Wijk aan Zee, 15th January 1982. In the opening round of the Hoogovens tournament, Larry Christiansen (USA) faces Jan Timman (Netherlands).
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#OnThisDay it's also the 110th birthday of the legendary Armenian chess studies and problems composer Genrikh Kasparyan (Feb. 27, 1910 - Dec. 27, 1995). On this occasion, here's one of his studies.
White to play and win. We'll tweet the solution in an hour from now!
White to play and win. We'll tweet the solution in an hour from now!
Also at the Yerevan Pioneers' Palace, the legendary endgame study composer Genrikh Kasparian. Pictured in 1973.
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Ghenrikh M. Kasparian - Domination in 2545 Endgame Studies.pdf
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#OnThisDay it's also the 110th birthday of the legendary Armenian chess studies and problems composer Genrikh Kasparyan (Feb. 27, 1910 - Dec. 27, 1995). On this occasion, here's one of his studies. White to play and win. We'll tweet the solution in an hour…
This famous study by Genrikh Kasparian is one of my all time favorites.
White is winning 7.
White is winning 7.
18.Nb5! [An active move that clears the path of the rook on c1 and prepares to penetrate into the opponent's camp.]
[18.b4? Nb3! △N×d4 19.Rb1 Nxd4 20.Nxd4 Qg6! 21.g3 Rac8 22.Qd3 Rfd8!=]
18...Rfd8 19.Bc3? [A hasty move that loses the initiative. White should have first penetrated into the opponent's seventh rank with his rook:]
[19.Rc7!‚ Bxf3 20.Qxf3! Qxf3 21.gxf3 Bf8 22.Nc3 Rac8 23.Rxc8 Rxc8 24.Nd5± △Bc3]
19...Nb3!‚ 20.Rxd8+ Rxd8 21.Rd1 Rxd1+ 22.Qxd1=
[18.b4? Nb3! △N×d4 19.Rb1 Nxd4 20.Nxd4 Qg6! 21.g3 Rac8 22.Qd3 Rfd8!=]
18...Rfd8 19.Bc3? [A hasty move that loses the initiative. White should have first penetrated into the opponent's seventh rank with his rook:]
[19.Rc7!‚ Bxf3 20.Qxf3! Qxf3 21.gxf3 Bf8 22.Nc3 Rac8 23.Rxc8 Rxc8 24.Nd5± △Bc3]
19...Nb3!‚ 20.Rxd8+ Rxd8 21.Rd1 Rxd1+ 22.Qxd1=
A rich chess life: Berlin Chess Cafés 1920–1933
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A rich chess life: Berlin Chess Cafés 1920–1933
Berlin has always had a vibrant chess history, but there was a particularly interesting period in the years following World War I that highlighted the richness of the city’s chess life. Alan McGowan, author of a widely acclaimed biography about the German…
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It's now official, 14-year-old 71st seed Aydin Suleymanli won the 2020 #AeroflotOpen despite facing 2600+ grandmasters in every single round! https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/aeroflot-open-2020/9/1/1
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