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Viktor Korchnoi vs Aron Reshko
Leningrad Championship (1957), Leningrad URS, Jun-??
Scandinavian Defense: Classical Variation (B01)  ·  1-0

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Feb-19-08
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  tpstar: 1. e4 d5 <Scandinavian = Center Counter> 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 <Other retreats are 3 ... Qd6 & 3 ... Qd8 Opening Explorer while 3 ... Qe5+/Qe6+ should be met by 4. Be2> 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Bd2 <6. Ne5 c6 7. Bf4 e6 8. g4 Be4 Adams vs J Ryan, 1993 > c6 <6 ... Nbd7 7. Bc4 c6 8. Qe2 e6 Spassky vs Larsen, 1979 > 7. Bc4 <White commonly plays Bc4/0-0-0 or Bd3/0-0> Qc7 <7 ... e6 8. Qe2 Bb4 9. 0-0-0 Nd5 Ljubojevic vs Kurajica, 1980 ; Opening Explorer > 8. Ne5 e6 9. g4 Be4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bf4 Nd7 12. Qf3 <Now White threatens 13. Nxf7 - 12. Nxf7? Qxf4, or 12. Ng6? Qa5+> Qa5+ <[last book move]<>> 13. c3 Nef6 14. 0-0-0 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Nd7 16. Bg3 Be7 17. h4 <White's Kingside aggression hinders ... 0-0> Rf8 18. Rhe1 Nf6 <[18 ... 0-0-0 19. Kb1 ]<>> 19. Re5 Nd5 20. Bb3 b5 <[20 ... Qb6 21. Ree1 ]<>> 21. Qe2 0-0-0 <Risky to castle into that open space, yet the alternative was to remain in the center against White's major pieces> <[21 ... Qb6!? ]<>> 22. Rxe6! <Yowza!> fxe6 23. Qxe6+ Rd7 <[23 ... Kb7 24. Bxd5 Bg5+ 25. hxg5 cxd5 26. Qe7+ Ka8 ]<>> 24. Qxc6+ Nc7 25. Be6 <White has 3 Pawns & 2 pins for the Rook> Rfd8 26. d5 <White threatens 27. d6 regaining material> <[26. Bxd7+?! is clearly weaker - 26 ... Rxd7 27. Kb1 Qa6 =]<>> Qa6? <Oops> <[26 ... Qb6 27. Bxd7+ Rxd7 28. Qxb6 axb6 ]<>> 27. Qxc7# 1-0.

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Jul-22-24  Gaito: <tpstar> Thanks for your nice analysis with the aid of Fritz 7. This is a beautiful game by young Korchnoi, and should be better known.
Jul-22-24  Gaito:


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BLACK TO MOVE
Reshko was greedy and attempted to keep the extra rook, so he played 23...Rd7?? Maybe he thought that Korchnoi's rook sacrifice might be proven to be incorrect. Wrong. The sacrifice was 100% correct. According to Komodo 13 Black's only chance was to play 23...Kb7, returning material, e.g. 24.Bxd5 c5 25.Qxe7+ Ka8, although White would have a slight advantage.

Jul-22-24  Gaito:


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BLACK TO MOVE
Of course 26..Qa6? allowed checkmate in one. But even after 26...Qb6 27.Qxb6 axb6 28.Bxd7+ Rxd7 29.d6 White would have a winning advantage (Evaluation by Komodo 13 is +2.48)

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