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Bela Soos vs Efim Geller
Varna (1964), Varna BUL, Sep-??
English Opening: Symmetrical. Symmetrical Variation (A36)  ·  1-0

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Nov-19-10
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  An Englishman: Good Evening: Soos gives an excellent demonstration of why some people are so fond of the Botvinnik formation (c4, d3, e4 and g3); the bind can become crushing, even if your opponent is a world Top Ten player, and the formation offers scope for some unusual tactical tricks. 25.Rc1 looks absolutely senseless (and 25...Kg7! might have rendered it impotent) until White plays the follow-up 26.Nd5!

White threatens 27.Nf6+, and 26...exd5?; 27.cxd5 followed by 28.dxc6 will regain the piece, while the b and c files become a river of pain for Black.

Jan-24-12
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  Phony Benoni: The event is incorrect, since the 1964 Olympiad was played in Tel Aviv and neither Geller nor Soos played. This game is from an individual touramemnt.

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Jan-24-12  King Death: For somebody like Geller playing in one of these minor events (for him anyway) behind the Iron Curtain had to be a step down.

White comes up with a nice trick in 26.Nd5 that's a familiar idea from Sicilians.

Jan-24-12  RookFile: The game is strange. White is playing on the queenside. Where is black playing? No where. You don't see any ...f5 thrust or any type of counter play. Geller might have been able to hold a draw but white had all the pressure during this game.

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