♟ About Vasily Panov
♻️ Vasily Panov
♻️ Soviet chess International Master and writer
🔰 Vasily Nikolayevich Panov was a Soviet chess player, author, and journalist. Winner of the Moscow City Championship in 1929, he also played in five USSR Chess Championships from 1935 to 1948. His greatest tournament victory was Kiev, 1938.
Awarded the International Master title by FIDE in 1950, Panov is best known for his chess writings and theoretical work on the openings. He was chess correspondent for Izvestia from 1942 to 1965. His many books include a beginners' guide, biographies of Alekhine and Capablanca, and Kurs debyutov (1957), Russia's best-selling book on the chess opening.
Panov contributed greatly to the theory of the Caro-Kann Defence and the Ruy Lopez. A variation of the Caro-Kann starting with the moves 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 is known as the Panov Attack (sometimes Panov-Botvinnik Attack). He is also credited with a sound variation of Alekhine's Defense as white, known as the Panov variation.
🔘 Born: November 1, 1906, Kozelsk, Russia
🔘 Died: January 13, 1973, Moscow, Russia
♦️ A memorable game by Panov👇
🔸 Alexander Kotov vs Vasily Panov
🔸 Moscow RUS (1936), Moscow URS
🔸 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto. Karlsbad Variation (E62)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
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♻️ Vasily Panov
♻️ Soviet chess International Master and writer
🔰 Vasily Nikolayevich Panov was a Soviet chess player, author, and journalist. Winner of the Moscow City Championship in 1929, he also played in five USSR Chess Championships from 1935 to 1948. His greatest tournament victory was Kiev, 1938.
Awarded the International Master title by FIDE in 1950, Panov is best known for his chess writings and theoretical work on the openings. He was chess correspondent for Izvestia from 1942 to 1965. His many books include a beginners' guide, biographies of Alekhine and Capablanca, and Kurs debyutov (1957), Russia's best-selling book on the chess opening.
Panov contributed greatly to the theory of the Caro-Kann Defence and the Ruy Lopez. A variation of the Caro-Kann starting with the moves 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 is known as the Panov Attack (sometimes Panov-Botvinnik Attack). He is also credited with a sound variation of Alekhine's Defense as white, known as the Panov variation.
🔘 Born: November 1, 1906, Kozelsk, Russia
🔘 Died: January 13, 1973, Moscow, Russia
♦️ A memorable game by Panov👇
🔸 Alexander Kotov vs Vasily Panov
🔸 Moscow RUS (1936), Moscow URS
🔸 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto. Karlsbad Variation (E62)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
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@unitychess
Nakamura blew a totally winning position against former World Junior Champion Antipov!