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Sergei Rublevsky vs Maxim Novik
Junior Qualification Tournament (1990), Sochi URS, Mar-??
Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation. Accepted (C47)  ·  1-0

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Feb-28-07
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  tpstar: Nice combination by White starting with the Bishop sacrifice 13. Bxh6!? opening lines, then the Double Attack 14. Qe3! hitting the Ph6 plus the Be7. 17. f4 & 18. Rf3 becomes an effective Rook lift, getting the KR to g3 and attacking on the half open g file. Note 17 ... Rg8? 18. Qh6+ mates, a common theme when the Kingside is so exposed. The conclusion was straightforward to calculate with several forced moves, like 23. Qh6+ Kg8 over 23 ... Ke7 24. Rxe6+! fxe6 25. Qg7#, the same mating pattern which recurs at the end.

John Emms in "Starting Out: The Scotch Game" writes:

"12 ... h6!? - Objectively speaking I believe there's nothing wrong with this move, but now White can force an immediate draw if he wishes and Black must also play accurately not to end up with a losing position, so unless Black knows exactly what to do and is happy with a draw this isn't a good practical choice." He suggests 12 ... Rb8 or 12 ... Re8!? instead.

"14 ... Re8? - 14 ... d4! 15. Qxh6 Qd6!, preventing Re5, has been given as the drawing method by more than one source and I can't find anything new to disprove this. White has a few options but with best play it always ends up with perpetual check. Play continues 16. Qg5+ Kh8" and his supporting analysis indicates White always has the draw in hand with a perpetual, while Black must defend precisely to avoid losing.

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