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🔵 Chess History - Tournaments
🔹 Palma de Mallorca 1966
🔹Hotel Jaime I, Palma, Spain
#chess_history_tornaments
#Palma1966
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🔵 Chess History - Tournaments
🔹 Palma de Mallorca 1966
🔹Hotel Jaime I, Palma, Spain
#chess_history_tornaments
#Palma1966
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🔵 Chess History - Tournaments
💢 Palma de Mallorca 1966
💢 Moscow 1951
💢 Hotel Jaime I, Palma, Spain
🔰 CHAMPION: Mikhail Tal, 12/15 (+9 -0 =6)
▪️ Palma de Mallorca is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. There have been many chess tournaments played there and in 1966 a tournament known as the II Torneo Internacional de Palma de Mallorca was played.
▪️ This tournament was sponsored by Hotel Jaime I and the Palma tourist industry, the publishing corporation Asociación de la Prensa and the Spanish Chess Federation. The budget was larger than for the modest Palma de Mallorca (1965), and attracted several strong GMs, including ex-world champion Tal. Half of the players were on their way home after the Olympiad in Havana (Cuba) which had ended 20th November. Tournament Director was Jorge Puig Laborda, and main arbiter was Harry de Graaf.
The event got a thumbs-up, and was continued with Palma de Mallorca (1967).
▪️ First Beauty Prize went to Lehmann for " H Lehmann vs L Shamkovich, 1966 ".
Heinz Gerhard Lehmann, the chess player, was born in Konigsberg, West Germany on October 20, 1921 and died at the age of 73 on June 8, 1995. Lehmann played in the Zonal tournaments in 1954 and 1960 and in the German Championships he finished 2nd in 1953 and 3rd in 1957 and 1959. He represented West Germany in the Olympiads in 1958 and 1960. He finished first at Hoogovens-B in 1964. He was an honorary GM.
🌐 SOURCE: CHESSGAMES.COM & http://bit.ly/2Qzsp35
🔹 The final standings and crosstable was as above👆
🔹 Download "Palma de Mallorca 1966 Games Database" by PGN format👇
🔹 Review our selected game from Moscow 1951 tournament👇
#chess_history_tornaments
#Palma_de_Mallorca_1966
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💢 Palma de Mallorca 1966
💢 Moscow 1951
💢 Hotel Jaime I, Palma, Spain
🔰 CHAMPION: Mikhail Tal, 12/15 (+9 -0 =6)
▪️ Palma de Mallorca is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. There have been many chess tournaments played there and in 1966 a tournament known as the II Torneo Internacional de Palma de Mallorca was played.
▪️ This tournament was sponsored by Hotel Jaime I and the Palma tourist industry, the publishing corporation Asociación de la Prensa and the Spanish Chess Federation. The budget was larger than for the modest Palma de Mallorca (1965), and attracted several strong GMs, including ex-world champion Tal. Half of the players were on their way home after the Olympiad in Havana (Cuba) which had ended 20th November. Tournament Director was Jorge Puig Laborda, and main arbiter was Harry de Graaf.
The event got a thumbs-up, and was continued with Palma de Mallorca (1967).
▪️ First Beauty Prize went to Lehmann for " H Lehmann vs L Shamkovich, 1966 ".
Heinz Gerhard Lehmann, the chess player, was born in Konigsberg, West Germany on October 20, 1921 and died at the age of 73 on June 8, 1995. Lehmann played in the Zonal tournaments in 1954 and 1960 and in the German Championships he finished 2nd in 1953 and 3rd in 1957 and 1959. He represented West Germany in the Olympiads in 1958 and 1960. He finished first at Hoogovens-B in 1964. He was an honorary GM.
🌐 SOURCE: CHESSGAMES.COM & http://bit.ly/2Qzsp35
🔹 The final standings and crosstable was as above👆
🔹 Download "Palma de Mallorca 1966 Games Database" by PGN format👇
🔹 Review our selected game from Moscow 1951 tournament👇
#chess_history_tornaments
#Palma_de_Mallorca_1966
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🔵 Review our selected game from " Palma de Mallorca 1966 " which captured beauty game prize of the tournament!!
🔸 Heinz Lehmann vs Leonid Alexandrovich Shamkovich
🔸 Palma de Mallorca (1966), Palma ESP, rd 6, Dec-03
🔸 Modern Defense: Averbakh System. Kotov Variation (A42)
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🔸 Heinz Lehmann vs Leonid Alexandrovich Shamkovich
🔸 Palma de Mallorca (1966), Palma ESP, rd 6, Dec-03
🔸 Modern Defense: Averbakh System. Kotov Variation (A42)
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🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
🔸Round 2
⚪️Gelfand,Boris (2701)
⚫️Christiansen,Johan-Sebastian (2541)
🔸1-0
🔸Round 2
⚪️Gelfand,Boris (2701)
⚫️Christiansen,Johan-Sebastian (2541)
🔸1-0
32.Be6! [Now, Black is forced to give up at least an exchange.]
