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Isaac Boleslavsky vs Laszlo Szabo
Budapest Candidates (1950), Budapest HUN, rd 4, Apr-16
Spanish Game: Marshall Attack. Modern Main Line (C89)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Oct-31-06  aw1988: Not 34. Qxg5+? Rg7 35. Qd2 Bxf3
Nov-01-06  Resignation Trap: Laszlo Szabo wrote:

"I am still convinced that a strange interlude deprived me of a win against Boleslavsky. Playing with Black, I chose the Marshall Attack, which involves the risk of a Pawn sacrifice, as is known. The prepared innovation was also played, and my opponent was struggling with problems peppered with time trouble. And in the critical position for White,...


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...a shortcircuit developed in the hall. The fault could not be corrected for more than an hour, therefore the tournament executives suspended play, and ordered their resumption on the next day. Analysis away from the board made Boleslavsky's task much easier, therefore I did not have the courage to take further risks and drew shortly after the resumption."

May-30-13  zydeco: Not sure if the 'innovation' is 15....Bf5 (instead of Bg4) or 16....Qg4 (instead of Qh5). Neither one looks all that convincing. Also not sure what the 'further risks' are: if Szabo wanted to find some way of playing ....g5 and ....f4 or if he wanted to play 29....Nf6 and then 30.Ng2 runs into Bxf3 31.Qxf3 Ng4 32.h4 g5 (although a queen move instead of 30.Ng2 seems ok for white). It doesn't look very convincing to recover the pawn with 30....g4 31.Bxe4 fxe4 32.Nf4 Nxf4 33.gxf4 Rxf4 34.Qg2 Re8 and black's pawns are weaker in the endgame.
Jun-03-13  whiteshark: <aw1988: Not 34. Qxg5+? Rg7 35. Qd2 Bxf3>

After <32.Qxg5+ Rg7 32.Qh5! Qxh5 33.Bxh5>


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white is ♙♙ up and should have some winning chances.

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