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Zsuzsa Polgar vs Emil Ivanov
Varna 1981  ·  Benko Gambit: Declined. Bishop Attack (A57)  ·  1-0


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Mar-17-04   vishyanand: polgar uses the pawn on the d-file for excellent positional victory
Mar-17-04   caballos2: A nice way to deny black the counterplay he gets for the pawn sacrifice in the benko gambit: simply don't accept it! :-)
Jun-30-08
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  notyetagm: White to play: 13 ?


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Black has just played the blunder 12 ... Bc8-b7??, putting the light-squared bishop on a square (b7-square) where it is <UNDEFENDED> and easily attackable down the b-file.

Polgar sees that she can play Qc2-b3 with a <DOUBLE ATTACK> on the <UNDEFENDED> Black b7-bishop and the <LOOSE> Black f7-pawn,square next to the Black e8-king.

So she plays 13 Bc4xf7+!, to <DECOY (DRAG)> the Black e8-king to f7 for the <QUEEN FORK> 14 Qc2-b3+.

Position after 13 Bc4xf7+!


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(VAR) Position after 13 ... Ke8xBf7 14 Qc2-b3+ <queen fork>


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Mar-25-09   Thickasabrick31: Why doesn't Ivanov play 14. ... Bxg2 ?
Mar-25-09
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  vonKrolock: <Why doesn't Ivanov play 14. ... Bxg2 ?> What about 15.Qe6+ Kd8 16.dxe7+ Bxe7 17.0-0-0! (with the idea a. o. Nb3 or Nc4), and now 17...Qc7 (to cover also d7) 18.Nc4+ Nd7 19,Nxe5 etc note: C- (I'm not using a chess software - feel free for computer checking)
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