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The eight strongest computer chess programs in the world with over 3300 ELO to compete in the 12th edition of the highest division of the Top Chess Engine Championship.
http://www.chessdom.com/tcec-premier-division-the-battle-for-the-top-begins/
🛄 #Chernev_chess_quotes_002
🔹 Irving Chernev
🔹 Russian-American chess Master
🔹 Chess Author
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🔹 Irving Chernev
🔹 Russian-American chess Master
🔹 Chess Author
@unitychess
🛄 #about_Chernev
🔹 Irving Chernev
🔹 Russian-American chess Master
🔹 Chess Author
♦️ Irving Chernev was a chess player and prolific Russian-American chess author. He was born in Pryluky in the Russian Empire and emigrated to the United States in 1920. Chernev was a national master strength player, and was obsessed with chess.
🔘 Born: January 29, 1900
Pryluky, Russian Empire
🔘 Died: September 29, 1981
San Francisco, United States
🔘 Occupation: chess author
🔘 Spouse(s): Selma Kulik
♦️Irving Chernev was born in Priluki in the Ukraine. He was a noted chess author, with books aimed for the beginner to below master level. He passed away in San Francisco, California, USA in 1981.
♦️Chernev's deep love for the game is obvious to any reader of his books. Chess historian Edward Winter commented:
Although C.N. Chess Notes items have shown that he sometimes cut corners, he was active at a time when writing and scholarship were not regarded as a natural pairing and when anecdotes and other chestnuts were particularly prevalent. Few were interested in sources. Above all, in the pre-digital age the work of writers in his field was far harder; they could not fill in gaps in their knowledge with press-of-a-button ‘research’. …
Chernev’s output — clear, humorous and easy-going — gave the impression of effortlessness, but much industry lay behind it all. …
Although his prose was often conversational, it was literate and carefully structured, bearing no resemblance to the ultra-casual ‘I’m-just-one-of-the-lads’ stuff increasingly seen in chess books and magazines since his time. We have also been struck by the scarcity of typographical errors in Chernev’s writing throughout his life.
♦️ Today we have selected a memorable game by Siegbert Tarrasch from one of Chernev's informative and classic books, " Logical Chess Move By Move "
This game completely has analysed by Chernev in game 29 of book and we have prepared it for our members in a pdf format booklet.👇🏼👇🏼
🔘 Frank James Marshall vs Siegbert Tarrasch
🔘 Marshall - Tarrasch (1905), Nuremberg GER, rd 1, Sep-18
🔘 Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern. Knight Defense (D51)
♦️ Review and download PGN and PDF files👇🏼
@unitychess
🔹 Irving Chernev
🔹 Russian-American chess Master
🔹 Chess Author
♦️ Irving Chernev was a chess player and prolific Russian-American chess author. He was born in Pryluky in the Russian Empire and emigrated to the United States in 1920. Chernev was a national master strength player, and was obsessed with chess.
🔘 Born: January 29, 1900
Pryluky, Russian Empire
🔘 Died: September 29, 1981
San Francisco, United States
🔘 Occupation: chess author
🔘 Spouse(s): Selma Kulik
♦️Irving Chernev was born in Priluki in the Ukraine. He was a noted chess author, with books aimed for the beginner to below master level. He passed away in San Francisco, California, USA in 1981.
♦️Chernev's deep love for the game is obvious to any reader of his books. Chess historian Edward Winter commented:
Although C.N. Chess Notes items have shown that he sometimes cut corners, he was active at a time when writing and scholarship were not regarded as a natural pairing and when anecdotes and other chestnuts were particularly prevalent. Few were interested in sources. Above all, in the pre-digital age the work of writers in his field was far harder; they could not fill in gaps in their knowledge with press-of-a-button ‘research’. …
Chernev’s output — clear, humorous and easy-going — gave the impression of effortlessness, but much industry lay behind it all. …
Although his prose was often conversational, it was literate and carefully structured, bearing no resemblance to the ultra-casual ‘I’m-just-one-of-the-lads’ stuff increasingly seen in chess books and magazines since his time. We have also been struck by the scarcity of typographical errors in Chernev’s writing throughout his life.
