Yuri Balashov vs Josif D Dorfman (1975)

Yuri Balashov vs Josif D Dorfman
Yerevan URS ch 1975 · Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern Variation Early deviations (B62) · 1-0

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Jul-06-09		Phony Benoni: <25.?> click for larger view Balashov lights up the stage a bit, starting with <25.Bc4>. Of course, taking the bishop allows 26.Rd7 winning on the spot, so black tried to cover f7. However, he didn't do a very good job of it, since after <25...Nf6 26.Bb3 Qc8 27.Bxf7+> crashed through anyway, and after <27...Kxf7 28.Rd7+ Kg8 29.Rxg7+> completed the demolition work. Black was fortunate to be able to keep both rooks for the queen (34.Qxc5?? Rf1#), but the extra pawns proved too much for him.

Jul-06-09		chillowack: White's final move wins the a-pawn, since 41...Rf6 allows 42.Qg8#.

Jul-07-09		crwynn: 26...Qc8 was rather grovelling as well as a gross blunder. The "move that plays itself" is 26...a5, which I was curious enough about to ask rybka. 26...a5 27.g5 a4 28.Bxf7+ Qxf7 29.gf is appealing, but after 29...b3 (not much deep thinking here) Rybka thinks Black's counterplay is real, the position is too hairy for me to evaluate without much analysis. 29...b3 30.Rd5 bc+ 31.Kc1 Rxd5 32.ed Rd8 33.Rg1 Qxd5! is a possible line. 28.Be6 fe 29.Qxe6+ Qf7 forces a double-rook ending where White may be winning, but he still has a lot of work to do. This shows how important it is to chase after that Bishop when White plays it to c4 in a Sicilian.

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from USSR Championship 1975 by Phony Benoni