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John Curdo vs Jarod J Bryan
Maine Open (1985), Portland, ME USA
Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack. Main Line (B52)  ·  1-0

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Aug-09-18
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  mahamis: A subtle N sac re: 17.Nd5. If black captures the N 17...gxf5, white captures the R 18. Rxc8, w/c forces black to recapture 18...Qxc8 and thus white captures the B 19.Nxe7+ and the end for black...or white captures the whole R if black did not capture on his 18th move. What a neat sac!!!!
Aug-10-18  Gregor Samsa Mendel: Black’s 12th through 16th moves look plausible at first sight, but white’s 16th and especially 17th moves show that black’s plan of challenging the center was entirely mistaken.
Aug-10-18  ChessHigherCat: Black's best try was 17...Nc6 but 18.Rxc6 Rxc6 19.Ndxe7+ Kh8 20.Nxc6 bxc6 21.Nxd6 and ay chihuaha
May-10-21  RookFile: It's black's turn to move. What would we think of this position?


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Let's see. White has two pawns in the center and a space advantage. Black has no weaknesses but his king might be attacked. He faces a game where accurate defense might get him a draw. Accordingly, black played ...a6 here. Maybe he can keep white pieces out of b5.

Yet the computer does not agree with this. It says that <black> is microscopically better in the diagramed position. After 10....Nb6 11. Bf4 d5 12. e5 Nfd7 black has a good French Defense.

This looks like a great example of a comment Andy Soltis made recently that computers and modern chess analysis are finding that the idea of a space advantage is overrated in some positions.

May-10-21
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  chancho: Looks like 12...Ng4 and 15...exd4 is where Byan went wrong imo.

He lost time having to retreat his Knight to e5 (no time for a move like g6) and Curdo made the most of it.

Once his white knight landed on f5, Curdo certainly saw the idea of Rxc8 followed by the Nxe7+ fork.

May-10-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: <RookFile....Yet the computer does not agree with this. It says that <black> is microscopically better in the diagramed position. After 10....Nb6 11. Bf4 d5 12. e5 Nfd7 black has a good French Defense....>

While Black has released the central tension, he has also rid himself of the bad bishop and thereby reduced his opponent's attacking chances against the king. Seems reasonable that Black would not be worse in the resultant position.

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