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Boris Spassky vs Vladimir Tukmakov
USSR Championship (1973), Moscow URS, rd 4, Oct-06
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B96)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)12...Rc8 was played in Shirov vs Anand, 2008 (0-1)13.Nb1 was played in Ehlvest vs Gelfand, 1991 (1-0)better is 14...Rc8 15.Kb1 Be7 16.Qh3 Qa5 17.b3 Nc5 18.Nxc5 Rxc5 = 0.00 (21 ply) ⩲ +0.71 (21 ply)better is 15...Rc8 16.Kb1 Bc6 17.Nxc6 Qxc6 18.b3 e5 19.Bc4 O-O = +0.42 (20 ply) ⩲ +0.95 (24 ply)better is 19.Rxd8+ Kxd8 20.Rd1+ Kc8 21.Qxe6+ Kb8 22.e5 Rd8 ⩲ +0.56 (21 ply) ⩲ +1.11 (25 ply) 25.f5 Bxf5 26.g4 Bg6 27.Rf1 Qxe5 28.Qxf8+ Kd7 29.h4 Rb8 ⩲ +1.08 (23 ply) 25...Bg4 26.Rd2 Qb7 27.b3 Rh6 28.Qg8 Qe7 29.f5 Bxf5 = 0.00 (29 ply) 26.Be2 a5 27.Bh5+ Bf7 28.Bg4 Rh6 29.Qe4 Be6 30.Qa8+ Qc8 ± +2.46 (24 ply) ⩲ +1.25 (27 ply) 28.Be2 Qc6 29.Qh7 Bd7 30.Bh5+ Ke7 31.Kb1 Qc8 32.Bg6 Rxg6 ± +1.80 (25 ply)= +0.13 (23 ply)better is 29...Qc8 30.b3 Be7 31.Kb1 a5 32.Qg8+ Bf8 33.Qd5 Be7 = 0.00 (25 ply) ⩲ +0.60 (22 ply) 30...Qg6 31.Rd3 Qf5 32.Qd5 Be7 33.Qa8+ Kf7 34.Qa7 Re6 = 0.00 (25 ply) ± +1.78 (22 ply)better is 31...Rb7 32.h5 Rd7 33.Rxd7 Kxd7 34.Qd3+ Ke7 35.hxg6 Bg7 ± +1.60 (23 ply) ± +2.30 (24 ply) 32...gxh5 33.Qxh5+ Qg6 34.Qf3 Qc6 35.Qe2 Qg6 36.g4 Rb8 ± +1.97 (22 ply)+- +3.96 (27 ply) 33...Rd7 34.Rxd7 Kxd7 35.hxg6 Kc7 36.Qa8 Qe7 37.Qa7+ Kd8 +- +3.87 (24 ply)+- +8.24 (25 ply) after 34.Qa8+ Kf7 35.h6 Rh7 36.Rd8 Rh8 37.Qb7+ Qe7 38.Rd7 Rxh6 34...Rd7 35.Qa8+ Ke7 36.Rxd7+ Qxd7 37.Qxa6 Kd8 38.Qc4 +- +4.53 (25 ply)+- +9.18 (26 ply); 35...Qg5+ 36.Kb1 Rc7 37.f6 Bg7 38.fxg7 Qxg7 39.Qa8+ Kf7 +- +8.76 (21 ply)1-0

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Mar-16-04  caballos2: Nice game by Spassky. I believe black lost too much time with his queen-manoeuvre (move 11-13). White can easily get his pieces on the right squares to attack. Maybe 10.Be7 is more in the style of the Najdorf, and then o-o-o (though these positions require a good preparation and a lot of specific knowledge).
May-13-04  weepingwarrior: On move 13. Black plays Qc7. One of my programs play 13...Qc6 instead.
Apr-15-09  alshatranji: What was Tukmakov thinking playing the Najdrov against Spassky? He had to have a great deal of courage and (over)confidence, which obviously was not born out by the outcome. Spassky was not known to be a fiercely competitive player, but he must have been offended by Tukmakov's presumption and decided to teach him a lesson. Great attack.
Feb-26-12  Ulhumbrus: With the move 27 Qe4! Spassky offers Tukmakov his bishop on c4. Tukmakov cannot accept the sacrifice because on 27...Bxc4 28 Qa8+ Ke7 29 Qd8+ Ke6 30 Qc8+! Ke7 31 Qd7 is mate
Oct-16-16  edubueno: Paliza total!
Oct-16-16  ewan14: HHow pre 1970 was Spassky not known as a fierce competitor?
Oct-16-16  ChessHigherCat: <weeping warrior> Exactly, I was thinking 13. Qc6, too. How does white protect the knight on a4? The only move I can think of is 13. e5 so QxN could be followed QxB, but if 14. ...QxQ 15. g2xQ, Bxf3 16. Rd2 Nd5 16. Be4 (threatening to win the knight since it's pinned and black can't play Be7 to unpin it because then white takes the pawn on d6 to drive away the bishop, winning either the bishop or the knight). I'm probably missing something because I don't have an engine or even a chessboard and my days of beating Spassky blindfold are over (just kidding, unfortunately those days never even began...)
Nov-10-23  andrea volponi: 18...Bc8 -Bxe6 Qc6 -Bxc8 Qxc8 -Qf3 Qc6 -Bxf6 Bxf6 -e5 Qxf3 -exf6+ Kf7 -gxf3 gxf6 -Rd7+ Kg6 -Rd5 Rac8 -Re6 a5 -Ra6 Rhe8 -h4 Rcd8 -Rg5+ Kf7 -Ra7+ Kf8 -Rg1 +-.
Jan-21-25  andrea volponi:


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Jan-21-25  andrea volponi: 25...Bg4! (=)
Jan-22-25  andrea volponi: 18...Bc8! (geller )-Bxe6 Bxe6! -Qxe6 Qc8! (kasparov ) -Qc4 Rf8 -e5! Ng8 (...Nd7-Qxe6 Rf7 - Rxd7+- )-b3! ( Rd6 ⩲ /+- ) +-
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