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Semyon Furman vs Andre Lilienthal
USSR Championship (1949), Moscow URS, rd 12, Nov-03
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation. Bishop Attack (E49)  ·  1-0

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Jan-28-07  morphyvsfischer: A wonderful example of white's plan against the Nimzo Indian plan of ...c5 and ...d5 attempted restraint of white's center. 11 Bc2, retaining the Bishop pair, gives black's a6 bishop too much leeway. 7...d5 thus looks too suspicious. 17...g6 18 e5 Nd7 19 f4 f5 20 exf6 Nxf6 21 f5 is very good for white. 26...Rc3 27 Qg4 Nxe5?? 28 Rxe5 Rxe5 29 Nh6+ mates; 27...Rd8 28 Bg5 Nxe5 29 Bf6 wins; 27...Rf8 28 Rxf8+ Nxf8 29 Rf1 wins

29 ...Rf6 30 Qa2+

Nov-03-10  Whitehat1963: What's the finish?
Nov-03-10
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  Sastre: 36...Nc6 37.Rxe7+ Qxe7 38.Qf7+ Qxf7 39.Rxf7+ Kh6 40.Rc7 Nd4 41.Rxa7.
Apr-04-20
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  woldsmandriffield: An interesting game!

If White goes 23 Nd6 Black can sac the exchange: 23..Rxd6 24 exd6 Qxd6 but is there enough compensation? So Furman went 23 Qf2 first but after 23..Qd7 still didn't put Nd6 on the board preferring 24 h4 which provoked the weakening move 24..f6?!

25 Qg3! was excellent. Black could not respond with 25..Rc3 due to 26 Qg4 with the threat of h5. 26..Rc3 is met similarly with 27 Qg4 so maybe 26..Rf8 was the best chance.

After 26..Nde7 27 Nd6 if Black goes 27..Rf8 he loses to 28 Rxf8+ Nxf8 29 Rf1 when he is tied up in knots.

Furman chose 29 Qf2 to finish but 29 Qb3! would have been more clinical (after 29..Qxd6 30 Rcd1! the Queen is over-loaded). That said, 29 Qf2 Rf6 30 Qa2+ Qe6 31 Qxe6+ Rxe6 32 Rc7 is a nice variation.

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