53...Rc1+! [53...Re1+ 54.Rg1 d2 55.Rd8+ Kh7 56.Rd7+ Kxh6 57.Rd6+ Kh5 58.Rd5+ Kh6 59.Rd6+=; 53...Rxh2+ 54.Kg1 Rxh6 55.Re7 Rg6+ 56.Kf1 Rxb2 57.Rxd3]
54.Rg1 Rxg1+ [54...d2?? 55.Rd8+ Kh7 56.Rd7+ Kxh6 57.Rd6+ Kh7 58.Rd7+=]
55.Kxg1 d2 56.b4 Re1+ 57.Kf2 d1Q 58.Rxd1 Rxd1 59.Ke3 Kh7 60.b5 Rb1 61.Kd3 [61.a4 Rb4 62.Kd3 Kxh6 63.Kc3 Rxa4 64.h3 (64.b6 Ra6 65.b7 Rb6) 64...Rh4 65.b6 Kg5 66.b7 Rh8β+]
61...Rxb5 62.Kc4 Ra5 63.Kb3 Kxh6 64.a4 Kg6 65.Kb4 Ra8 66.a5 Kf6 67.Kb5 Ke6 68.a6 Kd6 69.Kb6 Rb8+ 70.Ka5 Rb2 71.a7 Kc7 [71...Rxh2 72.Ka6 Kc7! 73.a8Q Ra2+]
72.a8N+ Kb7 0β1
54.Rg1 Rxg1+ [54...d2?? 55.Rd8+ Kh7 56.Rd7+ Kxh6 57.Rd6+ Kh7 58.Rd7+=]
55.Kxg1 d2 56.b4 Re1+ 57.Kf2 d1Q 58.Rxd1 Rxd1 59.Ke3 Kh7 60.b5 Rb1 61.Kd3 [61.a4 Rb4 62.Kd3 Kxh6 63.Kc3 Rxa4 64.h3 (64.b6 Ra6 65.b7 Rb6) 64...Rh4 65.b6 Kg5 66.b7 Rh8β+]
61...Rxb5 62.Kc4 Ra5 63.Kb3 Kxh6 64.a4 Kg6 65.Kb4 Ra8 66.a5 Kf6 67.Kb5 Ke6 68.a6 Kd6 69.Kb6 Rb8+ 70.Ka5 Rb2 71.a7 Kc7 [71...Rxh2 72.Ka6 Kc7! 73.a8Q Ra2+]
72.a8N+ Kb7 0β1
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 51
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A)33.Be5 β 2
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C)33.Rc2
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B) 33.Be3 β 7
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A)33.Be5 β 2
ππ 22%
Alexander, Michael
C)33.Rc2
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Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 51
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A)55...kd4 β 9
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B)55...Rf2
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C)55...Rh2
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A)55...kd4 β 9
πππππππ 100%
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B)55...Rf2
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C)55...Rh2
β«οΈ 0%
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π΅ Chess History - Tournaments
πΉ Alekhine Memorial - Moscow 1956
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π΅ Chess History - Tournaments
πΉ Alekhine Memorial - Moscow 1956
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π· Chess History - Tournaments
πΉ Alekhine Memorial - Moscow 1956
πΉ USSR
πΉ October 9 - Nevember 2
πΉ CHAMPION: Mikhail Botvinnik |11/15(+8 -1 =6) |
SHARED WITH VASILY SMYSLOV |11/15(+7 -0 =8) |
π° For a quarter-century after he fled the Soviet Union, Alexander Alekhine was treated as a traitor and an enemy of the people. This attitude softened within a decade of his death, and in 1956 the Soviet Union held an important international event in his memory. Earlier that year, in April, a Soviet delegation, including Smyslov, Keres, Bronstein, Geller and Petrosian, had marked the tenth anniversary of his death at a ceremony, organised by FIDE, in the Montparnasse cemetery in Paris.
π° The Alekhine Memorial was held in Moscow from October 9-November 2, 1956, and featured a star-studded field including World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik and his usual challenger at the time, Vasily Smyslov. They, along with reigning Soviet Champion Mark Taimanov, forged into the lead around the half-way point and stayed one step up on the field the rest of the way.
It was Botvinnik who broke the logjam with a spurt of 4.5 points from rounds 10-14, taking a full point lead into the last round. His opponent was an out-of-form Paul Keres, who nevertheless pulled himself together to administer a stunning defeat (Keres vs Botvinnik, 1956). Taimanov settled for a short last-round draw, but Smyslov ground out a win over Gideon StΓ₯hlberg to tie for first place.
β¦οΈ The final standings and crosstable was as aboveπ
β¦οΈ Download "Alekhine Memorial - Moscow 1956" Games database by PGN formatπ
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πΉ Alekhine Memorial - Moscow 1956
πΉ USSR
πΉ October 9 - Nevember 2
πΉ CHAMPION: Mikhail Botvinnik |11/15(+8 -1 =6) |
SHARED WITH VASILY SMYSLOV |11/15(+7 -0 =8) |
π° For a quarter-century after he fled the Soviet Union, Alexander Alekhine was treated as a traitor and an enemy of the people. This attitude softened within a decade of his death, and in 1956 the Soviet Union held an important international event in his memory. Earlier that year, in April, a Soviet delegation, including Smyslov, Keres, Bronstein, Geller and Petrosian, had marked the tenth anniversary of his death at a ceremony, organised by FIDE, in the Montparnasse cemetery in Paris.
π° The Alekhine Memorial was held in Moscow from October 9-November 2, 1956, and featured a star-studded field including World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik and his usual challenger at the time, Vasily Smyslov. They, along with reigning Soviet Champion Mark Taimanov, forged into the lead around the half-way point and stayed one step up on the field the rest of the way.
It was Botvinnik who broke the logjam with a spurt of 4.5 points from rounds 10-14, taking a full point lead into the last round. His opponent was an out-of-form Paul Keres, who nevertheless pulled himself together to administer a stunning defeat (Keres vs Botvinnik, 1956). Taimanov settled for a short last-round draw, but Smyslov ground out a win over Gideon StΓ₯hlberg to tie for first place.
β¦οΈ The final standings and crosstable was as aboveπ
β¦οΈ Download "Alekhine Memorial - Moscow 1956" Games database by PGN formatπ
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πΈ Mikhail Botvinnik vs Laszlo Szabo
πΈ Alekhine Memorial (1956), Moscow URS, rd 13, Oct-30
πΈEnglish Opening: Great Snake Variation (A10)
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πΈ Mikhail Botvinnik vs Laszlo Szabo
πΈ Alekhine Memorial (1956), Moscow URS, rd 13, Oct-30
πΈEnglish Opening: Great Snake Variation (A10)
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