Boris Spassky vs Viktor Korchnoi (1977)

Boris Spassky vs Viktor Korchnoi
Belgrade cm f 1977 · French Defense: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn Variation Main Line (C18) · 0-1

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Nov-01-06		MadBishop: The French as it should be played! This variation was repeatedly used in the course of this match! Here's some annnotation from Raymond Keene: 3.Nc3 (3.Nd2) 7. ...cxd4 (7. ...Qc7; 7. ...Nf5 8.Bd3) 10.Ne2 (10.Kd1) 13.Be3 (13.Rb1; 13.h4; 13.Nxc3; 13.Qxc3; 13.Ng3; 13.Ra2) 13. ...d4! 14.Bf2 (14.Nxd4 Nxd4 15.Qxd4 Nf5; 15.Bxd4 Nd5) 14.0-0-0 (14. ...Nf5 15.Nxd4 Ncxd4 16.Bxd4 Nxd4 17.Qxd4 0-0-0)

Nov-01-06		Runemaster: Great major piece manouvres by Korchnoi. For the last twenty moves he was hunting down the White king with queen and rooks and eventually succeeded.

Aug-17-09		Ulhumbrus: 15 Nxd4 will expose White's Q to attack on the d file, after 15...Nxd4 16 Qxd4. An alternative is to leave Black's d4 pawn alone and to play 15 Bh4 at once, aiming to get rid of the bad White QB for one of the Black Knights, the Black Knight on e7.

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