⚛️ Groningen 1946 Games Database
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⚛️ Review our sellected game from Groningen 1946👇👇

🔸Mikhail Botvinnik vs Alexander Kotov
🔸Groningen (1946), Groningen NED, rd 14, Aug-30
🔸Nimzo-Indian Defense: Saemisch Variation. Accelerated (E24)
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♦️PGN file in "Groningen 1946 Games Database"
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⚪️#657 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Bujakevich,A
🔸Kritz,L
🔸Moscow, 1996

Already in the opening, we are faced with the choice of diagonals for our bishops. Here White is about to develop his remaining bishop. Ideas like 12 Bg5, or perhaps 12 f3 followed by Be3, come to mind. However, there is another, more powerful diagonal.
12.b3!
Intending Bb2 in order to seize the long diagonal, which is of great importance when there are no central pawns on it.
12...Rfe8
12...Ng4 13.Nd5! c6 24.Bb2 with strong pressure.
13.Bb2 Bf8 14.Rad1
White slowly reinforces his position, aware that the opponent can't undertake any active measures.

⚪️#658 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Efimenko,Z
🔸Neverov,V
🔸Ukrainian Championship, Rivne, 2005

In open positions with pawns on both flanks, the bishop tends to outshine the knight. Here White also commands the open d-file, and the black queenside pawns are weak. How to progress?
30.Be2!
The bishop is regrouped to the long diagonal, where it will control more squares.
30...Rc6
Heading for c7 in order to protect the seventh rank.
30...Nf6 31.a5! Rb4 32.Qd6 with strong pressure on the a6-pawn.
31.Qe5
No hurry. Efimenko lets his bishop glance at the a6-pawn for one more move while improving the queen.
31...Nf6 32.Bf3 Rc7 33.Rd6!
Activating the rook and creating the threat of 34 Rxa6.
33...Nd7 34.Qc3 c4
Now there arises a strong passed pawn; however, Black lacked a good defence against 35 Qc4 or 35 Qa5.
35.b4+-

⚪️#659 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Stein,L
🔸Schweber,S
🔸Mar del Plata, 1966

Unity Chess Multiple Choice 659
public poll

C: f4 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
Nikhil, Evan, @Sophia_Peng, Rachel, Michael, Zhenrui, Alan, Sanjana

A: Bc1 – 3
👍👍👍 25%
@EhsanKhoeini, Hajjy, @Jarullah

B: Ra2 – 1
👍 8%
@RichardPeng

👥 12 people voted so far.

⚫️#660 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸Raaste,E
🔸Yemelin,V
🔸St. Petersburg, 1996

Unity Chess Multiple Choice 660
public poll

A: Nf6 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 70%
Nikhil, Evan, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng, Yiyi, Rachel, Alan

C: Be7 – 2
👍👍 20%
Hajjy, Zhenrui

B: Kh7 – 1
👍 10%
Sanjana

👥 10 people voted so far.

Round 3-4: An Exhausting Day With Great Games! https://bit.ly/2O3ZtuY

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✅ World Junior Championship in Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey from 5-15 September 2018

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