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Dragan Barlov vs Nick de Firmian
Novi Sad Olympiad (1990), Novi Sad YUG, rd 12, Nov-30
Benoni Defense: Classical Variation. Argentine Counterattack (A75)  ·  0-1

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Aug-26-06  Albertan: This game pitted two Benoni Defense experts against each other.
Aug-26-06  Albertan: Many Benoni experts begin the defense by playing the move order 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 in order to avoid the Taimanov variation.

Aug-26-06  Albertan: On move 9 it is more popular for black to play 9...Bxf3 after which play usually continues: 10.Bxf3 Nbd7 11.O-O Bg7 12.Bf4 Qe7

Aug-26-06  Albertan: DeFirmian played the interesting sacrifice on move 36. On move 38 he could have played 38...g4 and gained a passed pawn after:

38... g4 39. Qc3 Kg7 40. Qa1 cxb4 41. Rd2 Qxa1 42. Rxa1 gxh3 43.g3 Ng6 With white having compensation for the pawn.

On move 40. Barlov sacrificed a pawn. when he played 40.Qe3. Instead he could have played 40.g3!? and play might have continued:

40. g3 Nxd5 41. Qf3 Kg7 42. Ra3 cxb4 43. Rd3 Rxd3 44. Qxd3 Nc3 45. Rb2 Qc5 46. Qf3 d5 47. Qf5 h6 48. Qe5+ f6 49. Qe6 d4 50.Qd7+ Kg6 51. Qxb7 Qxa5 52. Rxb4 Qf5

Aug-26-06  Albertan: On move 50 Barlov could have played 50.Re1 and after 50...f6 51.Ra1 Nc5 52.Rc1 Nd7 53.Rc6 a5 54.Rd6 Ke7 55.Rd5 a4 56.Rxb5 Kd6 57.Rb4 Nc5 had compensation for the material.

Aug-26-06  Albertan: On move 56 Barlov could have played 56.Kg4 and drawn the game after 56...f5+!? 57.Kxg5 e4 58.fxe4 fxe4 59.Ra4 b2 60.Rb4 e3 61.Rxb2 e2 62.Rb1 Nc2 63.Kh6 e1 (Q) 64.Rxe1 Nxe1 65.Kxh7 with a book draw.
Aug-26-06  Albertan: If DeFirmian had played 56...f6 in the above line (instead of 56...f5!?) a draw would have occurred after 57.Kh5 Ne2 58.Kh6 Nd4 59.Kxh7 f5 60.Rb6 e4 61.fxe4 fxe4 62.Rb4 b2 63.Rxb2 e3 64.Kg6 e2 65.Rb1 Nc2 66.Kxe5 e1(Q) 67.Rxe1 Nxe1 =
Aug-26-06  Albertan: Another variation which leads to draw is:

60. Kd2 Kb4 61. Kd3 Nb5 62. g3 Nc3 (62... f5 63. Rh1 Nc3 64. Rh2 e4+ 65. fxe4 fxe4+ 66. Kd4 e3 67. Kxe3 Ka3 68. Kf3 Nd5 69. Rh1 b2 70. Ke4 Nc3+ 71. Kf5 g4 72. hxg4 Ka2 73. Rh2 Na4 74. Kf6 Nc5 75. Kg7 Ne4 76. Kh6 Kb3 77. Rh5 Kc2 78. Rb5 Nd6 79. Rb6 b1=Q 80. Rxb1 Kxb1 81. Kxh7) 63. Rb2 f5 64.Rh2 e4+ 65. fxe4 fxe4+ 66. Kd4 h6 67. h4 g4 68. Rd2 h5 69. Rg2 Na4 70. Kxe4 b2 71. Rxb2+ Nxb2 72. Kf4=

Aug-26-06  Albertan: Barlov resigned on move 65. A possible variation which shows why he did is:

65. Rf1 Nc6 66. Rf2+ Kb3 67. Rf1 Ka2 68. Rf2 Ka1 69. Rf1+ b1=Q+ 70. Rxb1+ Kxb1 71. Kd3 h5 72. g4 h4 73. Ke3 Nd8 74. Ke4 Ne6 75. Kf5 Nf4 76. Kxg5 Nxh3+ 77. Kf5 Nf4 78. Ke4 h3 79. g5 h2 80. Kf5 h1=Q

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