🔵 About Napier
🔹 William Ewart Napier
🔹 American chess Master
📚 William Ewart Napier was an American chess master of English birth.
William Ewart Napier was born in Camberwell London, England. He was British champion in 1904 (after a play-off) but is probably best remembered for a game he lost to Emanuel Lasker.
His parents emigrated to the United States when he was five years old. From 1895 he lived in Brooklyn and came into contact with some of the best chess players of the country. He had his first successes with simultaneous games, among other things winning in December 1894 versus the acting United States Chess Champion Jackson Whipps Showalter. At the beginning of 1896 he, despite his young age, became a member of the Brooklyn Chess Club and won the club championship later that year, at the age of 15. In the same year he defeated the later grandmaster Frank James Marshall in a match, winning 7:1 with 3 draws.
📚 Napier gained American citizenship in 1908 and began a career at an insurance company, becoming vice president of the Scranton Insurance Company. He married Florence Gillespie (Pillsbury's niece), with whom he later had two daughters. Although he still participated in chess, he played no more important tournaments. When he died at the age of 71, his chess career was nearly forgotten.
His best historical Elo number was 2662. He was, at the time, 11th place in the world.
♦️ A memorable game by Napier, named "There's a Nap for That" inchessgames.com site👇
🔘 William Ewart Napier vs Mikhail Chigorin
🔘 Monte Carlo (1902), Monte Carlo MNC, rd 20, Mar-10
🔘 Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Main Line (C51)
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🔹 William Ewart Napier
🔹 American chess Master
📚 William Ewart Napier was an American chess master of English birth.
William Ewart Napier was born in Camberwell London, England. He was British champion in 1904 (after a play-off) but is probably best remembered for a game he lost to Emanuel Lasker.
His parents emigrated to the United States when he was five years old. From 1895 he lived in Brooklyn and came into contact with some of the best chess players of the country. He had his first successes with simultaneous games, among other things winning in December 1894 versus the acting United States Chess Champion Jackson Whipps Showalter. At the beginning of 1896 he, despite his young age, became a member of the Brooklyn Chess Club and won the club championship later that year, at the age of 15. In the same year he defeated the later grandmaster Frank James Marshall in a match, winning 7:1 with 3 draws.
📚 Napier gained American citizenship in 1908 and began a career at an insurance company, becoming vice president of the Scranton Insurance Company. He married Florence Gillespie (Pillsbury's niece), with whom he later had two daughters. Although he still participated in chess, he played no more important tournaments. When he died at the age of 71, his chess career was nearly forgotten.
His best historical Elo number was 2662. He was, at the time, 11th place in the world.
♦️ A memorable game by Napier, named "There's a Nap for That" inchessgames.com site👇
🔘 William Ewart Napier vs Mikhail Chigorin
🔘 Monte Carlo (1902), Monte Carlo MNC, rd 20, Mar-10
🔘 Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Main Line (C51)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
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@Napier-Chigorin 1902.pgn
724 B
🔹 William Ewart Napier - Mikhail Chigorin, Monte Carlo (1902)
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29.b4! [White takes advantage of an opportunity to remove the weakness of the b-pawn.]
29...Rad8? [29...axb3?? 30.Qxf7+ Kh8 31.Qxg7#; ¹29...Qd5 30.Nf3 △Re7 30...Re6 31.Rxe6 Qxe6 32.Qxc7 Bd5 33.Ne5±]
30.Qg4! [to provoke a weakness into his opponent's King.]
30...g6 31.Qh4 Kg7 32.Qe7 Qd5 33.Qxc7 [33.Rf3! Rf8 34.Qxc7+–]
33...Re8 34.Kh2 Rd7 35.Nxd7 Rxe1 36.Re3 Rf1 37.Re2 Qxd4 38.Rxa2 Rxf2 39.Rxf2 Qxf2 40.Qe5+ 1–0
29...Rad8? [29...axb3?? 30.Qxf7+ Kh8 31.Qxg7#; ¹29...Qd5 30.Nf3 △Re7 30...Re6 31.Rxe6 Qxe6 32.Qxc7 Bd5 33.Ne5±]
30.Qg4! [to provoke a weakness into his opponent's King.]
