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Milan Matulovic vs Lajos Segi
YUG (1953)
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit. Accepted Scheveningen Formation (B21)  ·  1-0

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Jul-10-05  Giearth: Superb play!
Jul-10-05  fgh: Superb play? This game is full of mistakes by both sides, including the very first blunder: 3. c3.
Jul-24-05  Giearth: <fgh> You were kidding right? LOL. BTW, the real blunder is 10... Ne5?. The more accurate move is 10... Be7. If you search the database, 10... Ne5 is always greeted by 11.Bxe5!. White prepares sacrifices at b5 or e6 squares, depending on Black's responses.
May-18-06  Holden: 24.g4 has style. I'd have probably just played 24.RxQ.
Feb-26-07  aazqua: N-g5 and later r*n are very nice as well. It has to be really embarrassing to end up in this sort of position as black.
Nov-18-11  transpo: After 6.Bc4 instead of 6...e6, better is 6...a6 in order to deny White the all important b5 square which is the focal point of Whie's tactical shots after e5 and making ...Nf6 a playable move.Also keeping the c8-h3 diagonal open so that after 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Qe2 it is possible to play 8...Bg4 if then 9.Rd1 then 9...e6 blocking the WKB Black creates a real threat of 10...Ne5
Jul-12-12  Rick360: I'm but 1800 strength and enjoy playing the White side of the Smith-Morra. I must confess that White's 30th (RxNch) is like a bolt of lightning.
Aug-03-24  vajeer: Today's puzzle is solvable once you realize it's about clearing the c file for the rook. I tired 13. Nb5 first but it leads to nowhere after 13...Qa5

So, try bishop first. Where to we place it, yes Bxe6

Aug-03-24  mel gibson: I only guessed correctly at that one.

Stockfish 16.1 says:

13. Bxe6

(13. Bxe6 (1.Bxe6 Bxe6 2.Nd5 Nxd5 3.exd5 Qd6 4.dxe6 Qxe6 5.Rc7 Be7 6.Qxe5 Qxe5 7.Nxe5 Bd8 8.Rxb7 0-0 9.b3 h6 10.g3 Ba5 11.Kg2 Bc3 12.Nc6 Kh7 13.Rdd7 Rac8 14.Nb4 Rc5 ) +3.13/47 356)

score for White +3.13 depth 47.

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Aug-03-24
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  chrisowen: I'd tuffly its warn q Bxe6 a cuff muff abbot lab v aha ram aba la au Bxe6 cog;
Aug-03-24  whiteshark: Yeah, I know!
Aug-03-24
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  al wazir: 24. Rdd3 would have ended the game sooner:

24...Be7 (24...g6 25. Qxf6) 25. Rxh5+ Nxh5 26. Rh3 g6 27. Rxh5+ Kg7 28. Qxe5+ Kf7 29. Rh3.

Aug-04-24  TheaN: Considering I'm technically on 6/6 this week but had yet to attempt this one, however, got myself spoiled searching for it. I'd seen the original position, and was positive it had to be a bishop move but didn't calculate anything yet.

<13.Bxe6 +-> makes a lot of sense though. These clearance sacs are common in the Morra, and you gladly give up a bit more material to dislodge the Black camp completely. Black's best is 13....Bxe6 14.Nd5 Nxd5, which shows the attack is not defendable, as after 15.exd5 Qd6 16.dxe6 +- White wins back the pieces and 16....Qxe6 17.Rc7 +- is almost impossible to play for Black. Well, final tally 6.5/7 I'd say, as I was on the right track for this one. I'll take it.

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