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Andrei Volokitin vs Giovanni Vescovi
Bermuda International (2005), Bermuda BER, rd 10, Feb-09
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen. Classical Variation (B84)  ·  1-0

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Feb-10-05  nikolaas: A classic but nice king-side attack. Black payed not enough attention to the white action and got smashed. It's difficult to say where exactly black went wrong, but I personally don't like 17....h6. Perhaps Nxd3 is better?
Feb-10-05  jperr75108: it seems to me that not much is better than h6....
1... Nxd3 2. cxd3 Be7 3. Ne4 Bxe4 4. Qxe4 Nd7 5. Rac1 and it seems to me that white is a tiny bit better
Feb-15-05  Backward Development: <24...Bxg2+! Bringing the white king to g2 gives good drawing chances. 25.Kxg2 Rxf7 26.Rxf7 Nxd3! <26...Qc6+ 27.Kh3 Nxd3 28.Qg6 <28.Rxf8+ Rxf8 29.Qxh6 > 28...Nf4+ 29.Rxf4 Bg7 30.Rf7 Rg8> 27.cxd3 <27.Rxc7?? Nf4+ 28.Kf3 Nxh5> 27...Qc6+ 28.Kh3 Bg7> -Analysis by London Chess Center.
Mar-02-06  patzer2: White plays an interesting demolition of pawn structure combination with 20. Bxh6!? Black can probably force a draw with best play in the 24...Bxg2+ line mentioned above.

Still it's not a bad way to proceed with the attack -- good winning chances with a draw in hand!

Feb-22-07  thegoodanarchist: Man, how do these 2600-level players get demolished so easily??? Wish I could do it :)
Mar-04-24
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  plang: At Budva in 2004 Rublevsky had played 15..Nc6? against Volokitin but after 16 Nd5! Black quickly got into trouble and lost; 15,,Rd8 is much better. In Kuzmin-Oll St Petersburg 1996 White had tried 16 Nce2 and Black had gone on to win; 16 Bg3 was new. 16..Nxd3? would have run into 17 Rxf7!..Kxf7 18 Rf1+..Ke8 19 Nxe6 and wins. Black still did not have time for 17..Nxd3 due to 18 cxd..Rxd3 19 Ng5..Rd7 20 Nce4 with a powerful attack for White. 20 Bxh6!? should only have been good enough for a draw but after the blunder 24..Nxd3? White got the full point.

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