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π΅ About Paul Keres
πΉ Paul Keres
πΉ Estonian chess grandmaster
π Paul Keres was an Estonian chess grandmaster and chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s. Keres narrowly missed a chance at a world championship match on five occasions.
π Born: January 7, 1916
Narva, Russian Empire
π Died: June 5, 1975 (aged 59)
Helsinki, Finland
π Title: Grandmaster
π Peak rating: 2615 (July 1971)
π Paul Keres was born in Narva, Estonia, where he would reside his entire life. He was very active in correspondence chess throughout his youth, and soon began to make a name for himself at over-the-board play as well with a series of tournament victories culminating with a tie for first at AVRO (1938). Keres was thrice Soviet Champion, in 1947 [rusbase-1], 1950 [rusbase-2], and 1951 [rusbase-3]. In 1948, Keres participated in the World Championship tournament to determine a successor to Alexander Alekhine, finishing joint third. This would turn out to be the only opportunity Keres would ever have to play for the world title--he finished second ex aequo or outright four times in the five Candidates' tournaments, from 1950 to 1962 inclusive, but never won.
Keres scored 13Β½/14 at the 11th Olympiad in Amsterdam 1954 and in 1963, he won at Los Angeles ... (sharing first place with Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian).
Keres suffered a fatal heart attack in Helsinki on the way home from a tournament in Vancouver in 1975, at the age of fifty-nine.
π Keres is the player who has defeated the largest number of world champions, no fewer than nine: Capablanca, Alekhine, Euwe, Botvinnik, Smyslov, Tal, Petrosian, Spassky, and Fischer.
π With his five second-place finishes in Candidates events and his results against world champions, Keres was often known as "Paul, the Second" and "The Uncrowned King".
π SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA & CHESSGAMES.COM
β¦οΈ A memorable game by Keresπ
βͺοΈ Paul Keres vs Mikhail Botvinnik
βͺοΈ Alekhine Memorial (1956), Moscow URS, rd 15, Nov-02
βͺοΈ Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation. Traditional Vartiation (B63)
β¦οΈ Review and download PGN fileπ
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πΉ Paul Keres
πΉ Estonian chess grandmaster
π Paul Keres was an Estonian chess grandmaster and chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s. Keres narrowly missed a chance at a world championship match on five occasions.
π Born: January 7, 1916
Narva, Russian Empire
π Died: June 5, 1975 (aged 59)
Helsinki, Finland
π Title: Grandmaster
π Peak rating: 2615 (July 1971)
π Paul Keres was born in Narva, Estonia, where he would reside his entire life. He was very active in correspondence chess throughout his youth, and soon began to make a name for himself at over-the-board play as well with a series of tournament victories culminating with a tie for first at AVRO (1938). Keres was thrice Soviet Champion, in 1947 [rusbase-1], 1950 [rusbase-2], and 1951 [rusbase-3]. In 1948, Keres participated in the World Championship tournament to determine a successor to Alexander Alekhine, finishing joint third. This would turn out to be the only opportunity Keres would ever have to play for the world title--he finished second ex aequo or outright four times in the five Candidates' tournaments, from 1950 to 1962 inclusive, but never won.
Keres scored 13Β½/14 at the 11th Olympiad in Amsterdam 1954 and in 1963, he won at Los Angeles ... (sharing first place with Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian).
Keres suffered a fatal heart attack in Helsinki on the way home from a tournament in Vancouver in 1975, at the age of fifty-nine.
π Keres is the player who has defeated the largest number of world champions, no fewer than nine: Capablanca, Alekhine, Euwe, Botvinnik, Smyslov, Tal, Petrosian, Spassky, and Fischer.
π With his five second-place finishes in Candidates events and his results against world champions, Keres was often known as "Paul, the Second" and "The Uncrowned King".
π SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA & CHESSGAMES.COM
β¦οΈ A memorable game by Keresπ
βͺοΈ Paul Keres vs Mikhail Botvinnik
βͺοΈ Alekhine Memorial (1956), Moscow URS, rd 15, Nov-02
βͺοΈ Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation. Traditional Vartiation (B63)
β¦οΈ Review and download PGN fileπ
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βͺοΈ Paul Keres - Mikhail Botvinnik, Moscow 1956
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βͺοΈ Notes by Stockfish 8 v270317 (minimum 6s/ply)
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βͺοΈPGN format
βͺοΈ Notes by Stockfish 8 v270317 (minimum 6s/ply)
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π΄ Today is birthday of Igor MiladinoviΔ
β¦οΈ Serbian chess Grandmaster
πππππ Happy birthday πΊπβοΈππΈπ·
πΉ Today is also birthday of Benjamin Bok, a Dutch chess grandmaster who born in Lelystad on 25 January 1995 and achieved his grandmaster title in 2014. He won the FIDE Open in the 2015 London Chess Classic scoring 8 points out of 9. As of August 2017, he is the 4th-ranked Dutch chess player, and 184th-ranked player in the world.
