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Viktor Korchnoi vs Robert Huebner
Hoogovens (1971), Wijk aan Zee NED, rd 15, Jan-30
Modern Defense: Averbakh Variation (A42)  ·  1-0

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May-13-07  vonKrolock: This was a last round's decisive clash, Korchnoi and Olafsson were in the lead with 9 points, followed by Hübner and five other players with 8,5 - Dr. Hübner:<"It is clear that under such conditions a tense and blunder-prone struggle had to ensue">

<37.♖g1> According to Keres, the best here was 37.♕f3 g4 (forced) 38.♕f5 ♕xf5 39.exf5 etc, and White would have a won Game due to the ♗ locked in 'h3', but Hübner points out that after 39...♗c7 40.b6 ♗d8 41.♘xd6 ♗xb6 42.♘xb7 ♗d4 43.♖a2 ♖b8 the Game is still going on - (actually, a check on the position can reveal that White play can be still improved, as 42.♘xb7 etc could conduct to a draw by repetition 44.♗a6 ♖a8 etc)

Jan-19-16
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  perfidious: Believe it was after this tension-filled game that Huebner vowed never again to play at Wijk aan Zee, given their tradition of playing the final round early in the morning.
Jan-19-16  Retireborn: <perfidious> LOL. He was back in 1975 though, and even defeated Donner in the last round then. Perhaps they started a little later that year!
Jan-19-16  whiteshark: iirc Hübner gave <38...Qb4??> and showed that after <38... a3> it should end in a draw.
Apr-10-21  Poisonpawns: Questions:Korchnoi could win a piece with 28.Rf1; why did he not play it? Why did Huebner play 25..Re8?! instead of the natural 25..Rf8. The idea of Bf8-Be7-Bd8 etc getting the bishop in the game takes so much time; its not worth leaving the rook on e8.
Apr-10-21
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  perfidious: While I have found an alternate score, which also gives 25....Re8, ....Rf8 is more natural and would also explain Korchnoi's failure to play the winning 28.Rf1 in the score as given above.
Apr-10-21
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  HeMateMe: fine game by korchnoi. Huebner just seemed snake bit by bad luck when playing in big moments.
Apr-10-21  Retireborn: Korchnoi's 1978 book gives 25...Rf8; he attaches ?! to that, recommending 25...Qd8 with the idea ...Qb6+
Apr-10-21
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  perfidious: Ah, so we have a transcription error, picked up and followed as holy writ.

Time to submit a correction.

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