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Fedor Bogatyrchuk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedor_Bogatyrchuk):
Fedor settled in Canada in 1948. His record with Botvinik before WW2 was
+3=1-0!:D He thought that Botvinnik was not gifted and to prove it would tell
this story:
In 1935 Moscow International tournament Botvinnik, Capablanca and Salo Flohr,were fighting for first place. During a break (adjourned games would be played after 2 hours of play) Capablanca came to Fedor and offered his services. Fedor quickly setup adjourned position. Capablanca looked at it for 10 seconds and said: "It is very dangerous to play for a win in this position, but a draw can be accomplished this way: king here, pawns you place here and here... etc." and showed Fedor how to setup his pieces. Analysis came to the end, and Fedor decided to rest, but was distracted by Botvinnik, Ragozin and other masters from St. Petersburg:
- So Fedor, you planning to win against Flohr?
- How? Capa said it is a draw!
- Capa, Capa! Everything is forced here!
They started to show me variations here, said Fedor. Every line we tried is a win for Fedor, basically everywhere is a win. Fedor was convinced and tried, how Bortvinnik and his team suggested. Fedor lost, because there was a hole in the analysis. I was sweating at the board in lost position. Capa came, quickly, looked at my position and said: - "I told you that you cant play for a win in this position!", and left.
Vasily Smyslov (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Smyslov), who passed away recently tell same story but differently:
In 1935 International tournament there was a 2 hour break. Soviet players were analyzing an adjourned position. They were looking for a win against Flohr, who at that time was fighting for first place. Capablanca was passing by and they asked him: "Maestro, what do you think should be played here?" Capablanca 's quickly looked at the position, because he was a real gentlemen, and showed maneuver: bring a king from one flank to another - draw! Soviet masters shrugged their shoulders and continued to look for a win against Flohr. At the end - master who suppose to play an adjourned game lost. Capablanca plan was the only way to save this game. He had a quick intuition for endgames.
PICTURE OF THE WEEK :D:
Fedor settled in Canada in 1948. His record with Botvinik before WW2 was
+3=1-0!:D He thought that Botvinnik was not gifted and to prove it would tell
this story:
In 1935 Moscow International tournament Botvinnik, Capablanca and Salo Flohr,were fighting for first place. During a break (adjourned games would be played after 2 hours of play) Capablanca came to Fedor and offered his services. Fedor quickly setup adjourned position. Capablanca looked at it for 10 seconds and said: "It is very dangerous to play for a win in this position, but a draw can be accomplished this way: king here, pawns you place here and here... etc." and showed Fedor how to setup his pieces. Analysis came to the end, and Fedor decided to rest, but was distracted by Botvinnik, Ragozin and other masters from St. Petersburg:
- So Fedor, you planning to win against Flohr?
- How? Capa said it is a draw!
- Capa, Capa! Everything is forced here!
They started to show me variations here, said Fedor. Every line we tried is a win for Fedor, basically everywhere is a win. Fedor was convinced and tried, how Bortvinnik and his team suggested. Fedor lost, because there was a hole in the analysis. I was sweating at the board in lost position. Capa came, quickly, looked at my position and said: - "I told you that you cant play for a win in this position!", and left.
Vasily Smyslov (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Smyslov), who passed away recently tell same story but differently:
In 1935 International tournament there was a 2 hour break. Soviet players were analyzing an adjourned position. They were looking for a win against Flohr, who at that time was fighting for first place. Capablanca was passing by and they asked him: "Maestro, what do you think should be played here?" Capablanca 's quickly looked at the position, because he was a real gentlemen, and showed maneuver: bring a king from one flank to another - draw! Soviet masters shrugged their shoulders and continued to look for a win against Flohr. At the end - master who suppose to play an adjourned game lost. Capablanca plan was the only way to save this game. He had a quick intuition for endgames.
PICTURE OF THE WEEK :D:
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