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Lev Polugaevsky vs David Bronstein
USSR Championship (1960), Leningrad URS, rd 12, Feb-13
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal. Bronstein (Byrne) Variation (E45)  ·  1-0

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Feb-22-07  Manequinho: No stalemate this time...
May-01-12  Everett: 15.Bxd6 Qxd6 16.Nb5! is a nice tactic that wasn't too obvious for me. A knight doesn't usually fork pieces that include a knight.

What follows is an interesting endgame that shows how long the exchange-down side can hold when they have an effective role for the remaining minor piece.

May-19-12  FrenchBear: Could somebody explain why Bronstein's play seems so poor from the beginning?
Jun-11-15
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  An Englishman: Good Evening: I don't understand 7...d5. Why play 6...Bf8?! if not to experiment with 7...g6? This was Bronstein! Surely we have the right to expect something wildly imaginative from him.
Apr-20-17  zydeco: <FrenchBear> Bronstein got very experimental around this stage of his career - and came up with a lot of ideas that, really, made no sense at all. 6...Bf8 is one of them.

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