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Vasily Byvshev vs Alexander Tolush
Leningrad Championship (1954), Leningrad URS
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B94)  ·  0-1

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May-01-08  hkannan2000: The last move could be a good Monday puzzle.
Apr-15-09  notyetagm: Byvshev vs Tolush, 1954

35 ... ♗h8xe5


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36 ♕e3xc5?


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By taking the Black c5-pawn with 36 ♕e3xc5?, White has just opened the a7-g1 diagonal along which both his c5-queen and g1-rook reside for the -Black- pieces to use.

Black responds with 36 ... ♕b8-a7!!, exploiting to the maximum the <ALIGNMENT> White c5-queen + White g1-rook to create a devastating <SKEWER>.

36 ... ♕b8-a7!! <skewer: c5,g1>


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Note in particular how in the first diagram Black could not exploit the <ALIGNMENT> White e3-queen + White g1-rook with the Black c-pawn still on c5 precisely because this Black pawn was in the way and kept this important diagonal closed to the Black queen.

Dec-17-09  Eduardo Leon: 15...♗h8! had a deep strategic meaning in this game.
Jul-23-11  wordfunph: 36...Qa7!!!

mate with 37...Bxc3 if 37.Qxa7

any white queen move loses to 37...Qxg1+!

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