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David Bronstein vs Nikolai Krogius
USSR Championship (1959), Tbilisi URS, rd 17, Feb-07
Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian. Open (B32)  ·  1-0

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Jan-06-10  Everett: Brilliant opening play by Bronstein.

Not 7.Nxe4 because of 7..Qe5.

8.b4! deflecting the black Q to a vulnerable square.

12..Qa5 is obviously the move played.

14.0-0! White feels the better development, safer king, superior harmony are worth the piece.

Oct-27-16  zydeco: Bronstein was improving on 7.Nxe4 from this game: Nikitin vs Furman, 1959 when black pocketed a pawn and was better.

Moves 8 through 12 are a fun sequence.

If 16...Ne5 17.Qg5+ f6 18.Qxg7 Re8 19.Qxf6+.

17...d6 might be a better defense, holding onto the piece.

Oct-27-16  sudoplatov: 7.Ne4 seems to be the mainline (as much a rare sideline has a main). Then 7.... Qe5 8.Nb5 Qe4 9.Be2 (a bit better in win %age than 9.Qe2.)

7.Ndb5 branches off into a bunch of single games on one of the online databases.

Oct-28-16  RandomVisitor: After 7.Nxe4 Qe5


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+0.19/44 8.Be3 Qxe4 9.Nb5 Qe5 10.Be2 e6 11.0-0 Qb8 12.Rc1 b6 13.Bf3 Be7 14.Qd2 0-0 15.Rfd1 Bb7 16.Qxd7 Rd8 17.Qc7 Rxd1+ 18.Rxd1 Qxc7 19.Nxc7 Rd8 20.Rxd8+ Nxd8 21.Bxb7 Nxb7 22.Kf1 Na5 23.b3 Nc6 24.Ke2 Kf8 25.f4 Bd6 26.Nb5 Ke7 27.Kd3 Bc5 28.a3 Kd7 29.g4 f5 30.gxf5 exf5 31.b4 Bxe3 32.Kxe3 a5 33.Nd4 axb4 34.Nxc6 Kxc6 35.axb4 Kd6 36.Kd4 h6 37.h3

+0.18/44 8.Nb5 Qxe4+ 9.Be2 Qe5 10.0-0 Qb8 11.Be3 e6 12.Rc1 b6 13.Bf3 Be7 14.Qd2 0-0 15.Rfd1 Bb7 16.Qxd7 Rd8 17.Qc7 Rxd1+ 18.Rxd1 Qxc7 19.Nxc7 Rd8 20.Rxd8+ Nxd8 21.Bxb7 Nxb7 22.Kf1 Na5 23.b3 Kf8 24.Ke2 Nc6 25.h3 Bd6 26.Na6 Ke7 27.Bd2 Nb8 28.Nxb8 Bxb8 29.Kd3 Kd7 30.Bc3 f6 31.Ke4 Bd6 32.b4 Kc6 33.g3 h6 34.f4 h5

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