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Alexander Tolush vs Aleksander Nikitin
URS-ch sf Leningrad (1957), Leningrad URS, rd 19, Dec-10
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation. Schlechter Defense (E52)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Oct-09-23  Straclonoor: Very interesting game like usually was, when Tolush played


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Here white had domination, only some accuracy needed.

Analysis by Stockfish dev-20230922-154b8d3e:

1. +- (8.48): 53.Qb8 Rb1 54.Rxc2 Rxc1 55.Qd6+ Ke8 56.Rxc3 Rxc3 57.d5 Ba4 58.Qb8+ Kd7 59.d6 Kc6 60.Qc8+ Kb5 61.Qxc3 Bd1 62.Bh4 Rh7 63.Qxf6 Bb3 64.Kg3 Rd7 65.Qd4 Bf7 66.Kf4 Kc6 67.Qxe4+ Bd5 68.Qa4+ Kxd6 69.Qxa5 Rb7 70.Bf6 Bh1 71.Be5+ Kc6

2. +- (7.42): 53.Qg8 Rb1 54.Qxc2 Bxc2 55.Qxf7+ Kc8 56.Qxf6 Kb7 57.Qe7+ Ka6 58.Qc5 Qxc5 59.dxc5 Bb3 60.c6 Rh1+ 61.Kg4 Rh8 62.Be5 Rg8+ 63.Kf4 Rf8 64.Rd2 Be6 65.f6 Kb6 66.c7 Rxf6+ 67.Bxf6 Kxc7 68.Bd8+ Kb7 69.Bxa5 Kc6 70.Bb4 Kb5 71.Kxe4 Bh3 72.Kf4 Kc4 73.e4 Be6 74.e5 Bf7 75.Rd6 Bg8 76.e6 Kb3 77.e7 Bf7

After <53.a4??> game should been end by draw, if black answered 53....Rb1. <53....Bxa4??> turn it to loss


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Analysis by Stockfish dev-20230922-154b8d3e:

+- (95.42): 54.Qa1 Bc6 55.d5 Bxd5 56.Qa4+ Bc6 57.Qxc6+ Kxc6 58.Qc8+ Kd5 59.Qxc3 c1Q 60.Qxc1 Rxf2 61.Bxf2 Rh7+ 62.Bh4 a4 63.Qc3 a3 64.Qxa3 Kc4 65.Kg4 Rg7+ 66.Kf4 Rb7 67.Qa6+ Rb5 68.Bxf6 Kb4 69.Be7+ Rc5 70.Qb6+ Ka4 71.Qxc5

White missed this chance and game fineshed draw....

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