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Vasily Smyslov vs Lev Polugaevsky
13th Soviet Team Championship Final-A (1975), Riga LAT, rd 2, Jul-??
Benoni Defense: Hromadka System (A57)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 12.h3 Na6 13.a5 Bb7 14.Bf1 Nb4 15.axb6 axb6 16.Rxa8 Qxa8 = +0.37 (21 ply)= -0.19 (23 ply) after 12...Na6 13.Bf1 Nb4 14.Nf3 Ba6 15.Bf4 h6 16.h3 exd5 better is 16.Qc2 Bg4 17.Bxg4 Nxg4 18.h3 Nf6 19.axb5 axb5 20.Ra1 = +0.08 (20 ply) ⩱ -0.51 (22 ply) 17.b4 c4 18.Qc2 Nd7 19.Nd1 Bxb2 20.Qxb2 Qf6 21.Nc3 Ra8 = +0.02 (20 ply) ⩱ -0.95 (22 ply)better is 18.Qc2 Nxf2 19.Nxb5 Bxb2 20.Qxb2 Nh3+ 21.gxh3 Nxb5 = -0.29 (20 ply) ⩱ -1.00 (23 ply) 19...b4 20.Nb5 Nxb5 21.Bxg7 Kxg7 22.Bxb5 Rxb5 23.hxg4 ⩱ -0.86 (22 ply)= 0.00 (21 ply) 22.Ra1 b4 23.Na4 Bf6 24.Qd2 Bg5 25.Rxe8+ Nxe8 26.Qe2 Bf6 = -0.21 (22 ply)better is 22...b4 23.Na4 Bxd3 24.Qxd3 Qf6 25.Qd2 Qf5 26.g4 Qf6 ⩱ -1.36 (24 ply) ⩱ -0.73 (23 ply) after 23.Rxe5 Rxe5 24.Ne4 Qe7 25.Bxe5 Qxe5 26.Ng3 Bxd3 27.Qxd3 25...Rxe1+ 26.Rxe1 Qg7 27.Nd1 Bxb2 28.Nxb2 Qf7 29.Nd1 ⩱ -1.22 (22 ply) 26.b4 Nxd5 27.Nxd5 Qxd5 28.Bxd4 Rxe1+ 29.Rxe1 Qxd4 = -0.18 (26 ply) ∓ -2.26 (25 ply) 30.Qxe3 Qxd5 31.Nb2 Qxb3 32.Qxb3+ Nxb3 33.Rxd6 Nd4 34.g4 ∓ -1.95 (25 ply)-+ -3.91 (26 ply) 33...c3 34.Nb6 Rxb6 35.Qa2 Rb8 36.Qxb3 Rf8 37.Rg1 c2 -+ -7.18 (25 ply)-+ -2.57 (28 ply) 35.Qe1 c3 36.Nxc3 bxc3 37.Qxc3 Qxd5 38.Qh8+ Ke7 39.Qxh7+ ∓ -2.45 (29 ply)-+ -14.40 (23 ply)39.Qxc2 Qxc2 40.e5 Qd1+ 41.Kh2 Qd4 42.Nd7+ Ke7 43.Nb8 -+ -59.70 (23 ply)0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-24-08  Travis Bickle: Nice aggressive Benoni by BLK!
Apr-08-12  luzhin: Except that if Polu had played the ridiculous 37...Qc2?? shown here then Smyslov would have snapped off the b-pawn with 38.Qxb4 and drawn easily. I'm certain that Polu actually played 37...c2 which is genuinely decisive.
Apr-08-12
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  NM JRousselle: I think you're right, Luzhin.
Apr-09-12
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  Penguincw: Black would queen quickly, because White won't be able to check forever.

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