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Isaac Boleslavsky vs Alexander Kotov
USSR Championship (1944)  ·  Spanish Game: Closed Variations. Chigorin Defense (C98)  ·  1-0
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Aug-13-07  vonKrolock: <34.Rxe5> Boleslavsky believed that here 34.Rxb5 Qxb5 35.f6 would win forcibly, but there's the shadow of a doubt in the line 35...g5 36.Qf5 Kf8 37.Qh7 Ke8 38.Qg8+ Kd7 39.Qxf7+ Kc8 40.Qe7 Qd7 41.Qa3 Qc7 42.Qa8+ Kd7 43.Qd5+ Ke8 44.Qg8+ Kd7 45.Qf7+ Kc8 46.Qe6+ Kb8 47.Qa6 (Boles' analysis so far!) But now it seems that, instead of the move (47...Qa7) suggested, black can play 47...Rd1+ followed by 48...Ra1 with a good drawing chance
Mar-29-08
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  plang: After 19..axb Boleslavsky said:

"Black has played the opening inaccurately and as a result"

1) the d7 square, needed for the transfer of the knight via c5 to d3 is occupied by the bishop;

2) White has obtained the possibility of occupying the f5 square with the knight f3, retaining the second knight for the d5 square;

3) the f5 square, because of the absence of the h pawn cannot be covered by the g pawn"

<Boleslavsky believed that here 34.Rxb5 Qxb5 35.f6 would win forcibly>

Well, the move he played (34 Rxe5) was certainly sufficient.

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