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Viktor Korchnoi vs Gyula Sax
Korchnoi - Sax Candidates Eighthfinal (1991), Wijk aan Zee NED, rd 7, Feb-01
English Opening: Symmetrical. Three Knights Variation (A34)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Aug-28-07  Jim Bartle: What am I missing? Why wouldn't 19...Qf5 win a piece outright?
Aug-28-07  vonKrolock: Wins a piece outright, yes - Sax was who missed something - perhaps he was not believing that Korchnoi would hange a piece in this way...
Feb-02-14  Howard: The move 19...Qf5 certainly does win a piece---you're not seeing things. Inside Chess magazine pointed that out, as I recall, and no doubt the Informant did too.

This Candidates match was truly blunder-ridden. In the two-game tiebreaker, Sax probably had winning positions in both games (played at faster time controls), but scored only a draw and loss in them. Thus Korchnoi stumbled on to the next round, only to be eliminated by Timman.

Feb-02-14
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  offramp: USSR Federation: "We order you to lose against Sax!!"

VK: "But I have defected. YEARS ago!

USSR Federation: "We insist that you lose to Sax."

VK: "Well... Let's see what happens."

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