vidmar
🔸London (1922), London ENG, rd 13, Aug-16
🔸Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense. Main Line (D63)
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16.Bh3!
Very nice! White takes control of the h3-c8 diagonal and prepares to exchange bishops. It is generally one of the most important elements of positional chess to determine which pieces need to be exchanged and which need to stay on the board. In Tal's book about his world championship match with Botvinnik (1960), he tells a story about discussing the following position from the ninth game. Tal tried to prove his estimation of the position with wild variations when suddenly Botvinnik said, "First I thought the position was more pleasant for White but later I found the correct plan, it is necessary to exchange rooks and keep queens on the board." According to Tal, after some thought, he realized that Botvinnik's estimation was completely correct. This shows not only the importance of figuring out which pieces to keep and which pieces to exchange, but also that there are very different ways of thinking about chess positions.
16...Bc8 17.Bxc8 Raxc8 18.Bg5!?+/=
Very nice! White takes control of the h3-c8 diagonal and prepares to exchange bishops. It is generally one of the most important elements of positional chess to determine which pieces need to be exchanged and which need to stay on the board. In Tal's book about his world championship match with Botvinnik (1960), he tells a story about discussing the following position from the ninth game. Tal tried to prove his estimation of the position with wild variations when suddenly Botvinnik said, "First I thought the position was more pleasant for White but later I found the correct plan, it is necessary to exchange rooks and keep queens on the board." According to Tal, after some thought, he realized that Botvinnik's estimation was completely correct. This shows not only the importance of figuring out which pieces to keep and which pieces to exchange, but also that there are very different ways of thinking about chess positions.
16...Bc8 17.Bxc8 Raxc8 18.Bg5!?+/=