Vladimir Bagirov vs Viktor Korchnoi (1960)

Vladimir Bagirov vs Viktor Korchnoi
USSR Championship (1960) · Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian. Open (B32) · 1-0

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Jun-15-05		TheAlchemist: Here, so I've read, Korchnoi accidentally touched his a6-bishop and wanted to take the rook on e1, and when he noticed it wasn't possible, he simply resigned. Meanwhile, the boy at the demo board was being cursed upon as being incompetent etc. Well, at least he got his final laugh, I'd say :-)

Jun-16-06		acirce: Yes, he had intended 27..Bxe1 with good winning chances after for example 28.Rxe1 Rxa8 29.Qf3 e2. It was one of the final rounds of the USSR Championship, and after this stupid loss of Korchnoi's, Geller was in clear lead 0.5 points ahead. But Korchnoi recovered fantastically, went 3/3 in the final rounds against Krogius, Geller to overtake the lead (with Black!) and Suetin, and took clear first.

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