Alexey Aleksandrov vs Aleksander Wojtkiewicz (1992)

Alexey Aleksandrov vs Aleksander Wojtkiewicz
Poland 1992 · Benoni Defense: Taimanov Variation (A67) · 1-0

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Jun-04-04		refutor: 12.Kd2?! is an utterly fantastic move in this position. the "normal" move is 12.g3 but this is an interesting alternative

Jun-08-04		themindset: what about 14...Rf2+?! leads to unclear positions with lots of complications.

Sep-02-05		SneechLatke: It's hard to figure out where Wojtkiewicz went wrong in this game. 8...Nbd7 was of course fine (black even has a better record in lines starting with this move), so I am lead to believe that 14...Bxd7 is a mistake. Somehow, it seems that this cannot be either, since it's hard to find a reasonable alternative. Did Aleksandrov refute this line of the Benoni, or is there some place black could have improved which I am overlooking?

Nov-01-06		sandmanbrig: The error lay in 15 ... Rad8 sneechlatke. 15 ... Rf2+ is really black's only chance if black wishes to have any chance.

Sep-15-07		dabearsrock1010: isnt Nfd7 the main line when blocking the check

Sep-15-07		Sneaky: Yes 8...Nfd7 is the mainline. I read in a particularly poor opening manual a simplistic comment: "Because 8...Nbd7?! loses a piece to 9.e5." However it's quite a can of worms. 12.Kd2 is amazing. I'd like to look at it more, it would be a real surprise weapon against people who have memorized complicated openings.

Dec-13-07		grasser: 15...Bxc3+ 16.Kxc3 Qb4+ 17.Kc2 Qe4+ 18.Qd3 Qxg2+ 19.Bd2 Qxh1 20.Be6+ Kg7 21.Bd5 Qxh2 22.Nf3 Qh3 23.Bxb7 Rab8 24.Bc3+ Nf6 25.Be4 Rb6 and Black has material parity

Dec-13-07		grasser: 15...Bxc3+ 16.bxc3 Rf2+ 17.Ne2 Rd8 18.Qb3+ Rf7 19.Ba3 Rxd7+ 20.Kc1 Qg5+ followed by ...Qxg2 has to offer Black some compensation.

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