17.Bxd7?! [White should have kept his bishop pair:]
[17.0β0β0! Connecting the rooks and mobilizing his forces for the attack. 17...Nc5 18.Qc2 Qe8 19.f3 Qa4 20.Kb1 Qxc2+ 21.Kxc2 a5 22.Rdg1 b5 23.f5 b4 24.Rg2Β±; 17.Bc3 Nc5 18.Qc2 f5 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.b4 Ne4 21.Ke2 Qe7 22.Rag1 Rae8 23.Bg2 Nf6 24.Bf3 Qd7 25.Bh5 Qb5+ 26.Qd3 Nxh5 27.Rxh5 Rf6 28.a3 Rh8 29.Rxh8 Kxh8 30.Kd2 Qxd3+ 31.Kxd3 Kg7Β±]
17...Qxd7 18.Bc3 f6 19.0β0β0 Qf5 20.Qxb7 Rab8 21.Qxa6 Ra8 22.Qc4 Rfe8 23.a3 Re4 24.Rd4 Rxd4 25.Qxd4 Re8 26.f3 Qd7 27.Qd3 Qe7 28.e4 [28.Qxg6 Qxe3+ 29.Kb1 Rf8 30.Rg1 Rf7 31.Bxf6 Qxg1+ 32.Qxg1 Rxf6 33.Qg4+β]
28...Kf7 29.Rg1 Bh6 30.e5 Bxf4+ 31.Kb1 Rg8 32.e6++β
1β0
[17.0β0β0! Connecting the rooks and mobilizing his forces for the attack. 17...Nc5 18.Qc2 Qe8 19.f3 Qa4 20.Kb1 Qxc2+ 21.Kxc2 a5 22.Rdg1 b5 23.f5 b4 24.Rg2Β±; 17.Bc3 Nc5 18.Qc2 f5 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.b4 Ne4 21.Ke2 Qe7 22.Rag1 Rae8 23.Bg2 Nf6 24.Bf3 Qd7 25.Bh5 Qb5+ 26.Qd3 Nxh5 27.Rxh5 Rf6 28.a3 Rh8 29.Rxh8 Kxh8 30.Kd2 Qxd3+ 31.Kxd3 Kg7Β±]
17...Qxd7 18.Bc3 f6 19.0β0β0 Qf5 20.Qxb7 Rab8 21.Qxa6 Ra8 22.Qc4 Rfe8 23.a3 Re4 24.Rd4 Rxd4 25.Qxd4 Re8 26.f3 Qd7 27.Qd3 Qe7 28.e4 [28.Qxg6 Qxe3+ 29.Kb1 Rf8 30.Rg1 Rf7 31.Bxf6 Qxg1+ 32.Qxg1 Rxf6 33.Qg4+β]
28...Kf7 29.Rg1 Bh6 30.e5 Bxf4+ 31.Kb1 Rg8 32.e6++β
1β0
54.Nb5! [54.Bxd4 Kxd4 55.Nb5+ Ke3 56.Kc4 Kf2 57.Kd5 Nd8 58.Nd4 Kxg2 59.Kd6 Nf7+ 60.Ke6 Nd8+ 61.Kf6 h6 62.Ke7 Nb7 63.Kd7 Kxh3 64.Kc7 g4 65.fxg4 Kxg4 66.Kxb7 h5 67.b5 h4 68.b6 h3 69.Kc7 h2 70.b7 h1Q 71.b8Q Qd5=; 54.b5 Nc5+ 55.Kc2 Nd7 56.Nb1 Be5 57.Kd3 Nc5+ 58.Ke2 Bc7 59.Bf6Β±]
54...Bxc3 55.Nxc3+ Kd4 56.Ne4 Ke3 57.Kc4 h6 58.Kd5 Nd8 59.Kd6 Ke2 60.Kd7 Nf7 61.Ke7 Ne5 62.Kf6 Nd3 63.b5 Kf1 64.b6 Nb4 65.b7 Nc6 66.Nxg5 Kxg2 67.h4 Kg3 68.h5 Kg2 69.Nf7 Kxf3 70.Ne5+ Nxe5 71.Kxe5
1β0
54...Bxc3 55.Nxc3+ Kd4 56.Ne4 Ke3 57.Kc4 h6 58.Kd5 Nd8 59.Kd6 Ke2 60.Kd7 Nf7 61.Ke7 Ne5 62.Kf6 Nd3 63.b5 Kf1 64.b6 Nb4 65.b7 Nc6 66.Nxg5 Kxg2 67.h4 Kg3 68.h5 Kg2 69.Nf7 Kxf3 70.Ne5+ Nxe5 71.Kxe5
1β0
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 117
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A) Nf4 β 10
πππππππ 67%
@Moj2238, Nikhil, @MerissaWongso, @Aghmoh3n80, @RichardPeng, Atharva, @WataxPin, Michael, Pravin, Daniel
B) Bh3 β 4
πππ 27%
@shahrook, @mahyarebrahimi1983, future, @AryanLeekha
C) Qa4 β 1
π 7%
Jayden
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A) Nf4 β 10
πππππππ 67%
@Moj2238, Nikhil, @MerissaWongso, @Aghmoh3n80, @RichardPeng, Atharva, @WataxPin, Michael, Pravin, Daniel
B) Bh3 β 4
πππ 27%
@shahrook, @mahyarebrahimi1983, future, @AryanLeekha
C) Qa4 β 1
π 7%
Jayden
π₯ 15 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 117
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B) Rc5 β 12
πππππππ 67%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Seyed Hossein Ali, Nikhil, Jayden, @pouyax008, @Aghmoh3n80, @RichardPeng, @AryanLeekha, @WataxPin, Michael, Pravin, Daniel
A) Rb5 β 3
ππ 17%
@MerissaWongso, Ψ³ΫΨ― ΩΫΩ Ψ§, Adith
C) Ra8 β 3
ππ 17%
@M_L_110213, @payam6661, @shahrook
π₯ 18 people voted so far.
public poll
B) Rc5 β 12
πππππππ 67%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Seyed Hossein Ali, Nikhil, Jayden, @pouyax008, @Aghmoh3n80, @RichardPeng, @AryanLeekha, @WataxPin, Michael, Pravin, Daniel
A) Rb5 β 3
ππ 17%
@MerissaWongso, Ψ³ΫΨ― ΩΫΩ Ψ§, Adith
C) Ra8 β 3
ππ 17%
@M_L_110213, @payam6661, @shahrook
π₯ 18 people voted so far.
