Vasily Smyslov vs Henrique Mecking (1973) "Mecking the Most of It"

Vasily Smyslov vs Henrique Mecking
"Mecking the Most of It" (game of the day Sep-21-07)
Petropolis Interzonal (1973) · English Opening: King's English. Four Knights Variation Fianchetto Lines (A29) · 0-1

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Sep-21-07		al wazir: 30...Rxe5 is a cool move. If 31. Rxc3, then 31...Re1+, and mate in two.

Sep-21-07		Guguni: a good tactical game.

Sep-21-07		Sergei Prokofiev: mecking, so much natural talent, so little practice and so much illness!

Sep-21-07		Eggman: Lovely game. :)

Sep-21-07		kellmano: Delightful game. Enjoyable from start to finish.

Sep-21-07		King mega: wow symyslov lost!

Sep-21-07		ColonelCrockett: white's problems start with 12.Nc3 but I'm not even going to get started on it (it's true the c-pawn doesn't mean much but Black gets an open field for his bishop pair, etc.). However, I think worse is 26.Be4. Rxe3 gives white an advantage (as Black's material advantage will vanish after 26. ... Rxa8 27.b3 (not 27.Re4? when Black gets 27. ... a3! . . . this is what Smyslov feared (in my opinion . . . I didn't read his mind . . . boy wouldn't that be nice).

Sep-21-07		Rodrigo Gutierrez: I think Smyslov was a bit unwise to let the game become so full of complications (IMO 12. Nc3 was a really poor move). This was quite unlike his usual style and instead moves into Mecking's comfort zone. Black's 17... Qb6 is an absolutely superb move: it forces white to repair black's weakened pawn structure and from there on black gets to call all the shots.

Sep-21-07		Rodrigo Gutierrez: <ColonelCrockett: 26. Rxe3 gives white an advantage> Mmmh... I don't know: 26... Rxa8 27. b3 axb3 28. axb3 Ra1+ looks very nasty for white.

Sep-21-07		kevin86: A delightful game by Meckling against a former World Champion. White is faced with a trilemma at the end. Either he could: 1 capture the pawn and allow for black to have three connectors on the kingside. 2 defend the pawn and give up a piece for the advanced pawn/queen. 3 resign-as he did.

Sep-21-07		Honza Cervenka: <IMO 12. Nc3 was a really poor move> But what else? 12.Nxf6+ Qxf6 seems to be in black's favour as well. Maybe 12.Be3!? played in Smejkal vs H Huenerkopf, 1985 was worth of consideration.

Sep-21-07		xrt999: Smyslov is dominated

Sep-25-07		ColonelCrockett: 12.Ne3 is perhaps passive but I see the possibility of double fianchetto and that means a catching up in development (Black's only real plus in the position).

Sep-25-07		gmgomes: White needs time to deal with the threath of black Qside pawns; then black grabs all Kside pawns. It reminds me Lasker vs Capablanca, 1936 when balck gradually grabed white Kside pawns

Nov-12-12		gars: <Sergei Prokofiev>, you are a thousand percent right!

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