Vitaly Tseshkovsky
Notable Games

Vitaly Tseshkovsky

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  • 1964 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly vsPolgar, Istvan 1-0 French Defense 30 moves Match/Nation RSFSR-HUN RSFSR–Hungary match, Ordzhonikidze 1964, against Istvan Polgar in the French Defense. 13.Bxh7+ Kxh7 14.Rxe6 and 15.Rxc6 net two pawns, 23.Rf8+ Kxf8 24.Qd8+ gives up a rook to draw out the black king, and 30.Re5 ends the game.
  • 1969.01.11 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly vsLutikov, Anatoly S 1-0 Philidor Defense 24 moves URS-ch36 Final 36th USSR Championship, Alma-Ata 1968/69, round eight, against Anatoly Lutikov in the Philidor Defense. 11.Nf5 dxc4 12.Bh6 gives up both bishops, 15.Nxe7+ begins a run of knight checks, 18.Qe5 and 23.Rd4 bring up the heavy pieces, and 24.Rg4+ ends the game in 24 moves.
  • 1970.10.30 Tal, Mikhail vsTseshkovsky, Vitaly 0-1 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Arkhangelsk Variation 29 moves Sochi GM vs Young Masters Sochi 1970, round 12, against the former World Champion Mikhail Tal in the Arkhangelsk Variation of the Ruy Lopez. 20...gxf5 21.fxe5 dxe5 22.Nxf5 Qxd1 trades queens, the rook enters with 25...Rc2, 27...Bxe4 28.Rxe4 Rf2+ drives the king back, and 29...Nc2# ends the game.
  • 1974.08.20 Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vsTseshkovsky, Vitaly 0-1 Caro-Kann Defense 36 moves URS-chT Cup 08th 8th USSR Team Cup, Moscow 1974, round one, against the former World Champion Boris Spassky in the Caro-Kann. 8...c5 and 11...b5 strike back in the center, 22...Ne5 and 25...Nxf3+ break up the white kingside, 29...Rxc2 and 30...d3 push through, and 36...hxg6 ends the game.
  • 1974.09.01 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly vsSmyslov, Vasily V 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov Defense 42 moves URS-chT Cup 08th 8th USSR Team Cup, Moscow 1974, round nine, against the former World Champion Vasily Smyslov in the Closed Ruy Lopez. 14.d5 and 17.c4 open the queenside, 25.e5 breaks in the center, the d-pawn advances with 32.d6 and 34.d7, and the game ends after 42.Ncd4.
  • 1976.07.02 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly vsBrowne, Walter Shawn 1-0 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation 30 moves Interzonal-10b Manila Interzonal 1976, round 14, against Walter Browne in the Najdorf Sicilian. 8.g4 and 10.g5 launch the kingside pawns, Black gives the exchange with 12...Rxc3, 13.gxf6 and 14.Nxe6 open the black king, 24.Qxc8 and 27.Rxf6+ win material, and 30.Qc5+ ends the game.
  • 1977 Ivanov, Igor Vasilievich vsTseshkovsky, Vitaly 0-1 Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Petrosian System 29 moves Yerevan Yerevan 1977, round eight, against Igor Ivanov in the Grünfeld. 22...Rxe3 23.fxe3 Nxe3 gives the exchange for a pawn and an attack, 24...Bxd4 and 26...Qf2 bring the pieces in, and 29...Qh4 ends the game.
  • 1978.12 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly vsKasparov, Garry 1-0 Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation 51 moves URS-ch46 Final 46th USSR Championship, Tbilisi 1978, round 16, against the 15-year-old future World Champion Garry Kasparov in the Classical Caro-Kann. 18.d5 exd5 19.Nd4 and 21.Qf3 follow the line Kasparov later wrote left him short of equality, the rook reaches the seventh rank with 31.Rxe7 and 34.Rxf7, and 51.Re7+ ends the game.
