⚛️ Groningen 1946 Games Database
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🔸Mikhail Botvinnik vs Alexander Kotov
🔸Groningen (1946), Groningen NED, rd 14, Aug-30
🔸Nimzo-Indian Defense: Saemisch Variation. Accelerated (E24)
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♦️PGN file in "Groningen 1946 Games Database"
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Groningen, 13th August 1946. In the opening round, Mikhail Botvinnik (USSR) faces Laszlo Szabó (Hungary).

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⚫️#275 (Strategy-ًBlack to Move)
🔸Gueci,Tea (2184)
🔸Andolfatto,Maria (2065)
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30...Bf8! [Defending the weak squares around his king and preventing the exchange of pieces. The black queen is very active and White's pawns will soon fall.]

[30...Qe6 31.Rxb7 Bf8 32.Qg5 a4 33.Ra7 Qb3 34.Nh4 Qd1+ 35.Kh2 Qd8 36.Qxd8 Rxd8 37.Nf3 Rb8 38.Rxa4 Rxb2=; 30...Qc5 31.Rxb7 Kf8 32.Nh6 Kg7 33.Nf5+ Kf8 34.Rxe7 Rxe7 35.Nxe7 Qxe7=]

31.Ne3 [31.Rxb7 Qxe4 32.Ne3 Bc5 33.Qf3 Qxf3 34.gxf3 e4 35.f4 Rd8 36.b4 Bxe3 37.fxe3 a4 38.Ra7 Rd1+ 39.Kf2 Rd2+ 40.Kf1 Rd3 41.Kf2 h4 42.Rxa4 Rxc3–+]

31...Qxe4 32.Rxb7 a4 33.Qg5 Qf4 34.Qxf4 exf4 35.Nc2 Re2 36.Nd4 Re1+ 37.Kh2 Rb1–+

0–1

⚪️#275 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Stupak,K (2580)
🔸Khusenkhojaev,Muhammad (2455)
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24.Qf4? [24.Qxd5! cxd5 25.Rfe1 Rfe8 26.Re5 Rxe5 27.dxe5 Rd8 28.Rc1 Rd7 29.Rc8+ Kg7 30.f4 f6 31.exf6+ Kxf6 32.Kf2±; 24.Qh5 Rfe8 25.Qg5+ Kh8 26.Rfe1 Re4 27.Rxe4 Qxe4+/=]

24...Rbe8 [24...f6! 25.Qc7 Qd8 26.Qf4 Qd5 27.Rfe1 Rbe8 28.Qc7 Qf7 29.Qb6 Kg7=]

25.Rfe1 Re4 26.Qg5+ Kh8 27.Qf6+ Kg8 28.Qg5+ Kh8 29.Qf6+ [29.Rxe4 Qxe4 30.Qf6+ Kg8 31.d5 cxd5 32.Rd4 Qe6 33.Qg5+ Kh8 34.Rf4 d4 35.Rxd4 Rc8 36.Kg2 h6 37.Rh4 Rc6 38.Rh5 Qe4+ 39.Kh3 Qg4+ (39...Qe6 40.Qf4 Kg8 41.Rxf5±) 40.Qxg4 fxg4+ 41.Kxg4±]

29...Kg8 30.f3 Re6 31.Rxe6 Qxe6 32.Qe5 Rd8 33.Qf4 Re8 34.Rd2

½–½

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🔸Round 3
⚪️Kociscak,J (2486)
⚫️Tazbir,M (2529)
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31.Ra8! [Ignoring the opponent's threat on e2. White exploits Black's weak back rank and occupies it with his rook.]

[31.Rd2? Rc8! 32.Qg4 h6! △g5 33.Qxe6 Rxe6 34.h4 Rxf6³]

31...Rxe2+? [31...Rxf4! △Q×f6 would be better: 32.gxf4 Qxf6 33.Rb8 Kg7²]

32.Kg1™ Re1+ 33.Rxe1! Qxe1+ 34.Kg2 [△R×f8]

34...Qe6 35.Rxf8+! [The time has finally come to the knockout blow!]

35...Kxf8 36.Bxd6+™+– [△B×c7]

⚫️#276 (Strategy-ًBlack to Move)
🔸Sonis,Francesco (2499)
🔸Lodici,Lorenzo (2456)
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Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 276
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B) Nd4 – 8
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@mahyarebrahimi1983, future, @raienr, Dariush, اوین, Hansika, @Kingbosskasyap, Arianna

A) Kh7
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C) Qd7
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👥 8 people voted so far.

⚫️#276 (Endgame-Black to Move)
🔸Moroni,L (2559)
🔸Brunello,S (2542)
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Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 276
public poll

A) Ke7 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 78%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, future, @raienr, Dariush, اوین, Hansika, @Kingbosskasyap

B) g5 – 1
👍 11%
@RahmaniArapardaz

C) Bf5 – 1
👍 11%
Arianna

👥 9 people voted so far.

Petrosian vs Keres First Piatigorsy Cup 1963 both of the games they played ended in a draw, maybe they already decided to play for a draw from the first move as the games ended in no more than 30 moves.
Keres and Petrosian shared first place 8.5/14 with Najdorf 7.5/14 in third.

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