Andras Adorjan vs Janos Tompa (1974)

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Andras Adorjan vs Janos Tompa
Hungarian Championship (1974), Budapest HUN, rd 14, Dec-20
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation. Matanovic Attack (B82) · 1-0

White to move.

ANALYSIS [x]

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Sep-27-05		TheAlchemist: White is OK too. A beautiful game by Adorjan.

Oct-29-21		Messiah: <TheAlchemist: White is OK too. A beautiful game by Adorjan.> Yes!

May-18-23		perfidious: The first two moves are an only too obvious motif; thereafter, it is a tougher nut to crack.

May-18-23		Brenin: <perfidious>" Agreed. I got as far as 25 Qxh5 gxh5 26 Rg3+ Bg7 27 Nf5 Qf8 28 Nxg7 and then expected 28 ... Qxg7 29 Rxg7+ Kxg7 30 e6+ and 31 exd7, leaving White a piece ahead.

May-18-23		Granny O Doul: Black is KO'd.

May-18-23		jrredfield: I chose 25 Qxh5 gxh5 26 Rg3+ Bg7 ( 26 ... Kh8 27 e6+ f6 28 exd7) 27 Nf5 Qxe5 28 Bxe5 dxe5 29 Rxg7+ Kh8 and White closes in. Black would have stayed close with 22 ... e5 23 Nf5 Qe6 instead of 22 ... Nf6? but White still would have had the superior position.

May-18-23		mel gibson: I saw the first 3 plies straight away. Stockfish 15 says: 25. Qxh5 (25. Qxh5 (Qh4xh5 g6xh5 Rh3-g3+ Bf8-g7 Ne3-f5 Qe7-e6 Nf5xg7 h5-h4 Ng7xe6+ h4xg3 Ne6-f4 d6xe5 Bd4xe5 Rd7-e7 Be5-f6 Re7xe4 Bd3xe4 Bb7xe4 c2-c3 g3xh2 Rf1-d1 a6-a5 Kh1xh2 h7-h6 Rd1-d6 Kg8-h7 Rd6-d7 Kh7-g8 Nf4-d5 Rc8-a8 Bf6-d4 Be4-c2 Rd7-d6 Kg8-h7 Nd5-f6+ Kh7-g7 Nf6-d7+ Kg7-h7 g2-g4 Bc2-b3 Kh2-g3 Bb3-e6 Nd7-f6+ Kh7-g6 Rd6-b6 b5-b4 a3xb4 a5xb4 Rb6xb4 Kg6-g7 Rb4-b6 Kg7-f8 b2-b4 Kf8-e7 Rb6-b5 Ke7-d8 Rb5-h5 Ra8-a2 Rh5xh6 Kd8-c7) +8.53/45 130) score for White +8.53 depth 45.

May-18-23		Cecco: It seems that black's best defense was 27 ... Qe6 and to win white would have had to find much more complicated moves than in the game, especially if the spontaneous 28 Nxg7 is played instead of 28 Rxg7. I wonder if Adorjan foresaw all of this when he sacrificed the Queen or trusted intuition.

May-18-23		Brenin: <Granny O Doul>: Nice pun! <Cecco>: I agree, 27 ... Qe6 seems to be Black's best response to 27 Nf5. After 28 Ng7, the Black Q's only safe square is a2, and 28 ... Qa2 leads to mate in a few moves after 29 Ne6+. Better is 28 ... h4 29 Nxe6+ hxg3, but after 30 Ng7 (or Ng5 or Nf4) White has B+N+P for R and what should be a winning advantage.

May-18-23		Dohboy: Strong attack. The minor pieces worked together like musical instruments. Very pleasing.

May-18-23		chrisowen: I tacky gob q run c Qxh5 its acclaim man finish ablush its latch its axiom jug aid its I bubble off vociferous its boz Qxh5 eddy.

May-18-23		King.Arthur.Brazil: I guess that ♕ sac is not an easy move as you cannot see exactly what will go on. For the refusing line: 25. Qxh5 h6 26. Rg3 Qe8 27. e6 fxe6 28. Rxg6+ Rg7 29. Rxf8+ Qxf8 30. Rxg7+ Qxg7 31. Bxg7 Kxg7 32. e5 Black is lost. So, the SAC must be accepted. 25. Qxh5 gxh5 26. Rg3+ Kh8? 27. exd6+ f6 28. dxe7 Bxe7 (now, not 29. Rxf6 ?Rxd4) 29. Nd5 Bxd5 30. Rxf6 and White can conclude the attack with 31.Rf8#. Black could avoid it with 30... h6 ? Maybe, 26... Bg7 27. Rxg7+ Kxg7 28. exd6+ Kf8 29. dxe7+ Ke8 30. Bf6. The White still has strong attack and better position.

May-18-23		King.Arthur.Brazil: I saw the 27. Ne5... but I thought Black could answer with 28...Qxg7 29. Rxg7+ Kxg7. However, White have still a trick: 30. e6+ Kg8 31. exd7, win the extra ♖. I overlooked this.

May-18-23		agb2002: White is one pawn up. Black wants to simplify the position with Qxh4. The bishop on d4 x-rays the dark squares around the black king and exd6 touches the black queen. These details suggest 25.Qxh5 gxh5 26.Rg3+ A) 26... Kh8 27.exd6+ f6 28.dxe7 wins a piece (28... Rxd4 29.exf8=Q+). B) 26... Bg7 27.Nf5 (the alternatives seem to lose material: 27.Rxg7+ Kxg7 28.exd6+ Kg8 29.dxe7 Rxd5; 27.e6 fxe6 28.Rxg7+ Qxg7 29.Bxg7 Rxg7) B.1) 27... Qe6 28.Rxg7+ followed by 29.exd6 looks very good for White. For example, 28... Kf8 29.exd6 Bxe4 30.Bxe4 Qxe4 31.Rxh7 wins decisive material to avoid mate. B.2) 27... Qf8 28.Rxg7+ Kh8 (28... Qxg7 29.Nxg7 Kxg7? 30.e6+) 29.e6 is winning (29... Rdc7 30.exf7 is crushing). B.3) 27... Qd8 28.Rxg7+ Kf8 29.e6 fxe6 30.Nh6+ Ke8 31.Rg8+ Ke7 32.Rf7#.

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