12...Qd3!
The black queen is not only powerful in herself, but is also affecting the energy level of other pieces. Thus she shuts in the white bishop on c1 and prevents d2-d4, which would curb the scope of the black bishop on c5. As will be seen, in a general sense all of Black's pieces are vitalized by her presence on a commanding square. An intriguing positional battle now begins. Paulsen strives to evict the black queen from her dominant position, when he hopes to emerge with the better game thanks to his superior pawn structure. In contrast, Morphy wants to use the energy of his queen to generate decisive tactical threats against the white king before she can be driven away.
13.b4 Bb6 14.a4 bxa4 15.Qxa4 Bd7?
A surprising error for the supreme tactician Morphy.
He should have played 15...Bb7! , keeping the white queen out of a6.
16.Ra2? (16.Qa6!) 16... Rae8-+.
The black queen is not only powerful in herself, but is also affecting the energy level of other pieces. Thus she shuts in the white bishop on c1 and prevents d2-d4, which would curb the scope of the black bishop on c5. As will be seen, in a general sense all of Black's pieces are vitalized by her presence on a commanding square. An intriguing positional battle now begins. Paulsen strives to evict the black queen from her dominant position, when he hopes to emerge with the better game thanks to his superior pawn structure. In contrast, Morphy wants to use the energy of his queen to generate decisive tactical threats against the white king before she can be driven away.
13.b4 Bb6 14.a4 bxa4 15.Qxa4 Bd7?
A surprising error for the supreme tactician Morphy.
He should have played 15...Bb7! , keeping the white queen out of a6.
16.Ra2? (16.Qa6!) 16... Rae8-+.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 539
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A: Rae1 β 4
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Jonas, Gavin, @RichardPeng, Yiyi
B: Qe2 β 2
ππππ 25%
M., Vincent
C: Qf4 β 2
ππππ 25%
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A: Rae1 β 4
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B: Qe2 β 2
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C: Qf4 β 2
ππππ 25%
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Unity Chess Multiple Choice 540
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C: Rd1 β 8
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A: f4 β 2
ππ 18%
πMr.He$@mπ, @SinaKhansharifan
B: Qe3 β 1
π 9%
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C: Rd1 β 8
πππππππ 73%
Jonas, M., Gavin, Vincent, ΩΫΨ±ΩΨ²Ω, @Sophia_Peng, Yiyi, Uzlari kim bo`ladi
A: f4 β 2
ππ 18%
πMr.He$@mπ, @SinaKhansharifan
B: Qe3 β 1
π 9%
@RichardPeng
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βͺοΈ Adolf Anderssen
βͺοΈ German chess master
πΉ Born: 6 July 1818, WrocΕaw, Poland
πΉ Died: 13 March 1879, WrocΕaw, Poland
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βͺοΈ German chess master
πΉ Born: 6 July 1818, WrocΕaw, Poland
πΉ Died: 13 March 1879, WrocΕaw, Poland
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π #about_Anderssen
βͺοΈ Adolf Anderssen
βͺοΈ German chess master
π° Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen was a German chess master. He is considered to have been the world's leading chess player for much of the 1850s and 1860s.
π Full name: Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen
π Country: Kingdom of Prussia
German Empire
π Born: July 6, 1818
Breslau (now WrocΕaw, Poland)
π Died: March 13, 1879 (aged 60)
π° Anderssen was quite soundly defeated by Paul Morphy who toured Europe in 1858, but Morphy retired from chess soon after and Anderssen was again considered the leading player.
π° After his defeat by Steinitz in 1866, Anderssen became the most successful tournament player in Europe, winning over half the events he enteredβincluding the Baden-Baden 1870 chess tournament, one of the strongest tournaments of the era. He achieved most of these successes when he was over the age of 50.
π° Anderssen is famous even today for his brilliant sacrificial attacking play, particularly in the "Immortal Game" (1851) and the "Evergreen Game" (1852). He was a very important figure in the development of chess problems, driving forward the transition from the "Old School" of problem composition to the elegance and complexity of modern compositions.
He was also one of the most likeable of chess masters and became an "elder statesman" of the game, to whom others turned for advice or arbitration.
