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Anatoly Lein vs Viktor Korchnoi
USSR Championship (1964/65), Kiev URS, rd 2, Dec-27
Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation (D32)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 26.Nd3 h5 27.Qg3 h4 28.Qe5 Kg7 29.Rdd1 Ba6 30.g3 g5 = -0.07 (20 ply)better is 26...h5 27.Qe2 Kg7 28.h3 Ng5 29.f3 Bxf3 30.gxf3 Nxf3+ ⩱ -0.79 (23 ply) 27.Qd1 Rcd8 28.e4 Rg5 29.f3 h5 30.Na5 Ba8 31.Bc4 Nf4 = -0.10 (20 ply) ∓ -1.52 (27 ply) 33.f3 h5 34.Nf2 Qf6 35.Rc2 dxe3 36.Rxe3 Rd8 37.Re1 h4 ⩱ -1.46 (24 ply)-+ -4.65 (26 ply) 37...dxe3 38.Re2 Kg7 39.Rd4 Qf6 40.Rxe4 Rxe4 41.fxe4 Qd4 -+ -5.07 (25 ply) 38.Nf5 Rf8 39.Rxd4 Nxf3+ 40.gxf3 Qxf5 41.Kg2 Qg5+ 42.Rg4 -+ -2.60 (29 ply)-+ mate-in-8-+ mate-in-7 after 39.Rc8+ Kg7 40.Rc1 Rxc1 41.Kf2 Ne4+ 42.Kg1 Rxf1+0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-14-11  tonsillolith: Wow. That was the most brute-force queen trap I have seen.
Jun-28-11  estrick: 27 ... Korchnoi to move and begin (probably saw the possibility starting to develop several moves prior to that) trapping Lein's queen might make a good mid week POTD.

Alternatively, 38 ... Black to move and sac back his queen to get mate would be OK for a Monday POTD

Sep-25-21
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  Joshka: Amazing they were the same age/born in the same city/country/ and only contested 7 games!!!???

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