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Carl Schlechter vs Ladislav Prokes
Prague (1908), Prague AUH, rd 14, Jun-05
Spanish Game: Closed Variations. Smyslov Defense (C93)  ·  1-0

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Nov-11-06  ForeverYoung: I played through this game today while in a coffee shop. Great attack by Schlecther! Smooth technique as well to score the point. The annotator noted 9 ... h6 as a mistake. Note in this game that black did not follow up with ... Re8 and ... Bf8.
Apr-10-07  Regicidal: The 9. ...h6 is the Smyslov variant that comes into vogue with the versatile Russian baritone in the '60s. There are two other Tal-Smyslov games that use this RL variant, both with 9. ...h6. Interesting that it is listed here as a dubious move.
Jun-29-19
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  Chessical: <14...c5> 15.d5 Nd7 16.Ng3 Bf6 seems acceptable for Black.
Jun-18-20  wordfunph: "Vassily Smyslov's 9.... P-R3 in the main line of the Ruy Lopez is today regarded as a super-solid variation for Black. But Ladislav Prokes, a Czech endgame composer, introduced the move into master chess. He lost that game, and Karl Schlechter, his famous opponent, queried the innovation, calling it a decisive weakening of the Kingside."

- GM Andy Soltis

Source: Chess Life 1985 August

Jun-28-22  Chesgambit: 18.Bxh6!! is winning
Sep-17-24
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  Honza Cervenka: 9...h6 is Smyslov defense but 10...exd4 is not much consistent with basic idea behind 9...h6, which is to play 10...Re8 with next 11...Bf8 and to keep the centre closed avoiding Ng5, which can follow after 9...Re8. The line became quite popular after Tal vs Smyslov, 1961, though Smyslov used it then rarely, and only at the end od 1960s and in early 1970s he played it more often, while usually preferring Chigorin's 9...Na5 and sometimes using 9...Nd7 or a bit odd 9...Qd7. Spassky and Gligoric were by far more regular users of Smyslov defense than Smyslov himself.

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