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Fan Chen vs Xiangzhi Bu
Torch Real Estate Cup China Chess League (2005), Xiapu CHN, rd 19, Jun-26
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation. Yugoslav Attack (B78)  ·  0-1

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Dec-04-05  notyetagm: I thought White was supposed to attack the Black king in the Yugoslav attack?The White attack didn't even start in this game: the White h-pawn battering ram is still on its original h2-square when the game ends!
Dec-04-05  notyetagm: 17 ... ♘xb2! is the start of a nice combination by Bu. After 18 ♔xb2 b4, if the White c3-knight moves then Black will win immediately with the standard <king deflection> idea 19 ... ♖xa2+! 20 ♔xa2 ♕xc2+ and mate White down the open a-file with his king's rook.

The White c3-knight meets the threat from the Black a8-rook to the a2-square by <DEFENDING> it and it also meets the threat from the Black queen to the c2-square by <BLOCKING> the c-file. If this defendive knight moves in response to 18 ... b4, however, then the White b2-king will be the only White piece defending both the a2- and c2-squares and hence it will be <overworked>.

Dec-04-05  euripides: 13 Bxa7 looks surprising. I like the way 16... e5 is the start of a powerful attack where Black can time the reopening of the diagonal.

Jul-24-08  FizzyY: Well, yes, White does attack the Black king in the Yugoslav, and Black in return is supposed to attack the White king.

Sometimes Black doesn't have time to attack because White plays h5 and Bh6 wicked early (g4 is met with b5), but if White's attack fizzes out, then Black has chances in the endgame. Conversely, there have always been talk about how weak the White pawns are in a Dragon ending, but if the White pawns simply remain on f3, e4, g2, and h4, they are not that bad. I've won games with both sides before where I simply beat off an attack and won in the endgame, but I'm no GM, so whatever.

Jan-11-09  Eduardo Leon: Both 11. Nb3 and 13. Bxa7 seem to be totally wrong, especially the latter.

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