Unity Chess Multiple Choice 455
public poll
C: Nb1 β 5
πππππππ 71%
Kenneth, Gavin, Jayden, Vincent, @RichardPeng
A: Rae1 β 2
πππ 29%
@Sophia_Peng, Atharva
B: Qb3
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 7 people voted so far.
public poll
C: Nb1 β 5
πππππππ 71%
Kenneth, Gavin, Jayden, Vincent, @RichardPeng
A: Rae1 β 2
πππ 29%
@Sophia_Peng, Atharva
B: Qb3
β«οΈ 0%
π₯ 7 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 456
public poll
B: Kg3 β 4
πππππππ 36%
Kenneth, Gavin, Vincent, βSβ¬β¬Yβ¬Dβ
C: Nh3 β 4
πππππππ 36%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @Sophia_Peng, Louis, @RichardPeng
A: a4 β 3
πππππ 27%
Jayden, @MerissaWongso, Atharva
π₯ 11 people voted so far.
public poll
B: Kg3 β 4
πππππππ 36%
Kenneth, Gavin, Vincent, βSβ¬β¬Yβ¬Dβ
C: Nh3 β 4
πππππππ 36%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, @Sophia_Peng, Louis, @RichardPeng
A: a4 β 3
πππππ 27%
Jayden, @MerissaWongso, Atharva
π₯ 11 people voted so far.
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πΉ Paul Morphy
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πΉ Paul Morphy
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β΄οΈ #Koblencs_chess_quotes_001
πΈ Alexander Koblencs
πΈ Latvian chess master, trainer and writer
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πΈ Alexander Koblencs
πΈ Latvian chess master, trainer and writer
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β΄οΈ #about_Koblencs
πΈ Alexander Koblencs
πΈ Latvian chess master, trainer and writer
β¦οΈ Alexander Koblencs was a Latvian chess master, trainer, and writer. In 1935, he took 4th place in Rosas. In 1936, he took 5th in Reus. In 1937, he won, ahead of Lajos Steiner, in Brno with 9/11. In 1938, he took 5th in Milan
π Full name: Alexander Naftalevich Koblencs
π Country: Latvia, Soviet Union
π Born: 3 September 1916
Riga, Russian Empire
π Died: 9 December 1993 (aged 77)
Berlin, Germany
π Title: Master of Sport (1945)
π Honoured Trainer (1960)
π Peak rating: 2570 (unofficial; May 1946)
π Peak ranking : 43 (unofficial; July 1945)
β¦οΈ Koblencs won the Latvian Championship four times (1941, 1945, 1946, 1949). Although he took 2nd, behind Vladimir Alatortsev in 1945, and behind Mark Taimanov in 1949, both were off contest (hors concours). In June 1944, he took 2nd, behind VoldemΔrs MeΕΎgailis, in Udelnaya (Latvian SSR ch.). In 1944/45, he took 2nd, behind Paul Keres, in Riga (Baltic Chess Championship). In 1945, he took 14th in Moscow (14th USSR-ch). In October/November 1945, he tied for 3rd-4th in Riga (Baltic Republics ch., Vladas MikΔnas won). In June/July 1946, he tied for 6-8th in Vilnius (Baltic Rep. ch, Yuri Averbakh won). In 1961, he took 3rd in Palanga (Baltic Rep. ch, Iivo Nei won).
β¦οΈAs a trainer, he started to work with young Mikhail Tal in 1949, and coached him through his meteoric rise from the mid-1950s. Most prominently, he coached him in his World Chess Championship matches in 1960 and 1961 against Mikhail Botvinnik.
He also coached the team of the Soviet Union (e.g., 1956 in Moscow and 1960 in Leipzig).
β¦οΈKoblencs is also well known as a writer of chess books, many of which have been translated into foreign languages, in particular German. For several years, he was the editor of the Latvian chess magazine Sahs and of the German chess magazine Schach-Journal.
π ΎοΈ A memorable game by Koblencs which won Mikhail Tal in LAT-ch 1952ππΌ
π Mikhail Tal vs Alexander Koblents
π LAT-ch (1952), URS
π Neo-GrΓΌnfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation (D76)
β¦οΈ Review and download PGN fileππΌ
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πΈ Alexander Koblencs
πΈ Latvian chess master, trainer and writer
β¦οΈ Alexander Koblencs was a Latvian chess master, trainer, and writer. In 1935, he took 4th place in Rosas. In 1936, he took 5th in Reus. In 1937, he won, ahead of Lajos Steiner, in Brno with 9/11. In 1938, he took 5th in Milan
π Full name: Alexander Naftalevich Koblencs
π Country: Latvia, Soviet Union
π Born: 3 September 1916
Riga, Russian Empire
π Died: 9 December 1993 (aged 77)
Berlin, Germany
π Title: Master of Sport (1945)
π Honoured Trainer (1960)
π Peak rating: 2570 (unofficial; May 1946)
π Peak ranking : 43 (unofficial; July 1945)
β¦οΈ Koblencs won the Latvian Championship four times (1941, 1945, 1946, 1949). Although he took 2nd, behind Vladimir Alatortsev in 1945, and behind Mark Taimanov in 1949, both were off contest (hors concours). In June 1944, he took 2nd, behind VoldemΔrs MeΕΎgailis, in Udelnaya (Latvian SSR ch.). In 1944/45, he took 2nd, behind Paul Keres, in Riga (Baltic Chess Championship). In 1945, he took 14th in Moscow (14th USSR-ch). In October/November 1945, he tied for 3rd-4th in Riga (Baltic Republics ch., Vladas MikΔnas won). In June/July 1946, he tied for 6-8th in Vilnius (Baltic Rep. ch, Yuri Averbakh won). In 1961, he took 3rd in Palanga (Baltic Rep. ch, Iivo Nei won).
β¦οΈAs a trainer, he started to work with young Mikhail Tal in 1949, and coached him through his meteoric rise from the mid-1950s. Most prominently, he coached him in his World Chess Championship matches in 1960 and 1961 against Mikhail Botvinnik.
He also coached the team of the Soviet Union (e.g., 1956 in Moscow and 1960 in Leipzig).
β¦οΈKoblencs is also well known as a writer of chess books, many of which have been translated into foreign languages, in particular German. For several years, he was the editor of the Latvian chess magazine Sahs and of the German chess magazine Schach-Journal.
π ΎοΈ A memorable game by Koblencs which won Mikhail Tal in LAT-ch 1952ππΌ
π Mikhail Tal vs Alexander Koblents
π LAT-ch (1952), URS
π Neo-GrΓΌnfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation (D76)
β¦οΈ Review and download PGN fileππΌ
@unityches