The 6th Altibox Norway chess tournament starts Monday. The players are Carlsen, Caruana, Mamedyarov, Ding, Vachier-Lagrave, Karjakin, So, Nakamura, Aronian, and Anand. That is 8 of the top 10 in the world (missing is Kramnik and Giri). Average rating for the event is 2791.
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The 11th annual China-Russia match has started in Qinhuangdao, China, with 10 rounds of blitz today before 5 rounds of classical chess follow: https://bit.ly/2Ja4Jhk
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✴️ #about_Smyslov
🔸 Vasily Smyslov
🔸 Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster
♦️ Vasily Vasilyevich Smyslov was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster, who was World Chess Champion from 1957 to 1958. He was a Candidate for the World Chess Championship on eight occasions
🔘 Full name: Vasily Vasilyevich (Vasilievich) Smyslov
🔘 Country: Soviet Union
🔘 Born: 24 March 1921
Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
🔘 Died: 27 March 2010 (aged 89)
Moscow, Russia
🔘 Title: Grandmaster
🔘 World Champion: 1957–58
🔘 Peak rating: 2620 (July 1971)
♦️Vasily Vasiliyevich Smyslov was born in Moscow. A talented singer, Smyslov narrowly missed joining the Bolshoi Opera. Opera's loss was the chess world's gain. He was awarded the Soviet Grandmaster title in 1941. Moscow champion of 1942. He took his first win over Botvinnik at Moscow championship of 1943. Moscow champion of 1944/5. Sub-champion of the World in 1948. Shared the first place with David Bronstein in the 1949 Soviet Championship. Winner of Chigorin Memorial 1951. After his success at Zurich 1953, he became the challenger in 1954, but tied the match with Botvinnik. Soviet champion in 1955 sharing the first place with Efim Geller. Again winner of the Candidates Tournaments at Amsterdam 1956 and after winner of Alekhine memorial (drawing Botvinnik) the way was paved for Smyslov to become the 7th World Champion when he defeated Mikhail Botvinnik in 1957. His reign was short-lived as Botvinnik regained the title a year later. Smyslov would go on to many tournament victories such as Amsterdam 1964 (jointly), Havana 1965 in front of Robert James Fischer, and Monte Carlo 1969. In 1982 at the Las Palmas Interzonal Tournament, Smyslov finished second and qualified for the Candidates Matches, and at age 61 advanced past Robert Huebner in the quarter-finals (winning the spin of a roulette wheel to decide the tied match), then defeating Zoltan Ribli in the semi-final, before losing to young challenger Garry Kasparov in the final. Vasily Smyslov crowned a remarkable career by becoming the first Senior World Champion at Bad Worishofen in 1991. His father Vasily Osipovich Smyslov also played and was a strong amateur player.
♦️ A memorable game by Smyslov against Botvinnik which known "The Peasant's Revolt" in chessgames.com site!👇🏼
▪️ Mikhail Botvinnik vs Vasily Smyslov
▪️ Botvinnik - Smyslov World Championship Match (1954), Moscow URS, rd 14, Apr-15
▪️ King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation. Classical Fianchetto (E67)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇🏼
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🔸 Vasily Smyslov
🔸 Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster
♦️ Vasily Vasilyevich Smyslov was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster, who was World Chess Champion from 1957 to 1958. He was a Candidate for the World Chess Championship on eight occasions
🔘 Full name: Vasily Vasilyevich (Vasilievich) Smyslov
🔘 Country: Soviet Union
🔘 Born: 24 March 1921
Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
🔘 Died: 27 March 2010 (aged 89)
Moscow, Russia
🔘 Title: Grandmaster
🔘 World Champion: 1957–58
🔘 Peak rating: 2620 (July 1971)
♦️Vasily Vasiliyevich Smyslov was born in Moscow. A talented singer, Smyslov narrowly missed joining the Bolshoi Opera. Opera's loss was the chess world's gain. He was awarded the Soviet Grandmaster title in 1941. Moscow champion of 1942. He took his first win over Botvinnik at Moscow championship of 1943. Moscow champion of 1944/5. Sub-champion of the World in 1948. Shared the first place with David Bronstein in the 1949 Soviet Championship. Winner of Chigorin Memorial 1951. After his success at Zurich 1953, he became the challenger in 1954, but tied the match with Botvinnik. Soviet champion in 1955 sharing the first place with Efim Geller. Again winner of the Candidates Tournaments at Amsterdam 1956 and after winner of Alekhine memorial (drawing Botvinnik) the way was paved for Smyslov to become the 7th World Champion when he defeated Mikhail Botvinnik in 1957. His reign was short-lived as Botvinnik regained the title a year later. Smyslov would go on to many tournament victories such as Amsterdam 1964 (jointly), Havana 1965 in front of Robert James Fischer, and Monte Carlo 1969. In 1982 at the Las Palmas Interzonal Tournament, Smyslov finished second and qualified for the Candidates Matches, and at age 61 advanced past Robert Huebner in the quarter-finals (winning the spin of a roulette wheel to decide the tied match), then defeating Zoltan Ribli in the semi-final, before losing to young challenger Garry Kasparov in the final. Vasily Smyslov crowned a remarkable career by becoming the first Senior World Champion at Bad Worishofen in 1991. His father Vasily Osipovich Smyslov also played and was a strong amateur player.
