Alexander Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Peter Arsenievich Romanovsky (1929)

Alexander Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Peter Arsenievich Romanovsky
Leningrad 1929 · Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation (B17) · 1-0

Given 11 times; par: 36 [what's this?]

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Jul-21-06		chancho: Bold and sharp play by Alexander Ilyin-Zhenevsky

Feb-14-07		Timothy Glenn Forney: Here is some analysis of this brilliant game. 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bc4 g6 8. Ng5 Nd5 9. Qf3 f6 10. Ne4 Nb6 11. Bb3 Qxd4 12. Be3 Qe5 13. O-O-O Nd5 14. Bxd5 cxd5 15. Rxd5 Bg4 (15... Qc7 16. Rc5 Qd7 17. Nxf6+ exf6 18. Qxf6 Bxc5 19. Bxc5 Qe6 20. Qxh8+ Kd7 21. Rd1+ Kc6 22. Qc3 b6 23. Rd6+ Qxd6 24. Bxd6+ Kxd6 25. Qf3 Bb7 26. Qxb7 Re8 27. Qxa7 Kc6 28. Qa4+ b5 29. Qa6+ Kc7 30. Qxb5 Re1+ 31. Kd2 Ra1 32. Qe5+ Kd7 33. a4 Rb1 34. a5 Ra1 35. b4 Rb1 36. a6 Rxb4 37. a7 Ra4 38. Qb5+ Ke6 39. Qxa4 h5 40. a8=Q Kf7 41. Qf4+ Kg7 42. Qaf8+ Kh7 43. Q4h6#) 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Qxg4 Qc6 18. Rhd1 Bg7 19. Rc5 Qa6 20. Qd7+ Kf7 21. Qd5+ Qe6 22. Rc7 Be5 (22... Qxd5 23. Rxd5 b6 24. Rdd7 Bf6 25. Rxa7 b5 26. Rdb7 Rhb8 27. a3 h5 28. h3 h4 29. g4 hxg3 30. fxg3 Rxb7 31. Rxa8 e5 32. Ra7 Rxa7 33. Bxa7 Bg5+ 34. Kd1 Ke6 35. h4 Bh6 36. g4 Bf4 37. Bf2 Kd5 38. Be1 e4 39. Ke2 e3 40. Kf3 Bh6 41. g5 Bg7 42. Bc3 Bf8 43. Kxe3 Bc5+ 44. Kf4 Bf8 45. Kg4 Ke4 46. h5 gxh5+ 47. Kxh5 Kf5 48. g6 Ke6 49. g7 Bxg7 50. Bxg7 Kd5 51. b3 Kc5 52. Bf8+ Kb6 53. c4 Kc6 54. a4 Kb7 55. c5 Ka6 56. Bd6 bxa4 57. bxa4 Ka5 58. c6 Kb6 59. c7 Kb7 60. a5 Ka7 61. Bc5+ Kb7 62. Bb6 Kc8 63. a6 Kd7 64. a7 Kd6 65. c8=Q Ke5 66. Kg5 Kd5 67. Kf6 Ke4 68. Qf5#) 23. Rxe7+ Kxe7 24. Bg5+ Kf7 25. Qxb7+ Bc7 26. Qxc7+ 1-0

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