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Yngvar Barda vs Dieter Keller
Moscow Olympiad qual-1 (1956), Moscow URS, rd 2, Sep-02
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation. Bernstein Defense (E59)  ·  0-1

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Dec-24-23  Gaito:


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BLACK TO PLAY AND MATE IN THREE

This puzzle appeared in Bent Larsen's book "Good Move Guide", Oxford University Press, 1982. It is problem 2 from Chapter 1: "Find the Combination". In fact, this book comprises four smaller books in one volume. It was originally published in Danish by Samlerens Forlag, Copenhagen, 1976. The four books were; 1) Find the Combination (100 positions); 2) Find the Plan (48 positions), 3) Guess the Master's Moves (40 complete games where the reader gets points for guessing the correct moves); and 4) Practical Endgames: (60 Basic Endings with explanations).

The book is famous because Magnus Carlsen said that it was his first chess book when he was a kid, and that he had learned a lot from that book. Magnus said that he had found Book 2 (Find the Plan) very enlightening and instructive.

Obviously, after Carlsen's statement the book has become a very expensive item among collectors of chess books. I was lucky to buy a cheap copy in Oslo in 1982. I couldn't suspect then that the book would become a very expensive item in the future, otherwise I would have bought a dozen copies or more!

Dec-24-23  Gaito:


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WHITE TO MOVE
White played 15.e4?, opening a path for his Queen's Bishop, but closing the path for his King's Bishop. Probably a sounder alternative was 15.f3, or even the tricky 15.c4!?, so that if 15...Qxa1? then 16.Bb2 Qa2 17.Ra1 traps Black's Queen.

Dec-24-23  Gaito:


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WHITE TO MOVE
24.Bc4+? was a blunder. White ought to have played either 24.Qc4+ or else 24.Bxf3!? giving up his Queen for a piece and a Rook, but in any event Black would have stood better without a doubt.

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