♦️ A memorable game by Smyslov against Botvinnik which known "The Peasant's Revolt" in chessgames.com site!👇🏼
▪️ Mikhail Botvinnik vs Vasily Smyslov
▪️ Botvinnik - Smyslov World Championship Match (1954), Moscow URS, rd 14, Apr-15
▪️ King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation. Classical Fianchetto (E67)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇🏼
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15...Rfb8?!
Black's best chance of gaining counterplay is with 15...b5! 16.B×b5 Nb6!
If 17.c4, then 17...a6.
16.a4 Nf8 17.Bb3 Bc8 18.Bc2
Black's best chance of gaining counterplay is with 15...b5! 16.B×b5 Nb6!
If 17.c4, then 17...a6.
16.a4 Nf8 17.Bb3 Bc8 18.Bc2
37. Rc2
37. Rd1!
This strong move significantly increases white's advantage.
A)37...Nc3 38. Nd6 Rb8 39. Rc1 +-
B)37... Rxc4 38. Rxd5 Kf8 39. Ke2 Ke7 40. Kd3 Rc1 41.Kd4 +-
37... Nb4?
37...Kf8 was logical.
38. Rc3 Nd5 39. Rc2 Nb4 40. Rc3 Nd5 41. Rd3 Nf4 42. Rd4 Ne6 43. Re4 Rc5 44. b6 Rb5 45. Ke2 +-
37. Rd1!
This strong move significantly increases white's advantage.
A)37...Nc3 38. Nd6 Rb8 39. Rc1 +-
B)37... Rxc4 38. Rxd5 Kf8 39. Ke2 Ke7 40. Kd3 Rc1 41.Kd4 +-
37... Nb4?
37...Kf8 was logical.
38. Rc3 Nd5 39. Rc2 Nb4 40. Rc3 Nd5 41. Rd3 Nf4 42. Rd4 Ne6 43. Re4 Rc5 44. b6 Rb5 45. Ke2 +-
74. b7??
GM Akobian has missed his winning chances.
74. Kb5! Rb1+ 75. Ka6 Ra1+ 76. Ra5+-
74... Rxc4+ 75. Kb6 f5!
He had probably overlooked this strong Black's response.
76.Rxg6+
76. b8=Q Rb4+ 77. Kc7 Rxb8 78. Kxb8 Kf6 79. f4 Nc5 80. g4 Ne4 81. gxf5 Nxg5 82. fxg6 =
76... Kf7 77. Rd6 Rb4+ 78. Kc7 Rxb7+ 79. Kxb7 Nxf2 =
GM Akobian has missed his winning chances.
74. Kb5! Rb1+ 75. Ka6 Ra1+ 76. Ra5+-
74... Rxc4+ 75. Kb6 f5!
He had probably overlooked this strong Black's response.
76.Rxg6+
76. b8=Q Rb4+ 77. Kc7 Rxb8 78. Kxb8 Kf6 79. f4 Nc5 80. g4 Ne4 81. gxf5 Nxg5 82. fxg6 =
76... Kf7 77. Rd6 Rb4+ 78. Kc7 Rxb7+ 79. Kxb7 Nxf2 =
22...R×a4??
Azerbaijani GM Vasif Durarbayli missed an easy win.
22...N×e3!
A)23.f×e3 Rb2 24.Nh4 Bh3 25.Rf1 f6 -+
B)23.Q×d7 Rb2 -+
C)23.Re1 Qc2! 24.Q×d7 Rb2 -+
23.Re1 Qb5 24.Bd2 Rc4 =
Azerbaijani GM Vasif Durarbayli missed an easy win.
22...N×e3!
A)23.f×e3 Rb2 24.Nh4 Bh3 25.Rf1 f6 -+
B)23.Q×d7 Rb2 -+
C)23.Re1 Qc2! 24.Q×d7 Rb2 -+
23.Re1 Qb5 24.Bd2 Rc4 =