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Samuel Reshevsky vs Salomon Flohr
AVRO (1938), The Netherlands, rd 7, Nov-15
Gruenfeld Defense: Russian. Accelerated Variation (D81)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)5.Bf4 was played in Reshevsky vs V Mikenas, 1937 (1-0)better is 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Rfe1 Nbd7 12.e4 dxe4 13.Bxe4 Nxe4 = +0.08 (24 ply)= -0.43 (24 ply)better is 13.Bxe4 Nxe4 14.Nxe4 Qc7 15.Bg5 Rae8 16.Rfe1 Qb8 17.Qa4 = +0.10 (23 ply)= -0.41 (25 ply) after 13...c5 14.Nxf6+ Qxf6 15.Bb5 Qf5 16.Bxd7 Qxd7 17.dxc5 31...a5 32.Rc7 axb4 33.Rxb7 Qe1+ 34.Kh2 Qe4 35.Qxe4 dxe4 = +0.48 (29 ply)+- +5.40 (28 ply)better is 34.Bd6 Qxd4+ 35.Qf2 Qe4 36.Rxb7 Re8 37.Rxb6 d4 38.Bc5 +- +6.57 (27 ply)+- +2.81 (30 ply)44...Kg8 45.Qg5+ Kf7 46.Qxf5+ Ke7 47.Qf6+ Ke8 48.Qe6+ +- +3.02 (29 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-07-10
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  plang: Black's system with 4..c6 is rarely seen today. 6 e3 is not mentioned in any of my books on the Gruenfeld although Reshevsky's comment was "This move is less conservative than it seems". 6 cxd, 6 Bf4 and 6 Bg5 are the theoretical moves. It is hard to imagine that a Gruenfeld specialist like Svidler learned anything from Black's play in this game which seems very passive by todays standards. Reshevsky thought that 12..c5 would have been an interesting attempt to complicate. 19..a6? weakened Black's queenside; 19..Rd8 was an alternative. Again Flohr had the opportunity to achieve the ..c5 break at either move 22 or 23 but chose not to. After 25 Ne5! Reshevsky had a clear advantage as 25..Bxe5 26 dxe..Qxe5 27 Qxh6 would have been clearly good for White. After 32 fxe! it would have been bad for Black to play 32..Qxd4+ 33 Kh1..Kg8 34 34 Rc7..f5 36 Bc3. After 36 Kh1! there is no defense for if 36..Bxa4 37 Qc8+..Kh7 38 Qc7+..Kg8 39 e6..Qf6 40 Qc8+..Kh7 41 Bd6 is winning.
Apr-18-15  RookFile: In the middlegame, Flohr thought he was making a combination, but later we find out that really Reshevsky was. Reshevsky was a terrific calculator.

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