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🔹 John L. Watson
🔹 Chess International Master and Chess Author
♦️ John Leonard Watson is a chess International Master and author. Watson was grew up in Omaha, Nebraska.
▪️ Born: September 5, 1951 (age 67), Milwaukee, WI
▪️ Education: Harvard University
♦️John Leonard Watson was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. In 1969, he won the Nebraska State High School championship with a 5-0 score. A month later, he won the first National High School Championship, held in New York. FIDE awarded him the IM title in 1982.
♦️ Watson is also a noted author of chess books. He wrote a tetralogy on the English Opening:
⭕️ <Symmetrical English: 1...P-QB4>
⭕️ <English: 1...P-K4>
⭕️ <English: 1...N-KB3 Systems>
⭕️ <English: Franco, Slav and Flank Defences>
♦️ In 1999, Gambit published his book <Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy: Advances since Nimzowitsch>. his four-volume series <Mastering the Chess Openings> was published. In 2012, his book <A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire for White: A Comprehensive Plan of Attack with 1.d4 and 2.c4> was published. Watson also wrote the "Chessman" series of comics.
♦️ A memorable game by John Watson in 2017👇🏼
🔹 John L Watson vs Zaki Harari
🔹 Isle of Man Open (2017), Douglas IMN, rd 6, Sep-28
🔹 Benoni Defense: Hromadka System (A57)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇🏼
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🔹 Chess International Master and Chess Author
♦️ John Leonard Watson is a chess International Master and author. Watson was grew up in Omaha, Nebraska.
▪️ Born: September 5, 1951 (age 67), Milwaukee, WI
▪️ Education: Harvard University
♦️John Leonard Watson was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. In 1969, he won the Nebraska State High School championship with a 5-0 score. A month later, he won the first National High School Championship, held in New York. FIDE awarded him the IM title in 1982.
♦️ Watson is also a noted author of chess books. He wrote a tetralogy on the English Opening:
⭕️ <Symmetrical English: 1...P-QB4>
⭕️ <English: 1...P-K4>
⭕️ <English: 1...N-KB3 Systems>
⭕️ <English: Franco, Slav and Flank Defences>
♦️ In 1999, Gambit published his book <Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy: Advances since Nimzowitsch>. his four-volume series <Mastering the Chess Openings> was published. In 2012, his book <A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire for White: A Comprehensive Plan of Attack with 1.d4 and 2.c4> was published. Watson also wrote the "Chessman" series of comics.
♦️ A memorable game by John Watson in 2017👇🏼
🔹 John L Watson vs Zaki Harari
🔹 Isle of Man Open (2017), Douglas IMN, rd 6, Sep-28
🔹 Benoni Defense: Hromadka System (A57)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇🏼
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📘 7.g4
After Botvinnik played the line three times against Petrosian, it has been considered by other grandmasters. White elects to gain space on the kingside while also pushing around the bishop on f5, which has to lose time.
7...Be6 8.Qb3 Qb6 9.f3 g5 10.Be5 f6 11.Bg3 Q×b3 12.a×b3.
After Botvinnik played the line three times against Petrosian, it has been considered by other grandmasters. White elects to gain space on the kingside while also pushing around the bishop on f5, which has to lose time.
7...Be6 8.Qb3 Qb6 9.f3 g5 10.Be5 f6 11.Bg3 Q×b3 12.a×b3.
📘 32.Ne6
White's only winning chance is in the opposite color bishops ending.
(32...N×f7 K×f7 33.Ke3 +/- The active bishop on e5 and the white's passed f-pawn make Black's defensive task more difficult. )
32...N×e5 33.d×e5 Re8 34.Nf4 Bc2 35.Rg1+ Kf7 36.e6+ Kf6 37.Nh5+ Ke5 38.f4+ Kd6 =
White's only winning chance is in the opposite color bishops ending.
(32...N×f7 K×f7 33.Ke3 +/- The active bishop on e5 and the white's passed f-pawn make Black's defensive task more difficult. )
32...N×e5 33.d×e5 Re8 34.Nf4 Bc2 35.Rg1+ Kf7 36.e6+ Kf6 37.Nh5+ Ke5 38.f4+ Kd6 =
📘 27-year old Israeli Tamir Nabaty plays accurately and forces his opponent to resign.
19.B×d6! N×d6 20.B×h7+! Kh8
(20...K×h7 21.Qh5+ Kg8 22.Ne7#)
21.Qh5 g6 22.B×g6 Kg7 23.Qh7+ Kf6 24.Be4 +-
19.B×d6! N×d6 20.B×h7+! Kh8
(20...K×h7 21.Qh5+ Kg8 22.Ne7#)
21.Qh5 g6 22.B×g6 Kg7 23.Qh7+ Kf6 24.Be4 +-
📘 23.Bc1!
A winning bishop's retreat with the idea of Qe3.
23...Rf3 24.Qd2 Kh8 25.b3 Rbf8 26.Qh6+ Qh7 27.Rd7! 1-0
Now if 27...Q×d7, then 28.Bb2+ Rf6 29.Qf8+ Bg8 30.Q×g8#
A beautiful win by 28-year old Croatian GM Ivan Saric.
A winning bishop's retreat with the idea of Qe3.
23...Rf3 24.Qd2 Kh8 25.b3 Rbf8 26.Qh6+ Qh7 27.Rd7! 1-0
Now if 27...Q×d7, then 28.Bb2+ Rf6 29.Qf8+ Bg8 30.Q×g8#
A beautiful win by 28-year old Croatian GM Ivan Saric.
📕 26.Qe2!
The correct decision. White is better also after 26.Qxf5 Rxf5, but t keeping the Q is even stronger. Black's K is potentially more vulnerable, than White's.
The correct decision. White is better also after 26.Qxf5 Rxf5, but t keeping the Q is even stronger. Black's K is potentially more vulnerable, than White's.