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🔵 Chess History - Tournaments
🔹 Leningrad 1974
🔹42nd Soviet Chess Champion
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#Leningrad1974
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🔵 Chess History - Tournaments
🔹 Leningrad 1974
🔹42nd Soviet Chess Champion
#chess_history_tornaments
#Leningrad1974
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🔵 Chess History - Tournaments
🔹 Leningrad 1974
🔹 30 November - 23 December
🔹 42nd Soviet Chess Champion
🔰 CHAMPION: Alexander Beliavsky | 9.5/15 (+6 -2 =7) |
SHARED WITH: Mikhail Tal | 9.5/15 (+6 -2 =7) |
♦️ The 42nd Soviet Chess Championship was a category XII event played in Leningrad from November 30 to December 23, 1974. Sixteen of the Soviet Union's strongest grandmasters and masters competed.
The players including (in order of Elo):
▪️ Mikhail Tal (2635),
▪️ Lev Polugaevsky (2630),
▪️ Gennadi Kuzmin (2600),
▪️ Mark Taimanov (2580),
▪️ Vladimir Savon (2575),
▪️ Evgeni Vasiukov (2560),
▪️ Vitaly Tseshkovsky (2545),
▪️ Yuri Balashov (2540),
▪️ Rafael Vaganian (2540),
▪️ Karen Grigorian (2520),
▪️ Mark Dvoretsky (2495),
▪️ Oleg Romanishin (2470),
▪️ Alexander Beliavsky (2460),
▪️ Viktor Kupreichik (2460),
▪️ Boris Gulko (2435), and
▪️ Lev Alburt (2420).
The 21 year old Beliavsky won his first Soviet crown and Tal won his fifth as they tied for first place at 9.5/15, after Beliavsky defeated Tal in the penultimate round to draw level with him, with both drawing their last round games.
🌐 SOURCE: CHESSGAMES.COM
🔹 The final standings and crosstable was as above👆
🔹 Download "Leningrad 1974 Games Database" by PGN format👇
🔹 Review our selected game from Baku 1972 tournament👇
#chess_history_tornaments
#Leningrad1974
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🔹 Leningrad 1974
🔹 30 November - 23 December
🔹 42nd Soviet Chess Champion
🔰 CHAMPION: Alexander Beliavsky | 9.5/15 (+6 -2 =7) |
SHARED WITH: Mikhail Tal | 9.5/15 (+6 -2 =7) |
♦️ The 42nd Soviet Chess Championship was a category XII event played in Leningrad from November 30 to December 23, 1974. Sixteen of the Soviet Union's strongest grandmasters and masters competed.
The players including (in order of Elo):
▪️ Mikhail Tal (2635),
▪️ Lev Polugaevsky (2630),
▪️ Gennadi Kuzmin (2600),
▪️ Mark Taimanov (2580),
▪️ Vladimir Savon (2575),
▪️ Evgeni Vasiukov (2560),
▪️ Vitaly Tseshkovsky (2545),
▪️ Yuri Balashov (2540),
▪️ Rafael Vaganian (2540),
▪️ Karen Grigorian (2520),
▪️ Mark Dvoretsky (2495),
▪️ Oleg Romanishin (2470),
▪️ Alexander Beliavsky (2460),
▪️ Viktor Kupreichik (2460),
▪️ Boris Gulko (2435), and
▪️ Lev Alburt (2420).
The 21 year old Beliavsky won his first Soviet crown and Tal won his fifth as they tied for first place at 9.5/15, after Beliavsky defeated Tal in the penultimate round to draw level with him, with both drawing their last round games.
🌐 SOURCE: CHESSGAMES.COM
🔹 The final standings and crosstable was as above👆
🔹 Download "Leningrad 1974 Games Database" by PGN format👇
🔹 Review our selected game from Baku 1972 tournament👇
#chess_history_tornaments
#Leningrad1974
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🔵 Review our selected game from "Leningrad 1974" chess tournament:
A short game in round 11 which has ended by 17 moves!! 👇
🔸 Alexander Beliavsky vs Gennadi Kuzmin
🔸 USSR Championship (1974), Leningrad URS, rd 11, Dec-15
🔸 Pirc Defense: 150 Attack (B07)
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A short game in round 11 which has ended by 17 moves!! 👇
🔸 Alexander Beliavsky vs Gennadi Kuzmin
🔸 USSR Championship (1974), Leningrad URS, rd 11, Dec-15
🔸 Pirc Defense: 150 Attack (B07)
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22...Rxb6! [A correct decision that needs to the well-calculated variations.]
23.Rxb6 Bh6+ 24.Kd1 Bxc1 25.Rxb7 Ke8 26.Kxc1 [26.Rxd7 Kxd7 27.Bb5+ Kc7 28.Kxc1 Kb6 29.Kd2³]
26...Rc8! [The point of Black's 22nd move.]
[26...Rxa4? 27.Bb3 Ra5 28.Kc2±]
27.Kb2 [27.Rb4 d5µ]
27...Rxc4 28.Kb3 Rc1 29.Ra7 d5 [29...Rb1+! 30.Kc3 Rg1 31.g3 Rg2 32.a5 Rxh2 33.a3 Rh3–+]
30.exd5 exd5 31.Ra8+ Bc8 32.Ra5 d4–+ 0–1
23.Rxb6 Bh6+ 24.Kd1 Bxc1 25.Rxb7 Ke8 26.Kxc1 [26.Rxd7 Kxd7 27.Bb5+ Kc7 28.Kxc1 Kb6 29.Kd2³]
26...Rc8! [The point of Black's 22nd move.]
