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Best Checkmate Combinations Ever - 17
43...a4! [The only way to play for a win. Now White's king will be tied up by Black's passed a-pawn.]
[43...Ke6? 44.Kd4 Kxd6 45.Nc8+! Kc6 46.Na7+! Kb6 47.Nc8+ Kc6 48.Na7+ Kd6 49.Nc8+ Kd7 50.Kxc5 Kxc8 51.Kb5 Kd7 52.Kxa5 Kc6 53.Kb4 g6=]
44.Kd2?! [White could have put up more stubborn resistance with:]
[¹44.Kd4 a3! 45.Kc3 Ke6 46.d7 Ke7‡ 47.Kc2 h5! 48.Nd5+ Kxd7 49.gxh5 f5 50.Kb1 Kd6 51.Ka2 Ke5!µ]
44...Ke6 45.d7 Ke7 46.Kc2 Kd8 47.Kb2 g6! [Preparing to create another passed pawn.]
48.Nd5 f5 49.gxf5 gxf5 50.Ka3 Kxd7! 51.Kb4 Kd6 52.Ne3 [52.h4 h5‡ 53.Nf4 Ke5! 54.Nxh5 f4 55.Ka3 f3 56.Ng3 f2 57.h5 Kf4! 58.Nf1 Kg5 59.Ng3 Kg4 60.h6 Kxg3 61.h7 f1Q 62.h8Q Qxc4–+]
52...f4 53.Nf5+ Ke5! 54.Nxh6 f3–+
[43...Ke6? 44.Kd4 Kxd6 45.Nc8+! Kc6 46.Na7+! Kb6 47.Nc8+ Kc6 48.Na7+ Kd6 49.Nc8+ Kd7 50.Kxc5 Kxc8 51.Kb5 Kd7 52.Kxa5 Kc6 53.Kb4 g6=]
44.Kd2?! [White could have put up more stubborn resistance with:]
[¹44.Kd4 a3! 45.Kc3 Ke6 46.d7 Ke7‡ 47.Kc2 h5! 48.Nd5+ Kxd7 49.gxh5 f5 50.Kb1 Kd6 51.Ka2 Ke5!µ]
44...Ke6 45.d7 Ke7 46.Kc2 Kd8 47.Kb2 g6! [Preparing to create another passed pawn.]
48.Nd5 f5 49.gxf5 gxf5 50.Ka3 Kxd7! 51.Kb4 Kd6 52.Ne3 [52.h4 h5‡ 53.Nf4 Ke5! 54.Nxh5 f4 55.Ka3 f3 56.Ng3 f2 57.h5 Kf4! 58.Nf1 Kg5 59.Ng3 Kg4 60.h6 Kxg3 61.h7 f1Q 62.h8Q Qxc4–+]
52...f4 53.Nf5+ Ke5! 54.Nxh6 f3–+
Leningrad, 1st November 1956. In the Chigorin Chess Club (Bolshaya Konyushennaya ul., 25), the opening round of the 23rd USSR Championship final is in progress.
Among the pairings: Averbakh-Spassky, Antoshin-Tal, Lisitsyn-Taimanov...
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Among the pairings: Averbakh-Spassky, Antoshin-Tal, Lisitsyn-Taimanov...
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"If you are going to make your mark among masters, you have to work far harder and more intensively, or, to put it more exactly, the work is far more complex than that needed to gain the title of Master."
🔸 Mikhail Botvinnik
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🔸 Mikhail Botvinnik
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Mary Rudge, who died today 100 years ago, was the first woman to play simuls. After winning of the Ladies Chess Congress in London in 1897 she was called the women´s world champion thirty years before the title was officially…
https://londonchessconference.com/an-unofficial-champion/
https://londonchessconference.com/an-unofficial-champion/
Chess and Female Empowerment
An Unofficial Champion
Mary Rudge (1842-1919), who had been called the women´s world champion before the title existed, died today 100 years ago. She played her first competitive games by correspondence. This was no unus…
Hakobyan-Gelfand. The boys are not thinking too much about lofty goals. They just like to play chess!
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After two days of rapid play at #KolkataGCT, Magnus Carlsen is 3 points ahead of the field. But with one more day of rapid chess and two days of blitz to go, the tournament is still very much up for grabs.
https://www.fide.com/news/219
https://www.fide.com/news/219
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Tata Steel Rapid & Blitz: Carlsen pulls away
After a strong performance yesterday, Carlsen continued to steal the show with dominating play.
Another impressive day for the World Champ at #KolkataGCT.
He defeated GMs Nakamura and Giri and drew with Vidit to finish the 2nd day 3 points ahead of his nearest rivals.
He defeated GMs Nakamura and Giri and drew with Vidit to finish the 2nd day 3 points ahead of his nearest rivals.