If you knew that in 1957, a Cobalt bomb donated by the Polish Canadian Council was given to the Institute of Oncology you get 200 rating points.
The cobalt bomb, as it was called at the time, was the most modern equipment for the treatment of deep seated tumors.
Coming out of the depths of Stalinist influence, Poland's music of the 1950s featured state-backed songs that emphasized communist messages about work, but there also existed rebellious jazz that was played in venues hidden from the prying eyes of government officials who had banned that type of music.
Here's a sample of the approved music; it's from from the song Budujemy Nowy Dom (Building a New Home):
We are building a new home
Yet another brand new home
For the better days to come
O Warsaw!
...
From the basement to the top
Let the buildings rise with luck
For the dreams of all of us
O Warsaw!
The following game was played in Szczawno-Zdroj, a tournament that was destined to be consigned to oblivion. The loser was Victor Ciocaltea (1932-1983), an 8-time Romanian champion who was awarded the IM title in 1957 and the GM title in 1979. His opponent was the Dutch player Constant Orbaan (1918-1990) who became in International Arbiter.
The game is rather amusing as the advantage went back and forth and in the end Orbaan did have a decisive advantage, but his last move was an error that allowed Ciocaltea to equalize. Unfortunately for Ciocaltea, he didn't recognize the fact and resigned, or a more likely scenario is that in what appears to have been mutual time pressure, he overstepped the time limit.
Victor Ciocaltea–Constant Orbaan0–1E75Przepiorka Memorial, Szczawno-ZdrojSzczawno-Zdroj POL01.08.1957Stockfish 15.1
King's Indian: Averbakh Variation 1.d4 f6 2.c4 g6 3.c3 g7 4.e4 d6 5.e2 0-0 6.g5 The Averbakh Variation. It prevents the immediate 6...e5 c5
This is the old main line which keeps the long diagonal open. Sometime black
plays 6...h6 forcing the B to move plus he also has the option of a later ...
g5. Other moves are 6...Nbd7 and Judit Polgar's 6...Na6. 6...e5 7.dxe5 dxe5 8.xd8 xd8 9.d5 wins the exchange. 7.d5 e6 8.g4 An experiment that
has not been repeated. 8.f3 remains equal. exd5 9.cxd5 a6 10.a4 a5 11.a3 h5 12.d2 Labollita,M (2429)-Lemos,D (2371) Buenos Aires 2006 8.dxe6 xe6 8...fxe6 9.e5 dxe5 10.xd8 xd8 is messy, but equal. Kummer,H (2321)
-Mahdi,K (2332) Vienna 1999 9.d2 b6 10.f3 c6 11.0-0 g4 12.d5
is equal. Estrada Degrandi,W-Najdorf,M Montevideo 1954 8...exd5 9.exd5 e8 White would have a difficult choice to make about what to do with his B after
9...h6 and none of them are totally satisfactory. 10.f1 White is already
facing difficulties in completing his development. h6 11.d2 xe2 This
clever sacrifice of the exchange assures black of a lasting initiative. 12.gxe2 xg4 12...xg4 Is more precise because the threat of ...Qh4 would win.
13.h4 e5 14.h5 g5 15.f4 xc4 16.fxg5 d7 17.gxh6 f6+ 18.g2 xd2 19.xd2 xh6 and black is well off. 13.g2 bd7 Black has
compensation for the exchange, but not more. 14.f3 f5 Better was 14...Bh5 14...h5 15.g3 e5 is fully equal. 15.f4 Missing his
chance to gain the advantage and at the same time yielding a significant
advantage to black. 15.g3 d3 16.b3 This also leaves black in a
difficult situation. 16.xh6 xh6 17.xd3 nets a P 16...h5 16...b5 17.xb5 xd5 18.c1 Black has no really good reply. 17.xh5 gxh5 18.g1 g6 19.h1 and white is better. 15...h5 Now black is back
in control. 16.g3 e5 17.b3 d7 18.h3 d3 19.d2 e8 20.af1 e7 21.h2 xc3 21...xg3 was better. 22.xg3 f4 23.xf4 23.xf4 e5 23...g5+ 24.f2 d4+ wins 22.xc3 xg3 23.xg3 e5+ 24.f4 d4 25.f3 g5 After this black loses all of his advantage and the position
is back to equal. 25...e1 This move, admittedly difficult to see, would
have kept black in charge. 26.xe1 26.xd4 cxd4 27.xe1 xe1 26...xd2 27.xe8+ g7 28.e2 c1 Black has what should amount to a winning advantage.
..theoretically at least. 26.fxg5 g6 27.gxh6 The remainder of the game
is not playe especially well by either side. Was time pressure a factor? h7
Centralizing the N with 27...Ne5 was better. 28.hf1 28.b5 attacking the
d-Pawn is inviting, but it loses... e5+ 29.h4 29.g2 e4 29...h5+ 30.g3 e4 28...e5 29.3f2 Now Nb5 is a strong threat. 29.xd4 cxd4 30.b5 xf3 31.xf3 d3 32.f2 with about equal chances. 32.xa7 d2 33.f1 e1 and black wins. 29...d3 29...xc4 is a better defense as it leads
to a difficult material imbalance. 30.bxc4 e3+ 31.g2 xd2 31...xc3 32.xc3 xc3 32.xd2 xc3 33.f6 xc4 34.xd6 White should be able to force
the win. 30.f4 his gross blunder loses the game. 30.e2 xe2 31.xe2 Taking the Q leaves black with an annoying passed P. In this
position white should be able to squeeze out a win. 30...g8+ Of course he
could also have won with 30...Qxc3 30...xc3 31.c1 g8+ 32.h2 d4 33.xd4 cxd4 34.g1 xg1 35.xg1 xh6 36.f6+ g5 37.xd6 f5 38.c5 f4 39.h4 d3 40.f2 g4+ 41.e1 e3 and black wins 31.h2 xf1
This position is actually very complicated, but after this move the game is
back to equal. There is no explanation as to why white lost here. It's
possible that he misjudged to position, but that he lost on time isalso a
pausible explanation. 31...xf4+ is not playable. 32.xf4 xf1 33.xf1 g6 34.e4 xh6 35.f5 and white is winning. For example... g7 36.xd6 xd6 37.xe5 with a won ending. 31...xf1 32.e4 32.xf1 xc3
leaves black winning. 32...d3 33.f6+ h8 34.xg8 xf4+ 35.xf4 xg8 36.f6 f8 37.g3 37.xd6 e7 The R has only one way out. 38.h7 xh7 39.h6 g8 with a likely draw. 31...xc3 leads to victory. 32.e3 f5 33.d1 d4 34.xd4 cxd4 35.g2 f8 and black should be able to win. 0–1
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