Artur Yusupov vs Jan Timman (1986)

Artur Yusupov vs Jan Timman
Tilburg 41/537 1986 · Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange. Classical Variation (D86) · 1-0

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Mar-10-04		ughaibu: Another brutal destruction of the Gruenfeld.

Mar-10-04		Honza Cervenka: It was brutal indeed.:-)

Mar-10-04		infinitehope: and one might add that given how "non-brutal" yusupov's style generally is, when he brutally destroys the grunfeld, its not a good sign for the grun.....or is at least an indication of how very difficult the opening is to play from black's side. timman was still a powerhouse in '86, after all.

Mar-10-04		Benjamin Lau: Were you being sarcastic? Yusupov's play isn't brutal per se, but it's very dynamic and fast paced. (i.e. Yusupov vs Ivanchuk, 1991, Ivanchuk vs Yusupov, 1991, etc)

Mar-10-04		BiLL RobeRTiE: Timman's play seemed a bit less than optimal. First he plays ...b6 and ends up not moving his queen's bishop. Then he plays ...e5 and does not exchange on d4, resulting in a space advantage + passed pawn for Yusupov and a blocked-in KB for Jan. Then as Artur's attack presses on, Jan goes and grabs a pawn on the queenside! It was a brutal defeat, but I think the fault lies with Timman's play, not the Grünfeld.

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