Mark Taimanov vs Alexander Kotov (1953)

Mark Taimanov vs Alexander Kotov
Zurich Candidates (1953) · Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense (D38) · 1-0

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Dec-02-04		vonKrolock: This game was decisive from Kotov’s point of vue: Winner of the 1952 Interzonal, he was improving considerably his score in the Candidates’ second half - unbeaten for seven Rounds before this 26th, whith victories against Smyslov and Reshevsky to accredit his performance… Perhaps his choice of a Defense here was unwise – as Bronstein remarked, “In Ragozin’s System (* Nc6 whith Pc7) the abstract concept of a White’s advantage adopts a concrete form” Taimanov conduction in all the game is praiseworthy; and when Black feels compelled to a shape whith his Pawns at white points, preceding an exchange BxN in ‘c5’, Kotov is positonally almost lost. <38…Ra4> Comprehensible attempt to create some complications (39.Bh5 Rb4 etc), and naturally Taimanov’s next move …. <39.Bd1> … is adorned, by Bronstein, whith two <!!> exclamation marks, and a laud address <”A brilliant reply”…> etc <40.Ra1> <”White’s dreams comes true, the Rook pierce unto the eight file, provoking disorder and perplexity”> (**quick indirect translation – from Spanish “El Ajedrez de Torneo” by D. Bronstein

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