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Dragoljub Velimirovic vs Leonid Shamkovich
Rio de Janeiro Interzonal (1979), Rio de Janeiro BRA, rd 1, Sep-23
Modern Defense: King Pawn Fianchetto (B06)  ·  0-1

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Dec-20-08  Skoolboye: [74 Bg7+ Kxh7 75 Bxf6+ Kg6 76 Bxb2 Rb3+ 77 Ke3 Rxb2 78 Kxe4 Rxa2]

something like that?

Dec-20-08  Skoolboye: knight fork wins the rook, ignore the above
Dec-20-08  Confuse: 69. Bd1 from white, is black still winning? I just don't know... some moves in this game are really interesting.
May-11-20
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  Fusilli: Fun game! Velimirovic was a creative attacking player... 2.h4!? Then he sacs the b4 (Shamkovich passes). Then, in the close position, he dances around looking for the right piece sac, and he finds it. He has a possibly winning advantage by move 50. Not sure where he went wrong.
May-11-20
Premium Chessgames Member
  Sally Simpson: ***

After a long fascinating tug of war Velimirovic, shunning the draw and forever chasing a win fails to spot a sting in the tail Rook Fork.

The h4 pawn landed on h5 on move 4. On move 71 h5-h6 was the mistake.


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71. h6 ab3 72. h7 Nh6 73. Re7 b2 0-1.


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74. Bg7+ Kxh7 75. Bxf6+ Kg6 76. Bxb2 Rc2+


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(Seem to recall 2.h4 v The Modern was endorsed by Fischer.)

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May-11-20
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  Fusilli: <Sally> Indeed, because White doesn't have 77.Ke3 and has to retreat to the first row. Otherwise, there would have been some hope.

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