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The Mad Aussie's Chess Trivia - Part 22 From the Mad Aussie, Graham Clayton Shades of 1992! Samuel Reshevshky was refused permission by the US State Department to travel to Hungary to compete in the 1950 World Championship candidates tournament. Another Draw-Meister: Yuri Razuveyev drew 18 of the 19 games that he played in the 52nd USSR championship tournament at Riga in 1983. He lost the other game. The Best of the Best: Of the games played in World Championship matches between 1886 and 1990, the most popular move for White was 1.d4 (364 games), followed by 1.e4 (275), 1.c4 (94), 1. Nf3 (55) and a solitary example of 1.g3. The Worst of the Best? (And that's still pretty good!): Viktor Kupreichik finished in last place in the first three USSR championship tournaments that he played in (1969, 1974 & 1976). He improved to =5th in 1979 and =6th in 1980/81. Rampaging Indian: Viswanathan Anand is the only player to have won, at the same time, all three different tournaments (rapid, blindfold and combined) that are held at the Amber tournament in Monaco each year. He did this in 1997, and then repeated the feat in 2005. Rampaging Knights: I thought that I would post the following two game scores. Do any readers have their own examples of rampaging knights that they would like to share? Smith-Hanley, British Rapidplay Ch, Leeds 1998 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Qh5 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Ng5 g6 8. Qf3 Qe7 9. Nb5 Nd4 10. Nd6+ Kd8 11. Ngf7+ Kc7 12. Qc3 Bg7 13. Bg5 Qf8 14. f4 h6 15. Bd8+ Kb8 16. Bb5 b6 17. Rd1 Nf5 18. Qa3 a6 19. Bd7 Nd6 20. ed6 Qf7 21. Bc7+ Kb7 22. Qb3 Bd7 23. Qb6+ Kc8 24. Bd8 Bd5 25. Be7 Kd7 26. Qb7+ Ke8 27. Qa8+ Kd7 28. Qb7+ Ke8 29. Qc8# Khloyber-Nagy, Budapest 1942 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cd4 4. Nd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 a6 7. Qd2 Nd7 8. Be2 g6 9. Nd5 f6 10. Ne6 Qa5 11. Ndc7+ Kf7 12. Nd8+ Kg7 13. Ne8+ 1-0 (13...Kg7 14. Bc4+) Who Am I? I have been award the titles of International Grandmaster, International Arbiter and International Judge of Chess Compositions. I competed in my country's national championship 15 times, winning the title outright, and losing a play-off on another occasion. I qualified for the Candidates tournament once, and won several international tournaments. Apart from my play, my greatest contribution has been through my writings. I was involved in chess magazines in my country, but my main work was a multi-volume set on the endgame. Originally published in 3 volumes, the set was updated to 5 volumes in the early 1980's. Finally, I have also been the president of the national chess federation as well. Who am !? Drag your cursor across the space between the asterisks to reveal the answer: *** Yuri Averbakh *** Who Am I? For approximately 20 years I was considered one of the best players in my country, although I won my national championship only twice in 13 appearances. I also played in 6 Olympiads over this period. My best tournament result was an =1st with David Bronstein, whom I defeated in a marathon 120 move game. The game was published in the national newspapers of my country. I took up CC after retiring from OTB play. I wrote chess columns for several large newspapers, and wrote books as well. Away from chess, I was one of the people who was involved in breaking the German "Enigma" code during WW2, and I received an OBE for my work. Due to my war service, I was not allowed to travel to play in tournaments that were held on Soviet-controlled countries after World War 2. Who am I? Drag your cursor across the space between the asterisks to reveal the answer: *** C.H.O.D. Alexander *** Demanded of FIDE: After winning the World Championship in 1972, Bobby Fischer submitted to FIDE a 14 page document listing the 179 conditions that he required to be met before he would consider defending the title. Two of the major conditions were: (a) The first player to win 10 games would win the match; and (b) If the score reached 9-9, the champion would retain his title. Demanded by FIDE: At the 2001 FIDE World Championship knockout tournament in Moscow, 20 of the players had to undergo drug testing, while all players had to declare if they were taking any medications as well. The First Time: The London 1862 tournament was the first international tournament to be played as a round-robin event. The Last Time: Alexander Alekhine's last recorded game of chess was played on the 9th of March 1946. He played against English problem composer Gerald Anderson, who was working in the British Foreign Office in Lisbon at the time. Captive Audience: In 1914, the Mannheim international tournament was abandoned due to the outbreak of WW1. Some of the players, including Alekhine and Bogulyubov, were interned at Triberg in southern Germany. While Alekhine managed to return to Russia, the remaining players organized tournaments amongst themselves, until they were released at the end of the war. Apparently eight tournaments were played, with Bogulyubov winning five of them, and finishing 2nd in at least two others. Here are the details I have managed to come up with regarding the "internee" tournaments:
