15...Qa5!
This activity is all very well, but has the d6-pawn been abandoned to its fate?
No, because 16.Rxd6 is met by a 'global' combination that harasses the white pieces on the queenside, center, and kingside: 16...Ne5! 17.b3 (to defend c4) 17...axb3 18.axb3 Bxh3! 19.Bxh3 Nf3+ 20.Kf1 Nxe1 21.Kxe1 Nxe4 22.Rd3 Nxc3! 23.Nxc3 Qa1+ 24.Nd1 Ra2 with a huge initiative to Black.
16.Bf1
A poor square for the bishop. Actually, having gone this far, Reshevsky should probably have tried 16.Rxd6 anyway but, after 16...Ne5 , returned the pawn with 17.Rdd1! Nxc4 18.Bd4!, as played by Smyslov. White can't rejoice at having exchanged his c-pawn for the d6-pawn, but at least he gets rid of Black's strong dark-squared bishop.
16...Ne5 17.Nd4
The fact that the knight returns to d4 shows that the plan to attack d6 has ended in fiasco.
17...a3
Here it paralyses Reshevsky's queenside, making b4 an excellent outpost for a black knight, and casts a blight over his endgame chances.
18.f4 Ned7 19.b3 Na6!
The black knights take the b4- and c5-squares.
This activity is all very well, but has the d6-pawn been abandoned to its fate?
No, because 16.Rxd6 is met by a 'global' combination that harasses the white pieces on the queenside, center, and kingside: 16...Ne5! 17.b3 (to defend c4) 17...axb3 18.axb3 Bxh3! 19.Bxh3 Nf3+ 20.Kf1 Nxe1 21.Kxe1 Nxe4 22.Rd3 Nxc3! 23.Nxc3 Qa1+ 24.Nd1 Ra2 with a huge initiative to Black.
16.Bf1
A poor square for the bishop. Actually, having gone this far, Reshevsky should probably have tried 16.Rxd6 anyway but, after 16...Ne5 , returned the pawn with 17.Rdd1! Nxc4 18.Bd4!, as played by Smyslov. White can't rejoice at having exchanged his c-pawn for the d6-pawn, but at least he gets rid of Black's strong dark-squared bishop.
16...Ne5 17.Nd4
The fact that the knight returns to d4 shows that the plan to attack d6 has ended in fiasco.
17...a3
Here it paralyses Reshevsky's queenside, making b4 an excellent outpost for a black knight, and casts a blight over his endgame chances.
18.f4 Ned7 19.b3 Na6!
The black knights take the b4- and c5-squares.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 531
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A: Re2 – 1
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B: Qe7 – 1
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C: Kh1 – 10
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C: Ne2 – 5
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♦️ Today is birthday of Shadi Paridar
♦️ The first Woman Grandmaster of Iran
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Happy birthday Shadi 👏👏👏👏👏
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♦️ The first Woman Grandmaster of Iran
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Happy birthday Shadi 👏👏👏👏👏
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💟 Shadi Paridar
Iranian chess Woman Grandmaster
💢 Born: 2 July 1986 (age 32)
💢 Title Woman Grandmaster (2004)
♦️ Shadi Paridar is an Iranian chess player holding the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She won the Asian Under-16 Girls' Championship in 2002 in Tehran. Shadi Paridar played for Iran in the Women's Chess Olympiads of 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010, and in the Women's Asian Team Chess Championships of 1995, 2003, 2005, 2008 and 2009.
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Iranian chess Woman Grandmaster
💢 Born: 2 July 1986 (age 32)
💢 Title Woman Grandmaster (2004)
♦️ Shadi Paridar is an Iranian chess player holding the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She won the Asian Under-16 Girls' Championship in 2002 in Tehran. Shadi Paridar played for Iran in the Women's Chess Olympiads of 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010, and in the Women's Asian Team Chess Championships of 1995, 2003, 2005, 2008 and 2009.