β¦οΈ A memorable game by Anderssen which known "The Zukes of Hazard" in chessgames.com site!! π
βͺοΈ Adolf Anderssen vs Johannes Zukertort
βͺοΈ Barmen (1869), Barmen GER
βͺοΈ Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Paulsen Variation (C51)
β¦οΈ Review and download PGN fileπ
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βͺοΈ Adolf Anderssen
βͺοΈ German chess master
π° Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen was a German chess master. He is considered to have been the world's leading chess player for much of the 1850s and 1860s.
π Full name: Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen
π Country: Kingdom of Prussia
German Empire
π Born: July 6, 1818
Breslau (now WrocΕaw, Poland)
π Died: March 13, 1879 (aged 60)
π° Anderssen was quite soundly defeated by Paul Morphy who toured Europe in 1858, but Morphy retired from chess soon after and Anderssen was again considered the leading player.
π° After his defeat by Steinitz in 1866, Anderssen became the most successful tournament player in Europe, winning over half the events he enteredβincluding the Baden-Baden 1870 chess tournament, one of the strongest tournaments of the era. He achieved most of these successes when he was over the age of 50.
π° Anderssen is famous even today for his brilliant sacrificial attacking play, particularly in the "Immortal Game" (1851) and the "Evergreen Game" (1852). He was a very important figure in the development of chess problems, driving forward the transition from the "Old School" of problem composition to the elegance and complexity of modern compositions.
He was also one of the most likeable of chess masters and became an "elder statesman" of the game, to whom others turned for advice or arbitration.
β¦οΈ A memorable game by Anderssen which known "The Zukes of Hazard" in chessgames.com site!! π
βͺοΈ Adolf Anderssen vs Johannes Zukertort
βͺοΈ Barmen (1869), Barmen GER
βͺοΈ Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Paulsen Variation (C51)
β¦οΈ Review and download PGN fileπ
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Alekhine and the 1940 candidates: Euwe, Flohr, Reshevsky, and Botvinnik, Nottingham, 1936.
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Tigran Petrosian v. Bent Larsen played in the final (9th) round at the Hoogovens tournament, Beverwijk, 17th January 1960. Petrosian won this game, and as a result shared 1st place with Larsen in the tournament.
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37... Ke7??
German GM Georg Meier couldn't manage to hold a drawn position.
(37... Rb1! 38. Kd2 Rb2+ 39. Ke3 Rb1 40. g7 Rg1 41. Rh7 c3 42.Kf2 Rg6 43. h5 Rg5 44. Bd1 Ng4+ 45. Ke2 Nf6 46. Rh6 Ke5 47. Rg6 Rxg6 48. hxg6 Kf5 49. Bc2+ Kg5 =)
38. g7 Kf7 39. Rxe6 Nd3 40. Re7+ Kg8 41. h5 Rb8 42. Bg4 Nc5 43. Bf5 1-0
German GM Georg Meier couldn't manage to hold a drawn position.
(37... Rb1! 38. Kd2 Rb2+ 39. Ke3 Rb1 40. g7 Rg1 41. Rh7 c3 42.Kf2 Rg6 43. h5 Rg5 44. Bd1 Ng4+ 45. Ke2 Nf6 46. Rh6 Ke5 47. Rg6 Rxg6 48. hxg6 Kf5 49. Bc2+ Kg5 =)
38. g7 Kf7 39. Rxe6 Nd3 40. Re7+ Kg8 41. h5 Rb8 42. Bg4 Nc5 43. Bf5 1-0
8... Rb8!?
A very shrewd way to stop White from going b2-b4.
8... Be7 ?! 9.b4! cxb4 10. axb4 Bxb4? 11. Nxe5!1 Nxe5 12. Qa4+ Nc6 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14.Qxb4 +- shows White's idea perfectly.
9. Rb1 Be7 10. b4 cxb4 11. axb4 b5 12. Qc2 Rb6 =
A very shrewd way to stop White from going b2-b4.
8... Be7 ?! 9.b4! cxb4 10. axb4 Bxb4? 11. Nxe5!1 Nxe5 12. Qa4+ Nc6 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14.Qxb4 +- shows White's idea perfectly.
9. Rb1 Be7 10. b4 cxb4 11. axb4 b5 12. Qc2 Rb6 =