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Evgeni Vasiukov vs Viktor Korchnoi
URS-ch sf Yerevan (1954), Yerevan URS
Spanish Game: Closed Variations. Worrall Attack Castling line (C86)  ·  1/2-1/2

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  tpstar: tpstar-lethe (GameKnot 3/2/06) [Fritz 7]: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. c3 0-0 8. 0-0 d6 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 c5 14. Nd2 Nd7 15. g3 Qc8 [Black plans c4] 16. Qe2 Bf6 17. Nf3 [last book move] Nb7 18. Kg2 c4 [This push gains space] 19. Nh2 Nbc5


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20. f4 [20. b4!? cb 21. ab deserves consideration] ef [ ] 21. gf Bd8 [21 ... Re8 22. Qf3 ] 22. Qf3 f5 23. ef Qb7 24. Ng4 Nd3 [24 ... Bf6!? =] 25. Bxd3 [ ] cxd3 26. Qxd3 Nc5 27. Qf3 Rxf5 28. Ne3 Rf7 29. Qg4 [29. f5!? ] Bb6 [=] 30. Rd1 Raf8 31. Nc2 Rf5 32. Nb4 Qf7 [Increasing the pressure on the isolated Pf4] 33. b3 [33. Qf3!? =] a5 34. Nc6 Re8 35. c4 bc 36. bc h5 [36 ... Rf6!? 37. Kh2 Ne4 ] 37. Qf3 [ ] Qg6+ 38. Kh2 Ne4 39. Rb1 Bc5? [39 ... Bf2 40. Rb2 Bg3+ 41. Kh1 Bxf4 42. Bxf4 Qf6 =]


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40. Rb8 [ ] Kh7? [40 ... Rff8 41. f5 Qf6 42. Rxe8 Rxe8 ] 41. Rxe8 Qxe8 42. Re1 Bg1+ [42 ... Ng5 43. fxg5 Rxf3 44. Rxe8 Rx3 ] 43. Rxg1 1-0.

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