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!TUUR (Arthur van de Oudeweetering) @tuurone.bsky.social · 6d

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!TUUR (Arthur van de Oudeweetering) @tuurone.bsky.social · 6d

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!TUUR (Arthur van de Oudeweetering) @tuurone.bsky.social · 6d

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!TUUR (Arthur van de Oudeweetering) @tuurone.bsky.social · 6d

1975 #chess

!TUUR (Arthur van de Oudeweetering) @tuurone.bsky.social · 7d

bsky.app/profile/tuur... In his younger years in Belarus Mazel composed studies & promoted #chess in far-away Irkutsk & UIan-Ude. His behaviour during chessgames wasn't impeccable: in 1939 he was suspended for a year. In 1941 Lieutenant Mazel faithfully patrolled between rounds.

1.Nc4! bxc4 2.Kh7 Bc2 3.Kh8! Bxg6 stalemate. Mazel 1928

1.Bc7+ Kxc7 2.b8!+ Bxb8 3.d8Q+Qxd8 4.Rc3# Mazel 1928

!TUUR (Arthur van de Oudeweetering) @tuurone.bsky.social · 8d

In this position apparently Isaak Mazel (left) lost on time with White vs Bastrikov, USSR trade union 1938. Arbiter Volkovitsky inspects the matter. Mazel (1911-1945) was 2-time participant of the USSRch, won a match vs Kmoch in 1934 & the Moscow-ch 1941. Husband of Olga Rubtsova #chess

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!TUUR (Arthur van de Oudeweetering) @tuurone.bsky.social · 11d

In fact, at this moment Nikolai Riumin was leading the tournament - undefeated, half a point ahead of Botvinnik, with 3 rounds to go. Yet he would lose this crucial game (as well as the last 2 games!), still he came 2nd in this 1931 USSR #chess championship.
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!TUUR (Arthur van de Oudeweetering) @tuurone.bsky.social · 11d

The picturesque position of Botvinnik-Riumin live(?) in 1931. The onlookers are Vainstein, Volkovisky and Zubarev.

!TUUR (Arthur van de Oudeweetering) @tuurone.bsky.social · 17d

Tamaz Giorgadze in later years #chess bsky.app/profile/tuur...

https://ruchess.ru/persons_of_day/tamaz_georgadze_pd/?sphrase_id=252201

!TUUR (Arthur van de Oudeweetering) @tuurone.bsky.social · 17d

Baadur Jobava pictured in 2004. At the age of 16 he played 1st board of Georgia II at the European Team Ch 1999 in Batumi. Today at the #ETCC2025 - also in Batumi - he snatched victory from (two-time European champion & world championship candidate) Matthias Bluebaum.

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!TUUR (Arthur van de Oudeweetering) @tuurone.bsky.social · 17d

Picture of a young Tamaz Georgadze (no moustache yet). He won the 3rd edition of the USSR Young Masters in 1969, which was held in Batumi #ETCC2025. Later ao he obtained a 4th place in the 1978 & 1979 USSRch, was part of Karpov's team, whereafter "Don Tomasio" went into business in Spain

!TUUR (Arthur van de Oudeweetering) @tuurone.bsky.social · 17d

Nino Khurtsidze played 1st board of Georgia's first women's team at the 3rd European Team #chess championships 1999 in Batumi (only two boards & one reserve player those days). The year before she had won the national men's championship. She died much too young in 2018.

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!TUUR (Arthur van de Oudeweetering) @tuurone.bsky.social · 18d

Batumi #ETCC2025 1960, Georgian #chess championship: Tengiz Georgadze-Alexander Buslaev. Viktor Goglidze, main arbiter this time, is looking on. As usual in those years Bukhuti Gurgenidze (pictured vs Petrosian, Moscow Spartakiad 1959) won the championship.

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!TUUR (Arthur van de Oudeweetering) @tuurone.bsky.social · Sep 23

At the Siegen Olympiad 1970 Albania refused to play South Africa. The were forfeited (0-4). During the 1974 Olympiad in Nice the FIDE-memberships of South Africa & Rhodesia were suspended by the FIDE-congress (26-17, 21 abstentions). The IOC had boycotted South Africa since 1964. #chess

Pustina (Albania) - Browne (Australia) Skopje 1972. This Olympiad Albania refused to play Israel and as result did not play the last 4 rounds either: https://memorie.al/en/according-to-minister-kadri-hazbiu-security-lieutenant-kazanxhi-never-arrived-in-kefalonia-at-the-base-of-the-us-navy-as-testimony-of-the-greek-researcher-from-athens/

