Aug-04-08 King's Indian, Samisch (E81) 
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| Mr.Snrub: Stevens,
Looks to me like Black has a good Benoni after 11...Re8, preventing the exchange of dark bishops after Bh6. 12.Nc3 (else ...b5) a6 13.a4 Nbd7 with approximate equality. Black does not have the piece congestion he often suffers from in the Benoni, and White does not have ... |
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Apr-25-08 Taimanov vs Lisitsin, 1949
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| Mr.Snrub: Black's knights are awkwardly placed on the back rank, which is now well protected, but will be weak if the rooks come off the board. To that end, 24.Nxb7!! Rxb7 25.Qxb7! Qxb7 26.Rxc8 (all more or less forced). The only way for black to guard the Ne8 is to play 26...Kf8, but then ... |
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