Gennady Sosonko vs Manuel Rivas Pastor (1978)

Gennady Sosonko vs Manuel Rivas Pastor
Amsterdam 1978 · Queen's Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense (D24) · 0-1

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Apr-21-04		Honza Cervenka: Very interesting game. 15...Rd7 was a surprising defence.

Sep-20-06		beenthere240: I agree. And its companion 18...Qf6, which breaks the back of the attack is also quite fine. Black has a pawn for the exchange but white's d pawn is very weak and eventually falls. I imagine White was a bit dispirited seeing a wild attack turn into a lost ending.

Jul-03-08		apexin: interesting game.

Jul-13-08		KokeFischer: 47. h5 instead of 47. Ba2 was interesting try to draw. If black king attacks f5 then Be6 or Bg6 and if black king plays around d4 or e3 then white bishop gets the a2-g8 diagonal.

Jun-29-11		perfidious: Sosonko must have fallen off his chair after Black played the coup of a lifetime in 15....Rd7. <KokeFischer: 47. h5 instead of 47. Ba2 was interesting try to draw. If black king attacks f5 then Be6 or Bg6 and if black king plays around d4 or e3 then white bishop gets the a2-g8 diagonal.> If nothing else, this offers White practical chances he failed to get in the actual game.

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