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Zhao Zong Yuan vs Darryl K Johansen
Cup Doeberl, Canberra (Australia) 1999  ·  French Defense: Advance. Euwe Variation (C02)  ·  0-1


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Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-02-05   offramp: Almost any 26th move would have won sonce black is a piece up for a pawn. The move he played seems to be an attempt to get as many peces off the board as quick as possible - to leave a straightforward ending a clear exchange ahead:

27.axb4 Rxa1+ 28.Bxa1 d3 29.Rd2 Rxg2 30.Rxd3 Rd2+ 31.Rxd5 Rxd5 ...

Jul-02-05
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  JohnBoy: This one has me baffled. Black's 26th, ...Bxb4, does not make sense to me. Why does white not just capture the bishop with 27.ab4?
Jul-02-05
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  JohnBoy: Yeah - I was just n the process of posting that when you got to it first. Thanks! BTW, the answer precedes the question here because I deleted the original to correct a typo.

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