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Ulf Andersson vs Jonathan Mestel
Phillips & Drew Kings (1982), London ENG, rd 13, Apr-30
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation. Positional Defense Closed Line (E95)  ·  1-0

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Apr-08-05
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  offramp: Andersson played 29.Rbd1?? Mestel should have replied 29...Rd2! which wins immediately.
Apr-08-05  passatije: cool!
Dec-17-05
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  Mateo: 26... Be6 sac the exchange in desperado style. Then, as <offramp> noticed, Andersson blundered (29. Rbd1??) and so did Mestel (29... Rd5??)!

30. Kf1? was not the best, as White must give back the exchange. Andersson should have played 30. Qe8 Kh7 31. Qf7.

Dec-19-05
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  Mateo: 45... Re2 (instead of 45... Rd1) 46. Ke2 Qe5 gave Mestel good drawing chances in the Queen ending.
Sep-21-18
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  keypusher:


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This is where the double blunder occurred. It's tricky, for example 29.Qe2? Be5 is a more or less forced draw. 29.Re2 is playable, but so is 29.Red1!: 29....Qxe3+ 30.Kh1 and Black has to either exchange rooks or give up the d-file, with a hopeless position in either case.


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The engine thinks 46....Qg1+ is the losing move and that Black would have had chances to hang on after 46....cxb5. The key difference is that, in the game, after 47.Kg3 cxb5 White's rook is able to join an attack on the Black's king: 48.Qf8+ Kg6 49.Rf2 and Black has nothing better than giving up the queen (49....Rd5 50.Qg8+).

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