60.Qa4?! [60.Qb6! Qe4 61.a7 Kg4 (61...Qxc2+ 62.Ka3 Qc1+ 63.Ka4 Qa1+ 64.Kb4 Qb2+ 65.Ka5 Qa3+ 66.Kb5 Qb2+ 67.Ka6 Qg2 68.Qd8+ Kh5 69.a8Q) 62.Qb2 h3 63.Qg7+ Kf3 64.Qf8+ Ke2 65.Qb8 h2 66.Qxh2+ Ke1 67.c3+–; 60.Qxc4 h3 61.Qg8+ Kh6 62.a7 Qa5+ 63.Kb1 Qe1+ 64.Ka2 Qa5+=]
60...c3 61.a7 Qe6+ 62.Ka3 Qb6! 63.Qd7 Qb2+ 64.Ka4 Qxc2+ 65.Kb4 Qb2+ 66.Kc4 c2 67.Qd2+ Kg4 68.Qe2+ Kf4 69.Qf2+ Ke5 70.Qe3+ Kd6 71.Qh6+ Kc7 72.Qh7+ Kd6 73.Qh6+ Kc7 74.Qf4+ Kd7 75.Qd2+ Ke6 76.Qe2+ Kf6 77.Qf2+ Kg6 78.Qg2+ Kh6 79.Qd2+ Kg6 80.Qg2+ Kf6 81.Qf2+ Ke6 82.Qe2+ Kd7 83.Qd2+ ½–½
60...c3 61.a7 Qe6+ 62.Ka3 Qb6! 63.Qd7 Qb2+ 64.Ka4 Qxc2+ 65.Kb4 Qb2+ 66.Kc4 c2 67.Qd2+ Kg4 68.Qe2+ Kf4 69.Qf2+ Ke5 70.Qe3+ Kd6 71.Qh6+ Kc7 72.Qh7+ Kd6 73.Qh6+ Kc7 74.Qf4+ Kd7 75.Qd2+ Ke6 76.Qe2+ Kf6 77.Qf2+ Kg6 78.Qg2+ Kh6 79.Qd2+ Kg6 80.Qg2+ Kf6 81.Qf2+ Ke6 82.Qe2+ Kd7 83.Qd2+ ½–½
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 27
public poll
C) 15...Nb8 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 60%
Kenneth, @SteveWongso, Alexander, @AryanLeekha, Hansika, Aaron
A) 15...Na5 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍 40%
@MerissaWongso, @Somebody_Sophia, Rachel, Zhenrui
B) 15...Nd4
▫️ 0%
👥 10 people voted so far.
public poll
C) 15...Nb8 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 60%
Kenneth, @SteveWongso, Alexander, @AryanLeekha, Hansika, Aaron
A) 15...Na5 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍 40%
@MerissaWongso, @Somebody_Sophia, Rachel, Zhenrui
B) 15...Nd4
▫️ 0%
👥 10 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 27
public poll
B) 37...Bd4 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
España 🇪🇸, @SteveWongso, @Somebody_Sophia, @AryanLeekha, Rachel, Hansika, Aaron, Zhenrui
A) 37...Bg7 – 2
👍👍 17%
@MerissaWongso, Alexander
C) 37...b4 – 2
👍👍 17%
@Nima_ch, @chess_chess
👥 12 people voted so far.
public poll
B) 37...Bd4 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 67%
España 🇪🇸, @SteveWongso, @Somebody_Sophia, @AryanLeekha, Rachel, Hansika, Aaron, Zhenrui
A) 37...Bg7 – 2
👍👍 17%
@MerissaWongso, Alexander
C) 37...b4 – 2
👍👍 17%
@Nima_ch, @chess_chess
👥 12 people voted so far.
♦️ Today is birthday of Arthur Bisguier!!
American chess grandmaster
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▪️ Died: April 5, 2017, Framingham, Massachusetts, United States
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American chess grandmaster
Chess promoter and writer
▪️ Died: April 5, 2017, Framingham, Massachusetts, United States
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#Reshevsky
🔸 Samuel Reshevsky
🔸American chess grandmaster
🔰 Samuel Herman Reshevsky was a Polish chess prodigy and later a leading American chess grandmaster. He was never a full-time chess professional.
Reshevsky was born in Ozorkow, Poland. He learned to play chess at the age of four. At eight years old he was giving simultaneous exhibitions and defeating some of the country's most prominent players.
" Samuel Reshevsky, the Polish-born chess prodigy and grandmaster who astounded the world with his feats as a boy and dominated American chess for nearly four decades. " [ New York Times Newspaper ]
Following the events of World War 1, Reshevsky immigrated to the United States (1920). As a 9-year old, his first American simultaneous exhibition was with 20 officers and cadets at the Military Academy at West Point. He won 19 games and drew one.
