📘 White is completely winning because of his more active king and less pawn islands.
46.b4!
White before transferring the king to the kingside, gains more space on the queenside.
46...Be4 47.a4 Bf3 48.Bf5 Bg2 49.f4 Bf3 50.b5 a×b5 51.a×b5 Be2 52.Be4 Bf1 53.Kc5 Ka7 54.f5 h5 55.Kd6 +-
46.b4!
White before transferring the king to the kingside, gains more space on the queenside.
46...Be4 47.a4 Bf3 48.Bf5 Bg2 49.f4 Bf3 50.b5 a×b5 51.a×b5 Be2 52.Be4 Bf1 53.Kc5 Ka7 54.f5 h5 55.Kd6 +-
📘 3...g5!?
A surprising novelty in the 3rd move by Fedoseev.
4.d4 Bg7 5.d5 Ne5 6.d×e6 f×e6 7.Nf3 Nf7 8.h4 g4 9.Ng5 Ne5 10.f4 Nc6 11.e3
In 2013 Romanov won the bronze medal at the European Individual Chess Championship.
A surprising novelty in the 3rd move by Fedoseev.
4.d4 Bg7 5.d5 Ne5 6.d×e6 f×e6 7.Nf3 Nf7 8.h4 g4 9.Ng5 Ne5 10.f4 Nc6 11.e3
In 2013 Romanov won the bronze medal at the European Individual Chess Championship.
📘 43.Nf5+!
A spectacular finish!
43...R×f5
(43...Kh7 44.Rg7+ Kh8 45.Rd7)
44.Rg6+! 1-0
(if 44...K×g6 then, 45.e×f5+ K×f5 46.c7)
A spectacular finish!
43...R×f5
(43...Kh7 44.Rg7+ Kh8 45.Rd7)
44.Rg6+! 1-0
(if 44...K×g6 then, 45.e×f5+ K×f5 46.c7)
26.d5!
Emphasising the lack of coordination in Black's position by sticking a wedge between the two wings.
Emphasising the lack of coordination in Black's position by sticking a wedge between the two wings.
📘 14.Ra2!
Frees the queen and ensures that any exchange of bishops should lead to pressure against b7.
Frees the queen and ensures that any exchange of bishops should lead to pressure against b7.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 307
C: Qc2 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 56%
A: Re1 – 3
👍👍👍👍 33%
B: Bf4 – 1
👍 11%
👥 9 people voted so far.
C: Qc2 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 56%
A: Re1 – 3
👍👍👍👍 33%
B: Bf4 – 1
👍 11%
👥 9 people voted so far.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 308
A: a4 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 55%
B: b3 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍 36%
C: h3 – 1
👍 9%
👥 11 people voted so far.
A: a4 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 55%
B: b3 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍 36%
C: h3 – 1
👍 9%
👥 11 people voted so far.
Seated, 1st row: V. Korchnoi (Leningrad), R. Nezhmetdinov (Kazan), arbiters Magergut, Bogatin & Cherkes, S. Furman (Leningrad), E. Stoliar (Leningrad).
2nd row: L. Polugaevsky (Kuibyshev), I. Veltmander (Izhevsk), G. Bastrikov (Sverdlovsk), G. Borisenko (Leningrad), V. Zagorovsky (Voronezh), V. Sergievsky (Cheboksary), B. Vladimirov (Leningrad). V. Zhilin (Rostov-on-Don), I. Efimov (Saratov), L. Shamkovich (Rostov-on-Don).
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2nd row: L. Polugaevsky (Kuibyshev), I. Veltmander (Izhevsk), G. Bastrikov (Sverdlovsk), G. Borisenko (Leningrad), V. Zagorovsky (Voronezh), V. Sergievsky (Cheboksary), B. Vladimirov (Leningrad). V. Zhilin (Rostov-on-Don), I. Efimov (Saratov), L. Shamkovich (Rostov-on-Don).
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This was the tournament in the famous game Polugaevsky-Nezhmetdinov (24...Rf4!!, etc.) was played.
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Silver medal winners at the 24th Olympiad in Malta - Hungary. Left to right: József Pintér, Iván Faragó, István Csom, Gyula Sax, Zoltán Ribli, Lajos Portisch.
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