Georgi P Tringov vs Viktor Korchnoi (1972)

Georgi P Tringov vs Viktor Korchnoi
Skopje olm 1972 · French Defense: Winawer. Advance Variation (C19) · 0-1

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May-04-11		perfidious: According to Robert Wade in Korchnoi's 400 Best Games, White failed to place the scoresheet with his sealed move in the envelope at adjournment.

Jul-02-11		paul1959: A dramatic and controversial game. On their book on the Olympiad, Keene and Levy give the adjourned position as the one after Black 41st but with the players on the wrong side! Tringov's sealed move was not found when the game was resumed. At that point the Soviets were trailing the match 1.5-0.5 and neither this game or Tal-Radulov were showing hope of a win. Worse , they were were having a terrible start in the Olympiad and were already trailing the Yugoslavs by 2.5 points after three rounds. With this forfeit and with Tal pulling a fine ending, the Soviets won the match and eventually the Olympiad by a narrow margin.

Jul-02-11		paul1959: The problem here is why did the players continued for eleven moves after the 41st (time control ) in such an important game and why do we have the supposedly missing sealed move (52 Rc6)? The final position is a draw according to my old BCE. The Black King cannot come to help his passed pawn without losing the K-side pawns or allowing a perpetual check.

Sep-17-12		wordfunph: according to IM Malcolm Pein in his book The Guide to Chess.. <...Also spare a thought for the Bulgarian GM Tringov, playing Korchnoi in the 1972 Olympiad, who sealed in an equal position. Both players analysed into the small hours, but on resumption the envelope was found to contain...nothing. Tringov forfeited the game, and Bulgaria lost the match 2.5-1.5. He later found the scoresheet in his jacket pocket!> :(

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