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Evolution of Chess Style #151 : Andre Lilienthal vs Mikhail Botvinnik: USSR ch. (1940)

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â–ºSupport the channel by donating via PayPal: http://goo.gl/7HJcDq â–ºPlaylists: http://goo.gl/FxpqEH â–ºFREE online chess at http://www.chessworld.net/chessclubs/asplogin.asp?from=1053 or realtime at http://www.chessclub.com/from/kingscrusher â–ºFollow me at Google+ : http://www.google.com/+kingscrusher [Event "USSR Championship"] [Site "Moscow (RUS)"] [Date "1940.09.27"] [Round "17"] [White "Andre Lilienthal"] [Black "Mikhail Botvinnik"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E19"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "1940.??.??"] {ANDRE LILIENTHAL (born May-05-1911, died May-08-2010, 99 years old) Russia (citizen of Hungary) PRONUNCIATION: [what is this?] Andre Arnoldovich Lilienthal was born in Moscow to Hungarian parents. He was taken to Hungary at the age of two, but emigrated to the Soviet Union in 1935. Awarded the GM title in 1950 he won the Moscow Championship 1939-40 and became (jointly with Igor Bondarevsky) USSR Champion in 1940 [rusbase-1] ahead of Vasily Smyslov, Paul Keres, Isaac Boleslavsky and Mikhail Botvinnik. He retired in 1976, returned to Hungary and remained well liked and respected. He has the distinction of having met or played every World Chess Champion (with the exception of Steinitz) and was the world's oldest living grandmaster for quite some time. ... Lilienthal was born in Moscow, Russia, and moved to Hungary at the age of two.[6][7] He played for Hungary in three Chess Olympiads: Folkestone 1933 (scoring +7 âˆ’0 =6 as the reserve, the fifth player on the team), Warsaw 1935 (scoring +11 âˆ’0 =8 on second board), and Stockholm 1937 (scoring +9 âˆ’2 =6 on first board, leading his team to the silver medal).[8] He won the individual gold medal for his board (reserve and second board, respectively) at the 1933 and 1935 Olympiads, and had the fourth-best result on first board in 1937.[9] His total score in the Olympiads was a remarkable 75.51%.[10] Emigrating to the Soviet Union in 1935, Lilienthal became a Soviet citizen in 1939.[6] He played in the USSR Chess Championship eight times.[11] His best result came in the 1940 championship, when he tied for first with Igor Bondarevsky, ahead of Smyslov, Paul Keres, Isaac Boleslavsky, Botvinnik, and 14 other players.[12] He qualified for the Candidates Tournament once, in 1948.[10] From 1951 until 1960 he was Tigran Petrosian's trainer.[4] Lilienthal began a friendship with Vasily Smyslov in 1938, and was Smyslov's second in his world championship matches against Botvinnik.[4] He retired from tournament play in 1965 and returned to Hungary in 1976.[6] His last tournament was ZamÃ¡rdi 1980, where he finished sixth in the B group, scoring +3 âˆ’1 =11.[1} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 (4. Nc3 ) 4... Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 d6 10. Qc2 f5 11. Ne1 Nc6 12. d5 exd5 (12... Nd4 13. Qd1 e5 14. e3) (12... Nb4 13. Qd2) 13. cxd5 Nb4 14. Qd2 a5 15. a3 Na6 16. b4 Bf6 17. Bb2 Qd7 18. Bxf6 Rxf6 19. Nd3 a4 20. Rac1 Qf7 21. Nf4 Bc8 (21... g5 22. Ne6 h6 23. f4 g4 24. e4 fxe4 25. Bxe4) 22. Rc3 Bd7 23. Rfc1 h6 (23... g5 24. Ne6) 24. h4 Ra7 (24... g5 25. hxg5 hxg5 26. Ne6 Re8 (26... Qg6)) 25. h5 Ra8 26. Re3 Kh7 27. Rcc3 Rb8 28. Qd3 Ra8 29. Ng6 Rxg6 (29... Re8 30. Qxa6) (29... Nb8 30. Re7 Qg8 31. Qd4) 30. hxg6+ Kxg6 31. Re6+ Kh7 (31... Bxe6 32. dxe6 Qf6 33. Bxa8) 32. g4 c5 33. b5 Nc7 34. gxf5 Nxb5 35. f6+ Kg8 (35... Qg6 36. Qxg6+ Kxg6 37. Rg3+ Kf7 38. Rxg7+) 36. Rc4 Re8 (36... Nd4 37. Rxd4 cxd4 38. Re7 Qxf6 39. Rxd7) 37. Rg4 g5 (37... Rxe6 38. dxe6 Qxe6 39. Rxg7+ Kf8 40. Qh7 c4 41. Qh8+) 38. Rxe8+ Bxe8 (38... Qxe8) 39. Re4 Kf8 40. Re7 Qg6 41. Be4 Qh5 42. Bf3 Qg6 43. Rxe8+ 1-0 â–ºSupport the channel by donating via PayPal: http://goo.gl/7HJcDq

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[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Moscow (RUS)"]
[Date "1940.09.27"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Andre Lilienthal"]
[Black "Mikhail Botvinnik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E19"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1940.??.??"]

