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Vasily Smyslov vs Grigory Levenfish
Leningrad / Moscow training (1939), Leningrad / Moscow URS, rd 12, Jan-19
Spanish Game: Closed Variations. Chigorin Defense (C98)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Jul-25-20  King.Arthur.Brazil: Continued: 41. ♕f3 ♘g6 42. ♔g1 ♔g7 43. ♗f5 ♘h4 44. ♕g4 ♖h8 45. ♔f1 ♖b8 46. ♔e2 ♖h8 47. ♖hh1 ♘xf5 48. ♕xf5 ♖h4! 49. ♕f3 ♖c8 50. ♖ag1 ♖ch8 51. ♖g4 ♕d7 52. ♖xh4 ♖xh4 53. ♔f1 ♔g6 54. ♔g2 f5! 55. ♕xf5 ♕xf5 56. exf5 ♔xf5 57. f3 ♖d4 58. ♔g3 ♖d3 59. ♖f1 e4 60. ♖f2 a5 61. h4 gxh4 62. ♔xh4 e3! 63. ♖g2 ♖d2 64. ♖g7 f6 65. ♖g4 e2 66. ♖e4 ♖xa2 67. ♔g3 a4 68. d6 axb3 69. d7 ♖d2 70. ♖xe2! ♖xd7 71. ♖e3 b2 72. ♖b3 ♖d2 73... White lose by the clock (and position too: if 73.f4? ♖c2, followed by 74...♖c3 exchanging the Rs and 76...c1=♕, or 73. ♔h4 ♔f4 74. ♔h3 ♖f2! End. See next diagram.


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Jul-25-20  King.Arthur.Brazil: White: Wander Gonçalves Toledo (1973)
KP - Spanish game - Chigorin Defence

8...♘a5 9. ♗c2 d6 10. h3 c5 11. d4 ♕c7 12. ♘bd2 ♗b7? 13. d5 ♖ac8 14. ♘f1 ♘c4 15. g4 b4? 16. b3 ♘b6 17. c4! h6 18. ♘g3 ♘h7 19. ♘f5 ♖a8 20. ♔g2 ♗c8 21. ♖g1 ♗xf5 22. gxf5 ♔h8 23. ♔h1 ♗f6 24. ♘h2 ♕e7 25. ♕h5 ♖g8 26. ♘g4 ♗g5 27. ♗xg5 hxg5 28. f6? gxf6 29. ♘h6 ♖g6 30. ♘f5 ♕d7 31. ♗d1 ♖a7 32. ♗g4 ♕e8!? 33. ♘xd6 ♕f8 34. ♘f5 ♘c8! 35. ♗e2 ♘e7 36. ♕g4 ♘xf5 37. ♕xf5 ♕d6 38. ♗g4 ♘f8 39. ♖g2 ♖h6 40. ♖h2 See diagram. Adjourned, with Black secret move: ♖c7


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Jul-25-20  King.Arthur.Brazil: History: this game happened in the classifying phase of Minas Gerais Championship 1973. Wander had participated very well in previous Junior Championship, so everybody said that I would be mashed in few moves. That's why I made everything possible to confuse the scenery and escape. After adjourning, I study hard the endgame and see that I would have surprising possibilities which lead me to a remarkable win, after all. The end laugh is very sound!

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