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✴️ #about_Fischer
🔸Bobby Fischer
🔸 American Chess Grandmaster
🔰 Robert James Fischer was an American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion. Many consider him to be the greatest chess player of all time.
🔘 Full name: Robert James Fischer
🔘 Country: United States
Iceland (2005–2008)
🔘 Born: March 9, 1943
Chicago, Illinois, US
🔘 Died: January 17, 2008 (aged 64)
Reykjavík, Iceland
🔘 Title: Grandmaster (1958)
🔘 World Champion: 1972–1975
🔘 Peak rating: 2785 (July 1972 FIDE rating list)
🔰 Fischer won the World Chess Championship in 1972, defeating Boris Spassky of the USSR, in a match held in Reykjavík, Iceland. Publicized as a Cold War confrontation between the US and USSR, it attracted more worldwide interest than any chess championship before or since. In 1975, Fischer refused to defend his title when an agreement could not be reached with FIDE, chess's international governing body, over one of the conditions for the match. Under FIDE rules, this resulted in Soviet GM Anatoly Karpov, who had won the qualifying Candidates' cycle, being named the new world champion by default.
After forfeiting his title as World Champion, Fischer became reclusive and sometimes erratic, disappearing from both competitive chess and the public eye. In 1992, he reemerged to win an unofficial rematch against Spassky. It was held in Yugoslavia, which was under a United Nations embargo at the time. His participation led to a conflict with the US government, which warned Fischer that his participation in the match would violate an executive order imposing US sanctions on Yugoslavia, and ultimately issued a warrant for his arrest. After that, he lived his life as an émigré. In 2004, he was arrested in Japan and held for several months for using a passport that had been revoked by the US government. Eventually, he was granted an Icelandic passport and citizenship by a special act of the Icelandic Althing, allowing him to live in Iceland until his death in 2008.
♦️ A memorable game by Fischer which has won Paul Benko in 21 moves.
Also this game has named "Rook, Line and Sinker" in chessgames.com site!!
A famous game for all chess coaches! 👇
🔸 Robert James Fischer vs Pal Benko
🔸 US Championship (1963/64), New York, NY USA, rd 10, Dec-30
🔸 Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack. Weiss Variation (B09)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
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🔸Bobby Fischer
🔸 American Chess Grandmaster
🔰 Robert James Fischer was an American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion. Many consider him to be the greatest chess player of all time.
🔘 Full name: Robert James Fischer
🔘 Country: United States
Iceland (2005–2008)
🔘 Born: March 9, 1943
Chicago, Illinois, US
🔘 Died: January 17, 2008 (aged 64)
Reykjavík, Iceland
🔘 Title: Grandmaster (1958)
🔘 World Champion: 1972–1975
🔘 Peak rating: 2785 (July 1972 FIDE rating list)
🔰 Fischer won the World Chess Championship in 1972, defeating Boris Spassky of the USSR, in a match held in Reykjavík, Iceland. Publicized as a Cold War confrontation between the US and USSR, it attracted more worldwide interest than any chess championship before or since. In 1975, Fischer refused to defend his title when an agreement could not be reached with FIDE, chess's international governing body, over one of the conditions for the match. Under FIDE rules, this resulted in Soviet GM Anatoly Karpov, who had won the qualifying Candidates' cycle, being named the new world champion by default.
After forfeiting his title as World Champion, Fischer became reclusive and sometimes erratic, disappearing from both competitive chess and the public eye. In 1992, he reemerged to win an unofficial rematch against Spassky. It was held in Yugoslavia, which was under a United Nations embargo at the time. His participation led to a conflict with the US government, which warned Fischer that his participation in the match would violate an executive order imposing US sanctions on Yugoslavia, and ultimately issued a warrant for his arrest. After that, he lived his life as an émigré. In 2004, he was arrested in Japan and held for several months for using a passport that had been revoked by the US government. Eventually, he was granted an Icelandic passport and citizenship by a special act of the Icelandic Althing, allowing him to live in Iceland until his death in 2008.
♦️ A memorable game by Fischer which has won Paul Benko in 21 moves.
