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Nikolay Bakulin vs David Bronstein
"Happen a Pawn" (game of the day Jan-19-2015)
USSR Championship (1964/65), Kiev URS, rd 9, Jan-??
Caro-Kann Defense: Bronstein-Larsen Variation (B16)  ·  0-1

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Dec-16-06  midknightblue: Hello, I know it doesnt mean squat, but i found 27...Bd3. The rest was awesome.
Feb-19-08  tatarch: Wow those two pawns are ruthless at the end...
Feb-02-09  peterh105: White sure got in trouble in a hurry. He should have played Bd3 and exchanged the white B's followed by ND2 and trying to bring the N to e4 or at least contest e4. Kh1 and Re1 were wasted. He doesn't mind dropping the b pawn since then he can prepare c4. Whatchathink?
Aug-28-10  sevenseaman: Bakulin was careless. An unsound plan. After allowing ..13. h3 he castled short and broke up his pawn structure. A recipe for disaster.
May-06-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  LIFE Master AJ: Great game, by the way!
Aug-19-12  Conrad93: It's easy to spot the right moves when you are told there is a winning combination, but I honestly doubt anyone here could create this kind of magic on the board.
Sep-26-14  tranquilsimplicity: I could never tire of re-playing the games of this quintessential anti-materialist whose dazzling play and combinatorial expertise has resulted in my addiction to Chess. Bronstein makes Chess rival sex!!#
Jan-19-15  thegoldenband: <tranquilsimplicity: I could never tire of re-playing the games of this quintessential anti-materialist whose dazzling play and combinatorial expertise has resulted in my addiction to Chess. Bronstein makes Chess rival sex!!#>

Fitting that your post ends with mate!

Jan-19-15  morfishine: An incredible Game!
Jan-19-15  Ratt Boy: I was wondering why not the simple 31...♖xf3+, followed by 32...♖f1+ and it's Lights Out for White.

Durned shame that Rxf3+ is illegal. Or, maybe not a shame...because the end is beautiful.

Jan-19-15  kyg16: Amazing game.

For those Spanish speaking users I recommend this video analysis done by genius chess journalist Leontxo GarcĂ­a.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsD...

Enjoy

Jan-19-15  Gilmoy: <11..h5 12..h4 13..h3> is Caro-Kann, Knight Hunt Variation!

"Novelty of stem-game: <10.Be2>", i.e. never before -- nor since!

Mar-29-18  Ironmanth: Holy crap, what a great game!! Makes every Caro-Kann player's heart sing. Thanks for this treasure.
May-20-20  King.Arthur.Brazil: I propose a diferente sequence: 36. ♔g4 ♕xh3+ 37. ♔xh3 ♖h6+ 38. ♔g4 ♕h4+ 39. ♔f5 ♕xf4# or 38. ♔g2 ♗xf4 39. h4 g6+ 40. ♔h3 ♕h1# . Any way, a very beatiful game!
Apr-15-22  Mathematicar: Amazing game by amazing players!
Mar-29-25
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  GrahamClayton: Great sacrifices by Bronstein with 27...Bd3! and 28...Rg1+ to set up the killer discovered check 29...e2+.
May-03-25  mel gibson: I saw the first ply quite quickly.

Stockfish 17 says:

27. .. Bd3

(27. .. Bd3 (1. ... Bd3 2.Ng3 Qd4 3.Qxd3 Qxd3 4.Be2 Qd2 5.Rcd1 Ba5 6.Bf1 Qxe1 7.Rxe1 Rxg3 8.Rxe3 Rxe3 9.hxg3 Re1 10.Kh2 Rxf1 11.Kxh3 Rxf3 12.c5 Rd3 13.c6 b5 14.Kg2 Rxd5 ) +9.17/44 832)

score for Black +9.17 depth 44.

May-03-25  King.Arthur.Brazil: More one genius attack from Bronstein, I believe many will find this double sacrifice: 27...Bd3! 28. Qxd3 Rg1+ 29. Kxg1 e2+ 30. Kh1 Qf2 and W cannot stop both mate threats: Qg2# or Qxf1#, depending on W reply, or 31. Ne3 Qxe1+ 32. Nf1 Qxf1#. Refusing with 28. Qb2 Rg1+ 29. Kxg1 e2+ 30. Ne3 Qxe3+ 31. Kh1 Qf2 with the same mate net.
May-03-25  King.Arthur.Brazil: Good to see me giving a different answer in 2020. Good times when Brazil had a honest and decent president. How I miss him!
May-03-25  bcokugras: Perfect!
May-03-25
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  scormus: Brilliant finishing combination. A David Bronstein special!
May-03-25  Walter Glattke: Threatens #3: 27.-Bd3 28.Qxd3 e2 29.Bxe2?? Qg1# Therefore 27.- Bd3 28.Qxd3 e2 29.Nf3 exd1Q 30.Qf5+ Kb1 31.Rcxd1 Rxe1+ 32.Rxe1 Qf2 33.Rg1 Qxf3+ 34.Rg2 Qxg2# Hence "Glattfish" variation 28.Qxe3 Rxe3 29.Nxe3 Bxf4 30.Rc3 later mate to hope
May-03-25  Thegamelover: The first moves were obvious, but the finish was a beauty!
May-03-25
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  chrisowen: Im its wan its alo its v pj its u Bd3 gift its abled its axled its agc its aca its ma its aio its so its abb its lab its v Bd3 i;
May-03-25  Hercdon: Oh Bronstein!
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