56.Rxb5+! [The only move for the win that needed accurate calculation. Black's king away from the action, is the key to White's victory.]
[56.Ra1? Rf8 57.Kxh6 Rxf5 58.h4 Rxf4 59.h5 Rf5 60.Kg6 Rd5 61.h6 Bd3+ 62.Kf7 Rf5+ 63.Kg7 Rg5+ 64.Kh8 Rh5 65.Kg7 Rg5+=]
56...Kxb5 57.f6! [57.Kxh6?? Kc5! △Kd6 58.f6 Kd6 59.f7 Rf8–+]
57...Kc6 58.f7™ Rf8 59.Kg6™ Kd7 60.f5 [¹60.Kf6!? △f5 60...Rc8 61.Kg7 Ke7 62.f5+–]
60...Ke7 61.f6+™ Ke6 62.f4™ [△f5]
62...Rc8 63.f5+ Ke5 64.Kg7+–
[56.Ra1? Rf8 57.Kxh6 Rxf5 58.h4 Rxf4 59.h5 Rf5 60.Kg6 Rd5 61.h6 Bd3+ 62.Kf7 Rf5+ 63.Kg7 Rg5+ 64.Kh8 Rh5 65.Kg7 Rg5+=]
56...Kxb5 57.f6! [57.Kxh6?? Kc5! △Kd6 58.f6 Kd6 59.f7 Rf8–+]
57...Kc6 58.f7™ Rf8 59.Kg6™ Kd7 60.f5 [¹60.Kf6!? △f5 60...Rc8 61.Kg7 Ke7 62.f5+–]
60...Ke7 61.f6+™ Ke6 62.f4™ [△f5]
62...Rc8 63.f5+ Ke5 64.Kg7+–
Remembering GM Gennady Kuzmin.
GM Gennady Kuzmin passed away at the age of 74.
He was a well-known player (three times Ukrainian champion!) and coach (trained Lagno and Ponomariov).
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GM Gennady Kuzmin passed away at the age of 74.
He was a well-known player (three times Ukrainian champion!) and coach (trained Lagno and Ponomariov).
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"The game of Chess is not merely an idle amusement..."
🔸 From "The Papers of Benjamin Franklin", vol. 29
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🔸 From "The Papers of Benjamin Franklin", vol. 29
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Moscow, 26th November 1971. Robert Byrne (USA) faces Boris Spassky (USSR) in the 3rd round of the Alekhine Memorial tournament, as David Bronstein looks on. Arbiter Vladas Mikėnas is seen passing the board.
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There was no big chess master. Vlad Tkachev: “Most of all I like to watch Kuzmin’s games! He has no boring ones!” Gennady Kuzmin 1946-2020.
The 21st Olympiad, Nice, June 1974. Soviet grandmaster Gennady Kuzmin analyses his game as ex-World Champion Mikhail Tal looks on.
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The 21st Olympiad, Nice, June 1974. Soviet grandmaster Gennady Kuzmin analyses his game as ex-World Champion Mikhail Tal looks on.
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GM Gennady Kuzmin, a very strong Soviet grandmaster in the early 1970s and a coach of Women's World Champion Maia Chiburdanidze, died on February 28 at the age of 74 in his home in Lugansk, Ukraine. Obituary:
https://www.chess.com/news/view/gennady-kuzmin-1946-2020
https://www.chess.com/news/view/gennady-kuzmin-1946-2020
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Gennady Kuzmin 1946-2020
GM Gennady Kuzmin, one of the strongest Soviet grandmasters in the early 1970s and coach of Women's World Champion Maia Chiburdanidze, died on February 28 at the age of 74 in his home in Lugansk, Ukraine. The sad news was confirmed by the Ukrainian Chess…
At the FIDE Interzonal Tournament in Leningrad, June 1973 - Eugenio Torre (Phillipines) and Gennady Kuzmin (USSR).
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The first #ChessParalympiad 2020 will take place from July 28 until August 5 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.
The 30 federations are entitled to send their teams. FIDE is happy to announce the list of selected teams:
https://fide.com/news/382
The 30 federations are entitled to send their teams. FIDE is happy to announce the list of selected teams:
https://fide.com/news/382
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FIDE Chess Olympiad 2020, Competition for Disabled: Selected Federations
According to the Regulations, thirty (30) federations are entitled to participate in the FIDE Chess Olympiad 2020, Competition for Disabled
Dvorkovich: 'World Championship Match Likely In Dubai Starting December 20'
https://www.chess.com/news/view/dvorkovich-world-championship-match-dubai-december-20?ref_id=7467280
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Dvorkovich: 'World Championship Match Likely In Dubai Starting December 20'
The World Championship match between Magnus Carlsen and the winner of the Candidates Tournament is almost certainly going to be held in Dubai, but not in November. At the FIDE Congress in Abu Dhabi, FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich has mentioned December…
World Championship match almost certain to take place in Dubai
https://en.chessbase.com/post/world-championship-almost-certain-to-take-place-in-dubai
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World Championship match almost certain to take place in Dubai
During the 90th FIDE Congress in Abu Dhabi, the President of the Federation Arkady Dvorkovich mentioned that this year's World Championship match will almost certainly take place in Dubai as part of the 2020 World Expo, clarifying that this is not yet a formal…