▪️ Born: November 26, 1911, Ozorków, Poland
▪️ Died: April 4, 1992, New York City, New York, United States
▪️ Peak rating: 2565 (July 1972)
♦️ A memorable game by Reshevsky which named "I Beat a Great Master!"👇
🔹 David Janowski vs Samuel Reshevsky
🔹 New York (1922), New York, NY USA, rd 2, Oct-08
🔹 Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation (D37)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
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🔸 Samuel Reshevsky
🔸American chess grandmaster
🔰 Samuel Herman Reshevsky was a Polish chess prodigy and later a leading American chess grandmaster. He was never a full-time chess professional.
Reshevsky was born in Ozorkow, Poland. He learned to play chess at the age of four. At eight years old he was giving simultaneous exhibitions and defeating some of the country's most prominent players.
" Samuel Reshevsky, the Polish-born chess prodigy and grandmaster who astounded the world with his feats as a boy and dominated American chess for nearly four decades. " [ New York Times Newspaper ]
Following the events of World War 1, Reshevsky immigrated to the United States (1920). As a 9-year old, his first American simultaneous exhibition was with 20 officers and cadets at the Military Academy at West Point. He won 19 games and drew one.
▪️ Born: November 26, 1911, Ozorków, Poland
▪️ Died: April 4, 1992, New York City, New York, United States
▪️ Peak rating: 2565 (July 1972)
♦️ A memorable game by Reshevsky which named "I Beat a Great Master!"👇
🔹 David Janowski vs Samuel Reshevsky
🔹 New York (1922), New York, NY USA, rd 2, Oct-08
🔹 Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation (D37)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
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@unitychess
@Janowski-Reshevsky 1922.pgn
995 B
🔸 David Janowski v-s Samuel Reshevsky, New York 1922
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35. Rd7 ??
A strange blunder in a completely winning position.
35. f6 g6 36. Bb3 +-
35... Nxd7 0-1
A strange blunder in a completely winning position.
35. f6 g6 36. Bb3 +-
35... Nxd7 0-1
38... Nxa2!
Alinasab finds the only way to obtain counterplay.
39. Rch1??
White tries to launch an attack on the opponent king, however he should have played for a draw with the following continuation:
39. Rxa2 b3 40. fxe6 bxa2 41. Ra1 Ra7 42. Rxa2 Rb143. e7 Rxe7 44. Rxa3=
39... b3 40. g5 b2 41. gxh6 Nc1+ 42. Kd2 g6 43. fxg6+ Kg8 44. Rf2 Ra7 45. Ne4 b1=Q 46. Nf6+ Kf8 47. Nh7+ Ke7 48. Rf7+ Kd8 49. Rf8+ Kc7 50. Rxc1+ Qxc1+ 51. Kxc1 Rxf8 52. Nxf8 a2 53. Nxe6+ Kb6 54. h7 a1=Q+ 55. Kd2 Ra2+ 56. Ke3 Qg1+ 0-1
Alinasab finds the only way to obtain counterplay.
39. Rch1??
White tries to launch an attack on the opponent king, however he should have played for a draw with the following continuation:
39. Rxa2 b3 40. fxe6 bxa2 41. Ra1 Ra7 42. Rxa2 Rb143. e7 Rxe7 44. Rxa3=
39... b3 40. g5 b2 41. gxh6 Nc1+ 42. Kd2 g6 43. fxg6+ Kg8 44. Rf2 Ra7 45. Ne4 b1=Q 46. Nf6+ Kf8 47. Nh7+ Ke7 48. Rf7+ Kd8 49. Rf8+ Kc7 50. Rxc1+ Qxc1+ 51. Kxc1 Rxf8 52. Nxf8 a2 53. Nxe6+ Kb6 54. h7 a1=Q+ 55. Kd2 Ra2+ 56. Ke3 Qg1+ 0-1
A blunder.
Black should first have prevented White from launching 'the bridge maneuver'.
61...Rb1! 62.Kd6 Kf6 63.Kc7+ Kf5 64.b7 Rxb7+ 65.Kxb7 g5 =
Black would get a draw by shouldering the White king away from the action. A correct technique in such endgame positions.
62.b7 Rc1+ 63.Kb6 Rb1+ 64.Kc7 1-0
For example, after 64...g4 65.b8=Q Rxb8 66.Kxb8 White easily wins due to the cutting off the black king along the sixth rank.
Black should first have prevented White from launching 'the bridge maneuver'.
61...Rb1! 62.Kd6 Kf6 63.Kc7+ Kf5 64.b7 Rxb7+ 65.Kxb7 g5 =
Black would get a draw by shouldering the White king away from the action. A correct technique in such endgame positions.
62.b7 Rc1+ 63.Kb6 Rb1+ 64.Kc7 1-0
For example, after 64...g4 65.b8=Q Rxb8 66.Kxb8 White easily wins due to the cutting off the black king along the sixth rank.