54...Re3? [54...Rf6!! 55.Rd2 Ra6 56.Rd4 Rc6 57.a5 Rc2+ 58.Kf1 Rc1+ 59.Ke2 Ra1 60.Rd6+ Kg5 61.a6 Ra2+ 62.Kd3 h4 63.Rd5+ Kh6 64.gxh4 Rxa6 65.Rg5 Rg6 66.Rxg6+ Kxg6 67.Ke3 Kh5 68.e5 Kg6 69.Kf4 g3 70.Kxg3 Kf5 71.e6 Kxe6 72.Kg4 Kf6 73.h5=; 54...Rf8?? 55.a5 Ra8 56.a6 Ra7 57.Kf2 Kh6 58.Ra5 Kg7 59.Ke3 Kf6 60.Kd4 h4 61.gxh4 g3 62.Ke3 Rg7 63.Rf5+ Ke6 64.Rg5 Rh7 65.h5 Kd6 66.Kf3 g2 67.Kxg2 Kc7 68.Ra5 Kb8 69.a7+ Ka8 70.Kg3 Rh8 71.Kf4+–]
55.a5 Rxe4 56.a6 Re8 57.a7 Ra8 58.Ra5 Kh6 59.Kf2 Kg6 60.Ke3 Kh6 61.Kf4 Rf8+ 62.Rf5 Rg8 63.Rf6+ Kh7 64.Ra6 1–0
55.a5 Rxe4 56.a6 Re8 57.a7 Ra8 58.Ra5 Kh6 59.Kf2 Kg6 60.Ke3 Kh6 61.Kf4 Rf8+ 62.Rf5 Rg8 63.Rf6+ Kh7 64.Ra6 1–0
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 99
public poll
A) Bb5 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 91%
Nikhil, @Emergenciiii, @Squirtle1, @abas2048, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, @AryanLeekha, Michael, Matthew, Tito Marfones
B) h4 – 1
👍 9%
@MohamadAsp
C) Rhg2
▫️ 0%
👥 11 people voted so far.
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A) Bb5 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 91%
Nikhil, @Emergenciiii, @Squirtle1, @abas2048, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, @AryanLeekha, Michael, Matthew, Tito Marfones
B) h4 – 1
👍 9%
@MohamadAsp
C) Rhg2
▫️ 0%
👥 11 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 99
public poll
B) Q×e4 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 71%
Gavin, Nikhil, @hoseini139562, @Mahernoz, @abas2048, @h_a_d_I_1169, @RichardPeng, @AryanLeekha, @WataxPin, Matthew
C) Rf5 – 3
👍👍 21%
Babak, ⛔⛔ MSJ ⛔⛔, Michael
A) f×e4 – 1
👍 7%
Jayden
👥 14 people voted so far.
public poll
B) Q×e4 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 71%
Gavin, Nikhil, @hoseini139562, @Mahernoz, @abas2048, @h_a_d_I_1169, @RichardPeng, @AryanLeekha, @WataxPin, Matthew
C) Rf5 – 3
👍👍 21%
Babak, ⛔⛔ MSJ ⛔⛔, Michael
A) f×e4 – 1
👍 7%
Jayden
👥 14 people voted so far.
#Spassky
🔵 Boris Spassky
🔹 Russian chess grandmaster
🔹 Tenth World Chess Champion,
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🔵 Boris Spassky
🔹 Russian chess grandmaster
🔹 Tenth World Chess Champion,
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🅾️ About Spassky
🔵 Boris Spassky
🔹 Russian chess grandmaster
🔹 Tenth World Chess Champion,
📚 Boris Vasilievich Spassky is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was the tenth World Chess Champion, holding the title from 1969 to 1972.
Spassky won the USSR Chess Championship twice outright (1961, 1973), and twice more lost in playoffs (1956, 1963). He was a World Chess Championship candidate on seven occasions.
📚 Boris Spassky is most famous for his loss of the World Championship crown to Bobby Fischer at Reykjavik in 1972, in the most famous chess match of all time. Despite this dubious honor, Spassky has been considered one of the world’s best players for decades. World Junior Champion and a world title candidate by age 18, Spassky showed an early, hyper-aggressive brilliance that matured into seamless universality. He won the Soviet Championship twice outright, lost in playoffs twice more, and participated in seven Candidates Tournaments between 1956 and 1985, finally defeating Tigran Petrosian to become the 10th World Champion in 1969, the culmination of a decade and a half of dominance.
