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Oldrich Duras vs Aron Nimzowitsch
San Sebastian (1911), San Sebastian ESP, rd 4, Feb-24
Spanish Game: Closed. Averbakh Variation (C87)  ·  1/2-1/2

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May-29-12  shalgo: An interesting game.

After the opening, Black is fine, despite the ruined pawn structure.

17...Rhb8 even highlights the active potential of the doubled c-pawns.

By move 24, Black has even been able to take control of the d-file, although the opposite-colored bishops probably still mean that White is safe. But then he decides to mix things up with 24...Rd4!? This move is a sort of anticipation of Botvinnik's famous 25...Rd4 in V Liublinsky vs Botvinnik, 1943, although here the move contains the direct threat of Rxe4. It also seems to lose any advantage that Black may have had after White finds 27.Rd1!

Black's 28...cxb3 then seems not to have been the most precise move. If 28...Ke7! 29.Rd1 cxb3 30.cxb3 Bxb3 Black has an improved version of the game variation, because the White rook cannot invade on d7 after the Black knight moves.

In the end, Black has enough compensation for the exchange to draw. Perhaps White could have tried Rxg7 at some point, however.

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