Boris Gelfand vs Nigel Short (1990)

Boris Gelfand vs Nigel Short
Linares 1990 · Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation (E20) · 0-1

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Dec-22-06		ToTheDeath: Hmm, sacrifice or swindle?

Feb-12-09		rookattack: What a game!! Was the sac on the 15th move sound?

Feb-12-09		rookattack: Seems like 34.Nd5 is the big mistake.. White seems to be winning before he played that..

Feb-12-09		MarbleSkull: I'm not sure about that rookattack, short had quite a few attacking lines before move 34., and white seems to have few good moves. I'm not saying 34.Nd5 was anything other than utter crap, but I don't white was winning beforehand. If I were white I would've been sorely tempted to trade my knight in for the other black rook with 26. Nf6, but I understand white's reasons for not doing so. That b7 bishop is scary good this game.

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