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David Bronstein vs Wolfgang Uhlmann
Keres Memorial (1977), Tallinn URS, rd 3, Feb-23
French Defense: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn Variation Main Line (C18)  ·  0-1

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Feb-10-07  notyetagm: This kind of position is -precisely- what White is trying to avoid when playing the Winawer Poison Pawn: a raging Black attack against his king stranded in the center.

Position after 27 ... ♕g8:


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Dec-19-14  Conrad93: 14. h4 is premature. White should at least play 14. Rb1 or 14. Be3 first.
Dec-19-14  parisattack: Analyzed by Uhlmann in Winning with the French (a translation of his Ein Leben lang Franzosisch Franzosische Verteidigung - richtig gespielt).

14. Nc3, Nf5; 15, Nb5, Qb8 planning ...Rg3 and the Ne5 sac is still in the air.

Certainly one of the 'must-have' books for the French practitioner.

Nov-10-17  mikealando: Resign before mere mortals can spot the checkmate.
Nov-07-22
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  FSR: Uhlmann and his beloved French get their revenge against Bronstein. https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che...
Dec-09-23  Ediciones3jaques: Partida que aparece en Suetin, Alexei - Plan Like a Grandmaster (1988) página 206 Donde aparece jugada en 1976, aunque en las bases de partidas aparece jugada en 1977.
Nov-29-24  mel gibson: I didn't see that.

Stockfish 17 chooses the same ply but declines the Knight:

23. .. Nxe5

(23. .. Nxe5 (1. ... Nxe5 2.Nd6+ Qxd6 3.Qxb7+ Kd8 4.Qb8+ Qxb8 5.Rxb8+ Ke7 6.Rb7+ Kf8 7.fxe5 Rh5 8.Be2 Rxe5 9.Bh6+ Kg8 10.Rb8 Kh7 11.Bg5 Rgxg5 12.Rxh4+ Kg7 13.Rxe8 d3 14.cxd3 Rg1+ ) +5.59/36 172)

score for Black +5.59 depth 36.

If I force SF to accept the Knight it's a similar strength:

23. .. Nxe5
24. fxe5 Bc6

(24. .. Bc6 (1. ... Bc6 2.Bd3 Rh5 3.Bf4 Rxf4 4.Nd6+ Qxd6 5.exd6 Bxh1 6.Rxh1 Ng2+ 7.Ke2 Re5+ 8.Kd1 Rh4 9.Rg1 Ne3+ 10.Ke2 Nf5+ 11.Kf1 Rf4+ 12.Kg2 Nxd6 13.Kg3 Rf6 14.Kh4 Rh6+ ) +6.11/37 199)

score for White +6.11 depth 37.

Nov-29-24  mel gibson: When White resigns it's mate in 19.

30. .. Ng5+

31. Ke2 (1.Ke2 Rxe4+ 2.Bxe4 Nxe4 3.Qf4 Qg2+ 4.Kd3 Nc5+ 5.Kxd4 Qd5+ 6.Kxc3 Na4+ 7.Qxa4 Bxa4 8.Rb4 b5 9.Kb2 Qxe5+ 10.Kb1 Qc3 11.Rb2 Kc6 12.Ka2 Bxc2 13.Rb4 Bd3 14.Rb2 Qc4+ 15.Ka1 Qc1+ 16.Ka2 Bc4+ 17.Rb3 Qc2+ 18.Ka1 Bxb3 19.a4 Qa2+) -M19/71 136

Black wins _ mate in 19.

Nov-29-24
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  chrisowen: I dunk its hq jam Nxe5 ace its me its coffin abe its leeway its dub its chi Nxe5 doh;
Nov-29-24  cocker: Revenge for Uhlmann's 15-move defeat in 1971
Nov-29-24  cocker: As already noted by <FSR>.
Nov-29-24
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  Benzol: Totally missed it.
I wanted to play 23...Rg1
Mar-28-25
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  LittleKibitzer:

<Astuces de l'ouverture>

C'est comment les noirs s'adaptent qui est interessant. La marche du pion h est quelque chose de tres courant dans cette variante, on peut presumer. Puis, 19... Qd8 est peut-etre pour prevenir la menace de g4. Donc, il y a de lecons a trouver ici.

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