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Igor Glek vs Maia Chiburdanidze
"Crushing Counterplay" (game of the day Sep-17-2018)
URS-ch sf Minsk+ (1983), Minsk URS
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation. Keres Attack (B81)  ·  0-1

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Jun-16-09  unfforce: Nice end
Sep-17-18  DanielBryant: Is Black's sac of the d pawn thematic in this line?
Sep-17-18  kungfufighter888: white attack never get started
Sep-17-18  wtpy: I dont play the Keres much, an occassional speed chess game, but black is much worse in this game until white plays 22 Rhd1. White needs the rook on the h file, and if he keeps it there, he breaks through first.
Sep-17-18
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  Check It Out: <wtpy> Indeed. 22.hxg7 Bxg7 23.Qh3 immediately puts black on the back foot.
Sep-17-18  landshark: <Check It Out> Interesting line possible here - 22. hxg7 Qxd5 23. gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 24. Bc5+ Re7 25. Rxh7 Qxf3 26. Qxf3 Nxf3 27. Bxe7+ Kxe7 28. g6 Ng5 29. Rg7 Kf6. Now if 30.Rh8+ Kg7 31.Rxa8?? Re1#.
To me it looks like -Qxd5 is a good response to 22.hxg7 and I think it at least holds if not gives Black the edge -
Sep-17-18  Ironmanth: Wow! Great game; smashing attack.
Sep-17-18  moodini: <landshark> I think that 27. g6 or 27.Rh3 put black in trouble
Sep-17-18  paavoh: @<landshark>: After 24.Bc5+, 24...Kg7 25.Bd4 Re6 26.Qh2 Kf8 27.Qxh7 Rd8 28.f4 also looks good for White. An interesting position.
Sep-17-18  IamALLmonsters: landshark
I think 27 g6 before Bxe7 because ng5 does not work as then rh8+ can take a8 as the d2 square is no longer covered.
Sep-17-18  weisyschwarz: Caged burd sings!
Sep-17-18  cormier:


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Analysis by Houdini 4: d 24 dpa

<1. = (0.06): 6...h6> 7.h3 Be7 8.Qf3 Nc6 9.Be3 Nxd4 10.Bxd4 e5 11.Be3 Be6 12.Bb5+ Nd7 13.0-0-0 0-0 14.Kb1 a6 15.Bxd7 Qxd7 16.Nd5 Rac8 17.c3 Bd8 18.Rd2 Rc4 19.Rhd1 Re8 20.Nb6 Bxb6 21.Bxb6 Rc6

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