{ANDRE LILIENTHAL  (born May-05-1911, died May-08-2010, 99 years old) Russia 
(citizen of Hungary) PRONUNCIATION:    [what is this?]  Andre Arnoldovich
Lilienthal was born in Moscow to Hungarian parents. He was taken to Hungary at
the age of two, but emigrated to the Soviet Union in 1935.  Awarded the GM
title in 1950 he won the Moscow Championship 1939-40 and became (jointly with
Igor Bondarevsky) USSR Champion in 1940 [rusbase-1] ahead of Vasily Smyslov,
Paul Keres, Isaac Boleslavsky and Mikhail Botvinnik. He retired in 1976,
returned to Hungary and remained well liked and respected.    He has the
distinction of having met or played every World Chess Champion (with the
exception of Steinitz) and was the world's oldest living grandmaster for quite
some time.    ...    Lilienthal was born in Moscow, Russia, and moved to
Hungary at the age of two.[6][7] He played for Hungary in three Chess
Olympiads: Folkestone 1933 (scoring +7 âˆ’0 =6 as the reserve, the fifth
player on the team), Warsaw 1935 (scoring +11 âˆ’0 =8 on second board), and
Stockholm 1937 (scoring +9 âˆ’2 =6 on first board, leading his team to the
silver medal).[8] He won the individual gold medal for his board (reserve and
second board, respectively) at the 1933 and 1935 Olympiads, and had the
fourth-best result on first board in 1937.[9] His total score in the Olympiads
was a remarkable 75.51%.[10]    Emigrating to the Soviet Union in 1935,
Lilienthal became a Soviet citizen in 1939.[6] He played in the USSR Chess
Championship eight times.[11] His best result came in the 1940 championship,
when he tied for first with Igor Bondarevsky, ahead of Smyslov, Paul Keres,
Isaac Boleslavsky, Botvinnik, and 14 other players.[12] He qualified for the
Candidates Tournament once, in 1948.[10]    From 1951 until 1960 he was Tigran
Petrosian's trainer.[4] Lilienthal began a friendship with Vasily Smyslov in
1938, and was Smyslov's second in his world championship matches against
Botvinnik.[4] He retired from tournament play in 1965 and returned to Hungary
in 1976.[6] His last tournament was ZamÃ¡rdi 1980, where he finished sixth in
the B group, scoring +3 âˆ’1 =11.[1} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 (4. Nc3
) 4... Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 d6 10. Qc2 f5
11. Ne1 Nc6 12. d5 exd5 (12... Nd4 13. Qd1 e5 14. e3) (12... Nb4 13. Qd2) 13.
cxd5 Nb4 14. Qd2 a5 15. a3 Na6 16. b4 Bf6 17. Bb2 Qd7 18. Bxf6 Rxf6 19. Nd3 a4
20. Rac1 Qf7 21. Nf4 Bc8 (21... g5 22. Ne6 h6 23. f4 g4 24. e4 fxe4 25. Bxe4)
22. Rc3 Bd7 23. Rfc1 h6 (23... g5 24. Ne6) 24. h4 Ra7 (24... g5 25. hxg5 hxg5
26. Ne6 Re8 (26... Qg6)) 25. h5 Ra8 26. Re3 Kh7 27. Rcc3 Rb8 28. Qd3 Ra8 29.
Ng6 Rxg6 (29... Re8 30. Qxa6) (29... Nb8 30. Re7 Qg8 31. Qd4) 30. hxg6+ Kxg6
31. Re6+ Kh7 (31... Bxe6 32. dxe6 Qf6 33. Bxa8) 32. g4 c5 33. b5 Nc7 34. gxf5
Nxb5 35. f6+ Kg8 (35... Qg6 36. Qxg6+ Kxg6 37. Rg3+ Kf7 38. Rxg7+) 36. Rc4 Re8
(36... Nd4 37. Rxd4 cxd4 38. Re7 Qxf6 39. Rxd7) 37. Rg4 g5 (37... Rxe6 38. dxe6
Qxe6 39. Rxg7+ Kf8 40. Qh7 c4 41. Qh8+) 38. Rxe8+ Bxe8 (38... Qxe8) 39. Re4 Kf8
40. Re7 Qg6 41. Be4 Qh5 42. Bf3 Qg6 43. Rxe8+ 1-0