πΉπΉ Happy birthday to him πππ
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β¦οΈ Serbian chess Grandmaster
πππππ Happy birthday πΊπβοΈππΈπ·
πΉ Today is also birthday of Benjamin Bok, a Dutch chess grandmaster who born in Lelystad on 25 January 1995 and achieved his grandmaster title in 2014. He won the FIDE Open in the 2015 London Chess Classic scoring 8 points out of 9. As of August 2017, he is the 4th-ranked Dutch chess player, and 184th-ranked player in the world.
πΉπΉ Happy birthday to him πππ
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π΅ Chess History - Tournaments
πΉ Corus 2004
πΉ 66th Wijk aan Zee Tournament
#chess_history_tornaments
#Corus2004
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π΅ Chess History - Tournaments
πΉ Corus 2004
πΉ 66th Wijk aan Zee Tournament
#chess_history_tornaments
#Corus2004
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π΅ Chess History - Tournaments
πΉ Corus 2004
πΉ January 10-25
πΉ 66th Wijk aan Zee Tournament
π° CHAMPION: Viswanathan Anand | 8.5/13 (+5 -1 =7) |
π The Tata Steel Chess Tournament is an annual chess tournament held in January in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. It was called the Hoogovens tournament from its creation in 1938 until the sponsor Koninklijke Hoogovens merged with British Steel to form the Corus Group in 1999, after which the tournament was called the Corus chess tournament. Corus Group became Tata Steel Europe in 2007. Despite the name changes, the series is numbered sequentially from its Hoogovens beginnings; the 2011 event was referred to as the 73rd Tata Steel Chess Tournament.
π Magnus Carlsen holds the record for most wins at the tournament, with 6 titles to his name. Viswanathan Anand is the only other player to have won the event 5 or more times, and also holds the record of most consecutive games played at the tournament without a loss (70 β from 1998 to 2004).
β¦οΈ Corus International Tournament 2004, Wijk an Zee, Netherlands
π The Hellas Chess Club broadcasts live the Corus International Tournament which is taking place in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, from 10 to 25 January 2004.
Players including Grandmasters Vladimir Kramnik (RUS), Viswanathan Anand (IND), Peter Svidler (RUS), Alexey Shirov (ESP), Veselin Topalov (BUL), Peter Leko (HUN), Michael Adams (ENG), Evgeny Bareev (RUS), Ivan Sokolov (NED), Vladimir Akopian (ARM), Viktor Bologan (MDA), Zhang Zhang (CHN), Loek Van Wely (NED) and Jan Timman (NED) are playing in the tournament.
βͺοΈ All rounds start at 12:30 GMT except for the last round, which will start at 11:30 GMT. Free days are January 12, 16, and 21. You are welcome to visit the official site of the tournament.
β¦οΈ India's Viswanathan Anand took clear first place in the 2004 Corus Wijk aan Zee Group A. He coasted to victory with a non-game draw against Sokolov with the white pieces. As expected this turned out to be enough when Mickey Adams and Peter Leko both drew with black to finish a half-point back.
πΉ The final standings and crosstable was as aboveπ
πΉ Download "Corus 2004 Games Database " by PGN formatπ
πΉ Review our selected game from this tournamentπ
#chess_history_tornaments
#Corus2004
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πΉ Corus 2004
πΉ January 10-25
πΉ 66th Wijk aan Zee Tournament
π° CHAMPION: Viswanathan Anand | 8.5/13 (+5 -1 =7) |
π The Tata Steel Chess Tournament is an annual chess tournament held in January in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. It was called the Hoogovens tournament from its creation in 1938 until the sponsor Koninklijke Hoogovens merged with British Steel to form the Corus Group in 1999, after which the tournament was called the Corus chess tournament. Corus Group became Tata Steel Europe in 2007. Despite the name changes, the series is numbered sequentially from its Hoogovens beginnings; the 2011 event was referred to as the 73rd Tata Steel Chess Tournament.
π Magnus Carlsen holds the record for most wins at the tournament, with 6 titles to his name. Viswanathan Anand is the only other player to have won the event 5 or more times, and also holds the record of most consecutive games played at the tournament without a loss (70 β from 1998 to 2004).
β¦οΈ Corus International Tournament 2004, Wijk an Zee, Netherlands
π The Hellas Chess Club broadcasts live the Corus International Tournament which is taking place in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, from 10 to 25 January 2004.
Players including Grandmasters Vladimir Kramnik (RUS), Viswanathan Anand (IND), Peter Svidler (RUS), Alexey Shirov (ESP), Veselin Topalov (BUL), Peter Leko (HUN), Michael Adams (ENG), Evgeny Bareev (RUS), Ivan Sokolov (NED), Vladimir Akopian (ARM), Viktor Bologan (MDA), Zhang Zhang (CHN), Loek Van Wely (NED) and Jan Timman (NED) are playing in the tournament.
βͺοΈ All rounds start at 12:30 GMT except for the last round, which will start at 11:30 GMT. Free days are January 12, 16, and 21. You are welcome to visit the official site of the tournament.
