Yuri Nikolaevich Sakharov vs Ratmir Kholmov (1964)

Yuri Nikolaevich Sakharov vs Ratmir Kholmov
USSR Championship 1964/65 (1964) · Spanish Game: Closed Variations. Breyer Defense (C95) · 0-1

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Apr-03-06		notyetagm: The alternative 41 xh2 loses to 41 ... xa2+, the Black queen mating on g2 after unsupported interpositions by White.

Apr-03-06		notyetagm: 40 ... h2+!! is the sting in the tail of Kholmov's combination. If White meets the check with 41 xh2, then he is mated on the <loose g2-mating focal point> after 41 ... xa2+ 42 b2 x+ 43 d2 x+ 44 f2 x+ 45 h1 g2#. Instead if White captures the Black h2-rook with his b8-queen by 41 xh2, then he has <stalemated> his king by <self-blocking> the h2-flight square. The result is again mate on the <loose g2-mating focal point> after 41 ... f3+ 42 g2 xg2#. The <looseness> of the <g2-mating focal point> is the fatal flaw in the White king position. The Black queen gains control of this square <with tempo> (for free) in both variations by checking the White king on the same move it accesses this critical square.

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