23... Qxd8??
Gelfand's miscalculation. He could have created significant counterplay with the following continuation:
23... Qh6!! 24. fxg3 Qxe3+ 25. Kf1 Rh5
A) 26. g4 26... Qf4+ 27. Ke1 Qe3+ 28. Kd1 Qg1+ 29.Kd2 Qxd4+ 30. Ke2 Rh2 =
B) 26. Bc7 Rf5+ 27.Bf4 Qxg3 =
C) 26. Qc8 Rf5+ 27. Qxf5 gxf5=
24.fxg3 Qg5 25. Qb8 Qxe3+ 26. Kf1 Rh5 27. g4 Rg5 28.Rc3 Qxd4 29. Qxe8 Rxg4 30. Nd7 Rf4+ 31. Bf3 e3 32. Rxe3 +-
Gelfand's miscalculation. He could have created significant counterplay with the following continuation:
23... Qh6!! 24. fxg3 Qxe3+ 25. Kf1 Rh5
A) 26. g4 26... Qf4+ 27. Ke1 Qe3+ 28. Kd1 Qg1+ 29.Kd2 Qxd4+ 30. Ke2 Rh2 =
B) 26. Bc7 Rf5+ 27.Bf4 Qxg3 =
C) 26. Qc8 Rf5+ 27. Qxf5 gxf5=
24.fxg3 Qg5 25. Qb8 Qxe3+ 26. Kf1 Rh5 27. g4 Rg5 28.Rc3 Qxd4 29. Qxe8 Rxg4 30. Nd7 Rf4+ 31. Bf3 e3 32. Rxe3 +-
11...a5!
Not only restraining any counterplay with b2-b4, but also preparing to take the initiative on the queenside.
12.b3 Qe8!
Normally we see Alekhine indulge in maneuvers on the queenside as a prelude to a direct attack on the enemy king. Here the situation is reversed. Black wants to fix the situation on the kingside in the most favorable manner before switching to action in the center.
13.a3 Qh5 14.h4 Ng4 15.Ng5 Bd7 16.f3 Nf6 17.f4 e4 -/+.
Not only restraining any counterplay with b2-b4, but also preparing to take the initiative on the queenside.
12.b3 Qe8!
Normally we see Alekhine indulge in maneuvers on the queenside as a prelude to a direct attack on the enemy king. Here the situation is reversed. Black wants to fix the situation on the kingside in the most favorable manner before switching to action in the center.
13.a3 Qh5 14.h4 Ng4 15.Ng5 Bd7 16.f3 Nf6 17.f4 e4 -/+.
21.Qa5!
Capablanca is aware that his Knights are superior to the enemy Bishop (which is striking at nothing), so he prepares a transition into an endgame by 22.Qc7!, a move that allows the Rook to enter the 7th rank.
21...a6 22.Qc7! Qxc7 23.Rxc7 h6
Black must accept the loss of a pawn because 23...Rab8 loses to 24.Ng5 with the double threat of 25.Ngxf7 and 25.Ne6+, winning the f8-Rook.
24.Rxb7 +/-.
Nothing exciting has happened, but Black is utterly lost. This quiet way of pushing the enemy into the abyss is typical of Capablanca's style.
Capablanca is aware that his Knights are superior to the enemy Bishop (which is striking at nothing), so he prepares a transition into an endgame by 22.Qc7!, a move that allows the Rook to enter the 7th rank.
21...a6 22.Qc7! Qxc7 23.Rxc7 h6
Black must accept the loss of a pawn because 23...Rab8 loses to 24.Ng5 with the double threat of 25.Ngxf7 and 25.Ne6+, winning the f8-Rook.
24.Rxb7 +/-.
Nothing exciting has happened, but Black is utterly lost. This quiet way of pushing the enemy into the abyss is typical of Capablanca's style.
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βοΈ Chess History - Tournaments
π Kemery 1937
πΉKemeri 1937 was a chess tournament held in the resort town ΔΆemeri, Latvia, at the Gulf of Riga from 16 June to 8 July 1937. There were three co-winners: Samuel Reshevsky, Salo Flohr and Vladimir Petrov. Petrovs was one of the world's leading chess players in the late 1930s (e.g., the 8th Chess Olympiad at Buenos Aires 1939), but due to the political tragedies that befell the Baltic states in World War II, he became a victim of the Soviet oppression and perished in Kotlas (Russia) gulag in 1943.
In fact Kemeri 1937 was Alexander Alekhine's penultimate tune up for his impending rematch with World Champion Max Euwe. In a result that augured poorly for his prospects in the rematch, Alekhine finished only equal 4th with Paul Keres. His misfortunes began as early as Round 4, in which he lost with the white pieces against Vladas Mikenas. This frustrated him so badly that, according to Mikenas, Alekhine would not speak to him for the next three days. As it turned out, this lost point made the difference between clear first and a share of fourth place.
