46 years after Bobby Fischer beat Boris Spassky to become World Chess Champion, GM Zenón Franco takes a look at the match:
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William Lombardy: "With all due respect to Bobby, and I think Bobby *is* the greatest chess player in the world, but with all due respect I don't think he invented the game..." Never underestimate YouTube's potential to surprise you. https://bit.ly/2wD7sr7
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World Champion Max Euwe on Spassky-Fischer 1972
Former World Champion Chess Dr. Max Euwe (1901-1981) interviews, after the match Boris Spassky (1937) vs Robert Fischer (1943-2008), the American Chess maste...
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♻️ Alexander Khalifman
♻️ Russian chess grandmaster
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♻️ Alexander Khalifman
♻️ Russian chess grandmaster
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✳️ #about_Khalifman
♻️ Alexander Khalifman
♻️ Russian chess grandmaster
🔰 Alexander Valeryevich Khalifman is a top Russian chess grandmaster, renowned chess author and coach. He was FIDE World Chess Champion in 1999.
🔘Full name: Alexander Valeryevich Khalifman
🔘Country: Soviet Union, Russia
🔘Born: 18 January 1966 (age 52)
🔺Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
🔘Title: Grandmaster
🔘World Champion: 1999–2000 (FIDE)
🔘FIDE rating: 2617 (September 2018)
🔘Peak rating: 2702 (October 2001)
🔘Peak ranking: No. 12 (January 2003)
🔰 Khalifman is of Jewish descent. When he was six years old, his father taught him chess.
Khalifman won the 1982 Soviet Union Youth Championship, the 1984 Soviet Union Youth Championship, the 1985 European Under-20 Championship in Groningen, the 1985 and 1987 Moscow championships, 1990 Groningen, 1993 Ter Apel, 1994 Chess Open of Eupen, 1995 Chess Open St. Petersburg, the Russian Championship in 1996, the Saint Petersburg Championship in 1996 and 1997, 1997 Chess Grand Master Tournament St. Petersburg, 1997 Aarhus, 1997 and 1998 Bad Wiessee, 2000 Hoogeveen.
Alexander Khalifman was a member of the gold medal-winning Russian team at the Chess Olympiads in 1992, 2000 and 2002, and at the 1997 World Team Chess Championship.
♦️ A memorable and short game by Khalifman👇
🔸Alexander Khalifman vs Evgeny Ilgizovich Bareev
🔸Corus (2002), Wijk aan Zee NED, rd 11, Jan-25
🔸French Defense: Rubinstein Variation. Blackburne Defense (C10)
♦️Review and download PGN file👇
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♻️ Alexander Khalifman
♻️ Russian chess grandmaster
🔰 Alexander Valeryevich Khalifman is a top Russian chess grandmaster, renowned chess author and coach. He was FIDE World Chess Champion in 1999.
🔘Full name: Alexander Valeryevich Khalifman
🔘Country: Soviet Union, Russia
🔘Born: 18 January 1966 (age 52)
🔺Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
🔘Title: Grandmaster
🔘World Champion: 1999–2000 (FIDE)
🔘FIDE rating: 2617 (September 2018)
🔘Peak rating: 2702 (October 2001)
🔘Peak ranking: No. 12 (January 2003)
🔰 Khalifman is of Jewish descent. When he was six years old, his father taught him chess.
Khalifman won the 1982 Soviet Union Youth Championship, the 1984 Soviet Union Youth Championship, the 1985 European Under-20 Championship in Groningen, the 1985 and 1987 Moscow championships, 1990 Groningen, 1993 Ter Apel, 1994 Chess Open of Eupen, 1995 Chess Open St. Petersburg, the Russian Championship in 1996, the Saint Petersburg Championship in 1996 and 1997, 1997 Chess Grand Master Tournament St. Petersburg, 1997 Aarhus, 1997 and 1998 Bad Wiessee, 2000 Hoogeveen.
Alexander Khalifman was a member of the gold medal-winning Russian team at the Chess Olympiads in 1992, 2000 and 2002, and at the 1997 World Team Chess Championship.
♦️ A memorable and short game by Khalifman👇
🔸Alexander Khalifman vs Evgeny Ilgizovich Bareev
🔸Corus (2002), Wijk aan Zee NED, rd 11, Jan-25
🔸French Defense: Rubinstein Variation. Blackburne Defense (C10)
♦️Review and download PGN file👇
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522 B
🔸 Alexander Khalifman - Evgeny Bareev, Wijk aan Zee 2002
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Dmitry Jakovenko leads Russian Championship Superfinal before last round. Girya, Goryachkina and Pogonina head the women's event.
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60.a3??
White should have prevented the black bishop from activating:
60.Qg8!+ Kc7 61.Qf7
60...Bf5 61.Qg8+ Kc7 62.Qg7+ Kb6 63.Qg1+ Kb7 64.Kd2 Qxd5+ 65.Kc1 Qd3 66.Qg2+ Be4 67.Bc2 Qe3+ 68.Qd2 Bxc2 69.
Kxc2 Qxd2+ 70.Kxd2 bxa3 71.bxa3 d5 72.Ke2 d4 0-1
White should have prevented the black bishop from activating:
60.Qg8!+ Kc7 61.Qf7
60...Bf5 61.Qg8+ Kc7 62.Qg7+ Kb6 63.Qg1+ Kb7 64.Kd2 Qxd5+ 65.Kc1 Qd3 66.Qg2+ Be4 67.Bc2 Qe3+ 68.Qd2 Bxc2 69.
Kxc2 Qxd2+ 70.Kxd2 bxa3 71.bxa3 d5 72.Ke2 d4 0-1