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Jonathan Speelman vs Peter Biyiasas
Lone Pine (1978), Lone Pine, CA USA, rd 6, Apr-09
English Opening: Great Snake Variation (A10)  ·  0-1

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Jun-25-06
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  Phony Benoni: Can 22...Nf5 possibly be sound? It certainly works quickly enough.
Jun-25-06
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  IMlday: Louis Statham used to give away $300 per round for two games he liked, usually combo-bombo adventures. I think Peter made $200 for this one. Biyiasas had a good score vs Speelman (see also Speelman vs Biyiasas, 1979 ) but in 1978 Biyiasas was still Biyiasas and Speelman wasn't yet Speelman. Unfortunately Peter had an incurable degenerative eye disease so his career was rather short.
Jun-26-06
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  Phony Benoni: Thanks for the response. I have to admit I didn't know about Biyiasas's eye problems. Too bad.
Jun-27-06
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  IMlday: In the post-mortem I was vigourously in favour of 16.g5. Otherwise I figured that White had already gone wrong somewhere..

Peter and I shared a hotel room at the Skopje, 1972 Olympics. He was a total monomaniac, chess, 100%, all the time, zero other interests.

Aug-05-21  Retireborn: Speelman can keep a good position with 22.0-0-0; his 22.Bb5?! allows the shot 22...Nf5!

While this is undoubtedly the best move, Black is still in trouble if White plays 26.Qe3! keeping e2 for the king and leaving the b2 pawn to its fate.

Then 26.Qe3! Nd3+ [26...Bxb2 27.Rd1] 27.Ke2 Rg2 [27...Nxb2 28.Ng3 & Bf4] 28.Ng3 Rxf2+ 29.Qxf2 Nxf2 30.Rc1! Qd8 31.Kxf2 leaves White with too much wood for the queen.

Then Speelman can still save the game with 27.Kd1 Qe5 28.Nc3, but he chooses exactly the wrong squares for his king, allowing the beautiful interference move 28...Rg5! and inevitable mate by ...Qf4.

Another beautiful might-have-been is 28.Na3 (instead of 28.Ke3) Qxb2+ 29.Nc2 Rc8 30.Nfe3 Qc1+! 31.Rxc1 Bc3+ 32.Kd1 Nb2#

A sudden reversal of fortune!

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