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Viktor Kupreichik vs Mikhail Tal
47th USSR Championship (1979), Minsk URS, rd 11, Dec-??
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Poisoned Pawn Variation (B97)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Oct-29-05  Whitehat1963: A very interesting draw. Well fought on both sides. Where are the missed opportunities and improvements?
Jul-04-08  whiteshark: This Russian championship had an ELO-level of 2,531 compared to 1979 izt Riga with 2,526 and izt Rio de Janeiro with 2,519.

Geller won with 11.5/17, 2nd Jussupov 10.5 points.
This game has been played in rd 11.

Aug-12-19  Straclonoor: <Where are the missed opportunities and improvements?> CB 15 option <instant analysis> helps me to find this way

Analysis by Stockfish 120719 64 POPCNT:

-+ (-3.06): 42...Rg8 43.Rf6 Rg7 44.Ne3 Ke7 45.Rf3 Rf7 46.Nf5+ Bxf5 47.Bxf5 Kd6 48.Rd3+ Kc7 49.Rd5 Re7 50.Rxa5 e4 51.Rd5 Kc6 52.Rd1 e3 53.Bg6 Rg2 54.Bf5 Rf2 55.a3 Rf3 56.Bg6 Rf4 57.Bf5 Kc7 58.a4 Kc6 59.c3 Rf2 60.b4 Ra2 61.a5 Rf2 62.Bd3 Kd5 63.Re1 Rg2 64.a6 bxa6

Aug-12-19  Muttley101: <Straclonoor: <Where are the missed opportunities and improvements?> CB 15 option <instant analysis> helps me to find this way Analysis by Stockfish 120719 64 POPCNT:

-+ (-3.06): 42...Rg8 43.Rf6 Rg7 44.Ne3 Ke7 45.Rf3 Rf7 46.Nf5+ Bxf5 47.Bxf5 Kd6 48.Rd3+ Kc7 49.Rd5 Re7 50.Rxa5 e4 51.Rd5 Kc6 52.Rd1 e3 53.Bg6 Rg2 54.Bf5 Rf2 55.a3 Rf3 56.Bg6 Rf4 57.Bf5 Kc7 58.a4 Kc6 59.c3 Rf2 60.b4 Ra2 61.a5 Rf2 62.Bd3 Kd5 63.Re1 Rg2 64.a6 bxa6>

I don't understand this comment/analysis, since white's 42nd move is Rg7+ according to the game record, and 42 ... Rg8 is not legal.

Most odd.

Aug-12-19  Straclonoor: here is position from <Mega Base CB>


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Probably gamescore wrong. Question is - were wrong? On <CG> or on <MegaBase 2019>?

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