[26...Rxa4? 27.Bb3 Ra5 28.Kc2±]
27.Kb2 [27.Rb4 d5µ]
27...Rxc4 28.Kb3 Rc1 29.Ra7 d5 [29...Rb1+! 30.Kc3 Rg1 31.g3 Rg2 32.a5 Rxh2 33.a3 Rh3–+]
30.exd5 exd5 31.Ra8+ Bc8 32.Ra5 d4–+ 0–1
21.Rbc1 [21.d4! would be stronger. Attempting to open up the game in order to exploit White's advantage in space. 21...exd4 22.Nxd4 Nf6 23.Qc2 Rd7 24.Nf5²; 21.a4 c5 22.b5 (22.bxc5 Nxc5 23.Nxc5 b6 24.d4 exd4 25.Qxd4 Bxc5=) 22...Bd6 23.Nd2 Nf8 24.Nc4²]
21...b6 22.d4 Bb7 23.Red1 Qa8 24.f4 [24.f3; 24.a4 exd4 25.Nxd4 Ne5 26.Nf5 c5 27.f3 Qc8 28.bxc5 Nd7 29.a5²]
24...exf4 25.gxf4 c5 26.d5 Nf6 27.Nd2 Rcc8 28.bxc5 [28.b5 Rcd8 29.Qd3+/=]
28...Bxc5 29.Bxc5 Rxc5 30.Qd4 Nh5 31.Qf2 f5 32.Rxc5 bxc5 33.d6 fxe4 34.Nc4 Nf6 35.d7 Rd8 36.Ne5 Bd5 37.Qxc5 Qb7 38.Qe7 Qb6+ 39.Kh2 Rf8 40.Rc1 Qb8 41.Rc5 Ba2 42.Bxe4 Kh8 [42...Nxe4 43.Qxf8+ Qxf8 44.Rc8+–]
43.Rb5 Qd8 44.Qxd8 Rxd8 45.Bf5
1–0
21...b6 22.d4 Bb7 23.Red1 Qa8 24.f4 [24.f3; 24.a4 exd4 25.Nxd4 Ne5 26.Nf5 c5 27.f3 Qc8 28.bxc5 Nd7 29.a5²]
24...exf4 25.gxf4 c5 26.d5 Nf6 27.Nd2 Rcc8 28.bxc5 [28.b5 Rcd8 29.Qd3+/=]
28...Bxc5 29.Bxc5 Rxc5 30.Qd4 Nh5 31.Qf2 f5 32.Rxc5 bxc5 33.d6 fxe4 34.Nc4 Nf6 35.d7 Rd8 36.Ne5 Bd5 37.Qxc5 Qb7 38.Qe7 Qb6+ 39.Kh2 Rf8 40.Rc1 Qb8 41.Rc5 Ba2 42.Bxe4 Kh8 [42...Nxe4 43.Qxf8+ Qxf8 44.Rc8+–]
43.Rb5 Qd8 44.Qxd8 Rxd8 45.Bf5
1–0
53.Rf5?! [53.Qxe4! Rxa2+ 54.Kh3 Qxe4 55.Bxe4 Bd4 56.g5 Kg7 57.Kg3 hxg5 58.Rxg5+ Kf8 59.Bd5 Bg7 60.Rh7 Ra7 61.f4 Rh6 62.Rf5+ Ke8 63.Rxh6 Bxh6 64.Bc6+ Ke7 65.Rxc5 Kd6 66.Rh5 Bxf4+ 67.Kxf4 Kxc6 68.Rb5 Rf7+ 69.Ke5 Re7+ 70.Kf6 Re3 71.Rxb4+–; 53.fxe4 Rg6 54.Rf1 Rxg4+ 55.Kh1 Rh4+ 56.Rxh4 Qxh4+ 57.Qh2 Qxh2+ 58.Kxh2 Rxa2+=]
53...exf3+ 54.Bxf3 Qd2 55.Qxd2 Bxd2 56.Rxc5 Rxa2 57.Rc8+ Kg7 58.Bd5 Bg5+? [58...Rf6!²]
59.Kf3 Rb2 60.Ke4 [60.Rg8+ Kf6 61.Ke4 Re2+ (61...Rxb3 62.Rf1++–) ]
60...Rxb3 61.c5 Re3+ 62.Kd4 Rd7 63.c6 Rde7 64.Rg8+ Kh7 65.Rxg5
1–0
53...exf3+ 54.Bxf3 Qd2 55.Qxd2 Bxd2 56.Rxc5 Rxa2 57.Rc8+ Kg7 58.Bd5 Bg5+? [58...Rf6!²]
59.Kf3 Rb2 60.Ke4 [60.Rg8+ Kf6 61.Ke4 Re2+ (61...Rxb3 62.Rf1++–) ]
60...Rxb3 61.c5 Re3+ 62.Kd4 Rd7 63.c6 Rde7 64.Rg8+ Kh7 65.Rxg5
1–0
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 103
public poll
C) N×d6 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 63%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, future, Nikhil, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng
A) Ba5 – 2
👍👍👍 25%
@Portomogor, Babak
B) g5 – 1
👍 13%
@arash22_d
👥 8 people voted so far.
public poll
C) N×d6 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 63%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, future, Nikhil, @Sophia_Peng, @RichardPeng
A) Ba5 – 2
👍👍👍 25%
@Portomogor, Babak
B) g5 – 1
👍 13%
@arash22_d
👥 8 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 103
public poll
A) B×e5 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 83%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, future, Nikhil, @RichardPeng, @arash22_d
B) h5 – 1
👍 17%
@Sophia_Peng
C) Bf8
▫️ 0%
👥 6 people voted so far.
public poll
A) B×e5 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 83%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, future, Nikhil, @RichardPeng, @arash22_d
B) h5 – 1
👍 17%
@Sophia_Peng
C) Bf8
▫️ 0%
👥 6 people voted so far.