[32.Bf5?! Rh8 33.Rxh7+ Rxh7 34.Rxh7+ Kg8 35.Rh1 Rb4² △Rb2]
32...Rcxd4 [If 32...Rc3?? , then 33.Nf5+! Kf8 34.Rxh7 fxe6 35.Rh8+ Kf7 36.R1h7+ Kg6 37.Ne7+ Kg5 38.Rg7+ Ng6 39.Rxg6#]
33.exd4 Rxd4 34.Rxh7+ Kf8 35.Bf5 Rd2 36.Rc1! [Threatening checkmate and preparing to exchange the opponent's rook.]
36...Ke7 [36...Rxa2?? 37.Rc7 △Rh8 37...Bb4 38.Rh8+ Kg7 39.Rcc8+–]
37.Rc2 Rxc2 [37...Rd1]
38.Bxc2+– 1–0
[32.Bf5?! Rh8 33.Rxh7+ Rxh7 34.Rxh7+ Kg8 35.Rh1 Rb4² △Rb2]
32...Rcxd4 [If 32...Rc3?? , then 33.Nf5+! Kf8 34.Rxh7 fxe6 35.Rh8+ Kf7 36.R1h7+ Kg6 37.Ne7+ Kg5 38.Rg7+ Ng6 39.Rxg6#]
33.exd4 Rxd4 34.Rxh7+ Kf8 35.Bf5 Rd2 36.Rc1! [Threatening checkmate and preparing to exchange the opponent's rook.]
36...Ke7 [36...Rxa2?? 37.Rc7 △Rh8 37...Bb4 38.Rh8+ Kg7 39.Rcc8+–]
37.Rc2 Rxc2 [37...Rd1]
38.Bxc2+– 1–0
15.e5! [Restricting the black bishop on g7 and gaining more space that creates some attacking chances for White.]
[15.d5 e5 16.Rb1 Qe7 17.Na4 Bc8 18.Qc2 Nb8 19.c5 bxc5 20.bxc5 Nd7 21.cxd6 cxd6 22.Qc6 Rb8 23.Qc7±; 15.Qb3 c6 16.e5 d5 17.Nd2 Nc7 18.b5 Qd7 19.bxc6 Bxc6 20.a4 Rfc8 21.Nb5 Bxb5 22.axb5 Rab8 23.cxd5 Nxd5 24.Nc4 Bf8 25.Ne3²]
15...dxe5 [15...Rd8 16.d5 Qd7 17.Qd3±]
16.Nxe5 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 f6 18.Nd3 c6 19.Nf4 e5 20.dxe5 fxe5 21.Qg4 g5 22.Nh5 Qf7 23.Ne4! Rad8 24.Nxg7 Kxg7 25.h4 Qf5 26.Qxf5 Rxf5 27.hxg5 hxg5 28.Rcd1 Rxd1 29.Rxd1 g4 30.Rd8 Rf8 31.Rxf8 Kxf8 32.Nf6 Ke7 33.Nxg4 e4 34.f4 exf3+ 35.Kxf3 Nc7 36.Ke4 a5 37.Ne5 axb4 38.Nxc6+ Kd6 39.Nxb4 Kc5 40.Nd5 Ne8 41.Ke5 Nd6 42.Nxb6 Nf7+ 43.Ke6 Ng5+ 44.Kf5 Nf7 45.Nd7+ 1–0
[15.d5 e5 16.Rb1 Qe7 17.Na4 Bc8 18.Qc2 Nb8 19.c5 bxc5 20.bxc5 Nd7 21.cxd6 cxd6 22.Qc6 Rb8 23.Qc7±; 15.Qb3 c6 16.e5 d5 17.Nd2 Nc7 18.b5 Qd7 19.bxc6 Bxc6 20.a4 Rfc8 21.Nb5 Bxb5 22.axb5 Rab8 23.cxd5 Nxd5 24.Nc4 Bf8 25.Ne3²]
15...dxe5 [15...Rd8 16.d5 Qd7 17.Qd3±]
16.Nxe5 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 f6 18.Nd3 c6 19.Nf4 e5 20.dxe5 fxe5 21.Qg4 g5 22.Nh5 Qf7 23.Ne4! Rad8 24.Nxg7 Kxg7 25.h4 Qf5 26.Qxf5 Rxf5 27.hxg5 hxg5 28.Rcd1 Rxd1 29.Rxd1 g4 30.Rd8 Rf8 31.Rxf8 Kxf8 32.Nf6 Ke7 33.Nxg4 e4 34.f4 exf3+ 35.Kxf3 Nc7 36.Ke4 a5 37.Ne5 axb4 38.Nxc6+ Kd6 39.Nxb4 Kc5 40.Nd5 Ne8 41.Ke5 Nd6 42.Nxb6 Nf7+ 43.Ke6 Ng5+ 44.Kf5 Nf7 45.Nd7+ 1–0
