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Ivan Sokolov vs Victor Bologan
XXXIV Bosnia (2004), Sarajevo BIH, rd 4, May-21
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation (E32)  ·  1-0

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May-28-04  Tigran Petrosian: Nice game.
May-30-04  seoulmama: Yes, a good game, and a typically energetic Sokolov performance.
Nov-18-17  fispok: He just bled pawns while symmetrically increasing the strength of his position, with the mate threat left in the end game.
Aug-16-22
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  plang: The 5 e4 line of the Classical Nimzo Indian (4 Qc2) often leads to positions resembling the sharp Samisch line. A year earlier at Hoogeeven 2003 Sokolov had played 12 Be3 against Karpov and, although he achieved a big advantage, the game ended in a draw; here he varied with 12 Rf3. Perhaps more in the spirit of the Samisch would have been 13 Ng3 14 Bxc4..Nxc4 15 Nf5 with a kingside initiative for the sacrificed pawn.

Both players had assumed that 17..dxe! was unplayable due to 18 Qd1..Nbc5 19 Be3..Nd3 20 Qa4 winning the knight on d7. What they had missed was that after 20..exf! 21 Rxd7..Qe8 22 Nxf4..Ne5 23 Rbd1..Rd8 24 Bc5..Rxd7 25 Bxf8..Rxd1+ 26 Qxd1..Qxf8 Black is better; instead Black played 17..Qe7?! and after 18 Ng3 White kept the initiative.

25..Nxe4?! took a defender away from the kingside; 25..Nd2! would have been better. 28..g6? just fueled White's attack; better was 28..c5 with the idea of ..Nd4. A pretty variation is 30..Nd2 31 f6+..Kh8 32 Nxf7+..Kg8 33 Nh6+..Kh8 34 Qe3..Nde4 35 Re8!..Rxe8 36 f7..Red8 37 Qd4+..R1xd4 38 Bxd4+ mating. 33 h4! would have been a quicker win.

Black's sin in this game was allowing many of his pieces to be lured to the queenside when the main action was on the kingside. There is often a black night on b3 in the Samisch formations - this often assists White mating attacks.

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