The participants at Haninge, 1988 (L to R: Schüssler, Chandler, Korchnoi, Sosonko, Pintér, Wedberg, Agdestein, Andersson, Karlsson, Polugaevsky, Chiburdanidze & Barlov.)
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In the spring of three successive years – 1988, 1989 and 1990, a strong international tournament was organised in Haninge, a town in Stockholm County, Sweden. The 1989 event was won by Ľubomír Ftáčnik, ahead of Ulf Andersson, John van der Wiel & Michael Wilder; the 1990 event was won by Yasser Seirawan, a full point clear of Jaan Ehlvest & Anatoly Karpov.
The inaugural tournament proved to be a triumph for the famous Soviet grandmaster, Lev Polugaevsky. He started the event disappointingly – in the opening round he achieved an absolutely winning position with the white pieces against Ulf Andersson, only to throw away his advantage immediately after the time control had passed. Worse happened in the following round: he misplayed the opening with black against Simen Agdestein, and was unable to recover. However, he then got into gear, and took seven points from the next eight games, to take clear first place by a full point.
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The inaugural tournament proved to be a triumph for the famous Soviet grandmaster, Lev Polugaevsky. He started the event disappointingly – in the opening round he achieved an absolutely winning position with the white pieces against Ulf Andersson, only to throw away his advantage immediately after the time control had passed. Worse happened in the following round: he misplayed the opening with black against Simen Agdestein, and was unable to recover. However, he then got into gear, and took seven points from the next eight games, to take clear first place by a full point.
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Haninge (Sweden), 1988. Post-game analysis of the encounter between Tom Wedberg and Viktor Korchnoi, in which the Swedish player scored a notable victory.József Pintér (centre) looks on.
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♦️ Today is birthday of Wesley So!!
Filipino-American chess grandmaster
❤️🌹💐☘️🌷🌺🌸❤️ Happy birthday Dear Wesley !! 👏👏👏👏
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Filipino-American chess grandmaster
❤️🌹💐☘️🌷🌺🌸❤️ Happy birthday Dear Wesley !! 👏👏👏👏
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#Koblencs
🔸 Alexander Koblencs
🔸 Latvian chess master, trainer and writer
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🔸 Alexander Koblencs
🔸 Latvian chess master, trainer and writer
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#Koblencs
🔸 Alexander Koblencs
🔸 Latvian chess master, trainer and writer
🔰 Alexander Koblencs was a Latvian chess master, trainer, and writer. In 1935, he took 4th place in Rosas. In 1936, he took 5th in Reus. In 1937, he won, ahead of Lajos Steiner, in Brno with 9/11. In 1938, he took 5th in Milan. In 1939, he tied for 13-14th in Kemeri-Riga.
Koblencs won the Latvian Championship four times (1941, 1945, 1946, 1949). Although he took 2nd, behind Vladimir Alatortsev in 1945, and behind Mark Taimanov in 1949.
As a trainer, he started to work with young Mikhail Tal in 1949, and coached him through his meteoric rise from the mid-1950s. Most prominently, he coached him in his World Chess Championship matches in 1960 and 1961 against Mikhail Botvinnik.
He also coached the team of the Soviet Union (e.g., 1956 in Moscow and 1960 in Leipzig).
Koblencs is also well known as a writer of chess books, many of which have been translated into foreign languages, in particular German. For several years, he was the editor of the Latvian chess magazine Sahs and of the German chess magazine Schach-Journal.
🔘 Country: Latvia, Soviet Union
🔘 Born: 3 September 1916
🔺Riga, Russian Empire
🔘 Died: 9 December 1993 (aged 77)
🔺Berlin, Germany
🔘Title: Master of Sport (1945) & Honoured Trainer (1960)
♦️ A memorable and short game in only 10 moves by Alexander Koblencs!!
His opponent, Zagorovsky, in this game is a GMC and has won 4th World Correspondence Championship(1965).👇
🔸 Alexander Koblents vs Vladimir Zagorovsky
🔸 Wilna (1946)
🔸 King's Gambit: Accepted. Schallop Defense (C34)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
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🔸 Alexander Koblencs
🔸 Latvian chess master, trainer and writer
🔰 Alexander Koblencs was a Latvian chess master, trainer, and writer. In 1935, he took 4th place in Rosas. In 1936, he took 5th in Reus. In 1937, he won, ahead of Lajos Steiner, in Brno with 9/11. In 1938, he took 5th in Milan. In 1939, he tied for 13-14th in Kemeri-Riga.
Koblencs won the Latvian Championship four times (1941, 1945, 1946, 1949). Although he took 2nd, behind Vladimir Alatortsev in 1945, and behind Mark Taimanov in 1949.
