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Ahmed Ibrahim Hamed vs Nigel Short
Subotica Interzonal (1987), Subotica YUG, rd 10, Jul-03
Dutch Defense: Classical Variation (A84)  ·  0-1

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Aug-09-02  refutor: After 32. ... a4, Short comments

"I was so completely tied up here that almost anything would win for White, except, that is, what Hamed played!

33.Rxb5? Be6 34.Rb6?

This is probably my greatest swindle of all time. Losing this game could have lost me my place in the world championship last 16. While play was still going on, news of my imminent demise spread through the town of Subotica where this Interzonal tournament was being held. All the Soviet players and officials took their seats on the front row, awaiting my execution. But when Hamed played 34.Rb6, they all rose as one man and left the hall. Jon Speelman and I came equal first with Gyula Sax of Hungary, while the Soviets, Tal, Chernin and Smyslov all failed to qualify. " 34. ... Bh3!

Apr-19-15  Xonatron: @refutor, just reading that same comment now in Nigel Short's chess book (Nigel Short's Chess Skills).
Apr-15-18
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  Sally Simpson: " All the Soviet players and officials took their seats on the front row awaiting my execution.

But when Hamed played 34.Rb6, they all rose as one man and left the hall."


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An amusing anecdote. One can just imagine them all mumbling and grumbling to themselves as the they trundled out of the tournament hall.

Reminds me of a 1977 league game. I was given the league result score card after the League Secretary had finished with it.

It clearly shows S.Milne- G.Chandler 1-0 and is then scored out by the watching team captain to make it show what actually happened Milne - Chandler 0-1.

I tempted my opponent into a Queen winning combination here.


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White played 19.Ng6+ hxg6 20.RxQ (the watching away team captain writes 1-0 on the score card.) I then played 20...Nxa7 checkmate. (score card is hastily corrected.)


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Back to the Hamed - Short game.

I think it showed good composure by White to realise he had blundered and set a return swindle with 35.Rb8


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35...Rxb8 36.Nf7+ Qxf7 37.Qe5+


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At the shallow end were I paddle about, a relaxed White, suddenly happy not to lose could easily have played 37...Qg7 when 38.Qxb8+ and Qe5+ is a perpetual. Then the Russian contingent would have cheered and carried Hamed shoulder high from the tournament hall.

Aug-17-24  Olavi: It was rather Ribli whose chances were hurt, not Chernin or Smyslov, but of course that wouldn't fit Short's narrative.

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