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Nigel Short vs Gata Kamsky
Kamsky - Short PCA Semifinal (1994), Linares ESP, rd 6, Sep-28
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Archangelsk Variation (C78)  ·  0-1

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Oct-17-05  Poisonpawns: What a game from the 94 match Kamsky vs Nigel short.Kamsky totally destroyed Short in this match just like Kasparov destroyed short a year easrlier.This game is very high on tactics and deserve analysis from you pros out there.An example of the tactics here are move 22 black had 22..Bxg2!? Kxg2 Qa8+ picking up a2 bishop white seems better here tho.Very crazy game,dynamic is the word to use i think.
Apr-26-25
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  offramp: In those days both players were on good form. Short was 29, and Kamsky was 20.

In this match, Short didn't really have a chance. He lost +1, -5 =1.

Kamsky played the Archangelsk Variation.
Out of the opening he had a very good position. Two pawns had left the board - nothing else.


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17...f5! It's a lot like the Zaitsev variation.
Black has taken the initiative. Short must have been very unhappy.

Apr-26-25
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  Clement Fraud: <17...f5! It's a lot like the Zaitsev variation.>

I reckon that the position achieved by Kamsky, in this game, is much better than the Zaitsev variation: this is because of the better placing of Black's dark square Bishop (on the a7-g1 diagonal).

The big question posed by this game, is... "Where did White go wrong?" I can only imagine that the plan of 13.a3 and 14.Ba2 was "too slow" (possibly)!? Might 13.Bd5!? have been a better try... now that Black has no control of the d5 square?

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