🔹 On August 20, 2018 the Kyrgyz Republic puts into circulation a Kyrgyz Express Post postage stamp: “43rd Chess Olympiad”.
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🔵 43rd Chess Olympiad Chess Tournament
🔹 Batumi, Georgia, 23 September - 6 October 2018


🔷 On August 20, 2018 the State Committee of Information Technology and Communications of the Kyrgyz Republic puts into circulation a Kyrgyz Express Post postage stamp: “43rd Chess Olympiad”.
Chess is a very popular sport. Millions of people on the planet play this ancient, intellectual game. The World Chess Federation (FIDE), since 1927, organizes official Chess Olympiads. Since 1950, they are held once every two years. Georgia has always been famous for its chess players, so it is not surprising that this country received the honor of hosting the 43rd Chess Olympiad. As in 2016, the team from Kyrgyzstan participates in the Chess Olympiad.

🔹 STAMP DESCRIPTION👇
No. 102. 100 KGS. A chessboard and pieces against a background of a world map, as well as the logo of the Kyrgyz Chess Federation.

🔹 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 👇
▪️ Paper: coated, gummed, 105 g/m2.
▪️ Printing method: full-color offset lithography.
▪️ Stamp perforation: comb 14:14½.
▪️ Stamp size: 46.00 x 27.50 mm.
▪️ Sheet size: 113.00 x 108.00 mm.
▪️ Stamp is issued in sheetlets of 4 stamps + 2 labels.
▪️On the sheet borders there are names of the series in Kyrgyz and English languages and images of Batumi architectural sights. The labels in the sheet center depict two different chess combinations and a gold cup.
▪️ Quantity issued: 6 000 pieces.
▪️ Designer: Aliona Cojocari.
▪️ Printer House: “Nova Imprim”.

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From 'Chess in the USSR' (No. 4, 1976) - a report, by Mikhail Yudovich, on the USSR Under-18 Championship that took place in Tbilisi in January of that year. First place was taken on tie-break by the 13-year-old Garry kasparov.

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Mikhail Botvinnik vs Pianov Pavlov, Moscow, 1927.
Find the winning combination for white.

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"What is a weak pawn? A pawn that is exposed to attack and also difficult to defend is a weak pawn. There are several varieties: isolated, doubled, too advanced, retarded."

🔸Samuel Reshevsky (1976) "The Art of Positional Play"

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The strong master and celebrated theoretician from Ukraine, Isaak Lipnitsky - pictured in play v. Efim Geller in the 5th round of the 20th USSR Championship, Moscow, 4th December 1952.

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The 2018 Chess.com Speed Chess Championship will feature 16 of the world's best chess players in an innovative eSports bracket tournament and a guaranteed prize pool of $55,000.

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Grischuk vs Duda #speedchess match starts with 2 victories of the Russian GM. #chessnews

🔴 Sept. 18, 11 a.m. PDT: Grischuk vs Duda

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Matchups and pairings

🔹 chess.com Speed 2018
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🔸FIDE World Junior Championships U20 2018
🔸Round 7
⚪️Haldorsen,Benjamin (2461)
⚫️Haria,Ravi (2442)
🔸1-0

15... Bd7?!
The English International Master plays slowly. He could have got enough counterplay with the following continuation:
15... Ba6! 16. Qxa6 Nxc2+ 17. Kd2 Nxa1 18. Bxa1 Rg3 19. Qb5+ Kf8 20. Qxc5 bxc5 =
16. O-O-O Ndf5 17. Rh3 Qf2 18. Ne2 a6 19. Bd4 Nxd4 20. Qxd4 Qxd4 21. Nxd4 Nc6 22. Nf3 +-

🔸FIDE World Junior Championships U20 2018
🔸Round 7
⚪️Nikitenko,Mihail (2368)
⚫️Repka,Christopher (2523)
🔸½-½

39... f5+?
The Slovakian GM made a mistake in a critical position. Actually, he has missed a forced win:
39... Qb5!!
A) 40. Qxd4 40... f5+ 41.Kf4 fxe4 -+
B) 40. Re7 Qh5+ 41. Kf4 Rf2+ 42. Ke4 Qf5+ 43.Kxd4 Rd2+ -+
C) 40. Qd8+ Kg7 41. Re7+ Kg6 42. Qxh8 Qf5+ 43. Kh4 Rh2#
40. Kg5 Rh5+
40... fxe4 41. Qd8+ Kg7 42. Qf6+ Kg8 43. Qd8+ with perpetual check.
41. Kxh5 Qf7+ 1/2-1/2
If 42. Kg5, then fxe4 43. Qd8+ Qf8 44. Qd5+ =.

🔸FIDE World Junior Championships U20 2018
🔸Round 8
⚪️Vavulin,Maksim (2559)
⚫️Batsuren,Dambasuren (2446)
🔸1-0

27... Kf8?
27... Rae8!
A prophylactic move, intending ...Kf8.
28. h5 Rh8 29. Kg1 Bxe4 30. hxg6 fxg6 31. Nh3 +/-
White has a better position, but it is still a long fight.
28.Ne6+ Ke8 29. Nxc7+ Kd7 30. Nxa8 Bxa8 31. Rd1 Bxe4 32. h5 +-