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Alex Yermolinsky vs Valery Salov
Hoogovens Group A (1997), Wijk aan Zee NED, rd 5, Jan-23
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation. Hedgehog Defense (A30)  ·  0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-27-06
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  plang: With all the discussion of when to resign on the board this represents an interesting example. Yermolinsky resigned here seeing no defense to f5 winning a piece.

If he had been less discouraged he could have set a clever trap with 48 Qd4 hoping for 48..Kh7? which allows 49 Qd7+! which should draw.

I was taught when learning chess to seek out hidden resources that might allow the chance of saving a "lost" game.

Feb-27-06  raminov: beautiful game.king can move from the diognal which the black queen has pinned the knight,but then the rook takes the responsiblity of pinning. so f5 wins material.
Dec-16-23  mel gibson: I didn't have a clue what move to play.

Stockfish 16 says:

22. .. Rxc3

(22. .. Rxc3 (1. ... Rxc3 2.Rxc3 Nxd5 3.Rcd3 Nc5 4.f4 Nxd3 5.Rxd3 Bc5 6.Bxd5 Bxd5 7.Nf3 Be4 8.Rc3 Bb4 9.Rc4 a5 10.Kf2 Ba8 11.h4 h6 12.Ne5 Bd6 13.Nf3 b5 14.Rc2 Qb7 15.Rc3 Bb4 16.Rd3 Qc8 ) +3.35/54 371)

score for Black +3.35 depth 54.

Dec-16-23
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  al wazir: My line recovers a ♙ but despite a flurry of complications doesn't accomplish much: 22...Rxe3 23. Qxe3 Nxd5 24. Qd2 Nb4 25. Nb1 Nxc2 26. Nxc2 Bf8 27. Qxd7 Rxc2.
Dec-16-23  Cecco: According to the engine 37. h5, although still winning, is a mistake compared to 37. Qf1+ Kh2 38. Re8. Black probably thought he didn't have time to calculate properly the follow-up of 37. ... Kg4 h5+ 38. Kxh5, which puts the white king in a very exposed position, but without there being a quick mate. However, the much simpler 37. ... g6 38. Nh6 Re8 38. Qf7 Qe2+ 39. Kh3 Qe6+ would have given Black a clearer advantage than he had in the game.
Dec-16-23
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  scormus: A long struggle for B. l happened to pick the first 4 moves, though without much confidence they would lead to a win or that they were right. Wasn't sure after that. The "right" move, 26 ... Bc5, <mel/SF and text> looked to me as if it would let W get out off. Went for ... Bc1 to try to maintain the pressure on W's Be3. Again, more in hope than expectation.
Dec-16-23
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  chrisowen: I quark nub math its Rxc3 aba its la au aoh its jah its a fig pug eel its Rxc3 doh;
Dec-16-23  Mayankk: The solution was of course far too complex for me.

But I loved White defense, especially the indirect protection of its Knight.

43 Qc4, inviting 43 ... Rxd3 44 Qf7+ Kh8/Kh6 45 Qf8+ picking up the Rook.

And 45 Qc3, inviting 45 ... Qxe4 46 Qc7+ Kh6 47 Qxd8, picking up the Rook again.

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