Boris Spassky vs Lajos Portisch (2007)

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Boris Spassky vs Lajos Portisch
Spassky-Portisch Match (2007), Heviz HUN, rd 1, Apr-13
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense. l'Hermet Variation Berlin Wall Defense (C67) · 1-0

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Apr-30-07		Inf: they might be old, but those brains still play like it was the 60's.

Apr-30-07		AlfieNoakes: 47 ...Rc2+ Why does black not play bxb here, can anyone explain to me?

Apr-30-07		AlfieNoakes: Lovely play by Spassky though

Apr-30-07		SwitchingQuylthulg: <AlfieNoakes> I'd say that the position after 48.g4+ Kf6 49.Rxf4+ is easily won for White, with two extra pawns on the kingside.

May-01-07		Ulhumbrus: 14...Bxf3 relinquishes the bishop pair and Black's compensation for his doubled c pawn with it. Portisch does not succeed in devaluing Spassky's King side pawn majority, but how does Spassky make use of it? Some indication is given by the sequence of moves 27 e6+ Nxe6 28 Ne5+ Ke8 29 Nxg6! fxg6 30 Rxe6. The move 27 e6+ prepares clears the square e5 for the check 28 Ne5+ which takes a step towards the sacrifice 30Nxg6! and after 30 Rxe6 White has 3 pawns for Black's two with the difference that Black's twp [awns are vulnerable to attack. We can now summarize the meaning of the sacrifice 27 e6+! Its purpose is to exchange White's King side pawn majority of four pawns against three which seem not particularly vulnerable to attack for a King side pawn majority of three pawns against two which are more obviously vulnerable to attack. This matter warrants pondering.

May-02-07		evenua: Wow. Look at the White King after 53.Kc6. The enemy pawns and bishop are protecting his Majesty from further attack! =)

May-02-07		Philidor: <AlfieNoakes> Because of the pawn advancement after: 48.g4+.

May-02-07		goldenbear: Why does Portisch commit suicide? What was wrong with Be6?

Dec-19-08		patzer of patzers: <evenua> interesting, however it's 63.Kc6 <goldenbear> If you mean at the end of the game, well, it's illegal.

Aug-13-09		patzer of patzers: Hmm, half a year later, as I read my comment, it looks pretty stupid to me. I take it back; not the meaning behind it, necessarily, but the tone and the words used to convey it. I honestly have no idea what move <goldenbear> was talking about when he/she suggested Be6, but as it obviously was not move 66, my comment was rather dull-witted. I will, however, wonder to anyone who sees this what move <goldenbear> WAS talking about; I don't have the time to figure it out myself. Now, about the game, which should really be the center of the kibitzing anyway: I really like this game, because it's so simple compared to other high-level games. Not to say that there is any lack of skill, of course, I'm referring to how easy it is to understand most of the moves, even for a near (or straight up) beginner like me. All of the moves and their intentions are very clear. (By the way, except for the first sentence, did I manage to sound somewhat like Edith Hamilton? I'm doing/dangerously ignoring in favor of CG a project on mythology and I think her style has gotten too much into my head.)

Aug-13-09		kurtrichards: So the result of the match between them (Spassky-Portisch) was a tie. I wonder if the result of the match between Kasparov and Karpov on September would be the same. Hmmm....

Nov-19-11		AnalyzeThis: Portisch played to make the h2 bishop a bad piece, but Spassky got it out of the box.

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