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Leonid Shamkovich vs Vladimir Saigin
Olympiad URS 1959  ·  Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer. Classical Variation (B64)  ·  1-0


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Kibitzer's Corner
Apr-27-05
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  Eric Schiller: A gem from the late Grandmaster. The entire variation from move 16 seems forced. Clearly Black miscalculated, thinking that the material imbalance is not bad. There is, howeve, the little problem of the back rank! Black was compelled to resign, or face 21...Kg8 22.Qd8+!!
May-13-05   aw1988: And the brilliance of Qd8+ is...?
May-13-05
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  Shams: yeah, no kidding. double exclams ain't what they used to be.
May-13-05   aw1988: For further proof of that see Botvinnik-Capablanca AVRO 1938...

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