Even after losing the title to Fischer three years later, Spassky continued his strong play through the 1970s. His influence reached even to Hollywood, as his stunning 15th move against David Bronstein was immortalized in the film classic “From Russia with Love." He played openings, middlegames, and endings equally brilliantly, a true universal player. After moving to France with his wife and becoming a citizen there in 1978, his chess play decreased somewhat in both frequency and quality. He continued to compete occasionally through the 1990s, but a series of strokes yet again hampered his play. Despite these setbacks, Spassky’s reputation remains as one of the greatest living players.
🌐 SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA & WORLD CHESS FALL OF FAME
♦️ A memorable and short viewable chess game by Spassky which named in chessgames.com site "The SMERSH Gambit" !!
Soltis has told about Spassky's sacrifice in this game:
" One of the deepest sacrifices this side of The Evergreen Game "👇
🔸 Boris Spassky vs David Bronstein
🔸 USSR Championship (1960), Leningrad URS, rd 16, Feb-20
🔸 King's Gambit: Accepted. Modern Defense (C36)
This game is one of the best games of Boris Spassky!!
♦️ Review and download annotated PGN file👇
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🔵 Boris Spassky
🔹 Russian chess grandmaster
🔹 Tenth World Chess Champion,
📚 Boris Vasilievich Spassky is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was the tenth World Chess Champion, holding the title from 1969 to 1972.
Spassky won the USSR Chess Championship twice outright (1961, 1973), and twice more lost in playoffs (1956, 1963). He was a World Chess Championship candidate on seven occasions.
📚 Boris Spassky is most famous for his loss of the World Championship crown to Bobby Fischer at Reykjavik in 1972, in the most famous chess match of all time. Despite this dubious honor, Spassky has been considered one of the world’s best players for decades. World Junior Champion and a world title candidate by age 18, Spassky showed an early, hyper-aggressive brilliance that matured into seamless universality. He won the Soviet Championship twice outright, lost in playoffs twice more, and participated in seven Candidates Tournaments between 1956 and 1985, finally defeating Tigran Petrosian to become the 10th World Champion in 1969, the culmination of a decade and a half of dominance.
Even after losing the title to Fischer three years later, Spassky continued his strong play through the 1970s. His influence reached even to Hollywood, as his stunning 15th move against David Bronstein was immortalized in the film classic “From Russia with Love." He played openings, middlegames, and endings equally brilliantly, a true universal player. After moving to France with his wife and becoming a citizen there in 1978, his chess play decreased somewhat in both frequency and quality. He continued to compete occasionally through the 1990s, but a series of strokes yet again hampered his play. Despite these setbacks, Spassky’s reputation remains as one of the greatest living players.
🌐 SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA & WORLD CHESS FALL OF FAME
♦️ A memorable and short viewable chess game by Spassky which named in chessgames.com site "The SMERSH Gambit" !!
Soltis has told about Spassky's sacrifice in this game:
" One of the deepest sacrifices this side of The Evergreen Game "👇
🔸 Boris Spassky vs David Bronstein
🔸 USSR Championship (1960), Leningrad URS, rd 16, Feb-20
🔸 King's Gambit: Accepted. Modern Defense (C36)
This game is one of the best games of Boris Spassky!!
♦️ Review and download annotated PGN file👇
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@Spassky - Bronstein 1960.pgn
630 B
🔸 Boris Spassky - David Bronstein, Leningrad 1960
🔸 Annotated PGN format
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🔸 Annotated PGN format
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Women's World Chess Champion Nona Gaprindashvili gives a simultaneous display. Georgian SSR, 1970s.
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"Lasker's style is clear water, but with a drop of poison which is clouding it. Capablanca's style is perhaps still clearer, but it lacks that drop of poison."
🔸 Jacques Mieses
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🔸 Jacques Mieses
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The FIDE Interzonal Tournament in Amsterdam, 1964. In the 13th round (played 7th June), Boris Spassky (USSR) faces Pal Benko (USA). Spassky won this game in 50 moves.
