| Nov-24-04 |
| Whitehat1963: Another good name for a chessplayer. |
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Dec-26-04
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| Benzol: Vitaly Alexandrovich Chekhover
Born 22nd December 1908 in St Petersburg
Died 11th February 1965 in Leningrad.
He became an IM in 1950 and an IM for Chess Composition in 1961.
He was Leningrad champion in 1937 (joint) and 1949. |
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| Feb-01-05 |
| rochade18: I think it is the 4.Qxd4 line in the Sicilian which is named after him. Seems like he didn't play it a lot. |
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| Feb-01-05 |
| MoonlitKnight: I only remember this guy for his loss to Botvinnik, and of course the hilarious game of the day pun attached to it. Botvinnik vs Chekhover, 1935 |
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| Apr-15-05 |
| Shokwave: Huh. Yup, this is the fellow that the B53 "Chekhover variation" of the Sicilian is named for. I love the opening, play it all the time. Seems odd that there is only one game in the DB where he played it. The Polgar sisters sometimes use it, with good results. Takes black out of their normal lines, and it can be great for white if black chases the queen too hard. |
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| Jun-13-05 |
| Kwariani: I'm compelled to leave a link for a rather interesting Chekhover ending. It is under "Position 44," White to play and draw.
http://members.aol.com/brigosling/p... |
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| Nov-03-05 |
| capanegra: Here is Chekhover's composition (1947) cited by <Kwariani> (White to play and draw):
click for larger viewThe solution is indeed very original, but the precursor of this kind was not Chekhover. In 1924, Simkowitsch composed the following problem (White to play and draw): 
click for larger viewThe main theme is the same in both problems, but in my opinion Simkowitsch's is superior. |
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| Nov-30-05 |
| capanegra: Solution of Chekhover's problem: 1. d1!  h2 2.e1! xg2 3.f1 h2 4.g1 h3 5.g2 h5 6.f3! f6 7.g1 h8 8.g2 e8 9.f2 f5 10.f1 =Solution of Simkowitsch's problem: 1. f7 e8 2.d6+ exd6 3.f3+ g6 4.g3+ f7 5.f3+ e7 6.e3+ d8 7.xe8+ xe8 8.a3!!  b7 9.d1 f7 10.e1 a8 11.f1 h8 12.g1! e8 13.f1 f6 14.g3 f5 15.f3 e3 16.f2 d3 17.e2 xf3 18.xf3 = |
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| Dec-21-05 |
| capanegra: Here is my favorite Chekhover (1952):
White to play and draw 
click for larger viewIn the site http://membres.lycos.fr/albillo/aje... it is said that this problem was tested with different programs, and after hours of study not even one of them could find the answer, in spite of the fact that the solution involves only two moves!! …proof that human imagination is still beyond the machine? |
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| Sep-02-06 |
| stanleys: The last composition is so nice! |
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| Sep-02-06 |
| syracrophy: <capanegra> Nice puzzle! I got the answer (I didn't find it, I visited the link that you posted) 1.Bg4!! <Brilliant!> 1...e1=Q <1...Kxg4 2.f3+! and 3.Kf2 stops the pawn> 2.h3! jailing the king in a prison, and drawing, because the queen can't mate without the help of the king. Awesome! |
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| Sep-04-06 |
| capanegra: Yes, it is really an awesome study. Indeed, Chekhover was a magnificent composer. Here's another (1956) a bit more difficult, but with a lovely theme: the white Knight alone blockades the Pawn and imprisons Black's minor pieces. With this clue and the concept of distant opposition, it could be resolved. White to play and draw:
click for larger view |
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| Sep-08-06 |
| syracrophy: <capanegra> I suggest 1.e4! Bxe4 <1...c2 2.Ne2 controls the pawn> 2.Ne2! Bf3 <trying to take away the knight> 3.Nc1! and the knight controls the pawn and the threat is 4.Bd5 and 5.Be4 attacking the pawn and drawing It's just a cheap try. Don't shame on me :-P |
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| Sep-08-06 |
| capanegra: <syracrophy> 1.e4! is ok (not 2.e3? Bd3 2.Bb1 Bxb1 3.Ne2 Be4+ 4.Ka7 c2 5.Nc1 Bd5 6.Kb6 Nb3 and Black wins). Now, 1…Bxe4+ is check, so you can't reply with 2.Ne2. However, I admit the solution is a bit too difficult. The correct continuation is 2.Ka7! (if 2.Kb8? Bd3! 3.Bb1 Bxb1 4.Ne2 c2 5.Nc1 Kd8! 6.Kb7 Kd7 7.Kb6 Kd6 8.Kb5 Kd5 9.Kb4 Kd4 10.Ka3 Kc3 11.Ne2+ Kd2 and wins) Bd3 (not 2…Bf3 3.Bb1 Bg4 4.Kb6 Kd7 5.Kc5 Ke6 6.Kd4 c2 7.Bxc2 Nxc2+ 8.Kd3 and draws) 3.Bb1!! Bxb1 4.Ne2 c2 5.Nc1! and the Knight blockades the pawn and imprisons the black minor pieces. 5…Ke7 (not 5…Kd7 6.Kb7! Kd6 7.Kb6 Kd5 8.Kb5 Kd4 9.Kb4 Ke4 10.Kc3 Ke3 11.Kb2 Kd2 12.Kxa1 Kxc1 stalemate) 6.Ka6! Ke6 7.Ka5! Ke5 8.Ka4! Ke4 9.Ka3! Ke3 10.Kb2 Kd2 11.Kxa1 Kxc1 stalemate. |
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Oct-24-06
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| WarmasterKron: My personal favourite is this little gem.
White to play and draw:
click for larger view |
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| Feb-10-07 |
| BIDMONFA: Vitaly Chekhover CHEKHOVER, Vitaly A.
http://www.bidmonfa.com/chekhover_v...
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| Feb-10-07 |
| syracrophy: <WarmasterKron> Better post the answer to your puzzle before I start saying stupid and ilogical variations :-P |
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Feb-19-07
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| WarmasterKron: <syracrophy> White draws by creating a fortress: 1.d4 f3! 2.g3!! h3! 3.b4!! h2 4.a3 h1 5.b2
click for larger viewDespite the queen, Black cannot make progress. The Black king cannot reach the third rank and the queen can neither break through nor challenge the bishop's control of the a7-g1 diagonal. |
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| May-27-08 |
| hamham: I think it's only fair if we would mention the chekhover variation of the sicilian in his biography (1.e4 c5 2.pf3 d6 3.d4 xd4 4.Dxd4 Pc6 5.Lb5 Ld2 6.Lxc6 Lxc6). It's very playable actually and puts your opponent out of book immediately. |
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| Jul-08-08 |
| hamham: I'm sorry. It's actually:
1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 d6
3.d4 cxd4
4.Qxd4
The most common continuation is:
4. Nc6
5.Bb5 Bd7
6.Bxc6 Bxc6
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| Sep-12-08 |
| myschkin: . . .
Soviet chess player and chess composer, furthermore also a pianist. Bio (in English): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitaly... Bio (in German): http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witali... |
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