β΄οΈ Today is birthday of Paul Keres
πΈ Estonian chess Grandmaster
βͺοΈ Born: January 7, 1916, Narva, Estonia
βͺοΈ Died: June 5, 1975, Helsinki, Finland
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πΈ Estonian chess Grandmaster
βͺοΈ Born: January 7, 1916, Narva, Estonia
βͺοΈ Died: June 5, 1975, Helsinki, Finland
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Dawid Janowsky vs Emanuel Lasker (Wiener Schachzeitung, December 1909, page 411).
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π΅ Chess History - Tournaments
πΉHastings 1954/55
πΉ30th Hastings Christmas Chess Festival
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π΅ Chess History - Tournaments
πΉHastings 1954/55
πΉ30th Hastings Christmas Chess Festival
#chess_history_tornaments
#Hastings1954/55
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π΅ Chess History - Tournaments
πΉ Hastings 1954/55
πΉ 29 December - 7 January
πΉ 30th Hastings Christmas Chess Festival
π° CHAMPION: Paul Keres | 7/9 (+6 -1 =2) |
SHARED WITH: Vasily Smyslov | 7/9 (+5 -0 =4) |
πTen grandmasters and masters were invited to the 30th Hastings Christmas Chess Festival premier tournament, led by Vasily Smyslov and Paul Keres from the Soviet Union. The field also featured LudΔk Pachman, two-time Hastings winner and returning co-champion Conel Hugh Alexander, three-time Hastings winner LΓ‘szlΓ³ SzabΓ³, previous Hastings winner Wolfgang Unzicker, Dutch champion Jan Hein Donner, British co-champion Alan Phillips, and international masters William Fairhurst and Andrija Fuderer. Robert Wade served as tournament director, F. A. Rhoden was tournament organizer, and Hastings mayor F. T. Hussey presided over the opening and closing ceremonies. Funding for the event was provided primarily by private donations and a grant from the Hastings Corporation.
πΊ The contestants lodged at the stately Royal Victoria Hotel, and played in the nearby Sun Lounge in St Leonards-on-Sea.
π Photos of St Leonards-on-Sea: http://www.1066online.co.uk/hasting
π Photo of the Sun Lounge: http://www.1066online.co.uk/gallery
π Photo of the Royal Victoria Hotel: http://images.francisfrith.com/c10/
π SOURCE: CHESSGAMES.COM & WIKIPEDIA
πΉ The final standings and crosstable was as aboveπ
πΉ Download " Hastings 1954/55 Games Database " by PGN formatπ
πΉ Review our selected game from this tournamentπ
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πΉ Hastings 1954/55
πΉ 29 December - 7 January
πΉ 30th Hastings Christmas Chess Festival
π° CHAMPION: Paul Keres | 7/9 (+6 -1 =2) |
SHARED WITH: Vasily Smyslov | 7/9 (+5 -0 =4) |
πTen grandmasters and masters were invited to the 30th Hastings Christmas Chess Festival premier tournament, led by Vasily Smyslov and Paul Keres from the Soviet Union. The field also featured LudΔk Pachman, two-time Hastings winner and returning co-champion Conel Hugh Alexander, three-time Hastings winner LΓ‘szlΓ³ SzabΓ³, previous Hastings winner Wolfgang Unzicker, Dutch champion Jan Hein Donner, British co-champion Alan Phillips, and international masters William Fairhurst and Andrija Fuderer. Robert Wade served as tournament director, F. A. Rhoden was tournament organizer, and Hastings mayor F. T. Hussey presided over the opening and closing ceremonies. Funding for the event was provided primarily by private donations and a grant from the Hastings Corporation.
πΊ The contestants lodged at the stately Royal Victoria Hotel, and played in the nearby Sun Lounge in St Leonards-on-Sea.
π Photos of St Leonards-on-Sea: http://www.1066online.co.uk/hasting
π Photo of the Sun Lounge: http://www.1066online.co.uk/gallery
π Photo of the Royal Victoria Hotel: http://images.francisfrith.com/c10/
π SOURCE: CHESSGAMES.COM & WIKIPEDIA
πΉ The final standings and crosstable was as aboveπ
πΉ Download " Hastings 1954/55 Games Database " by PGN formatπ
πΉ Review our selected game from this tournamentπ
#chess_history_tornaments
#Hastings1954/55
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www.1066online.co.uk
Hastings Photo Archive - Hastings UK Photo Archive
Hastings Photo Archive - Hastings UK Photo Archive at 1066online Hastings & St Leonards Guide
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β¦οΈ Review our selected game from "Hastings 1954/55 Chess Tournament"π
πΈ Paul Keres vs Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander
πΈ Hastings (1954/55), Hastings ENG, rd 3, Dec-31
πΈ Russian Game: Classical Attack. Chigorin Variation (C42)
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πΈ Paul Keres vs Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander
πΈ Hastings (1954/55), Hastings ENG, rd 3, Dec-31
πΈ Russian Game: Classical Attack. Chigorin Variation (C42)
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