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At the first great tournament of the post-war years - Groningen, 1946.
There is little information in the archive re. this photo, but Najdorf, Guimard, Kotov, Boleslavsky, Botvinnik, Euwe, & Flohr are all present.
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There is little information in the archive re. this photo, but Najdorf, Guimard, Kotov, Boleslavsky, Botvinnik, Euwe, & Flohr are all present.
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⚛️ Chess History - Tournaments
♦️ Groningen 1946
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#Groningen_1946
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⚛️ Chess History - Tournaments
♦️ Groningen 1946
#chess_history_tornaments
#Groningen_1946
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⚛️ Chess History - Tournaments
🔹 Groningen 1946
🔰 The tournament held at Groningen, Netherlands 13 Aug-7 Sept 1946, was a watershed in chess history. Not only was it the first major international tournament after World War II, it marked the first time the Soviet Union sent a team of players to a foreign event. Their results confirmed the growing recognition of the great strength of Soviet players: Smyslov finished third, Boleslavsky and Flohr tied for sixth; though Kotov finished out of the running, he defeated both of the top finishers.
🔰 These were Mikhail Botvinnik and Max Euwe, who were in a close race to the end. Botvinnik had a lead much of the way, but successive losses to Kotov and Yanofsky in rounds 14-15 let Euwe go ahead by a point. However, Euwe then drew three in a row while Botvinnik won three in a row to pull ahead by a half-point going into the last round.
🔰 And nerves took over. Botvinnik was outplayed by Najdorf, but Euwe blundered and lost a drawn position against Kotov leaving the final standings unchanged. For Botvinnik, it was his first outright victory outside the Soviet Union, on his road to the World Championship; for Euwe, it was his last great international success.
🔰 Groningen was the first tournament outside the Soviet Union to which the Soviets sent a team of masters to compete. The Soviet players were very successful, Botvinnik taking first, Vasily Smyslov third, and Isaac Boleslavsky and Salo Flohr tied for sixth and seventh, beginning an era of Soviet domination of international chess.
🔰 The tournament was a twenty-player round-robin. Although the field was strong, some top players were not present. From the United States Samuel Reshevsky and Reuben Fine were missing. From the Soviet Union Paul Keres was missing, as Soviet authorities would not let him play outside the country during this period.
🔹 The final standings and crosstable was as above👆
🔹 Download "Groningen 1946 Games Database" by PGN format👇
#chess_history_tornaments
#Groningen_1946
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⚛️ Chess History - Tournaments
🔹 Groningen 1946
🔰 The tournament held at Groningen, Netherlands 13 Aug-7 Sept 1946, was a watershed in chess history. Not only was it the first major international tournament after World War II, it marked the first time the Soviet Union sent a team of players to a foreign event. Their results confirmed the growing recognition of the great strength of Soviet players: Smyslov finished third, Boleslavsky and Flohr tied for sixth; though Kotov finished out of the running, he defeated both of the top finishers.
🔰 These were Mikhail Botvinnik and Max Euwe, who were in a close race to the end. Botvinnik had a lead much of the way, but successive losses to Kotov and Yanofsky in rounds 14-15 let Euwe go ahead by a point. However, Euwe then drew three in a row while Botvinnik won three in a row to pull ahead by a half-point going into the last round.
🔰 And nerves took over. Botvinnik was outplayed by Najdorf, but Euwe blundered and lost a drawn position against Kotov leaving the final standings unchanged. For Botvinnik, it was his first outright victory outside the Soviet Union, on his road to the World Championship; for Euwe, it was his last great international success.
🔰 Groningen was the first tournament outside the Soviet Union to which the Soviets sent a team of masters to compete. The Soviet players were very successful, Botvinnik taking first, Vasily Smyslov third, and Isaac Boleslavsky and Salo Flohr tied for sixth and seventh, beginning an era of Soviet domination of international chess.
🔰 The tournament was a twenty-player round-robin. Although the field was strong, some top players were not present. From the United States Samuel Reshevsky and Reuben Fine were missing. From the Soviet Union Paul Keres was missing, as Soviet authorities would not let him play outside the country during this period.
🔹 The final standings and crosstable was as above👆
🔹 Download "Groningen 1946 Games Database" by PGN format👇
#chess_history_tornaments
#Groningen_1946
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43...Ne5? [Nabaty overestimated his attacking chances and played for a win in a worse position. He should have kept the c-pawn blocked and tried to equality with the following continuation:]
[43...Qxg4! 44.Nd6 Ne7 45.Ne3 Qf3+ 46.Kg1 Qe2 47.Rc4 Nc6 48.Rxe4 Qb2 49.Kg2 Qxb3 50.Rf4 Ne5 51.Ne8+ Kg8 52.Re4 Nc6²]
44.c6! Nd3 45.Rxd3! [A well-calculated exchange sacrifice that leads to promote the c-pawn by force.]
[45.c7?? Qf3+ 46.Kh2 Qxf2+ 47.Kh3 Qxf1+ 48.Kh2 Nf2–+]
45...exd3 46.c7 Qc2 47.Nd6! Qc6+ 48.Kg1 [48.Kh2!?]
48...d2 49.Nxd2 Qxd6 50.c8Q Qxd2 51.Qc7+ Kg8 52.Qc4++–
[43...Qxg4! 44.Nd6 Ne7 45.Ne3 Qf3+ 46.Kg1 Qe2 47.Rc4 Nc6 48.Rxe4 Qb2 49.Kg2 Qxb3 50.Rf4 Ne5 51.Ne8+ Kg8 52.Re4 Nc6²]
44.c6! Nd3 45.Rxd3! [A well-calculated exchange sacrifice that leads to promote the c-pawn by force.]
[45.c7?? Qf3+ 46.Kh2 Qxf2+ 47.Kh3 Qxf1+ 48.Kh2 Nf2–+]
45...exd3 46.c7 Qc2 47.Nd6! Qc6+ 48.Kg1 [48.Kh2!?]
48...d2 49.Nxd2 Qxd6 50.c8Q Qxd2 51.Qc7+ Kg8 52.Qc4++–
14.Bxe4! [Duda grabs a pawn by tactical means.]
[14.Nc4!? dxc4 15.Bxe4 cxb3 16.Qg4+–; 14.Nxc6? Bxc6 15.Bxe4 dxe4³]
14...dxe4 15.Nc4 Be7 16.Qg4 g6 17.Qxe4 Qc7+–
0–1
[14.Nc4!? dxc4 15.Bxe4 cxb3 16.Qg4+–; 14.Nxc6? Bxc6 15.Bxe4 dxe4³]
14...dxe4 15.Nc4 Be7 16.Qg4 g6 17.Qxe4 Qc7+–
0–1