SPRAGGETT ON CHESS
Knightmares! Rarely does one see a position late in the game with all 4 Knights still on the board. And how even rarer to see one with 5 knights! But this is the theme today: how to give mate with 3 White Knights!
White to play and win. Good luck!
(Solution posted later today!)
Troitzky 1866-1942 CHESS COMBOS
(FROM THE GAMES OF GM A.KONSTANTINOPOLSKY)
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Konstantinopolsky vs Abram Zamikhovsky, Kiev, 1933WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN
Konstantinopolsky vs Vsevolod Rauzer, Kiev, 1940
WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN
Konstantinopolsky vs Vasily Panov, Moscow, 1946
WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN
Konstantinopolsky vs Lev Abramov, Moscow, 1947
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Konstantinopolsky vs Abram Zamikhovsky, Kiev, 1935
WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN
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Konstantinopolsky vs Vsevolod Rauzer, Kiev, 1940WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN
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Konstantinopolsky vs Vasily Panov, Moscow, 1946WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN
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Konstantinopolsky vs Lev Abramov, Moscow, 1947WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN
Konstantinopolsky vs Dokshitsky, 1947
WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN
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Alexander Konstantinopolsky (Kiev,1910-Moscow 1990)
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Konstantinopolsky vs Dokshitsky, 1947WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN
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Alexander Konstantinopolsky (Kiev,1910-Moscow 1990)
”Alexander Konstantinopolsky , one of the most distinguished Soviet methodologists and theorists, first began playing in tournaments in Kiev in 1930, when he was 20 years old.
Two years later he won the Kiev championship, leaving behind many well-know masters. In 1933 he was again champion of Kiev. He was awarded the title of Master in that year for his successes in Ukrainian tournaments.
In the years that followed, Alexander Konstantinopolsky registered many impressive victories. He tied for third place with Lilienthal in the Trade-Union Championship in 1936, tied for second place with Ragozin in the USSR Championship of 1937, and tied for 4th place with Bondarevsky and Kotov in the USSR Championship of 1945….
Alexander Konstantinopolsky is an active positional player; he defends himself superbly and carries through the end-game with precision. He rarely misses an opportunity to put through an unexpected combinational thrust.
He is known to Soviet chessists as a fine teacher. Among his pupils are such prominent players as Bronstein and Lipnitsky
Konstantinopolsky has played in the finals of many USSR championships. In 1950 FIDE made him an International Master.
He is the author of many valuable studies and articles on opening theory. A member of the Presidium of the USSR Chess Federation, he takes an active part in Soviet chess affairs.” —From ‘The Soviet School of Chess’
To this one can add that he was awarded an honorary GM title in 1983. And that Konstantinopolsky was an excellent correspondence player, having won the first Soviet Correspondence Championship in 1951.Finally, he was one of David Bronstein’s trainers for his world championship match against Botvinnik in 1951.
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