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David Bronstein vs Salomon Flohr
USSR Championship (1944), Moscow URS, rd 11, Jun-06
Spanish Game: Open. St. Petersburg Variation (C82)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)13.h3 was played in Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1978 (1-0)14.Be3 was played in Balashov vs Karasev, 1971 (1-0)14...Re8 was played in Karpov vs Beliavsky, 1977 (0-1) 17...Rae8 18.Qxc6 Rxe5 19.Kf1 Ne6 20.Qxa6 g6 21.Qc6 Rd8 = +0.19 (24 ply) 18.h4 Qh6 19.Qxd7 Rad8 20.Qxc7 Rd2 21.Be4 Nd8 22.g3 g5 ⩲ +1.31 (25 ply)= +0.43 (24 ply) 20...Rad8 21.Rad1 Qf6 22.Kg2 c5 23.h4 Rxd1 24.Rxd1 Rb8 ⩲ +0.53 (25 ply)better is 21.Qd5+ Kh8 22.Rad1 Rad8 23.Qc5 Nh4 24.Re3 Rxd1+ 25.Bxd1 ⩲ +1.46 (25 ply) ⩲ +0.85 (26 ply)better is 22...f4 23.Rd5 Qf6 24.Qxf6 Rxf6 25.Kg2 c6 26.Rd7 h6 27.f3 ⩲ +0.95 (24 ply) 23.Qd7 Rff8 24.Rd5 Rad8 25.Qc6 Rxd5 26.Qxd5 Qf6 27.f4 ± +1.60 (24 ply)= +0.44 (28 ply)better is 28...Kg8 29.Rd1 Qe2 30.Qd5+ Kh8 31.Bxg6 Rxg6 32.Rf5 Re8 ⩲ +0.58 (27 ply) ⩲ +1.08 (30 ply) after 29.Rd5 Qf4 30.Qd3 c6 31.Rde5 Kg8 32.Re8 Qd6 33.Rxf8+ 30.Re5 Qxe4 31.Rxe4 Nf4 32.Kh2 g5 33.Re7 R8f7 34.Rd8+ ⩲ +1.06 (31 ply) ∓ -1.96 (30 ply)better is 32...Rd6 33.gxh6 Nf4 34.hxg7+ Kxg7 35.Rh7+ Kf6 36.Rh6+ ∓ -1.99 (30 ply) ⩱ -1.30 (29 ply) 35...Rf6 36.Be4 Kg8 37.Rxf4 Rxf4 38.Rxe2 Kf8 39.b4 Rg5+ ⩱ -1.50 (31 ply); 36.Kf2 Ng2 37.Rxh5+ Rxh5 38.Kxg2 Re8 39.Be4 Rh6 40.Kg3 ⩱ -0.72 (32 ply)0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-29-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  OhioChessFan: What was Bronstein thinking with Bg5? It brought the Black Queen into play without loss of time. And I would have definitely tried 20 Qf5. g3 looks like the losing move.
Oct-29-05  bishopawn: Good question! I take note of the classic value of rapid development as done by Flohr. I guess he has "taken the floor". Ha ha. Okay. I know. Stick with my day job.
Nov-24-10  Xeroxx: Is white really lost here. Or did white run out of time?
Nov-24-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Sastre: White seems to have decent drawing chances after <36.Kf2 Ng2 37.Rxh5+ Rxh5 38.Kxg2 Re5 39.Be4>.
Jan-07-15  CMDMB: Rather than 38...Re5 black has Rd5! Followed by doubling rooks and penetration by Rd2 cannot be stopped which looks decisive for black. Against a weaker player perhaps white can try to hold a draw but I'm confident a strong master like Flohr would have the technique to finish off the game.

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