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David Bronstein vs Isaac Boleslavsky
Parnu (1947), Parnu URS, rd 11, Jul-31
King's Indian Defense: Zinnowitz Variation (E90)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)7.Bf4 was played in Portisch vs F J Perez Perez, 1964 (1-0)7...c5 was played in D Estrada vs Nezhmetdinov, 1961 (0-1)9.Be2 was played in Uhlmann vs Gligoric, 1968 (1-0)better is 10...cxd5 11.cxd5 Na6 12.Rb1 Nxg3 13.hxg3 Qb6 14.Nd2 f5 ⩱ -0.53 (23 ply)= 0.00 (22 ply) 13.Rd1 Nc5 14.Nd4 e6 15.O-O Bd7 16.Rfe1 cxd5 17.cxd5 = +0.10 (21 ply) ⩱ -1.02 (24 ply) 14.Nf3 Bxc3 15.Qxc3 Nxe4 16.Qd4 Qxd4 17.Nxd4 c5 18.Bd3 ⩱ -0.64 (24 ply) ∓ -1.69 (23 ply) 15.Nf1 fxe4 16.Ne3 Bd7 17.fxe4 Qa5 18.Rb1 Bxc3 19.Qxc3 ⩱ -1.27 (20 ply) ∓ -2.10 (20 ply) after 15...fxe4 16.g4 a5 17.Qc2 a4 18.a3 Bd7 19.Kb1 exf3 16.exf5 Bxf5 17.f4 gxf4 18.gxf4 a4 19.Ng4 Bxg4 20.Bxg4 ∓ -1.75 (22 ply)-+ -2.57 (21 ply) 17.Kb1 a4 18.a3 Nb3 19.Qc2 Nd4 20.Qd2 e4 21.Rhe1 Nxe2 ∓ -2.45 (23 ply)-+ -4.48 (22 ply)29.Kd3 dxc4+ 30.Kxc4 Kxe7 31.Rxg7+ Kf6 32.Rgd7 Rfc8+ -+ -8.70 (21 ply)0-1

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Jun-30-08  refutor: powerful display by boleslavsky
Aug-10-13  jerseybob: Bronstein enters the fantasy zone with 15.0-0-0 and 16.e5; Boleslavsky stays rooted in reality and wins handily.
Dec-19-13  zydeco: Why not 14.Ng4?
Dec-19-13
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  perfidious: <zydeco>: The position after 14.Ng4 Bxg4 15.Bxg4 Bxc3 16.Qxc3 Nxe4 looks more dangerous for White's king than Black's, despite appearances.
Nov-09-17
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  plang: An early unsuccessful version of the Averbakh variation before the nuances had been worked out (an early Nf3 and Be2 delayed). Boleslavsky identified 13 Nh2? as already being the decisive error recommending instead 13 Na4..Qc7 14 Nd4 with counterchances.

<perfidious: <zydeco>: The position after 14.Ng4 Bxg4 15.Bxg4 Bxc3 16.Qxc3 Nxe4 looks more dangerous for White's king than Black's, despite appearances.>

Boleslavsky gave 15..Qxb2.

Certainly not one of Bronstein's better efforts but it reminds us that Boleslavsky was also a pioneer of the Kings Indian.

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