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Ratmir Kholmov vs Vladimir Simagin
USSR Championship (1956), Leningrad URS , rd 6, Jan-19
Indian Game: Wade-Tartakower Defense (A46)  ·  1-0

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Mar-07-09  Maynard5: With 16. ... Rd8, Simagin apparently overlooks that the series of exchanges starting with 17. dxc5 are to White's advantage. But Kholmov's positional play prior to this is noteworthy. Out of a seeminly quiet opening line, White achieves a marked positional advantage. By move 15, White has control of the c-file, while Black's c-pawn is backward, and the placement of the pawn on b6 prevents Black from solidifying his center with ... c6. At move 25, Black cannot play 25. ... Qxe5 because of 26. Rd8+ followed by 27. Bb2. This gives White time to exchange off Black's powerfully-posted knight, and then solidify his own center with 28. f4. After this, it is just a matter of time until Black's pawn on c5 falls. Simagin only makes matters worse by opening the h-file, after which Kholmov is able to organize a mating attach.

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