The final standings and crosstable are as aboveπ
β¦οΈ Download Kemeri 1937 games database by PGN formatππ
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βοΈ Chess History - Tournaments
π Kemery 1937
πΉKemeri 1937 was a chess tournament held in the resort town ΔΆemeri, Latvia, at the Gulf of Riga from 16 June to 8 July 1937. There were three co-winners: Samuel Reshevsky, Salo Flohr and Vladimir Petrov. Petrovs was one of the world's leading chess players in the late 1930s (e.g., the 8th Chess Olympiad at Buenos Aires 1939), but due to the political tragedies that befell the Baltic states in World War II, he became a victim of the Soviet oppression and perished in Kotlas (Russia) gulag in 1943.
In fact Kemeri 1937 was Alexander Alekhine's penultimate tune up for his impending rematch with World Champion Max Euwe. In a result that augured poorly for his prospects in the rematch, Alekhine finished only equal 4th with Paul Keres. His misfortunes began as early as Round 4, in which he lost with the white pieces against Vladas Mikenas. This frustrated him so badly that, according to Mikenas, Alekhine would not speak to him for the next three days. As it turned out, this lost point made the difference between clear first and a share of fourth place.
The final standings and crosstable are as aboveπ
β¦οΈ Download Kemeri 1937 games database by PGN formatππ
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β΄οΈ #about_Reshevsky
πΈ Samuel Reshevsky
πΈ Polish chess Grandmaster
π° Samuel Herman Reshevsky was a Polish chess prodigy and later a leading American chess grandmaster. He was never a full-time chess professional.
π Full name: Samuel Herman Reshevsky
π Country: United States Poland
π Born: November 26, 1911
OzorkΓ³w, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
π Died: April 4, 1992 (aged 80)
New York City
π Title: Grandmaster (1950)
π Peak rating: 2565 (July 1972)
π° Reshevsky won the US Open Chess Championship in 1931 at Tulsa; this event was known as the Western Open at the time. He shared the 1934 US Open title with Reuben Fine at Chicago.
Reshevsky won the US Chess Championship in 1936, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, and 1969. He also tied for first in 1972, but lost the playoff in 1973 to Robert Byrne. He competed in a record 21 US Championships, and achieved a plus score every time except for 1966β67, when he scored just 4Β½/11. He also holds US Championship records for most finishes in the top three places (15), most games played (269), and most games won (127).
π° Reshevsky's international career began in 1935 with a trip to England, where he won at Great Yarmouth with 10/11. He then won first place at the Margate tournament where he beat, among others, former world champion JosΓ© RaΓΊl.
A year later Reshevsky shared third place at the Nottingham 1936 chess tournament. In 1937 he shared first at Kemeri, Latvia, and in 1938 shared fourth in the famous AVRO tournament in the Netherlands, which featured arguably the eight strongest players in the world. Reshevsky won his third US Open title at Boston 1944.
β¦οΈ A memorable game by Reshevsky against Petrov in Kemeri tournamentπ
πΈ Samuel Reshevsky vs Vladimir Petrov
πΈ Kemeri (1937), Kemeri (LVA), rd 1, Jun-16
πΈ Semi-Slav Defense: Meran. Stahlberg Variation (D49)
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πΈ Samuel Reshevsky
πΈ Polish chess Grandmaster
π° Samuel Herman Reshevsky was a Polish chess prodigy and later a leading American chess grandmaster. He was never a full-time chess professional.
π Full name: Samuel Herman Reshevsky
π Country: United States Poland
π Born: November 26, 1911
OzorkΓ³w, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
π Died: April 4, 1992 (aged 80)
New York City
π Title: Grandmaster (1950)
π Peak rating: 2565 (July 1972)
π° Reshevsky won the US Open Chess Championship in 1931 at Tulsa; this event was known as the Western Open at the time. He shared the 1934 US Open title with Reuben Fine at Chicago.
Reshevsky won the US Chess Championship in 1936, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, and 1969. He also tied for first in 1972, but lost the playoff in 1973 to Robert Byrne. He competed in a record 21 US Championships, and achieved a plus score every time except for 1966β67, when he scored just 4Β½/11. He also holds US Championship records for most finishes in the top three places (15), most games played (269), and most games won (127).
π° Reshevsky's international career began in 1935 with a trip to England, where he won at Great Yarmouth with 10/11. He then won first place at the Margate tournament where he beat, among others, former world champion JosΓ© RaΓΊl.
A year later Reshevsky shared third place at the Nottingham 1936 chess tournament. In 1937 he shared first at Kemeri, Latvia, and in 1938 shared fourth in the famous AVRO tournament in the Netherlands, which featured arguably the eight strongest players in the world. Reshevsky won his third US Open title at Boston 1944.
β¦οΈ A memorable game by Reshevsky against Petrov in Kemeri tournamentπ
πΈ Samuel Reshevsky vs Vladimir Petrov
πΈ Kemeri (1937), Kemeri (LVA), rd 1, Jun-16
πΈ Semi-Slav Defense: Meran. Stahlberg Variation (D49)
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βοΈ A historical image from Reshevsky:
Jan Timman & Samuel Reshevsky, at the Amsterdam IBM tournament, July 1977
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Jan Timman & Samuel Reshevsky, at the Amsterdam IBM tournament, July 1977
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