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♦️ Review our selected game from Hoogoven 1960 chess tournament👇
▪️ Salomon Flohr vs Bent Larsen
▪️ Hoogovens (1960), Beverwijk NED, rd 7, Jan-14
▪️ Old Indian Defense: Tartakower-Indian (A54)
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▪️ Salomon Flohr vs Bent Larsen
▪️ Hoogovens (1960), Beverwijk NED, rd 7, Jan-14
▪️ Old Indian Defense: Tartakower-Indian (A54)
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🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
🔸Round 1
⚪️Vachier-Lagrave,Maxime (2780)
⚫️Lubbe,Nikolas (2447)
🔸1-0
🔸Round 1
⚪️Vachier-Lagrave,Maxime (2780)
⚫️Lubbe,Nikolas (2447)
🔸1-0
22.Nd4! [A very strong move. Vachier improves the position of the knight by tactical means.]
22...Rg8 [22...exd4? 23.Re6 Qc7 24.Rc1 Nbc6 25.Bxc6 Nxc6 26.Rcxc6 Qd7 27.Qb5 △R×b6 27...Bc7 28.Rxb6 Qxb5 29.Rxb5]
23.Be8 [23.f4!? Bc7 24.fxe5 fxe5 25.Nf3 Nxf5 26.Rac1 Nd4 27.Nxe5 Rf8 28.Bc3 Nxb5 29.Qxb5 h6 30.Rf1+–]
23...Nxf5? [A mistake that increases White's advantage.]
[23...Nxa6™ would allow Black to struggle on: 24.Nb5 Qb8™ 25.Bd7 Nc7 26.Nd6 Rf8 27.d4 a6 28.Qd1 Ne6 29.dxe5 fxe5 30.Ne8±]
24.Nxf5 Qe6 25.Bb5?! [25.Bh5! △Nd4 25...Qxf5 26.Bf7 Qxd3 27.Qa2 Bc7 28.Rec1 Rd8 29.Rxc7 Nxa6 30.Rcc1+–]
25...Qxf5 26.Rac1 g5 27.Qc2± Be7 28.d4? [Vachier should have kept his queen on the board to penetrate into the enemy position via the 7th rank.]
[28.Qc7 △Qb7 28...g4 29.h4 g3 30.fxg3 Qe6 31.Re3 Bd6 32.Qb7 Nxa6 33.Bxa6]
28...e4? [After this mistake, Black won't be able to rescue himself.]
[He could have put up more resistance with 28...Qxc2 29.Rxc2 Bd6 30.dxe5 Bxe5 31.g3 h5 32.Kg2±]
29.Qc7+– g4 30.h4 Qe6 31.g3
1–0
22...Rg8 [22...exd4? 23.Re6 Qc7 24.Rc1 Nbc6 25.Bxc6 Nxc6 26.Rcxc6 Qd7 27.Qb5 △R×b6 27...Bc7 28.Rxb6 Qxb5 29.Rxb5]
23.Be8 [23.f4!? Bc7 24.fxe5 fxe5 25.Nf3 Nxf5 26.Rac1 Nd4 27.Nxe5 Rf8 28.Bc3 Nxb5 29.Qxb5 h6 30.Rf1+–]
23...Nxf5? [A mistake that increases White's advantage.]
[23...Nxa6™ would allow Black to struggle on: 24.Nb5 Qb8™ 25.Bd7 Nc7 26.Nd6 Rf8 27.d4 a6 28.Qd1 Ne6 29.dxe5 fxe5 30.Ne8±]
24.Nxf5 Qe6 25.Bb5?! [25.Bh5! △Nd4 25...Qxf5 26.Bf7 Qxd3 27.Qa2 Bc7 28.Rec1 Rd8 29.Rxc7 Nxa6 30.Rcc1+–]
25...Qxf5 26.Rac1 g5 27.Qc2± Be7 28.d4? [Vachier should have kept his queen on the board to penetrate into the enemy position via the 7th rank.]
[28.Qc7 △Qb7 28...g4 29.h4 g3 30.fxg3 Qe6 31.Re3 Bd6 32.Qb7 Nxa6 33.Bxa6]
28...e4? [After this mistake, Black won't be able to rescue himself.]
[He could have put up more resistance with 28...Qxc2 29.Rxc2 Bd6 30.dxe5 Bxe5 31.g3 h5 32.Kg2±]
29.Qc7+– g4 30.h4 Qe6 31.g3
1–0
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 122
public poll
C) e4 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 44%
future, @MohamadAsp, Gavin, Babak, ., @Somebody_Sophia, Ahmad, @Sharifian_2004
B) Rab8 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍 39%
Jonas, Saghana, @RichardPeng, @Ostad112, @WataxPin, Daniel, Kasyap
A) Ba5 – 3
👍👍👍 17%
Max, @h_a_d_I_1169, @K_mosaddegh83
👥 18 people voted so far.
public poll
C) e4 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 44%
future, @MohamadAsp, Gavin, Babak, ., @Somebody_Sophia, Ahmad, @Sharifian_2004
B) Rab8 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍 39%
Jonas, Saghana, @RichardPeng, @Ostad112, @WataxPin, Daniel, Kasyap
A) Ba5 – 3
👍👍👍 17%
Max, @h_a_d_I_1169, @K_mosaddegh83
👥 18 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 122
public poll
C) Rh5 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 59%
Jonas, Gavin, @Son_bahar75, @Somebody_Sophia, @RichardPeng, Ahmad, @Ostad112, @WataxPin, @Sharifian_2004, Daniel
A) Rh6 – 5
👍👍👍👍 29%
Max, @h_a_d_I_1169, Saghana, Srikar, Kasyap
B) Rh4 – 2
👍 12%
@MohamadAsp, @AryanLeekha
👥 17 people voted so far.
public poll
C) Rh5 – 10
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 59%
Jonas, Gavin, @Son_bahar75, @Somebody_Sophia, @RichardPeng, Ahmad, @Ostad112, @WataxPin, @Sharifian_2004, Daniel
A) Rh6 – 5
👍👍👍👍 29%
Max, @h_a_d_I_1169, Saghana, Srikar, Kasyap
B) Rh4 – 2
👍 12%
@MohamadAsp, @AryanLeekha
👥 17 people voted so far.
Beverwijk, 1965. (Photo credit: H. van Gelderen / ANEFO.)
1st-2nd E. Geller (USSR) & L. Portisch (Hungary);
3rd M. Bobotsov (Bulgaria).
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1st-2nd E. Geller (USSR) & L. Portisch (Hungary);
3rd M. Bobotsov (Bulgaria).
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