Also this game has named "Rook, Line and Sinker" in chessgames.com site!!
A famous game for all chess coaches! 👇
🔸 Robert James Fischer vs Pal Benko
🔸 US Championship (1963/64), New York, NY USA, rd 10, Dec-30
🔸 Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack. Weiss Variation (B09)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
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25...Nh7!
Parham attempts to reduce the opponent's attack through the exchange.
26.Qh3 N×g5 27.B×g5 Re6 28.g4 h×g4 29.Q×g4 Qc7 =
Parham attempts to reduce the opponent's attack through the exchange.
26.Qh3 N×g5 27.B×g5 Re6 28.g4 h×g4 29.Q×g4 Qc7 =
39...Bf8?!
This move is enough to win, however, Black could have finished the game immediately by 39...Q×c2+ 40.R×c2 Rh1+ 41.Rc1 B×e4+ 42.Ka1 R×c1
40.Bd4 B×e4 41.Rg1 Rh1 0-1
This move is enough to win, however, Black could have finished the game immediately by 39...Q×c2+ 40.R×c2 Rh1+ 41.Rc1 B×e4+ 42.Ka1 R×c1
40.Bd4 B×e4 41.Rg1 Rh1 0-1
12. Bxb7
Maghsoodloo's novelty in the position that has arisen two more times.
12. Qd2 Qc7 13. O-O-O Bg4 14. f3 Rad8 15. Qe2 Be6 16. f4 Qe7 17. Bf3 h5 18. Kb1
Grischuk-Lagrave ½-½ Fide World Cup 2017
12... Ng4?!
12... Rb8 13. Bf3 a5 with compensation for a pawn.
13. Qd2
The chess engines recommend 13. Bxa8!. However, Parham preferred to play solidly to rebuff his opponent's attacking ideas.
13. Bxa8! Qxa8 14.Rg1
A)14...Ne5 15. Nd5+-
B)14... Nxh2 15. Qxd7 Nf3+ 16. Kf1 Rd8 17. Qe7
B1) 17...Nh2+ 18. Ke2 Qf3+ 19. Ke1 Bf6 20. Qc7 Qh5 21. Rg3 Nf3+ 22. Rxf3 Qxf3 23. Qh2 +-
B2)17...Rd2 18. Ne4 Bxb2 19. Nxd2 Nxd2+ 20. Ke2 Ne4 21. Rae1 +-
13... Rb8 14.Bg2 Qh4 15. Nd5 Nxf2 16. O-O Ng4 17. h3 Ne5 18. Qf2 Qxf2+ 19. Rxf2 Be6 20. Rd1 +/=
Maghsoodloo's novelty in the position that has arisen two more times.
12. Qd2 Qc7 13. O-O-O Bg4 14. f3 Rad8 15. Qe2 Be6 16. f4 Qe7 17. Bf3 h5 18. Kb1
Grischuk-Lagrave ½-½ Fide World Cup 2017
12... Ng4?!
12... Rb8 13. Bf3 a5 with compensation for a pawn.
13. Qd2
The chess engines recommend 13. Bxa8!. However, Parham preferred to play solidly to rebuff his opponent's attacking ideas.
13. Bxa8! Qxa8 14.Rg1
A)14...Ne5 15. Nd5+-
B)14... Nxh2 15. Qxd7 Nf3+ 16. Kf1 Rd8 17. Qe7
B1) 17...Nh2+ 18. Ke2 Qf3+ 19. Ke1 Bf6 20. Qc7 Qh5 21. Rg3 Nf3+ 22. Rxf3 Qxf3 23. Qh2 +-
B2)17...Rd2 18. Ne4 Bxb2 19. Nxd2 Nxd2+ 20. Ke2 Ne4 21. Rae1 +-
13... Rb8 14.Bg2 Qh4 15. Nd5 Nxf2 16. O-O Ng4 17. h3 Ne5 18. Qf2 Qxf2+ 19. Rxf2 Be6 20. Rd1 +/=