Here are some details of the lesser-known players who played in these tournaments:
Captive Opponents: After Viktor Korchnoi received political asylum in the Netherlands in 1976, USSR players boycotted any international tournaments in which he was playing. However, they were forced to play him in the 1977 series of Candidates matches. When Tigran Petrosian, Lev Polugaevsky and Boris Spassky played against Korchnoi, none of them exchanged a word with him. Even draw offers were made through a "go-between". Two Not Enough: Nicaragua arrived at the 1974 Nice Chess Olympiad with only two players on their men's team, instead of the usual four players. After losing 0-4 (2 losses & 2 forfeits) to Chile in Round 1, the team withdrew from the Olympiad, and their score was cancelled. Two Just Right: The husband and wife pair of Suan Evans-Quek and Debbie Evans-Quek won the men's and women's Welsh Chess Championships respectively, in 2004. ANAGRAMS: Today chess friends, I bring you ten chess anagrams. Try to figure out what chess personality or term might be found by rearranging the letters in each anagram below:
ANAGRAM Solutions Drag your cursor across the space between the asterisks to reveal the answers: *** #1 = BOBBY FISCHER = BY CHEF SIR BOB; #2 = EN PASSANT = ANNA STEPS; #3 = QUEENSIDE CASTLING = A SEQUENCED LISTING; #4 = PASSED PAWN = SNAPPED SAW; #5 = SUSAN POLGAR = A GAL ON SPURS; #6 = CHAMPIONS = CHAIN MOPS; #7 = STALEMATE = METAL SEAT; #8 = TOURNAMENT = RENT AMOUNT; #9 = GRANDMASTER = RAD GARMENTS; #10 = PIECES AND PAWNS = CANINES SWAPPED *** Who Am I?: Although born in Romania, I moved to Vienna in the last decade of the 19th century, and won several tournaments that were held in the city. My international success was limited by my cautious playing style. It was said that I played "keeping the draw in hand". My best results were =4th at Dresden and Cambridge Springs. I achieved fame away from the board through my writings. I edited the "Wiener Schachzeitung" from 1898 to 1914. I also edited the tournament books for Vienna 1903, Ostend 1906, Carlsbad 1907, Vienna 1908 and Baden 1914. My annotations featured humourous and witty notes. My other claim to fame is one of the earliest examples of resigning a won game: von Popiel - Who Am I?
I resigned, when I could have won immediately with 1...Bg1! If 2 Qxd7 Qh2 mate. Who Am I? Highlight the space between the brackets to see the answer: [ Georg Marco (1863-1923) ] Who Am I? I grew up in the USSR republic of Armenia, and won the republic's chess championship 10 times. I also played in four USSR championship finals as well. I preferred to live in Yerevan when a move to a major chess centre like Moscow or Leningrad might have advanced my career. I am a railway engineer by profession. As well as playing, I had always been interested in problems and studies, having composed my first problem at age 15. It is in the area of studies and compositions where I have achieved my greatest success. Many people still consider me the greatest Soviet endgame study composer of all time. I won 6 of the first 10 USSR study composing championships, and I was the first composer to receive the FIDE Grandmaster of Chess Composition title. Who am I? Use your mouse to highlight the space between the brackets for the answer: [ Genrik Kasparian ] Who Am I? I became a professional chess player after being an accountant by profession. I lost a play-off match for my country's national title, but then won the title six times, as well as competing in three Chess Olympiads. I was a determined and tenacious opponent, and on my day I could defeat the strongest players of the era. I had tournament victories over Alekhine, Reti, Bogulyubov, Tartakower, Rubinstein, Euwe and Nimzovich. I also wrote several chess columns for major newspapers in my home country. Who am I? Use your mouse to highlight the space between the brackets for the answer: [ Frederick Yates (1884-1932) ]
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