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Georgy Borisenko vs Mikhail Tal
USSR Championship (1956), Leningrad URS , rd 10, Jan-26
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation. Gligoric System (E53)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Aug-10-08  CharlesSullivan: Borisenko blows his chance (43.e8=♕) to defeat the future world champion.
May-17-09
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  Phony Benoni: That appears to be right.


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The point is that after 43.e8Q Rxe8 44.Kxe8 g3 45.hxg3 hxg3, White has time to snatch the a-pawn: 46.Rc6 g2 47.Rxa6 g1Q 48.Rh6+ followed by 49.Rg6+ and 50.Rxg1 when White's pawn is one move faster.

May-18-09  whatthefat: <Phony Benoni>

I thought 46...b4 might save Black there, with the idea of 47.Rxa6 g2 48.Rg6 b3.

After 47.Rh6+ Kg4 48.Rxa6 I looked at:

(a) 48...g2? 49.Rg6+ Kf3 (49...Kh3 50.a6 b3 51.a7 b2 52.a8=Q b1=Q 53.Qxg2+ Kh4 54.Qg4#) 50.a6 b3 51.a7 and White will queen with check.

(b) 48...b3 and it seems that Black draws in the following lines:

49.Rb6 g2 50.Rg6+ (50.a6? Kf5!) 50...Kh3

or

49.Rg6+ Kf4 [49...Kh3? 50.Rb6 (50.a6? b2 51.Rb6 g2 52.a7 g1=Q 53.Rh6+ Kg2 54.Rg6+ Kf2 55.Rxg1 Kxg1=) 50...g2 51.Rxb3+] 50.a6 b2 51.Rb6 g2

But I see now that 48.Rb6! seems to win for White.

Dec-09-15  zydeco: Nice analysis everybody. A shame: Borisenko went toe-to-toe with Tal in a very complex tactical position and outplayed him.

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