Nigel Short vs Sergei Azarov (2004)

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Nigel Short vs Sergei Azarov
36th Olympiad (2004) · Spanish Game: Closed Variations. Smyslov Defense (C93) · 0-1

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Jul-11-05		notyetagm: Hard to believe that Nigel missed the simple 58 ... a1!, a <decoy into a skewer>. The simple point is 59 xa1 h1+ 60 e2 xa1, winning queen for rook. <Whenever your opponents pieces are lined up you should be thinking pin/skewer.> Here the alignment of the White queen and king along the first rank just screams out for a pin or skewer.

Jul-12-05		notyetagm: Szabo vs Bronstein, 1953 is another game where Black (Bronstein!) misses the exact same tactic that beats Nigel in this game. Here the <decoy into a skewer> is accomplished by 39 d8! xd8 40 h8+ f7 41 xd8, winning queen for rook.

Aug-24-05		notyetagm: Now solve this position with White to play: 4Q3/8/pkr1p1p1/1q1pPn1p/3P3P/3R1NP1/5PK1/8 w - - 0 33 Solution: Another decoy into a skewer! Black's last move was the horrible 32 ... b5?? which allowed White (Vallejo Pons) to win in style with 33 b3!.

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