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Vasily Smyslov vs Paul Keres
USSR Championship (1951)  ·  Reti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation. London Defensive System (A12)  ·  0-1
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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-22-02
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  Sneaky: Smyslov ended up with a bad light-squared bishop in the ending, as his pawns were fixed on light squares. The defense of both b3 and h3 proved to be too much for him.
Aug-10-06  HansJochen Peters: Smyslov resigned after 52....Ke6.
Ke6 is, by the way,a very subtle move:
Wasting a tempo (Ke6-Ke5) is the only way to win; immediately 52.... Ke5 would only draw!
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