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Bryan G Smith vs Alexander Shabalov
35th World Open (2007), King of Prussia, PA USA, rd 5, Jul-02
Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack (B03)  ·  0-1

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Jul-05-07  kingsindian2006: I would not want black after move 15.. White must of made some bad moves.. can anyone point the move or moves out... thanks
Jul-05-07
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  tamar: <kingsindian2006> 16 Bh4 looks too fancy. Simply 16 exf6 Rxe1+ 17 Nxe1 Bxf6 18 Bxf6 Qxf6 19 a3 drives the knight back to a6.

I think White's mistake was being sidetracked from making the d pawn the main focus of his game, and instead going after the win of the queen on e8.

Oct-19-08  ksadler: An unbelievable game! Great confidence by Shabalov to play that long without his queen and his king exposed!
Sep-16-10  wordfunph: Smith-Shabalov


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the losing move 31.Kc2 instead of 31.Kc1

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