As a trainer, he started to work with young Mikhail Tal in 1949, and coached him through his meteoric rise from the mid-1950s. Most prominently, he coached him in his World Chess Championship matches in 1960 and 1961 against Mikhail Botvinnik.
He also coached the team of the Soviet Union (e.g., 1956 in Moscow and 1960 in Leipzig).
Koblencs is also well known as a writer of chess books, many of which have been translated into foreign languages, in particular German. For several years, he was the editor of the Latvian chess magazine Sahs and of the German chess magazine Schach-Journal.
🔘 Country: Latvia, Soviet Union
🔘 Born: 3 September 1916
🔺Riga, Russian Empire
🔘 Died: 9 December 1993 (aged 77)
🔺Berlin, Germany
🔘Title: Master of Sport (1945) & Honoured Trainer (1960)
♦️ A memorable and short game in only 10 moves by Alexander Koblencs!!
His opponent, Zagorovsky, in this game is a GMC and has won 4th World Correspondence Championship(1965).👇
🔸 Alexander Koblents vs Vladimir Zagorovsky
🔸 Wilna (1946)
🔸 King's Gambit: Accepted. Schallop Defense (C34)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
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@Koblents-Zagorovsky 1946.pgn
376 B
🔸 Alexander Koblents - Vladimir Zagorovsky
🔸 Wilna (1946)
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🔸 Wilna (1946)
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22...h6?
A miscalculation. Black probably thought that White cannot take the d4-pawn because of 23...Bb4.
The correct continuation is 22...dxc3 23.Nxc3 Qb7 =
23.cxd4± Bb4 24.Nc3 Qa5 25.Bxe5! Kg8
25...N×c3 26.Q×h6+—->Q×g7#
26.Rc1 +-
A miscalculation. Black probably thought that White cannot take the d4-pawn because of 23...Bb4.
The correct continuation is 22...dxc3 23.Nxc3 Qb7 =
23.cxd4± Bb4 24.Nc3 Qa5 25.Bxe5! Kg8
25...N×c3 26.Q×h6+—->Q×g7#
26.Rc1 +-
23...Qc7?
23...Qf7!=
Offering an exchange of queens that In case of refusal, the white queen would force to give up her active position with the loss a tempo.
24.Qxf7+ (24.Qf5 Nc4) 24...Nxf7]
24.Bd4!+– Rb8? [24...Kh7 25.Qf5+ Kg8 26.Re3 (26.f4) ; 24...Qf7 25.Qxf7+ Kxf7 26.Nxb7]
25.f4 Qf7 [25...Nf7 26.Bxf6 gxf6 27.Qg6+ Kh8 28.Qxf6+]
26.Rxe5 Bxe5 27.Qxf7+ Kxf7 28.Bxe5 Ra8 29.Nxb7 1–0
23...Qf7!=
Offering an exchange of queens that In case of refusal, the white queen would force to give up her active position with the loss a tempo.
24.Qxf7+ (24.Qf5 Nc4) 24...Nxf7]
24.Bd4!+– Rb8? [24...Kh7 25.Qf5+ Kg8 26.Re3 (26.f4) ; 24...Qf7 25.Qxf7+ Kxf7 26.Nxb7]
25.f4 Qf7 [25...Nf7 26.Bxf6 gxf6 27.Qg6+ Kh8 28.Qxf6+]
26.Rxe5 Bxe5 27.Qxf7+ Kxf7 28.Bxe5 Ra8 29.Nxb7 1–0
28...Nd4??
This inaccurate move is refused by a simple tactic.
[28...Nh6 +/=]
29.Nxd4!
Kramnik is not the one who loses these opportunities!
29...cxd4 30.exd6! 1–0
[30.exd6 Rxe4 31.Rxe4 Rxe4 32.d7 +-]
This inaccurate move is refused by a simple tactic.
[28...Nh6 +/=]
29.Nxd4!
Kramnik is not the one who loses these opportunities!
29...cxd4 30.exd6! 1–0
[30.exd6 Rxe4 31.Rxe4 Rxe4 32.d7 +-]
32.Rxe8?+
White could have won the game with: 32.Qb3+! Kf8 33.Qb4+ Kg8 (33...Kf7 34.Nd6+ +-) 34.Qc4+ Kf8 35.Qc5+! Kg8 36.Rxe8+ Qxe8 37.Ne7+ Kf7 38.Nxc8 +-
32...Qxe8 33.Ne7+ Kf7 34.Nxc8 Qxc8 35.Qxa7=
White could have won the game with: 32.Qb3+! Kf8 33.Qb4+ Kg8 (33...Kf7 34.Nd6+ +-) 34.Qc4+ Kf8 35.Qc5+! Kg8 36.Rxe8+ Qxe8 37.Ne7+ Kf7 38.Nxc8 +-
32...Qxe8 33.Ne7+ Kf7 34.Nxc8 Qxc8 35.Qxa7=