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Romanas Arlauskas vs Ake Lundqvist
4th Correspondence World Championship (1962) (correspondence), ICCF
Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Bastrikov Variation (B47)  ·  1-0

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1-0

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Jun-11-08  chaarl: Fine concluding combination to round off the attack. Well played GM Arlauskas.
Jun-11-08  whiteshark: Notes by Arlauskas from the Adelaide "Sunday Mail". He regards the following as his <"Best Played Game" <>>.

<1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. Nb3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bf4 d6 11. Qe2 Rd8 12. Rad1 Rb8 13. a4 Ne5 14. Bc1!> Defending the b-pawn in advance and at the same time planning a k-side attack. <Bd7 15. f4 Nc4 16. g4! b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. g5 Ne8 19. Qf2 b4> After 19... g6 would have followed 20. f5! with a decisive attack as Black couldn't play exf5 because of 21. Nd5 <20. Ne2 Bf8 21. Nbd4 Bc8 22. b3 Na5 23. Be3 g6 24. f5 e5>


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<25. Ne6!> A bold sacrifice which required precise calculations. <25...fxe6> forced. If 25...Bxe6 26. fxe6 Rb7 27. e7! Qxe7 28. Bb6 Ra8 29. Ra1 and wins. <26. fxg6 Ng7> Allows White a nice little combination. Comparatively better was 26...Bg7 27. gxh7+ Kh8! 28. h4 Nc6 29. h5 Ne7 however after 30.g6 White's position would still have been superior. <27. Qxf8+!! Rxf8 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8 29. gxh7> The point of the combination. <29...Ne8 30. h8=Q+ Ke7 31. g6> 1-0

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