Mar-07-09 Kholmov vs Simagin, 1956
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Maynard5: With 16. ... Rd8, Simagin apparently overlooks that the series of exchanges starting with 17. dxc5 are to White's advantage. But Kholmov's positional play prior to this is noteworthy. Out of a seeminly quiet opening line, White achieves a marked positional advantage. By move 15, ...
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| | Mar-07-09 Polugaevsky vs Kholmov, 1967
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Maynard5: While this opening is listed as an English, it is notable for the ... b4 thrust typical of the Benko gambit. In 1967, however, the positional ramifications of this line were not fully appreciated. Kholmov seems to anxious to simplify, with 11. ... Bxe2, and 12. ... Bxc3. Within a ...
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| | Mar-07-09 Polugaevsky vs Kholmov, 1960
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Maynard5: A complex battle. Initially, the game evolves along slow positional lines, with neither side gaining any significant advantage. Starting around move 45. Polugaevski appears to overestimate his chances, and attacks too aggressively with 50. Qb7+. Possibly, he overlooked that 50. ...
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| | Mar-07-09 Korchnoi vs Polugaevsky, 1960
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Maynard5: This game is rather ironic in the sense that Polugaevski had defeated Korchnoi with white in the same opening the previous year. One year later, Korchnoi returns the compliment! White rapidly mobilizes his pieces, while Black is consigned to passive defense. White's breakthrough ...
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| | Mar-07-09 Polugaevsky vs Korchnoi, 1959
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Maynard5: This game features some strong positional play by Polugaevsky. White comes out of the opening with a small advantage in space. Even after the exchange of queens, White has a distinct positional edge. Korchnoi's attempt to break out of the bind with 30. ... a4 merely results in his ...
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| | Mar-06-09 Kholmov vs Aronson, 1956
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Maynard5: Not so much a long endgame as a middle game without queens. The queens are exchanged by move 13, after which Kholmov accumulates a series of small advantages. As the position simplifies to an endgame, the decisive factor is that Black's pawns are all on light squares, which can be ...
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| | Mar-06-09 Kholmov vs Sokolsky, 1955
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Maynard5: An interesting outcome from the Ragozin variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined. Black forces the exchange of queens by move 12, and in the resulting endgame (actually, a middle game without queens until move 25 or so), both sides have weak pawns. In the end, White's isolated ...
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| | Mar-06-09 Sliwa vs Kholmov, 1954
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Maynard5: This is a rather unusual game, starting with the rarely-played opening. White boldly plays for a queenside pawn majority, at the expense of allowing Black a passed pawn on d5. However, after the simplifications, White goes into the endgame with a bishop against a knight. The knight
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| | Mar-06-09 Vasiukov vs Kholmov, 1976
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Maynard5: The tactical play here is rather bizarre. After 34. Qh4, Blackis compelled to give up the exchange with 34. ... Rxf5 to protect his king position. After the simple 35. Bxf5, White would retain winning chances. Instead, after the excessively speculative 35. Bxh6, White wins a rook a
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| | Mar-06-09 Kholmov vs Vasiukov, 1972
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Maynard5: Fine positional play by Kholmov. White achieves a small but lasting advantage coming out of the opening. This translates into a stronger center and an advantage in space. Eventually, after the simplifications, White achieves a won rook ending.
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