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Milan Vidmar vs Karl Gilg
Karlsbad (1929), Karlsbad CSR, rd 3, Aug-02
Slav Defense: Quiet Variation (D11)  ·  1-0

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May-24-24
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  Honza Cervenka: 14...Ng4 and 15...Qf6 was a missguided idea, 17...Bd6 allowing 18.Na5 was decisive mistake. 17...Bb6 was necessary. Vidmar played this game very well.
May-25-24  FM David H. Levin: It took me a while to see what White has after 16...Qxb2.


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17.Nb3! <Seemingly counterintuitive to offer the exchange of queens.>, and now,

A) 17...Qxb3 18.Bc4 Bxf2+ 19.Bxf2 Qc3 20.Bd4, finally winning the queen.

B) 17...Qf6 18.Rac1 Be7 19.Na5 Bc8 20.e5 Ngxe5 21.Be4 Rb8 22.Nxe5 <If now 22...Qxe5, then 23.Nc6.> 22...Nxe5


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23.f4! <Attacking Black's only defender of the c6-square.> 23...Qxf4 24.Bg3 Qg5 25.Bxe5, winning a ton of material.

C) 17...Qxe2 18.Bxe2 <Threatening 19.Nxc5 Nxc5 20.Bxb4 or 19.Rxd7 Kxd7 20.Nxc5+.>

and now,

C1) 18...Be7 <White must now take measures against 19...a5 and 19...Bxe4.>


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19.Nfd4 Ngf6 20.f3! <Restraining Black's b7-bishop and f6-knight, while threatening 21.Na5.> 20...a5 21.Bb5 <If now 21...O-O, then 22.Bxd7 Nxd7 23.Nxe6 fxe6 24.Rxd7.>, and White has a powerful grip for the pawn. The e1-bishop can redeploy effectively to f2 or g3.

C2) 18...Ngf6


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19.Nxc5 Nxc5 20.Bxb4 Nfxe4 21.Ne5 <Threatening 22.f3.> 21...Rc8 22.f3 Nf6 23.Nc4 O-O 24.Nd6, winning material.

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