26...d5! [26...Nc6?! 27.Re3 h5 28.Kc1 g5 29.fxg5 fxg5 30.Rf3+ Kg6 31.Rd3 Rxe4 32.Rxd6+ Kf5 33.Rd7 Re2 34.Rxb7 Rxh2 35.Rf7+ Ke4 36.Rc7 Rh1+ 37.Kb2 Kd5 38.c4+ Kd6 39.Rh7 Ke5 40.Rc7=; 26...Nd5? 27.Bxa5 Nxf4 28.Rd1 Rxe4 29.Rxd6 f5 30.c4 Re7 31.Bb6 Re1+ 32.Kc2 Ke7 33.Bc5 Ke8 34.a5±]
27.e5 Nc6 28.c3 fxe5 29.fxe5 Ke6 30.Bc5 g5!? 31.Bd6 Rg8 32.b4 axb4 [32...h5 33.b5 Ne7 34.Kc2 Rc8]
33.cxb4 g4 34.b5 Nd4 35.Rc1 Rg7? [35...h5 36.Rc7 h4 37.Re7+ Kf5 38.Rf7+ Ke4 39.e6 Nf5 (39...g3 40.hxg3 Nf5) 40.Bc7 g3 41.hxg3 hxg3 42.Bxg3 Nxg3 43.Rxb7 d4 44.Rd7 d3 45.b6 Nf5 46.Kb2 Nd4 47.Kc3 Nxe6 48.b7 Nc5 49.Rd4+ Ke5 50.Kc4 Nxb7 51.Rxd3=]
36.Rc8 h5 37.Rh8 Nf5 38.Rxh5 Nxd6 39.exd6 Kxd6 40.a5 Kc5 41.b6 Kc4 42.Rh8 Kb5 43.Rd8 Kxa5 44.Rxd5+ Kxb6 45.Rd3 Rh7 46.Rd4 Rh4 47.h3 Rxh3 48.Rxg4 Kc5 49.Kb2 b5 50.Rf4 b4 51.Rf8 ½–½
27.e5 Nc6 28.c3 fxe5 29.fxe5 Ke6 30.Bc5 g5!? 31.Bd6 Rg8 32.b4 axb4 [32...h5 33.b5 Ne7 34.Kc2 Rc8]
33.cxb4 g4 34.b5 Nd4 35.Rc1 Rg7? [35...h5 36.Rc7 h4 37.Re7+ Kf5 38.Rf7+ Ke4 39.e6 Nf5 (39...g3 40.hxg3 Nf5) 40.Bc7 g3 41.hxg3 hxg3 42.Bxg3 Nxg3 43.Rxb7 d4 44.Rd7 d3 45.b6 Nf5 46.Kb2 Nd4 47.Kc3 Nxe6 48.b7 Nc5 49.Rd4+ Ke5 50.Kc4 Nxb7 51.Rxd3=]
36.Rc8 h5 37.Rh8 Nf5 38.Rxh5 Nxd6 39.exd6 Kxd6 40.a5 Kc5 41.b6 Kc4 42.Rh8 Kb5 43.Rd8 Kxa5 44.Rxd5+ Kxb6 45.Rd3 Rh7 46.Rd4 Rh4 47.h3 Rxh3 48.Rxg4 Kc5 49.Kb2 b5 50.Rf4 b4 51.Rf8 ½–½
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 96
public poll
A) Qd6 – 9
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 82%
@Asgarikia, @mahyarebrahimi1983, Nikhil, @Emergenciiii, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, @kiran_64, @WataxPin, Michael
B) Bd3 – 1
👍 9%
@BigHeadWilliam
C) Rd8 – 1
👍 9%
@h_a_d_I_1169
👥 11 people voted so far.
public poll
A) Qd6 – 9
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 82%
@Asgarikia, @mahyarebrahimi1983, Nikhil, @Emergenciiii, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, @kiran_64, @WataxPin, Michael
B) Bd3 – 1
👍 9%
@BigHeadWilliam
C) Rd8 – 1
👍 9%
@h_a_d_I_1169
👥 11 people voted so far.