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Svetozar Gligoric vs Viktor Korchnoi
USSR vs Yugoslavia Match (2007), Moscow RUS, rd 1, Nov-08
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Line (E40)  ·  0-1

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Nov-09-07  Riverbeast: Nice exchange sac from Korchnoi, exploiting the position of White's queen. It seems he saw a little deeper into the position
Nov-09-07  Red October: even now these guys can play way better than I would ever get to play wow!!
Nov-10-07  Takya Kotov: 49...Qc4
50.Qxc4 bxc4
51.Kxg4 c3
52.d4 c2
53.Bb2 exd4

Can white hold this?

Nov-10-07  cuendillar: <Takya> Improve with 53.dxe6+ Kxe6 54.Bb2 and I don't see how black survives. Of course, I may be wrong about that evaluation.
Nov-10-07  Takya Kotov: <cuendillar> Nice one. That's better. Gligoric was once a top player. Even though he is 84 years old, I'm surprised he did not spot this. That's old age for you.

I actually lost to Gligoric in my first ever simul in 1972. Tal was doing another simul on the other side of the hall.

Nov-11-07  savagerules: Korchnoi is winning but blunders horribly with 49...Qc4?? but 84 year old Gligorich misses 50 Qf3+ winning a piece and most likely the game.
Nov-11-07  HOTDOG: Korchnoi who plays with USSR?!?
Nov-11-07
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  Joshka: Wow, these guys have not played in 20 some years!!!
Nov-11-07  diagonal: with Korchnoi, in a few months aged 77 years, playing an opponent who is eight years older than he... still powerful. In later life reminiscence takes on a more significant role ;-)
Nov-11-07  Ulhumbrus: Instead of 22 Bd3, 22 Bg4 attacks the weakness on e6 at a moment when the e6 pawn is pinned. After 23...f5 the Black pawns obstruct White's KB and White will have to find a way to make the B useful.
Mar-28-09
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  ajk68: Is 50 Qf3+ really winning? I saw this, and looking at previous commments someone else has too. I have a hard time imagining a GM would miss this - if it really is a winning move...?
Mar-29-09  andrewjsacks: An elderly GM can miss this move for a number of reasons, including time pressure. If the score is correct, it is sad. Both of these players were, of course, titans in their prime.
Mar-29-09  madlydeeply: Once again Korchnoi "defends" against a kingside attack by flinging forward his pawn "protection" and weakening his dark squares without a dsb.

He is the ultimate chess anarchist.

Jan-05-10
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  Fusilli: <ajk68: Is 50 Qf3+ really winning?> Maybe, but as <Takya Kotov> and <cuendillar> said, 50.Qxc4 bxc4 51.Kxg4 c3 52.d5 c2 53.dxe6+ Kxe6 54.Bb2 is simpler. With the queens off the board, Black has no hope. White's king will clean up the Kingdise pawns (regardless of whether the Black king goes to chase the White bishop or not) and promote the f-pawn.

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