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Anthony Kosten vs Ivan Farago
Amantea (1992), Amantea ITA
English Opening: King's English. Four Knights Variation Botvinnik Line (A28)  ·  1-0

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Nov-24-10  thequietcenter: 27. Bd5 confuses me. Why not cxd5?
Nov-24-10  nescio: <thequietcenter: 27. Bd5 confuses me. Why not cxd5?>

A hint is provided by Farago's 27...Rh6. The idea is to clear the f-file. 27...cxd5 28.Rxf6+ with a mating attack.

Jul-21-11
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  Domdaniel: 27.Bd5! is a flashy move - alternatives such as 27.Bd1 also win easily.

But the Bd5 is untouchable:
27.Bd5 cxd5 28.Rxf6+ gxf6 29.Qxf6+ forces mate.

A nice line mentioned by Kosten arises if, instead of 27...cxd5 or ...Rh6, Black had played 27...Qd8 to defend f6.

Then 28.Re8+ wins, eg 28...Bxe8 29.Ne6+ Ke7 30.Qxg7+ Bf7 31.Qxf6+ Kd7 32.Qxf7+ Qe7 33.Bxc6+ bxc6 34.Rd1+ mating.

May-15-15  CMDMB: Awesome game. You gotta love how Kosten just ignores the d4 bishop and proceeds to calmly take control of the game, never letting go of it for a second.
Oct-01-22
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  GrahamClayton: Fantastic attacking play by Kosten.

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