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Grandmasters Hein Donner and Jan Timman in conversation at the Dutch championship, Leeuwarden, 7th March 1981.
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43.g5! [Gaining more space on the kingside and preparing to penetrate the opponent's camp via e7.]
43...Bc3 [43...Bd4 44.Kg3 Rb8 45.Qd5 Qxd5 46.Bxd5 f6 47.g6 Rf8 48.Bc4+–]
44.Kg3! [A preparatory move. White moves his king to a safer square in order that after penetrating the queen on e7, the black queen cannot take the f5–pawn with check.]
[44.Qe7? Qxf5+ 45.Kg3 Rd4 46.Qe8+ Kh7 47.Qxf7 Rd3+ 48.Bxd3 Qxd3+ 49.Kf2 Bd4+ 50.Ke1 Bc3+=]
44...h5 45.Qe7 Qd1 46.Kg2 [Black resigned.] 1–0
43...Bc3 [43...Bd4 44.Kg3 Rb8 45.Qd5 Qxd5 46.Bxd5 f6 47.g6 Rf8 48.Bc4+–]
44.Kg3! [A preparatory move. White moves his king to a safer square in order that after penetrating the queen on e7, the black queen cannot take the f5–pawn with check.]
[44.Qe7? Qxf5+ 45.Kg3 Rd4 46.Qe8+ Kh7 47.Qxf7 Rd3+ 48.Bxd3 Qxd3+ 49.Kf2 Bd4+ 50.Ke1 Bc3+=]
44...h5 45.Qe7 Qd1 46.Kg2 [Black resigned.] 1–0
37.h4! [A powerful move to deflect the black bishop on f6 from protecting the e5–pawn. After falling the black central e5–pawn, White's passed pawns on the center will be decisive.]
[37.Rhg2 hxg4 38.hxg4 Rch8 39.Kf1 Rh1+ 40.Rg1 R1h3³; 37.Bb5 hxg4 38.Bxd7 Qxd7 39.hxg4 c4³]
37...gxh4 [37...hxg4 38.hxg5 Bxg5 39.Qxe5+ Qxe5 40.Nxe5 Rxh2 41.Rxh2 Rd8 (41...g3?? 42.Rh5+–) 42.Rh5 Be7+–]
38.g5 Rg6 39.Rbg2 Rxg5 40.Rxg5+ Bxg5 41.Qxe5+ Qxe5 42.Nxe5 Be8 43.d6 Rd8 44.Rg2 Kf6 45.Nd3 h3 46.e5+ Kf5 47.Be6+ Kxe6 48.Rxg5 c4 49.Nxf4+ Kd7 50.Rg7+ Kc6 51.Rc7+ Kxb6 52.Ne6?? [52.Rxc4 Kb5 53.Rc7 Kb6 54.Nd5+ Kb5 55.f4+–]
52...Bc6 53.Kh2 c3 54.Nd4 Kc5 55.Ne6+ Kb6 56.Nd4 Kc5 57.Ne6+ Kb6 58.Nd4 ½–½
[37.Rhg2 hxg4 38.hxg4 Rch8 39.Kf1 Rh1+ 40.Rg1 R1h3³; 37.Bb5 hxg4 38.Bxd7 Qxd7 39.hxg4 c4³]
37...gxh4 [37...hxg4 38.hxg5 Bxg5 39.Qxe5+ Qxe5 40.Nxe5 Rxh2 41.Rxh2 Rd8 (41...g3?? 42.Rh5+–) 42.Rh5 Be7+–]
38.g5 Rg6 39.Rbg2 Rxg5 40.Rxg5+ Bxg5 41.Qxe5+ Qxe5 42.Nxe5 Be8 43.d6 Rd8 44.Rg2 Kf6 45.Nd3 h3 46.e5+ Kf5 47.Be6+ Kxe6 48.Rxg5 c4 49.Nxf4+ Kd7 50.Rg7+ Kc6 51.Rc7+ Kxb6 52.Ne6?? [52.Rxc4 Kb5 53.Rc7 Kb6 54.Nd5+ Kb5 55.f4+–]
52...Bc6 53.Kh2 c3 54.Nd4 Kc5 55.Ne6+ Kb6 56.Nd4 Kc5 57.Ne6+ Kb6 58.Nd4 ½–½