Mar-31-12 Kavalek vs Uhlmann, 1976 
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Breyannis Nektarios: 30...f4 gives better survival chances.
32.Ba3!?
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| | Feb-10-12 R Byrne vs Korchnoi, 1979
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Breyannis Nektarios: Another sturdy defensive performance from "Victor the Terrible". Picture the position after 16...hg: Exposed King, most of his pieces on the other side of the board, White has the initiative plus the two bishops... The manouevre Nc6-d8-f7 to cover the dark squares on the
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| | Oct-22-11 Nikitin vs Tal, 1966
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Breyannis Nektarios: Judging from the amount of hair on Tal's head (!), I seriously doubt if the footage above is from 1966. Perhaps it's from Tbilisi 1959?
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| | Jun-12-11 Keres vs E Walther, 1964
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Breyannis Nektarios: In fact, this is not the stem game.
Keres-Matanovic, Moscow 1963, is the one.
As for the game, I think a competent mythbuster may prove someday that in fact the position is not at all bad for Black after the simple 23...Qd7 (instead of the dreadful 23...Bg6). Indeed,
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| | Jan-17-11 Geller vs Spassky, 1965
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Breyannis Nektarios: A very interesting game, the first of the match.
The critical line is (14...d4)15.Ne4!,Qe7(5) 16.Nxf6+,Qxf6 17.Rxc6,Qxc6 18.Bf3,Qc4 (or 18...Qc5) 19.Bxa8, which gives a clear advantage to White.
Thus Spassky's piece sac (14...d4?!) seems to be speculative.
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| | May-30-10 Spassky vs Petrosian, 1966
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Breyannis Nektarios: Position after 20...Nb3:
"Since the two White Bishops have already taken aim on the K-side, Petrosian tries to exchange one of them. It would be worthwhile at this point to think of a Bishop sacrifice: 21.Bxh6! and in case of 21...gh to reply with 22.Re3 and White's ...
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| | Apr-27-10 Karpov vs Spassky, 1973
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Breyannis Nektarios: 1) Lopezexchange, you are absolutely right! Even in the final position Black is better, and it would have been worthwhile for Spassky to try to win. (Take notice: We are in the 7th round of a grandiose Soviet Championship, and Spassky wants to rehabilitate himself after ...
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| | Dec-28-09 Portisch vs M Aaron, 1962
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Breyannis Nektarios: 20.g4 (instead of 20.Bf3) intending 21.e5 is better, with advantage for White.
21.Kxg3 (?) is the decisive mistake. After 21...g5 White is finished.
21.Rg1 is practically forced, with quite an unclear game...
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| | Dec-18-09 Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1951
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Breyannis Nektarios: A very complex line indeed!
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| | Mar-21-09 Botvinnik vs Stein, 1963
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Breyannis Nektarios: 25.Kh1 seems to be a loss of time. Better are 25.Nd4 or 25.Be3.
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