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Some Vladimir Simagin, And The Chance To Do Simaginfan Stuff!!

Some Vladimir Simagin, And The Chance To Do Simaginfan Stuff!!

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Afternoon everyone. I enjoy commenting on games. recently one of my friends commented that he wasn't brave enough to post comments to games. well, for me, that is the great joy in what I do, and I have made a spur of the moment decision to give you the chance to enjoy that same experience.

I am Simaginfan. I love Simagin and his chess. I am also old school - no master title rights here 'top Blogger' - I have been doing this stuff for a long time - inspired by the Dean of Top Bloggers, my dear friend @Kamalakanta  We do this because we enjoy sharing chess with you all.

Readers and commenters come and go. Many reading this will never have seen my article explaining my name of simaginfan. You can find it here. https://www.chess.com/blog/simaginfan/why-simaginfan  It contains a link to kamals's article on him.

As I say, change of plan here! Back then I said that I would post the game against Benko, so 4 1/2 years later I will do just that!!

Back at the end of the 1940's there were two matches between Moscow and Budapest.

The Moscow leg saw Smyslov and Simagin simply destroy what was basically the second strongest chess nation on Earth.

First up, the game that I had come into this to post.

And your chance to join in - bit of an experiment I know, but let's see what happens!

I will give Simagin's other 5 wins from that match with no notes. If you would like to note your thoughts on the games - with or without engine help makes no difference to me - and post them in the comments, I will add them to the body of the blog. Plus any pictures, info, etc. All will be added! A chance for you to experience what Kamala and I have been doing for so long. It's great fun!!

Let's post the games - all wonderful and forgotten chess - plus a few photos.

One I have posted before. Parnau 1947. Name who you can!
Parnau 1947. kasparian, Simagin and a fascinating figure in Soviet Chess history, Zubarev.
One of the other game that I was going to annotate in depth before I changed tack.
One of the last Simagin pictures. Peltz - Simagin. Kharkov 1967. Griffin on twitter.
Ivanovo 1944 where Simagin produced one of his most famous combinations - see @kamalakanta's post. Simagin is 3rd from left at the back, but also 3 famous names to be spotted

O.K. So have fun guys!! As I say, all contributions to the games will be added into the body of the blog - however you wish to contribute them. I will add them to the main body of the blog, and then you can take a look and see what everyone is saying!! Take care guys. Simaginfan.