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Kenneth Rogoff vs Samuel Reshevsky
United States Championship (1974), Chicago, IL USA, rd 12, Jul-30
Spanish Game: Exchange. Bronstein Variation (C69)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply) 5...Bd6 6.d4 exd4 7.Qxd4 f6 8.Be3 Be6 9.Nbd2 Ne7 = -0.32 (40 ply)= +0.48 (29 ply) after 6.d3 f6 7.Be3 Be6 8.Qe2 O-O-O 9.Nc3 c5 10.a3 Qc6 9.Na3 Qe6 10.b4 Nf6 11.d3 c5 12.bxc5 Bxc5 13.Rd1 Rhg8 ⩲ +0.57 (32 ply)= -0.30 (34 ply) after 9...Qd3 10.b4 Qxe4 11.Qe6+ Kb8 12.d4 Bd6 13.Nd2 Qd5 10.Re1 Qd3 11.b4 c5 12.Re3 Qc2 13.Na3 Qd1+ 14.Kh2 Qf1 = +0.14 (34 ply) ⩱ -0.79 (31 ply) after 10...g5 11.Na3 g4 12.hxg4 Nxg4 13.f3 Nf6 14.d4 exd4 better is 12.Qxd3 Rxd3 13.a4 Kb7 14.Re1 Bc5 15.Na3 Nh5 16.Nc2 Nf4 = -0.23 (34 ply) ⩱ -0.82 (37 ply)better is 13.Qxd3 Rxd3 14.Na3 Bxa3 15.bxa3 Nd7 16.c4 Nb6 17.cxb5 ⩱ -0.68 (37 ply) ⩱ -1.41 (35 ply) 14.Kh2 Qxe2 15.Rxe2 Nh5 16.d4 exd4 17.a3 d3 18.Rea2 Rhf8 ⩱ -0.54 (34 ply) ⩱ -1.40 (37 ply)better is 15...Nh5 16.Nc2 Ng3 17.Ne3 Bxe3 18.Rxe3 Rxe3 19.dxe3 ⩱ -1.35 (36 ply) ⩱ -0.61 (36 ply)better is 18...Rdd8 19.f3 Nd3 20.Re2 bxa4 21.Kf1 g5 22.Nc4 Rf6 ⩱ -1.15 (36 ply) 19.f3 Rd7 20.axb5 cxb5 21.Kf1 c6 22.c4 Ba7 23.cxb5 axb5 ⩱ -0.52 (33 ply)better is 19...Bd4 20.Ra2 Rb3 21.axb5 cxb5 22.Ra3 Rxb4 23.cxb5 -+ -3.63 (35 ply) 20.Kh2 Rb3 21.Rf1 Rd8 22.Nxc4 Rxb4 23.Ne3 Rxe4 24.a5 Ba7 ∓ -2.04 (32 ply) 20...Rb3 21.Nxc4 Nd3 22.Nxb6 cxb6 23.Rf1 Rxb4 24.Ba3 -+ -2.80 (36 ply) ∓ -1.78 (32 ply) after 21.a5 Ba7 22.Rf1 Rxe4 23.g3 Nd3 24.Bb2 Bd4 25.Bc3 h5 22.g3 Nxh3+ 23.Kg2 Ng5 24.Bc1 Nxe4 25.Rc2 Nxd2 26.Re2 c3 ∓ -1.87 (34 ply)-+ -3.82 (34 ply) 23.Rea1 Ne2+ 24.Kh2 Bxf2 25.Bb2 Bg1+ 26.Kh1 Bd4 27.Re1 -+ -2.91 (24 ply)-+ -6.77 (30 ply) 26.Bxc3 Ne2+ 27.Kf1 Rxa2 28.Rxa2 Nxc3 29.Ra3 Nxe4 30.Ke2 -+ -4.02 (31 ply)-+ -7.46 (28 ply)29.Bc1 Nxb4 30.Bg5 Bd4 31.Rxc2 Rxa1 32.Rc4 c5 33.h4 Kc6 -+ -9.17 (31 ply)0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-02-08  beenthere240: Great game, sacrificing the f pawn on move 8...000! Then attacking the queen with the the pawns in front of his king. Fihally, 25...c3! instead of the obvious Rxf2.
Nov-04-08  gambitfan: 5... ♕d6 6 c3!? ♗g4 7 h3 ♗xf3 8 ♕xf3 0-0-0!
Nov-04-08  AnalyzeThis: I think Reshevsky did something like this to Joel Benjamin once.
Dec-17-08  beenthere240: Isn't 6. d4 theory. I think this game refutes 6 c3 pretty well.
Dec-18-08  beenthere240: <anlyze this> I looked up that other game and it wasn't nearly as positionally as simple as this, where black grabbed the d file as a result of the poorly timed 6. c3 and never let it go, ultimately winning with his own ...c3 on move 25.
Sep-16-09  AnalyzeThis: Games like this give you an appreciation of how Fischer made it <seem> simple with the white pieces. White is actually giving up a lot, and many a grandmaster, starting from Rubinstein on down, has been happy to take the black pieces, with the two bishops, the pawn structure not withstanding.
Sep-02-10  technical draw: :< Isn't 6. d4 theory. I think this game refutes 6 c3 pretty well.>

You are correct. And they call me Mr. Exchange.

Oct-27-10  sozinattack: Beef Strogonoff anybody?
Mar-03-12  lopezexchange: AnalyzeThis: Fischer made it seem easy, true. He played a few lopez exchange games, though he loved his bishop pair and especially his f1 bishop. Too bad he never faced the Bronstein Variation (5...Qd6). In his 60 Memorable Games he suggested to meet it with 6.d4,exd4; 7.Nxd4 saying 6.Na3 is bad on account of 6...b5. Would be nice if he actually played a game against Bronstein Variation.
Aug-03-12  backrank: 63 y/o Sammy totally outclassing young Rogoff. He was a great player ... of course, I mean Sammy ... however:

Rogoff: 3421 pages of kibitzing

Reshevsky: 54 pages of kibitzing!!

Aug-03-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: <backrank> If one were to count the pages of kibitzing pertaining to each player, that number would doubtless be heavily in Reshevsky's favour, as it should.
Aug-03-12  backrank: You mean if we sum up the kibitzing under each one's games?
Aug-03-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  OhioChessFan: 19. c4 is ugly. What exactly is the point?
Aug-03-12  backrank: Probably White had overlooked that after 19 c4 dxc4 20. Nxc4 Rg3! is possible.
Aug-04-12
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  OhioChessFan: Thanks <backrank> I think you've got it.
Feb-20-15  patzer2: After 6. c3?! Black gets too much counter play with 6...Bg4 = to . Instead, the main line 6. Na3! as in Caruana vs R Rapport, 2011 gives White the initiative and a slight advantage.
Feb-20-15
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  perfidious: <patzer2....the main line 6. Na3! as in Caruana vs R Rapport, 2011 gives White the initiative and a slight advantage.>

Despite going down to defeat after 6.Na3 in A Lupo vs A Shaw, 1998, I am not completely convinced that this is the final verdict on the line.

Jan-20-23  Messiah: Typical perfidy.
Nov-30-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  fredthebear: Unusual lines typically work well against poorly prepared opponents that don't know much opening theory.

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