  • 1978.12 Dorfman, Josif D vsTseshkovsky, Vitaly 0-1 Zukertort Opening 55 moves URS-ch46 Final 46th USSR Championship, Tbilisi 1978, round 17, the last round, against Josif Dorfman: the win brought him level with Mikhail Tal for first place. 48...g5 49.hxg5 h4 opens the white king, the black king advances with 51...Kg5 and 52...Kxf4, and 54...Kf2+ 55.Qxb3 Ng5+ ends the game.
  • 1979.06.15 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly vsIvkov, Borislav 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted 51 moves Vidmar Memorial 05th Vidmar Memorial, Bled/Portorož 1979, round 11, against Borislav Ivkov, the first World Junior Champion, in the Berlin Defense of the Ruy Lopez. 18.Rad1 Qf6 19.f3 is the plan Kasparov cites in *My Great Predecessors, Part I*, 24.Qxd6 and 27.Qxc5 collect pawns, and 51.Kg3 ends the game.
  • 1984.10.14 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly vsShort, Nigel D 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Yates Variation 34 moves Yerevan Petrosian Memorial-01 Petrosian Memorial, Yerevan 1984, round ten, against the 19-year-old Nigel Short, a future world title challenger, in the Closed Ruy Lopez. 18.e5 and 19.exd6 open the e-file, 24.dxc5 Qxg5 25.cxb6 swaps knights and creates a passed b-pawn, 31.b7 and 33.Qc8 support it, and 34.Bd5 ends the game.
  • 1986 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly vsDvoirys, Semen I 1-0 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Amsterdam Variation 30 moves URS-ch53 53rd USSR Championship, Kiev 1986, against Semen Dvoirys in the Najdorf Sicilian. 22.g6 and 23.Bxe5 open lines, 25.Qxh7+ and 26.f6 break into the king's position, 28.Rxf6 and 29.Rxf7+ follow, and 30.Ref1 ends the game.
  • 1986 Khalifman, Alexander vsTseshkovsky, Vitaly 0-1 Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation 57 moves URS-ch53 53rd USSR Championship, Kiev 1986, against the 20-year-old future FIDE World Champion Alexander Khalifman in the Exchange Grünfeld. The c-pawn advances with 18...c4, 29...c3 and 39...c2, 41...Bxc1 takes a rook, and the black king escapes the checks to end the game with 57...Kc8.
  • 1988.01.09 Kouatly, Bachar vsTseshkovsky, Vitaly 0-1 Dutch Defense: Raphael Variation 22 moves Hoogovens-B Hoogovens B group, Wijk aan Zee 1988, round two, against Bachar Kouatly in the Raphael Variation of the Dutch Defense. 15...Kxd7 leaves the black king in the center, 17...Nf5 blocks a check, 20...Qg5+ and 21...Qd2 counterattack, and 22...Re1 ends the game in 22 moves.
  • 1989.01.15 Anand, Viswanathan vsTseshkovsky, Vitaly 0-1 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense 40 moves Hoogovens Hoogovens, Wijk aan Zee 1989, round three, against the future World Champion Viswanathan Anand in the Chigorin Defense of the Closed Ruy Lopez. 18...d5 and 19...e4 open the center, 32...Qh2+ and 34...Bxg2+ reach the white king, and 40...Bf3+ ends the game.
  • 2004.11.17 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly vsMorozevich, Alexander 1-0 Scotch Game 63 moves RUS-ch 57th 57th Russian Championship Superfinal, Moscow 2004, round three, against Alexander Morozevich in the Scotch. The e-pawn advances with 35.e5, 46.e6 and 47.e7, 53.Rxe8 Nxe8 and 55.e8=Q Nxe8 56.Bxe8 leave White with bishop and pawn against two pawns, and 63.Kf4 ends the game.
  • 2010.04.18 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly vsZhelesny, Stanislav 1-0 Caro-Kann Defense: Modern Variation 33 moves EU-ch Seniors 10th European Senior Championship, Thessaloniki 2010, round nine, against Stanislav Zhelesny in the Caro-Kann: the last-round win that made Tseshkovsky European Senior Champion. 9.h4 and 13.h5 advance the h-pawn, 20.Ng6 and 23.Bxg6 occupy g6, 25.gxh6 and 29.Rxa5 win pawns, and 33.Rxa5 ends the game.
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