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Evgeny Zagoryansky vs David Bronstein
Moscow Championship (1947), Moscow URS, rd 2, Apr-16
Horwitz Defense: General (A40)  ·  0-1

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Dec-03-10  Everett: A very interesting battle, annotated in The Sorcerer's Apprentice. By move 20 black has found great squares for his minors, while white is struggling with the e-pawn break to activate his two bishops. Black's Bb5 and Nd5 are especially happy.

26..Ng4! glues white's knight to h3

28..h6! avoids back-rank and perpetual issues

31..Nxa3! is the culmination of outstanding positional play.

Dec-17-11  Everett: 39..Qd1+ is even more forcing, as the a-pawn gets its wings.
Sep-24-12
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  chrisfalter: 39...Qd1+ wins easily, of course. But I'm not sure how a queen promotion is more forcing than a checkmate on g2 or f1!
Sep-24-12  ughaibu: What about 40.Be3?
Sep-24-12
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  chrisfalter: @ughaibu - It's good to ask these kinds of questions; you learn to analyze better. In this case, Bronstein no doubt would have found 40. Be3 Nf3+ 41. Kh1 Qxh2#
Sep-24-12  ughaibu: Yes, no doubt he would.
Apr-30-13  Everett: <chrisfalter: 39...Qd1+ wins easily, of course. But I'm not sure how a queen promotion is more forcing than a checkmate on g2 or f1!>

<chrisfalter: @ughaibu - It's good to ask these kinds of questions; you learn to analyze better. In this case, Bronstein no doubt would have found 40. Be3 Nf3+ 41. Kh1 Qxh2#>

Yes, it is good to ask questions, since the game continuation is not a quick mate either after 41.Bxe3. Seems to be Mate in 11.

After <39..Qd1+ 40.Qxd1 Nxd1 41.Bc3> it is mate in 9.

Seems 39..Qd1+ is more forcing.

Jun-16-17
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  plang: After 5 Nbd2 a new position had been reached. 7..Bxd2 discouraged White from playing c3 and e4. Had Bronstein not been in time trouble he would likely have found the even stronger 31..Nce3!.
Nov-03-17  Everett: Are you sure <31..Nce3> is stronger after 32.Bxb5?
May-15-20  Everett: <31..Nce3> would be a blunder, likely costing the win for Black. Bronstein may have mentioned that move in Sorcerer's Apprentice, yet thank goodness he played 31.Nxa3, winning on the spot.

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