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David Bronstein vs Bogdan Sliwa
Gothenburg Interzonal (1955), Gothenburg SWE, rd 3, Aug-18
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation. Bernstein Defense (E58)  ·  1-0

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Apr-10-10  Everett: 14.Ra2 is a flexible waiting move, allowing the rook to move along the second rank.

Bronstein's set of moves from 21-28 can serve as one of the most clear examples of dominating a file.

29.Bb1 forces a weakness, and black perhaps errs by weakening the dark squares while white's DSB still lives. 30..h6 may be better.

Black's careless play drops a pawn after 32..Ng7. His airy king does not allow his planned regrouping.

Black's last chance to salvage the game was 35..Rxe5 36.dxe5 Qxd5 but the inbetweener 36.Bc6 keeps white up the exchange and a pawn. The c-file dominance continued through the end.

Nov-12-15  zydeco: Yeah, have to love the dark-squared bishop slithering to c5, b6, and c7. At first I thought Bronstein was just marking time in an advantageous but colorless position; actually, he's giving himself some extra squares to work with on the c-file.
Dec-23-21
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  Honza Cervenka: < Everett><Black's last chance to salvage the game was 35..Rxe5 36.dxe5 Qxd5 but the inbetweener 36.Bc6 keeps white up the exchange and a pawn. The c-file dominance continued through the end.>

35...Rxe5 36.Bc6 Nxd4! 37.exd4 (37.Bxd7 Ne2+ =) 37...Qa7 38.Bxa4 Qb6 gives white just a Pawn.

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