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May-28-08
 | | whiteshark: Quote of the Day
<A game conducted logically and finished off with a beautiful combination - that is my chess ideal.> -- Simagin
It looks as if chessgames.com is having only a limited repertoire of quotes. At least it's documentable. :D |
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Jun-21-08
 | | brankat: Died like a true fighter, on the battlefield.
R.I.P. GM Simagin. |
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Jun-21-08
| | whiteshark: Dvoretsky on Simagin:
" With these examples I am paying tribute to <Vladimir Pavlovitch Simagin>. Many people consider that after Kasparov, Karpov and a few other greats, the remaining players are weak and somehow uninteresting. In fact, among grandmasters of the second and third rank, some know how to move their pieces, but do not possess any creative individuality. However, amngst them you do meet true artist with original ideas and profound thoughts, and studying their work is no worse than studying the work of champions. <Simagin> was one such artist, and I recommend that you study his selected games. For some time it was a standard reference work for me. " Mark Izrailovich Dvoretsky in 'Positional Play' |
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| Jun-21-08 | | sitzkrieg: Unfortunately there is no english language game collection of him, is there? |
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| Jun-21-08 | | Resignation Trap: <<sitzkrieg>> <Unfortunately there is no english language game collection of him, is there?> Wrong! See here: http://www.chesscenter.com/book3.html . I found this caricature of Simagin by I. Sokolov: http://www.dewilligedame.nl/SCHAAKP... . |
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| Jun-21-08 | | sitzkrieg: <Wrong! See here: http://www.chesscenter.com/book3.ht...;
Thanks for the info. Decent prize too.
I believe a caricature like that is also in the German edition of Yudasin's and Kotovs chess in the ussr. |
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| Jun-23-08 | | humangraymatter: There was a beatiful game Smagin made positional queen sac. and achieved an attacking position.And he won the game.Unfortunately I saw it many years ago and dont remember his opponents name.Does anyone knows such a game?He had white pieces |
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Jun-23-08
| | whiteshark: <humangraymatter>
Maybe it's Simagin vs Chistiakov, 1946
with 
click for larger viewwhere Simagin played <34.Rxd7>. |
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| Jun-29-08 | | stanleys: I don't know why the following brilliancy of Simagin is not included in the databases.Unfortunately don't have the complete score Vladimir Zagorovsky - Simagin
Moscow/1951
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4 0-0 8.f3 Qb6 9.Bb3 Ng4 10.Na4 Nxe3 11.Nxb6 
click for larger view11...Bxd4 12.Qe2 Bxb6 13.Kd2 Na5 14.h4 Nxb3+ 15.ab3 d5 16.h5 de4 17.hg6 fg6 18.Ra4 Bf5 19.g4 Rac8 20.c3 ef3 21.Qh2 
click for larger view21...Nf1+ 22.Rxf1 Rcd8+ 23.Ke1 f2+ 24.Rxf2 Bxf2+ 25.Qxf2 Bxg4 
click for larger view26.Qxf8+ Kxf8 27.Rxg4... and black eventually won the endgame |
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| Jun-29-08 | | humangraymatter: <whiteshark> thanks.I was confused with the names Smagin and Simagin.I found that game: Smagin-Sahovic 1990.Really interesting game, I advice every chessfriend to look at it.Though that is not a subject related to this page it is a good one |
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| Aug-22-08 | | myschkin: . . .
Bio in Russian:
http://chess.vl.ru/lib/play/simagin...
Photos:
http://chess.vl.ru/lib/play/img/ |
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Jun-21-09
 | | wordfunph: "GM Vladimir Simagin was a hypochondriac and was constantly terrified of catching diseases. Once at a tournament in Sochi, the Black Sea resort town, he spent a day on the beach wrapped in a heavy leather coat. He also suffered from agoraphobia." (Source: Sorcerer's Apprentice by David Bronstein) Happy Birthday GM Vladimir Simagin! |
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Jun-21-09
 | | talisman: happy birthday.i wonder when and where about the picture? mighty big chess pieces. |
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| Nov-17-09 | | offramp: He was an idealist.
Hence the phrase, "Simagin, all the people living life in peace..." |
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| Nov-17-09 | | Red October: Simagin there were no end games...
it's easy if you try
No pawn promotion or captures
And Knights couldn't fly...
Simagin all the pieces...
Moving like they did in draughts
Ooh ooh oh oh..
They say I'm a GM
And I'm not the only one...
I hope some day Magnus wins it..
And the Champ will be one... |
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Jun-21-10
| | wordfunph: Tal-Simagin 23rd Soviet Championship Leningrad 1956: The game started as 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d6 and during the game, GM Vladimir Simagin joked to other players that he was too tired to push the d-pawn all the way to d5. |
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Jan-10-11
 | | Benzol: I'm very pleased to announce that Game Collection: Vladimir Simagin is finally complete and ready for your enjoyment. |
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| Jan-10-11 | | paavoh: @wordfunph: <...he spent a day on the beach wrapped in a heavy leather coat. He also suffered from agoraphobia> How did he get on that beach? |
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| Jun-21-11 | | BIDMONFA: Vladimir Simagin SIMAGIN, Vladimir
http://www.bidmonfa.com/simagin_vla...
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Jun-21-11
| | Benzol: Good to see him as POTD. |
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| Jan-27-12 | | stanleys: <i wonder when and where about the picture? mighty big chess pieces.> Moscow championship,1949 |
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Feb-03-12
| | wordfunph: Macauley Peterson on GM Vladimir Simagin..
<For artists, it is not only important
to win, but to do so artistically. Each chess game is an opportunity for artistic expression. The Russian grandmaster Vladimir Simagin was one.> Source: Chess Life February 2012 |
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| Jun-21-12 | | LoveThatJoker: GM Simagin, today you are remembered!
LTJ |
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Jun-21-12
| | brankat: R.I.P. GM Simagin. |
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| Feb-02-13 | | otto80: 
click for larger view
Simagin - Bronstein, Moscow 1947
1 Bg5!! h1(Q) 2 Qe8+ Kg7 3 Qg6+ Kf8 4 Qxf6+ Kg8 5 Qd8+ Kg7 6 Qe7+ Kg8 7 Qe8+ 1-0
the complete score of this game is lost |
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