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Constantin Lupulescu vs Judit Polgar
European Championship (2011), Aix-les-Bains FRA, rd 9, Mar-31
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical. Noa Variation (E34)  ·  0-1

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Mar-31-11  hellopolgar: Judit is destroying these young boys like a cougar. Wait, is it me or that sentence didn't quite come out right...
Mar-31-11  donehung: wow! nice game mrs Polgar
Mar-31-11  twinlark: Win or lose, Polgàr is never boring. After her study-like endgame of yesterday, she's in another melee. Looks like both players were out for blood in the worst possible way.

Lupulescu's 16. Qc3 looks like it busts Polgàr's opening innovation wide open, and by 18...a6, her position must be lost:


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After 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Nd4 the Black King would have been shivering in Arctic wind:


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but instead it finds a handy igloo after White backs off with the bishop: 19. Ba4 Qd7 20. Nd4 0-0-0:


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It's the likely looking 31. Re2 that sinks White's kayak as the attack on Black's queen and the pinned Rook looks like the sort of move most of us would make...except that it loses:


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White's only viable option here seemed to have been 31. Qb4 (instead of 31. Re2, and threatening 32. b3):


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and Black has got nothing better to do than repeat the position with 31...Re2, as 31...Bc4 loses to 32. b3, and 31...Bd5 to 32. Qa5 .

As it stood, White's delicate side step with 31...Qf1 harpoons the seal:


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Mar-31-11  dangerhump: Polgar maneuvered through the minefields quite well from moves 13 to 25 as often almost any other move would increase white's advantage.
Apr-01-11
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  HeMateMe: Black did seem to have an ugly game for awhile. But you know, that white Bishop anchored on d6 is just a glorified pawn. That is one weak spot for white, an underutilized piece.
Apr-02-11  mrsaturdaypants: <Twinlark>, I think you're confusing Hungary with Greenland. Metaphors for Polgar's games should all have to do with goulash.

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