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Reuben Fine vs Miguel Najdorf
Fine - Najdorf (1949), New York, NY USA, rd 1, Jan-15
Gruenfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack. Grünfeld Gambit (D83)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 7...Qa5 8.Rc1 dxc4 9.Bxc4 b5 10.Be2 Be6 11.Qd1 Nd5 = +0.03 (27 ply) ⩲ +0.71 (22 ply) after 8.Be2 e6 9.O-O Bb7 10.Rac1 Nbd7 11.Rfd1 dxc4 12.Qxc4 better is 12...Ne4 13.Nxd5 Nxd4 14.Nxe7+ Qxe7 15.exd4 Rxc1 16.Rxc1 = +0.16 (21 ply) ⩲ +0.80 (22 ply) after 13.Rfd1 Nh5 14.Be5 Nf6 15.Bg3 Nh5 16.Bh2 Nf6 17.Qa3 a6 20...b5 21.Nb1 Qa5 22.Qb3 e5 23.dxe5 Nxe5 24.Nd2 Rxc2 = +0.18 (24 ply) ± +1.65 (28 ply)better is 30...g5 31.Rc7 Re8 32.g4 Be2 33.a5 Bb5 34.Nc8 Rd8 35.Kg2 ± +1.99 (26 ply)+- +2.67 (25 ply) after 31.Nd7 Rb1+ 32.Kh2 Be2 33.Rc7 g5 34.Nc5 Kg6 35.a5 Ra1 better is 31...Bb5 32.Rc5 Bd3 33.Rc7 g5 34.g4 Rd8 35.f3 Bb5 36.Rc5 ± +2.01 (29 ply)+- +2.70 (26 ply)40...g4 41.Ne5 Kg5 42.Rg7+ Kf6 43.Rg6+ Ke7 44.Rxh6 gxh3 +- +7.53 (29 ply)1-0

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Aug-09-07  Maynard5: Black's 27. ... Rd8 allows the decisive 28. Bxa6! However, Najdorf was already in a bad way here. White's doubled rooks ensure control of the c-file, while Black's pieces are overworked, protecting the pinned knight on c6. Note how Fine was able to accumulate these small positional advantages out of a seemingly quiet opening position.
Sep-17-09  WhiteRook48: 20...Qe7
why didn't Fine take on a6 with the B earlier?
Apr-02-22  cehertan: Fine�s play was so clear and logical. His Ideas Behind the Chess Openings was my first introduction to strategy and is probably still a must read for an up and comer. Such a shame he didn�t play in AVRO. Reshevsky was his nemesis but to my eye he had a much more appealing style than the bulldog Sammy.

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