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!TUUR (Arthur van de Oudeweetering) @tuurone.bsky.social · Sep 6

Nxg2....whatever it takes! Hakobyan-Nihal,Samarkand #FIDEGrandSwiss saw the spectacular 18...Qf6 19.Bxf8 Nxg2. In Psakhis-Chekhov USSRCh Vilnius 1980 Black also went all out with 14...Nxg2. Both Black players were rewarded! #chess

!TUUR (Arthur van de Oudeweetering) @tuurone.bsky.social · Sep 3

Where Shneider, away from chess, has been involved in a transport business in Luhansk, before he moved to Kyiv with his family, he recently has played #chess again for SV 1920 Hofheim. Kishnev is regularly interviewed in Russian media as Nepo's coach.
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Eg https://www.sport-express.ru/chess/reviews/sergey-kishnev-intervyu-trenera-yana-nepomnyaschego-o-pobede-na-chm-kubke-mira-i-murzine-2286872/

!TUUR (Arthur van de Oudeweetering) @tuurone.bsky.social · Sep 3

Alexander Shneider (1962) is a Ukrainian grandmaster from Luhansk. Ao he came shared 1st in Groningen open 1991. Another notable win was vs Beliavsky, USSRch 1990. GM Sergey Kishnev (1956) focused on #chess training early together with the likes of Krogius, Estrin & Zlotnik
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Shneider in 1997. Photo Cathy Rogers via Chessbase

!TUUR (Arthur van de Oudeweetering) @tuurone.bsky.social · Sep 3

Samarkand 1983: Alexander Shneider-Sergey Kishnev. In this one wing battle Black collapsed quickly after 28...h6? (28...Kg7!) 29.Ra1 Bd5? (28...Bb3 29.Raa7 Rd1+ 30.Bf1 e5) 30.Nf6 (1-0/44). In 1994 Shneider would score a fine win over Kasparov; Kishnev would become coach of Nepomniachtchi #chess

!TUUR (Arthur van de Oudeweetering) @tuurone.bsky.social · Aug 31

Nowadays Azmaiparashvili is known for a lot of things. opponent. bsky.app/profile/bode...
Once a promising youngster he beat Karpov with Black in the 50th USSR championship 1983 in a fine game, springing the opening surprise 10...b5 on his opponent. #chess

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!TUUR (Arthur van de Oudeweetering) @tuurone.bsky.social · Aug 31

Georgian trainer Shota Intskirveli (1929-1994), with 7-years old Zurab Azmaiparashvili & Mzia Tsereteli. He also coached oa Nino Gurieli and Gennadi Zaichik. He died 65 years old, apparently of cold and hunger in a house with shattered windows. #chess

!TUUR (Arthur van de Oudeweetering) @tuurone.bsky.social · Aug 28

Hovering above #chesspolitics

!TUUR (Arthur van de Oudeweetering) @tuurone.bsky.social · Aug 26

A young (23) Dzindzichashvili at the USSR championship for teams 1967, playing for Georgia. Next to him Bukhuti Gurgenidze. #chess

Via Georgian archives. 1st round facing Mukhutdinov of Uzbekistan (draw in 64)

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!TUUR (Arthur van de Oudeweetering) @tuurone.bsky.social · Aug 25

On the free day before the last round (also the birthday of the participating Fridrik Olafsson) the players of Hoogovens #TataSteelChess 1977 played a football match against Dutch artists. It didn't break Timman's 5 wins out of 5 finishing streak! #chess

!TUUR (Arthur van de Oudeweetering) @tuurone.bsky.social · Aug 22

Constant Orbaan, later longtime arbiter in the Hoogoven #TataSteelChess tournaments, held the winner of the Przepiorka memorial 1957 to a spectacular draw. Geller's greedy 19..Nb3? (20.Bxg7! came) spoilt his advantage, Orbaan rushed with 22.e5?. 22.Rxc2! Kf7 23.Bxh8 Nh6 24.e5!; 23...Bb7 24.Ng5+!

Arbiter Orbaan at Hoogovens 1964; Noord Hollands Archief

Geller Amsterdam candidates 1956; Nationaal Archief

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!TUUR (Arthur van de Oudeweetering) @tuurone.bsky.social · Aug 11

Here she played in #TataSteelChess 1984, weekendgroup 6th Klasse C (4 players, 3 games). She also presented a TV sports programme for Dutch broadcasting company KRO en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieuwer... which organized the KRO matches with Timman nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/KRO-mat... on which she reported too

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