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David Bronstein vs Erik Lundin
Saltsjobaden Interzonal (1948), Stockholm SWE, rd 8, Jul-26
Benoni Defense: Hromadka System (A57)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 5...Bg7 6.Nf3 O-O 7.h3 e6 8.Bd3 exd5 9.exd5 Re8+ ⩲ +0.54 (30 ply) ⩲ +1.26 (22 ply)better is 7.Nf3 O-O 8.a4 a6 9.h3 axb5 10.Bxb5 Na6 11.O-O Nb4 ⩲ +1.30 (21 ply) ⩲ +0.65 (23 ply)better is 9.O-O axb5 10.Bxb5 Ba6 11.Bxa6 Nxa6 12.Bg5 h6 13.Be3 ⩲ +0.95 (21 ply)better is 9...Nxa6 10.O-O Nc7 11.h3 e6 12.dxe6 Nxe6 13.Re1 Qb6 = +0.45 (23 ply)better is 10.O-O Nbd7 11.Bxa6 Rxa6 12.h3 Qb6 13.Rb1 Re8 14.Re1 e6 ⩲ +1.02 (20 ply)= +0.29 (21 ply)better is 11...Qb6 12.Rb1 Nc7 13.a4 Nd7 14.Bg5 Rfe8 15.Bd2 Rab8 = +0.30 (22 ply) ⩲ +0.82 (20 ply)better is 12...Re8 13.Qd2 c4 14.Be3 Nb4 15.Bd4 Bxd4 16.Nxd4 Qb6 = +0.38 (21 ply) ⩲ +0.88 (20 ply) 16.b3 Rb4 17.Bh6 Bf6 18.Qc2 Qa6 19.Bd2 Rbb8 20.a4 e6 ⩲ +0.92 (21 ply) 16...Bxh6 17.Qxh6 Nb5 18.Ng5 Nf8 19.Ra1 Nxc3 20.Rxc3 = 0.00 (26 ply)better is 17.b3 Rb7 18.Bg5 Nb5 19.Bxf6 exf6 20.Nxb5 Qxb5 21.Re1 ⩲ +0.87 (21 ply)better is 17...Nb5 18.Nxb5 Rxb5 19.Qxa5 Rxa5 20.Kf1 Ra4 21.Nd2 Ne5 = +0.20 (27 ply) ⩲ +0.73 (25 ply) after 18.Bg5 Ne5 19.Bxf6 exf6 20.Nxe5 fxe5 21.a4 Qb4 22.Rc2 21.b3 Ne5 22.Nxe5 Bxe5 23.a4 Rb6 24.Bd2 Qb7 25.Qd3 Bg7 = +0.49 (25 ply)= -0.43 (26 ply) 22...Ne5 23.Nab6 Nxc4 24.Nxc4 Bxb2 25.Re1 Bc3 26.Rxb7 ⩱ -0.60 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.93 (27 ply) 25...cxb4 26.Na5 Rb5 27.Nc6 Ra8 28.Bxd4 Rxa4 29.Nxe7+ ⩲ +1.14 (24 ply)+- +2.90 (26 ply)34...Bxb6 35.Kxb3 Kf8 36.Kc4 Bd8 37.Kb5 c4 38.a5 Bxa5 +- +5.27 (24 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-21-05  Resignation Trap: A precursor to the Benko Gambit. Botvinnik wasn't impressed with the Swede's opening, however, and in his personal notebook in preparation for the 1951 match, the entry was brief: "The opponent made a gift of a pawn in the opening."
Sep-11-05  lentil: 27. ...Rxa4 28. Nb6 Nxb6 29. cb Ra8 30. b7 Rb8 31. a4 etc.
Sep-28-11  ozmikey: Black missed a good chance to equalise and then some with 22...Ne5! instead of 22...Nb5. White must exchange knights because of the ...Nd3 threat, after which he will have to go through real contortions to defend the b-pawn. A sample line: 23. Nxe5 Bxe5 24. b4 f5! 25. f3 fxe4 26. fxe4 Ne8! (not the immediate 26...cxb4 27. axb4 Rxb4?? 28. Rxb4 Rxb4 29. Rxc7 Rxa4 30. Rc8+ Kf7 31. Rf8 mate!) 27. Bd2 Nf6 28. Re1 Bd4+ 29. Kf1 (or 29. Kh1) Ng4, with masses of compensation for the pawn.
Feb-12-20  Howard: The dubious pawn sacrifice with 5...b5
was tried again in 1953...by Bronstein himself ! It took place at Zurich 1953.
Mar-30-22  cehertan: Even better if black takes on a4 is 28.c6!
Mar-30-22  cehertan: Btw not just a precursor, it smoothly transposed into a Benko Gambit.

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