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Roman Dzindzichashvili vs Lev Polugaevsky
New York Open (1989), New York, NY USA, rd 6, Mar-25
English Opening: Symmetrical. Four Knights Variation (A35)  ·  0-1

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Apr-22-17  Schwartz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1S...
Wir sind vorbei
Apr-22-17  Schwartz: Bb7?
b5?
Apr-22-17  Schwartz: Massacre. lol
Dec-16-22  tessathedog: This is really curious! Dzin totally outplays Polu in the opening, and we arrive at White 15th move. Here there is a straightforward immediate win so long as you do not miss a mate in one in your calculations. The win is 15 Qf4+ Bf6 (forced, as the Qd8 is hanging) 16 Bd5+ and wins, as the only move now is Kg7, which is refuted by 17 Bh6#.

But Dzin not only misses the mate in one in his calculations over the board (understandable) but Polu, in his notes to the game (Informator 47/57) misses it too! He gives 15 Qf4 Bf6 16 Bd5 Kg7 17 Bf6 Qf6 18 Qf6 Kf6 19 Ba8 Ra6 and black has the upper hand according to Polu. A very profound line and assessment, but he too misses mate on one on move 17!.

Then, to top it all off, the Informant Editors (competent players) publish the whole thing without not noticing that everyone is missing a mate in one!

I actually draw a lot of comfort from all this. Even the best can make serious oversights in the calm of home analysis!

Dec-16-22
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  Williebob: 15.Qf4+ indeed appears to be the most direct win here, but the quick mate can be avoided by interposing the light square bishop:
15. Qf4+ Bf6
16. Bxd5+ Be6 (still losing, but other moves lead to the missed mate or even greater loss of material).
17. Bxa8 and Black's Queen can't recapture due to the vulnerable bishops on f6 and e6. A more assured win than the game's continuation, but all due respect for Dzin's marvelous combination in any case!
Dec-16-22
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  Williebob: <A more assured win than the game's continuation, but all due respect for Dzin's marvelous combination in any case!>
Another too-fast post. Dzin's continuation ultimately lost, duh. But his combo was good.
Dec-16-22  boz: Must have been exciting to watch this one live in New York. Especially with no computers telling you what was going on.

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