Alexei Iljushin vs Ruslan Ponomariov (1997)

Alexei Iljushin vs Ruslan Ponomariov
Wch U18 Erevan 1997 · Benko Gambit: Accepted. Dlugy Variation (A57) · 0-1

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Jan-28-02		bishop: At totally unexpected exchange sacrifice on the eighteenth move highlights this excellent game. The finish would have been 36.Kf4 Rf2+ 37.Ke5 Rf5 mate.

Feb-25-05		ENERGY1: Well played by Ponomariov

Oct-26-05		chesscrazy: Very interesting game!

Oct-24-07		herrahuu: The thing is with rooks and bishops that sometimes they seem to work on certain positions as strong. I have been looking these benko gambit positions all morning and I have tilted board 45 degrees, it makes much sense to me that way. Try for yourself. :) Yeah. This game is pure dynamite. White seems to drift of couple last moves he seems to be worn out of anything to throw at black.

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