30...g6 31.Qh4 Kg7 32.Qe7 Qd5 33.Qxc7 [33.Rf3! Rf8 34.Qxc7+–]
33...Re8 34.Kh2 Rd7 35.Nxd7 Rxe1 36.Re3 Rf1 37.Re2 Qxd4 38.Rxa2 Rxf2 39.Rxf2 Qxf2 40.Qe5+ 1–0
22.f4!? [White could have launched a plan to restrict the mobility of his opponent: 22.a4! Kb7 23.a5 Na8 24.f4 Ng4 25.Be2 exf4 26.Bxg4 Rxe1 27.Rxe1 hxg4 28.Qxf4±; 22.Nf2 Nh7 23.a4 f5 24.Na2 Kb8 25.a5 Nc8 26.b4 Ka8 27.Kb1 Qf6 28.Qc3 Rhg8 29.bxc5 dxc5 30.Bc2 Qd6 31.Ka1 g5 32.g4 hxg4 33.fxg4 gxh4 34.gxf5 Ng5 35.Rxh4²]
22...Ng4 23.Nf2 f5 24.Nxg4 hxg4 25.fxe5 dxe5 26.Qg5 Qg7 27.Kc2 e4 28.Be2 Qe5 29.Rhg1 Qd6 30.a4 a5 31.Ra1?! [31.Qe3²]
31...Kb7 [31...e3! 32.Raf1 Kb8 33.Bd3 Kc8]
32.Qe3 Rc8 33.Nb5 Bxb5 34.axb5 Ra8 35.Qc3 Nd7 36.Ra4 Qe5 37.Rga1 Qxc3+ 38.Kxc3 Kb6 39.Kd2 Nf6 40.Ke3 Nh5 41.Kf2 Rhf8 42.Rd1 e3+ 43.Kg2 f4 44.Bxg4 fxg3 45.Bf3 Rae8 46.Ra2 e2 47.Re1 Re3 [47...Nf4+ 48.Kxg3 Re3 49.Kg4 (49.Kf2 Rxb3–+) 49...Rf5–+]
48.Bxe2 Rf2+ 49.Kg1 Nf4 0–1
22...Ng4 23.Nf2 f5 24.Nxg4 hxg4 25.fxe5 dxe5 26.Qg5 Qg7 27.Kc2 e4 28.Be2 Qe5 29.Rhg1 Qd6 30.a4 a5 31.Ra1?! [31.Qe3²]
31...Kb7 [31...e3! 32.Raf1 Kb8 33.Bd3 Kc8]
32.Qe3 Rc8 33.Nb5 Bxb5 34.axb5 Ra8 35.Qc3 Nd7 36.Ra4 Qe5 37.Rga1 Qxc3+ 38.Kxc3 Kb6 39.Kd2 Nf6 40.Ke3 Nh5 41.Kf2 Rhf8 42.Rd1 e3+ 43.Kg2 f4 44.Bxg4 fxg3 45.Bf3 Rae8 46.Ra2 e2 47.Re1 Re3 [47...Nf4+ 48.Kxg3 Re3 49.Kg4 (49.Kf2 Rxb3–+) 49...Rf5–+]
48.Bxe2 Rf2+ 49.Kg1 Nf4 0–1
36.Nb6 [36.Nxf6! Kxf6 37.Kd5 Ke7 38.Rb6 Kf6 39.a5 Kf5 40.Rb4 Rc7 41.Kxd6 Rc6+ 42.Kd5 Ra6 43.Rb5 Kxf4 44.b4 g5 45.Rxb7 g4 46.Rb6 Ra8 47.Rg6 Rb8 48.Kc4 Ra8 49.Kc5 g3 50.a6 Kf5 51.Rxg3 Rxa6 52.b5 Ra2 53.b6 Rb2 54.Kc6 Rc2+ 55.Kd6 Rb2 56.Kc7 Rc2+ 57.Kb8+–; 36.a5 Bh8 37.Rb5 Ke6 38.b4 Bb2 39.Rb6 Bc1 40.b5 Ba3 41.a6 bxa6 42.bxa6 Bc5 43.Rb7 Rxb7 44.axb7 Ba7 45.Nc7+ Kd7 46.Na6 Ke6 47.Kd3 (47.b8Q d5+ 48.Kd3 Bxb8 49.Nxb8 Kf5 50.Ke3 g5=) 47...d5 48.Kc3 Kd7 49.Kb3 Ke6 50.Kb4 Kf5 51.Kb5=]
36...Rc7 37.Kd5 Be7 38.Rc4 Rxc4 39.Nxc4 Kf6 40.a5 Kf5 41.b4 Kxf4 42.b5 Bh4 43.Nxd6 Bf2 44.Nxb7 g5 45.Nc5 g4 46.b6 Kf3 47.b7 Bg3 48.Nd7 Bb8 49.Nxb8 g3 50.Nc6 g2 51.b8Q g1Q 52.Nd4+ 1–0
36...Rc7 37.Kd5 Be7 38.Rc4 Rxc4 39.Nxc4 Kf6 40.a5 Kf5 41.b4 Kxf4 42.b5 Bh4 43.Nxd6 Bf2 44.Nxb7 g5 45.Nc5 g4 46.b6 Kf3 47.b7 Bg3 48.Nd7 Bb8 49.Nxb8 g3 50.Nc6 g2 51.b8Q g1Q 52.Nd4+ 1–0
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 86
public poll
A) Ne3 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 91%
@persepolis62, @fantastic45, Nikhil, @hoseini139562, Jayden, @YaminiG, @Sophia_Peng, M, @WataxPin, Michael
B) c×d6 – 1
👍 9%
@RichardPeng
C) R×d6
▫️ 0%
👥 11 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Ne3 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 91%
@persepolis62, @fantastic45, Nikhil, @hoseini139562, Jayden, @YaminiG, @Sophia_Peng, M, @WataxPin, Michael
B) c×d6 – 1
👍 9%
@RichardPeng
C) R×d6
▫️ 0%
👥 11 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 86
public poll
A) Kg7 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 71%
@Zamani9899, Nikhil, Jayden, @YaminiG, @Sophia_Peng, @mahdi_2mhf, @RichardPeng, M, @WataxPin, Michael
B) f5 – 2
👍 14%
@persepolis62, @shahrook
C) Rg5 – 2
👍 14%
@Behrangm2003, @hoseini139562
👥 14 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Kg7 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 71%
@Zamani9899, Nikhil, Jayden, @YaminiG, @Sophia_Peng, @mahdi_2mhf, @RichardPeng, M, @WataxPin, Michael
B) f5 – 2
👍 14%
@persepolis62, @shahrook
C) Rg5 – 2
👍 14%
@Behrangm2003, @hoseini139562
👥 14 people voted so far.
US grandmaster Lubomir Kavalek vs 19-year-old Anatoly Karpov, Caracas (1970) Kavalek won this game on the way to winning the event.
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