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Ljubomir Ljubojevic vs Viktor Korchnoi
Sao Paulo (1979), Sao Paulo BRA, Feb-??
Formation: King's Indian Attack (A07)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Nov-06-08  nimh: Korchnoi missed a win on two occasions

1: Ljubomir Ljubojevic - Viktor Korchnoi, Sao Paulo 1979


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Analysis by Rybka 3 32-bit:

36...Rxd4
(-2.26 !) Depth: 15 00:00:55 3031kN
36...Rxd4 37.fxe4 Rxe4[] 38.Qh3 Re2[] 39.Rf1 Qe7[] 40.Kh1 e5[] 41.Rab1 e4[] 42.Ng4 Kh7 43.h5 Qd6 44.Nh2 Ref2 45.Rxf2 Rxf2 46.Nf1 Qf8 (-2.42) Depth: 15 00:01:25 4764kN
36...Rxd4
(-2.62 !) Depth: 16 00:02:59 10120kN
36...Rxd4
(-2.82 !) Depth: 16 00:05:23 18774kN
36...Rxd4 37.fxe4 Rxe4[] 38.Qh3 Re2[] 39.Rf1 Qe7[] 40.Kh1 e5[] 41.Nf3 e4[] 42.Nxd2 Rxd2[] 43.Rxf8+ Qxf8[] 44.Rf1 Qa8 45.c3 e3 46.Kg1 Rc2 47.g4 Rxc3 48.g5 Qb8 49.gxh6 gxh6 50.Qg2 Rc4 (-3.01) Depth: 16 00:07:59 28772kN
36...Rxd4 37.fxe4 Rxe4[] 38.Qh3 Re2[] 39.Rf1 Qe7[] 40.Kh1 e5[] 41.g4 Qc5 42.Rad1 Rff2 43.Nf3 Qxc2[] (-2.95) Depth: 17 00:09:33 34307kN

(Varend, 06.11.2008)

1: Ljubomir Ljubojevic - Viktor Korchnoi, Sao Paulo 1979


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Analysis by Rybka 3 32-bit:

45...Qc4 46.Qg1 Rc1[] 47.Rd1 Rxd1[] 48.Qxd1 Qxe6[] 49.Qxh5+ Kg8[] 50.Qe2 a5[] 51.Kg2 Re8[] 52.e5 Qxe5[] 53.Qa2+ Kh7 54.Qf7 Re7 55.Qb3 Qe2+ 56.Kh3 Qe6+ 57.Qxe6 Rxe6 (-3.19) Depth: 15 00:01:00 4104kN
45...Qc4
(-3.39 !) Depth: 16 00:02:02 8322kN
45...Qc4
(-3.59 !) Depth: 16 00:02:56 12362kN
45...Qc4
(-3.99 !) Depth: 16 00:04:57 20525kN, tb=2 45...Qc4 46.Qg1 Rc1[] 47.Rd1 Rxd1[] 48.Qxd1 Qxe6[] 49.Qxh5+ Kg8[] 50.Kg1 Qxe4[] 51.Qc5 a5[] (-3.99) Depth: 16 00:05:22 22332kN, tb=3
45...Qc4 46.Qg1 Rc1[] 47.Rd1 Rxd1[] 48.Qxd1 Qxe6[] 49.Qxh5+ Kg8[] 50.Kg1 Qxe4[] 51.Qc5 a5 (-3.90) Depth: 17 00:06:34 27239kN, tb=10

(Varend, 06.11.2008)

Feb-12-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Benzol: As well as the moves <nimh> has pointed out I wonder whether Korchnoi could have won with 47...♕c4?
May-09-25  ewan14: The KIA does not always succeed !

Great play by Korchnoi ?

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