♦️ Today we have selected a memorable game by Siegbert Tarrasch from one of Chernev's informative and classic books, " Logical Chess Move By Move "
This game completely has analysed by Chernev in game 29 of book and we have prepared it for our members in a pdf format booklet.👇🏼👇🏼
🔘 Frank James Marshall vs Siegbert Tarrasch
🔘 Marshall - Tarrasch (1905), Nuremberg GER, rd 1, Sep-18
🔘 Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern. Knight Defense (D51)
♦️ Review and download PGN and PDF files👇🏼
@unitychess
Game 29 Marshal-Tarasch 1907 Logical Chess.pdf
1.9 MB
🔹 Frank James Marshall - Siegbert Tarrasch, Nuremberg 1905
🔹 Full annotated by Irving Chernev ( from " Logical Chess Move By Move " book)
🔹 PDF format
@unitychess
🔹 Full annotated by Irving Chernev ( from " Logical Chess Move By Move " book)
🔹 PDF format
@unitychess
18.f3!
A typical idea to restrict the scope of the opponent's bishop on d5 and gain more space.
18...Ba8 19.e4 Nfd7 20.Ndb3
A typical idea to restrict the scope of the opponent's bishop on d5 and gain more space.
18...Ba8 19.e4 Nfd7 20.Ndb3
18...Rd8?
A passive move. Better would have been to continue with 18...b5 and try to get counterplay on the queenside.
18...b5!
A)19.R×b5 Ba6 20.R5b2 Rfc8
B)19.Rc3 Bd7 20.R×b5 Rfc8 21.Rb1 Qa7
C)19.Qd3 Ba6 20.Bc2 g6 21.B×h6 a4 22.R3b2 b4
19.Qd3 Bf8 20.Bc2 g6 21.Qd2 Kh7 22.h4 +-
A passive move. Better would have been to continue with 18...b5 and try to get counterplay on the queenside.
18...b5!
A)19.R×b5 Ba6 20.R5b2 Rfc8
B)19.Rc3 Bd7 20.R×b5 Rfc8 21.Rb1 Qa7
C)19.Qd3 Ba6 20.Bc2 g6 21.B×h6 a4 22.R3b2 b4
19.Qd3 Bf8 20.Bc2 g6 21.Qd2 Kh7 22.h4 +-
28.Nh2!
White doesn't allow Black to strengthen his position on the kingside. The White's threat now is Bxh6.
28...h5 29.Rh3 Be8 30.Ng4 Bg7 31.Bg5 Qa7 32.Nf6+! B×f6 33.B×f6 N×d4 34.Qg5 Rdc8 35.g4 +-
White doesn't allow Black to strengthen his position on the kingside. The White's threat now is Bxh6.
28...h5 29.Rh3 Be8 30.Ng4 Bg7 31.Bg5 Qa7 32.Nf6+! B×f6 33.B×f6 N×d4 34.Qg5 Rdc8 35.g4 +-
22. Qd1??
Missing his opponent's tactical resources.
22. Qb3 Ndxc4 23. Nxa8 Rxa8 24. Rxc4 Nxc4 25. Qxc4 =
22... Ndxc4 23. Rxc4 23... Rfd8 24.Qc1?? Nf3+ 25. Kh1 Ra1 26. Qxa1 Bxa1 27.gxf3 Be5 -+
Missing his opponent's tactical resources.
22. Qb3 Ndxc4 23. Nxa8 Rxa8 24. Rxc4 Nxc4 25. Qxc4 =
22... Ndxc4 23. Rxc4 23... Rfd8 24.Qc1?? Nf3+ 25. Kh1 Ra1 26. Qxa1 Bxa1 27.gxf3 Be5 -+
41...Ka7
What has Black achieved? Firstly, his king is no longer in danger of being attacked by the white kingside pawns and is reunited with his knight. And, secondly, White's projected maneuver Qc4, Qb5, and Qc6 loses some of its stings once the black king is near the scene and able to help deal with the passed pawn. So much for the objective merits of the king march. We might also talk about psychology – White has been distracted from the plan of Qc4 and Qb5 by the chance to attack the black king with Qh7 and Qh8.
42.Kh3 Ne4 43.Rf1 Nc5 44.Rf2 g5.
What has Black achieved? Firstly, his king is no longer in danger of being attacked by the white kingside pawns and is reunited with his knight. And, secondly, White's projected maneuver Qc4, Qb5, and Qc6 loses some of its stings once the black king is near the scene and able to help deal with the passed pawn. So much for the objective merits of the king march. We might also talk about psychology – White has been distracted from the plan of Qc4 and Qb5 by the chance to attack the black king with Qh7 and Qh8.
42.Kh3 Ne4 43.Rf1 Nc5 44.Rf2 g5.