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Grigory Levenfish vs Mikhail M Yudovich Sr.
USSR Championship (1933)  ·  French Defense: Tarrasch Variation. Open System Main Line (C09)  ·  1-0
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Jun-08-05
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  schnarre: Nice!
Nov-14-09
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  tpstar: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 <French Tarrasch, Open System> 5. Ngf3 <5. Bb5+ Nc6 6. Ngf3 transposes to the game; 5 ... Bd7 6. Qe2+> Nc6 6. Bb5 Nf6 <6 ... Bd6 is also common> 7. 0-0 Be7 <7 ... Be6 8. Re1 Bd6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nb3 Qb6 Euwe vs R Broadbent, 1948 ; 7 ... c4 8. b3 cxb3 9. Ne5 Qb6 10. Qe2 Keres vs A Dueckstein, 1968; 8. dxc5 0-0 9. Nb3 <MBW = Make Black Work to regain the Pc5; this line scores well for White Opening Explorer > Ne4 <9 ... a5 10. a4 Ne4 11. Be3 Bg4 12. Be2 U Lauk vs T Tanav, 2001 > 10. Be3 Bg4 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Qd3 <White allows doubled Pawns but frees the Queen from the pin> Bxf3 13. gxf3 Ng5 14. f4 Qd7 15. f3 <15. fxg5 Qg4+ draws by perpetual check; the text prevents ... Qg4+> Ne6 16. Kh1 <<[16. f5 Nc7 ]>> f5 17. Rg1 a5 18. a4 Bf6 19. Rad1 Rab8 <19 ... Bxb2?! 20. c3 traps the Bishop> 20. Nxa5 Rxb2 21. Nb3 <Blocking the Rook's exit> Qe8 22. Bc1 Ra2 23. Rde1 Bh4 <23 ... Rxa4?! 24. Qxf5 wins the Knight> 24. Re2 Rxa4 25. Qe3 Kf7 <Consider 25 ... Nc7> 26. Bb2 <<[26. c4 dxc4 27. Nd4 Nxd4 28. Qxd4 Bf6 ]>> Rg8 <<[26 ... g6!? 27. Qc3 Qd8 28. Rxe6 Kxe6 29. Qe5+ Kd7 30. Qd6+ Ke8 31. Qe6+ Be7 ]>> 27. Qe5 Bf6?? <<[27 ... g6 28. Rge1 Ra2 ]>> 28. Rxg7+!! Bxg7 <28 ... Kxg7/Nxg7 29. Qxf6#; 28 ... Rxg7 29. Qxf6+ Kg8 30. Rxe6> 29. Qxf5+ Ke7 30. Rxe6+ <<[30. Qxe6+ seems even better Kd8 31. Bf6+ ]>> Kd8 31. Rxe8+ <<[31. Bf6+ Bxf6 32. Qxf6+ Kc7 33. Rxe8 Rxe8 34. Qd6+ Kc8 35. Qxc6+ ]>> 1-0.

<<[Fritz 7]>>

Apr-23-11
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  schachspieler1981: a very nice game indeed - and a good mid-week puzzle on move 28
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