β¦οΈ India's Viswanathan Anand took clear first place in the 2004 Corus Wijk aan Zee Group A. He coasted to victory with a non-game draw against Sokolov with the white pieces. As expected this turned out to be enough when Mickey Adams and Peter Leko both drew with black to finish a half-point back.
πΉ The final standings and crosstable was as aboveπ
πΉ Download "Corus 2004 Games Database " by PGN formatπ
πΉ Review our selected game from this tournamentπ
#chess_history_tornaments
#Corus2004
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β¦οΈ Review our selected game from corus 2004 tournamentπ
Viswanathan Anand vs Jan Timman
Corus (2004), Wijk aan Zee NED, rd 11, Jan-23
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern Variation (B67)
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Viswanathan Anand vs Jan Timman
Corus (2004), Wijk aan Zee NED, rd 11, Jan-23
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern Variation (B67)
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πΈchess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
πΈRound 2
βͺοΈWagner,Dennis (2572)
β«οΈAronian,Levon (2780)
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πΈRound 2
βͺοΈWagner,Dennis (2572)
β«οΈAronian,Levon (2780)
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36...Rxc5! [Black sacrifices an exchange to obtain the initiative and put the pressure over his opponent until he starts making mistakes.]
[36...Rfb7 37.Kd1 Na5 38.Rc3 Rf7 39.g5 Qf5 40.Kc1 Nb7 41.Ba3 Rb6 42.Qc2 Qxc2+ 43.Kxc2 Ra6 44.Kb2Β±]
37.dxc5 Na3+!Β° 38.Kd1 [38.Kd2!? e5! β³e4 39.f5 e4 40.g5 Qb2+ 41.Ke3 Qe5 42.f6 d4+ 43.Ke2 d3+ 44.Ke3=]
38...Nb5 39.Qe3 e5! 40.f5 Qxh4 41.Kc2 gxf5 42.gxf5 Qf6 43.Kb1 e4 44.a4 Nd4 45.Rg1 Rf8 46.Qc3 e3Β³ 47.Rcf1 [47.Qxe3? Nxb3! 48.Qxb3 Rb8 49.Qxb8+ Kxb8 50.Rgf1 Kc7 51.Rf4 h5Β΅]
47...Qe5 48.Ka2 Qe4 49.Rg7 Rb8 50.Rfg1 Nxb3?? [50...Nxf5Γ·]
51.Ka3?? [51.R1g4! β³Rg8 51...Qd3 (51...Qxf5 52.Rg8+β) 52.Qxd3 Nc1+ 53.Ka3 Nxd3 54.Re7 Nf2 55.Rgg7+β]
51...d4 52.Qc4 Na5
0β1
[36...Rfb7 37.Kd1 Na5 38.Rc3 Rf7 39.g5 Qf5 40.Kc1 Nb7 41.Ba3 Rb6 42.Qc2 Qxc2+ 43.Kxc2 Ra6 44.Kb2Β±]
37.dxc5 Na3+!Β° 38.Kd1 [38.Kd2!? e5! β³e4 39.f5 e4 40.g5 Qb2+ 41.Ke3 Qe5 42.f6 d4+ 43.Ke2 d3+ 44.Ke3=]
38...Nb5 39.Qe3 e5! 40.f5 Qxh4 41.Kc2 gxf5 42.gxf5 Qf6 43.Kb1 e4 44.a4 Nd4 45.Rg1 Rf8 46.Qc3 e3Β³ 47.Rcf1 [47.Qxe3? Nxb3! 48.Qxb3 Rb8 49.Qxb8+ Kxb8 50.Rgf1 Kc7 51.Rf4 h5Β΅]
47...Qe5 48.Ka2 Qe4 49.Rg7 Rb8 50.Rfg1 Nxb3?? [50...Nxf5Γ·]
51.Ka3?? [51.R1g4! β³Rg8 51...Qd3 (51...Qxf5 52.Rg8+β) 52.Qxd3 Nc1+ 53.Ka3 Nxd3 54.Re7 Nf2 55.Rgg7+β]
51...d4 52.Qc4 Na5
0β1
12...Bd6?! [12...Nd7! Black should have completed his development. The knight would quickly control the important central squares and prevent White from pushing his pawns. 13.e4 Nb6 14.Qb3 a5 15.Qc2 f5! 16.d5 exd5 17.e5 (17.exd5 Bd7=) 17...Qe8 18.Nd4 Qg6 19.Rac1 Kh8 20.Nce2 Bd7 21.Qxc7 Rfc8 22.Qxb7 Rcb8 23.Qc7 Rc8=; 12...Bxf3 13.Bxf3 c6 14.Ne4 Nd7 15.e3 Qc7=]
13.d5! exd5 14.Nxd5 Bxd5 15.Qxd5Β²
1β0
13.d5! exd5 14.Nxd5 Bxd5 15.Qxd5Β²
1β0