Theodoros Sakellaropoulos vs Isaac Boleslavsky (1952)

Theodoros Sakellaropoulos vs Isaac Boleslavsky
Ch Olympiad 1952 · King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation. Positional Defense Closed Line (E94) · 0-1

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Dec-11-05		Resignation Trap: According to Olimpbase, the USSR wiped out Greece 4-0: http://www.olimpbase.org/1952/1952u... . Since the Pawn on c4 drops as well, resignation seems reasonable.

Dec-11-05		Gypsy: I typed the GPN of this game. And, because of a cut-and-paste error, I introduced the 1/2 error from another game. I sent in a correction, but it somehow failed to percolate through. This is a Boleslavsky win. At its time, it was a fundamental (Boleslavsky / Petrosian) discovery in how to play KID.

Dec-11-05		talisman: how would issac have responded to pressure to "lose" if he had beat bronstein?

Dec-11-05		Gypsy: <talisman> All that I read about this seem to agree that Boleslavsky became a nervous wreck whenever he had to face Botvinnik OTB. It was not a question of tallent, but of overall pressure that Botvinnik knew how to exude against people he considered a threat to his Soviet supremacy. Boleslavsky was 10-year older than Bronstein and became a chess threat to Botvinnik in early 40's.

Jun-04-07		chessdemon: In Pachman's 'Modern Chess Strategy,' he states that if 19. pxp, then black can play R-e3! However, the computer engine Hierarcs notes that 20. ... Q-c1 wins for white in that case. Also, the computer considers 16.R4f1 to be a mistake and suggests R1f1 instead.

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