⚛️ #about_Lisa_Lane
💢 Lisa Lane
💢 American chess player
♦️ Marianne Elizabeth Lane Hickey is an American former chess player. Her combination of good looks and chess-playing ability made her an international celebrity, even though she never achieved the title of chess master.
💢 Born: April 25, 1938 (age 80 years), Philadelphia, PA
💢 Nationality: American
💢 Books: Flashbacks: Jane the Hippie Vampire Series, MORE
♦️ Lisa Lane was born in Philadelphia on April 25, 1938. She is a former U.S. women's champion (1959, equal first in 1966). In 1961 Lane appeared on "What's My Line" (Season 12, Episode 38, May 21, 1961) and was featured in "Look" magazine, as well as on the cover of "Sports Illustrated." In 1961, she took 12th-14th place at the Women's Candidates Tournament in Vrnjacka Banja. Lane played four games in the Hastings Reserve tournament in 1961-62, then withdrew after one draw, two losses, and an adjourned game. She said she could not concentrate because she was "homesick and in love." In 1963, Lane opened a chess club, Queen’s Pawn Chess Emporium, in New York. In 1964, she took 12th place at the Women’s Candidates Tournament in Sukhumi. In 1966, Lane tied for 1st place with Gisela Kahn Gresser in the U.S. Women’s Chess Championship. She married Neil Hickey, editor-at-large of the Columbia Journalism Review, who was a friend of Bobby Fischer and assisted Fischer in some chess articles. For many years, Lane owned a natural food business, Amber Waves of Grain, in Carmel, New York. She now owns a gift shop, Earth Lore Gems and Minerals, originally in Pawling, New York and now in Kent, Connecticut.
♦️ A memorable short game by Lane👇🏼
🔹 Lisa Lane vs Spencer H van Gelder
🔹 61st US Open (1960), St. Louis, MO USA, rd 1, Aug-08
🔹 Modern Defense: Pseudo-Austrian Attack (B06)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇🏼
@unitychess
💢 Lisa Lane
💢 American chess player
♦️ Marianne Elizabeth Lane Hickey is an American former chess player. Her combination of good looks and chess-playing ability made her an international celebrity, even though she never achieved the title of chess master.
💢 Born: April 25, 1938 (age 80 years), Philadelphia, PA
💢 Nationality: American
💢 Books: Flashbacks: Jane the Hippie Vampire Series, MORE
♦️ Lisa Lane was born in Philadelphia on April 25, 1938. She is a former U.S. women's champion (1959, equal first in 1966). In 1961 Lane appeared on "What's My Line" (Season 12, Episode 38, May 21, 1961) and was featured in "Look" magazine, as well as on the cover of "Sports Illustrated." In 1961, she took 12th-14th place at the Women's Candidates Tournament in Vrnjacka Banja. Lane played four games in the Hastings Reserve tournament in 1961-62, then withdrew after one draw, two losses, and an adjourned game. She said she could not concentrate because she was "homesick and in love." In 1963, Lane opened a chess club, Queen’s Pawn Chess Emporium, in New York. In 1964, she took 12th place at the Women’s Candidates Tournament in Sukhumi. In 1966, Lane tied for 1st place with Gisela Kahn Gresser in the U.S. Women’s Chess Championship. She married Neil Hickey, editor-at-large of the Columbia Journalism Review, who was a friend of Bobby Fischer and assisted Fischer in some chess articles. For many years, Lane owned a natural food business, Amber Waves of Grain, in Carmel, New York. She now owns a gift shop, Earth Lore Gems and Minerals, originally in Pawling, New York and now in Kent, Connecticut.
♦️ A memorable short game by Lane👇🏼
🔹 Lisa Lane vs Spencer H van Gelder
🔹 61st US Open (1960), St. Louis, MO USA, rd 1, Aug-08
🔹 Modern Defense: Pseudo-Austrian Attack (B06)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇🏼
@unitychess
📘 37.Nd5?
Wojtaszek has missed an opportunity to win the game.
37.R×d7+! R×d7 38.N×d7 B×d7 39.Bf3 Bc6 40.Kf2 Kf6 41.B×h5! B×e4 42.Bf3! B×f3 43.Kf3 +-
With an easy win due to White's outside passed pawn.
37...B×d5 38.R×d5 Rc4 =
Wojtaszek has missed an opportunity to win the game.
37.R×d7+! R×d7 38.N×d7 B×d7 39.Bf3 Bc6 40.Kf2 Kf6 41.B×h5! B×e4 42.Bf3! B×f3 43.Kf3 +-
With an easy win due to White's outside passed pawn.
37...B×d5 38.R×d5 Rc4 =
📘 19.Rd2!
Carlsen's excellent move in order to get rid of the pin with Qd1.
19...Rae8 20.Qd1! b6 21.Re1 h6 22.B×c5 d×c5 23.Re3
Carlsen's excellent move in order to get rid of the pin with Qd1.
19...Rae8 20.Qd1! b6 21.Re1 h6 22.B×c5 d×c5 23.Re3
📘 27...B×c4??
Topalov should have played 27...Kf8. A prophylactic move to prevent White from playing Re8+.
28.R×d6 Q×d6 29.Re8+ R×e8 30.Q×d6 R×e4 31.Q×c6 +-
Topalov should have played 27...Kf8. A prophylactic move to prevent White from playing Re8+.
28.R×d6 Q×d6 29.Re8+ R×e8 30.Q×d6 R×e4 31.Q×c6 +-
📘 Carlsen finds an easy way to break the fortress.
54.Kf4! Rf6 55.Ke5 Rh6 56.Qe6 +-
54.Kf4! Rf6 55.Ke5 Rh6 56.Qe6 +-
📕This exercise is really quite simple. The light-squared bishop is not too impressive and has little scope for improvement, while White's other bishop is superior. Therefore the following exchange sacrifice, creating a formidable center, is quite logical.
21...Nxe4! 22.Qxc2 Rxc2 23.Bd3 Rxb2 24.Rxb2 Nc5
Black has compensation and is perhaps even a little better already. Either way, the position is more difficult to play for White in practice. Neither his bishop nor his rooks have any good squares.
21...Nxe4! 22.Qxc2 Rxc2 23.Bd3 Rxb2 24.Rxb2 Nc5
Black has compensation and is perhaps even a little better already. Either way, the position is more difficult to play for White in practice. Neither his bishop nor his rooks have any good squares.
📕The important factor is that none of White's pieces other than the knight needs improving, and as there is no reason to alter the pawn structure this should be done immediately.
14.Nd1! Bg4 15.e4 c6 16.Ne3 +/=.
14.Nd1! Bg4 15.e4 c6 16.Ne3 +/=.