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"A game that should be preserved that it assures that this game will continue to exist in as close to its original form as possible."<Over cold coffee trifle with the spoon
Count the slow clock and dine exact at noon>
- Alexander Pope
I was playing through this game at noon as the programme Tenko was on the telly, and I was drinking decaffeinated Kenco coffee. EPIC! White played the Sosonko Variation of the Benko. That means 4. a4, and no gambit... OR DOES IT?
Black played the inventive 19. ..b4-b3!
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Il faut fumer cette pipe, mec!!
The battle rages even after the queens left the board.
33. Bxe8.
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This is a tough part of the struggle.
White tries to get the white ♘ near to the black king. BUT the DSB ♝ wants to keep that ♞ out. The knight finally seems ready to deal the coup de grâce.
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But Black plays 45...h5! That gets rid of threat number 1. And then Black put the horses on the wrong feet by playing a microscopic combination.
47...Rxe6!
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...and the stroke of luck of having the resource 49...a4!
click for larger view<"And Here My Troubles Began"> This is where the game really begins.
50...Bb3.
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The white knight makes a heroic sprint from h4 to a4.
click for larger viewWhite has things under control, but sadly White has, available, the MOST OBVIOUS MOVE ON THE BOARD - and it could lose.
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White played 60. Rxh5? THAT means the ♜ hasn't got enough room behind the pawns!
click for larger viewThe two bishops were kings.
Black is winning, but White had one LAST CHANCE;
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White could have tried 69. Nd1.
HUGE IN SCOPE!!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
WHEN GREAT GAMES ARE SPOKEN ABOUT THIS ONE IS MENTIONED FIRST!!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | 
Kibitzing
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sac: 47...Rxe6
