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Isaac Lipnitsky vs Vasily Smyslov
USSR Championship (1950), Moscow URS, rd 15, Dec-05
Slav Defense: Exchange Variation (D13)  ·  1-0

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Feb-08-08
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  Gypsy: <8...Nb4> Risk taking due to tournament circumstances.

<11.Qd3!...> Bold attacking strategy against Black king. White king will stay in the center.

<12.Ra2!...> A masterful, prophilactic move. Bad Tarrasch would have disliked this move, good Chigorin would have like it. [Paraphrasing a bit.]

<17.f3!...> Simplest.

<14...Kf8> Second thoughts. Looking to escape.

<21...Rc4> 21...Rxc3 22.g6!

<24.Qxf7...> Simplest. The rest is easy.

Kotov (abreviated).

Feb-06-19  wtpy: What a great game. And quite logical. Is it just me or are games from the 50s and 60s easier to understand?
Dec-10-23
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  GrahamClayton: While 12. Ra2 looks like a terrible move, it is very effective, snuffing out any q-side counterplay by Smyslov, and allowing Lipnitsky to continue with his k-side attack.

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