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Tamaz Gelashvili vs Merab Gagunashvili
"Tamazing!" (game of the day Sep-27-2004)
Batumi Open (2001), Batumi GEO, rd 3, Jun-28
Sicilian Defense: 2.b3 Variation (B20)  ·  1-0

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Sep-27-04  notsodeepthought: The pun is so-so, but the game is great!
Sep-27-04  Eatman: Some wild sacs by white to get a windmill (i believe that's the correct term in English) going.
Sep-27-04  OneArmedScissor: Awesome game =]
Sep-27-04  azaris: The finish is actually quite humorous:

29...♔h8 30. ♖xb7+ ♔g8 31. ♖g7+ ♔h8 32. ♖xa7+ ♔g8 33. ♖xa8+ and whatever Black does his queen drops:

33...♔h7 34. ♖h8+ ♔g6 35. ♖xh3
33...♔f7 34. ♘xg5+ and 35. ♘xh3

Almost like a composed textbook combination.

Sep-27-04
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  offramp: Here's another great game with a windmill, Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966.
Sep-27-04  Marco65: What if 21...kxf7 ?
Sep-27-04  Cyphelium: <Marco 65> 21.- Kxf7 22. Ng5+ Kg6 23. Qf7+ Kxg5 is forced, at least from black's perspective. Now 24. Qxg7+ Kh5 (24.- Kf5? 25. Qf7+ Kg5 26. Bf6+) 25. Qxh7+ Kg5 leads to a draw by perpetual, but no more it seems. (?) Anyway, white can win by playing 24. Bc1+ instead: 24.- Bf4 25. Bxf4+ Rxf4 26. gxh4+ Kg4 (or 26.- Rxh4) 27. Qxb7.
Sep-27-04  JohnSilver: I'm of the same opinion, Cyphelium.
Sep-27-04  Marco65: Thanks <Cyphelium>. I was trying 22.Nd8+ without success
Sep-27-04
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  Honza Cervenka: After 29...Kh8 white can continue also 30.Ng5 threatening 31.Nf7# or 31.Rg6# which is unavoidable.
Sep-27-04
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  Honza Cervenka: <Marco65> 21...Kxf7 22.Nd8+ wins too: 22...Kg6 23.Qf7+ Kh6 (23...Kg5 24.Ne6+ Kh6 25.Bxg7+ Rxg7 26.Qxg7+ Kh5 27.Qxh7+ ) 24.Re6+ Rg6 25.Bxg7+ Kg5 (25...Kh5 26.Qf5+ Qg5 27.Qh3+ with mate.) 26.Rxg6+ hxg6 27.gxh4+ etc.
Sep-27-04  kevin86: I especially enjoyed the lethal threats along the long diagonal.The queen sac is a great part of a great game.
Oct-26-04  Apocalypse79: Black will lose both rook and queen.. Great !!
Jan-22-06  dakgootje: Lashvili vs Nashvili ;-)
Apr-04-09  WhiteRook48: 29...Kh8 30 Rxb7+ Kg8 31 Rg7+ Kh8 32 Rxa7+ Kg8 33 Rxa8+ <33...Kf7 34 Nxg5+>
<33...Kh7 34 Rh8+>
May-23-17
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  perfidious: The piquant finish also reminds one of Carlos Torre vs Lasker, 1925, the original windmill masterpiece.
Nov-25-23  valery2004b: 25.11.2023 on the website chessbase.com Master Oliver Reeh posted an analysis of this batch under the heading: "Beautifully spectacular"
Nov-27-23  whiteshark: stroke upon stroke
Nov-27-23  unspiek: How does this work, if Black plays 21. ... Bg3:!? The obvious reply 22. Rg7:+ Rg7: 23. Nd8+ leaves me wondering after 23 ... Kf8, instead of the crude blunder 23 ... Qc4: suggested by Reeh.
Nov-27-23  whiteshark: <unspiek> Look out for candidate moves first! <21... Bxg3 22. Rxg7+ Rxg7 23. Nd8+ Kf8>


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Mar-08-24  Helloween: <whiteshark> 24.Bxg7+ Kxg7 25.Qf7 + and the black Queen will be gone from a Re4 check in a couple moves

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