Boris Spassky vs Joop Van Oosterom (1955)

Boris Spassky vs Joop Van Oosterom
Antwerpen 1955 · King's Indian Defense: Saemisch. Orthodox Variation (E85) · 1-0

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Sep-19-03		Benzol: <chessgames.com>I just looked up Boris Spassky's 300 wins and the game score of this game is the same as one in the book. The opponent ,however, is not Jon van der Wiel but Joop van Osterom the now famous chess patron. Can you check if this is correct.

Jun-17-06		Mateo: Demolition man destroyed White's Kingside in a brilliant way. The sac of the Knight opened the road to the heavy pieces. The beautiful point is that in many variations, White plays some seemingly slow moves, but he has all the time he needs since Black cannot move. 17. Nf5!! gxf5 18. Qh5+ Kg8 19. gxf5 <the threat is 20.Qh7 Kf7 21.Rg1 Rg8 22.Bh6> Rf7 <19...Qe8 20.Qh7 Kf7 21.Rg1 Rg8 22.Bh6 Qf8 23.Be2 wins with the idea 24.f4 and 25.Bh5> 20. Be2 <coming: 21.Rdg1 and 22.Qh8> Nc5 <20...Kf8 21.Rdg1 (with the threat 22.Qh8) Qe8 22.Qh7! and 23.Rg7 wins. For instance, 23...Nb5 24.Rg7! Rg7 25.Bh6 Qf7 26.Rg1> 21. Rdg1 Qd7 <21...Kf8 22.Qh8!> 22. Qh8# 1-0

Oct-02-09		kooley782: This is one of the most brilliant Spassky wins I've ever seen. Beautiful how he locks the center and then attacks the kingside, one of the unblocked areas of the board. Finally, after opening the file, Spassky unleashes a series of sacs that lead to demolition of black's king position. A delight!

Oct-02-09		ughaibu: For Saemisch kings indians, try this one: Spassky vs Larry Evans, 1962

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