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Aron Nimzowitsch vs Karl Gilg
Kecskemet (1927), Kecskemet HUN, rd 7, Jul-12
Sicilian Defense: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Raymond Keene. This line was strongly recommended in Chess Praxis where Nimzowitsch writes of ’the triumph of the bizarre and ugly move’ (Siegeszug being translated as ’triumph’, but it actually means triumph in the sense of a Roman triumph -- perhaps ’victory march’ is a better translation). This game is an amusing example of the victory march in progress. Note that this move seems to plan the exchange of bishop for knight at great speed. Modern theory centres around 3...g6, which gives Black about equal chances.A change of heart? Better 8...d6. Now Black is in a bad way. Or 11...Nd5 12 e6 fxe6 13 Qxe6 Nb6 14 Bg5 Qd8 15 Bxe7 Nxa4 16 Qb3 Qxe7 17 Qxa4. If 17...Nxa1 then 18 Nd5 Qc6 19 Be3 d6 20 Bb6+ Kd7 21 e6 mate. 20...Kxe7 21 Nd5+ or 20...Qxe7 21 Qxd4.1-0

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Jul-19-06
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  oao2102: A fancy game.
Jul-19-06
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  An Englishman: Good Evening: Nice find--if I didn't know who was White, I would have guessed Tal.
Apr-25-07  gauer: These notes also appeared elsewhere: 15... Kxf7 16. e6+;

8... O-O 9. Bxc6 Qxc6 10. dxe5 Nxe4 11. Re1 f5 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Qxe7 Re8 14. Qxe8+ Nxe8 15. Rxe8+ Kf7 16. Ne5+ 15... Kxf7 16. e6+

Sep-25-07  DWINS: In "Combinations: The Heart of Chess", Irving Chernev says that if 13...0-0, White wins the exchange with 14.Bh6

However, Black saves himself with the clever 14...Bf6! 15.exf6 Qxg3 16.fxg3 gxh6 (Thanks Junior!)

Jan-20-09  jovack: A very complicated tactical game. A lot of moves that would have thrown amateurs off.
May-17-09  zanboryaa: A Dazzling Combinations,this is the type of Games which appeals me, Badly ,to Chess!!.
Jul-13-13  JimNorCal: The combination at move 17, where black forgoes NxR on a1 is striking.

I guess it can't be a POTD since it was only in the notes...

Jun-23-18
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  keypusher: < DWINS: In "Combinations: The Heart of Chess", Irving Chernev says that if 13...0-0, White wins the exchange with 14.Bh6 However, Black saves himself with the clever 14...Bf6! 15.exf6 Qxg3 16.fxg3 gxh6 (Thanks Junior!)>

Instead 14.Bb3! and Black is in a bad way: if 14...Qc6, then 15.Bxd5 Qxd5 16.Bh6 and White really does win the exchange; if, say, 14...Nb4, then 15.Bh6 Bf6 16.Bf4! Be7 17.e6 d6 18.exf7+ and White is winning. (Thanks SF.)

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