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Donald Byrne vs Vasily Smyslov
Lugano Olympiad Final-A (1968), Lugano SUI, rd 6, Oct-30
Formation: King's Indian Attack (A07)  ·  0-1

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Feb-02-11  Everett: After Smyslov's 23..Qe5, white must have known he was in a heap of trouble!
Jul-31-14  jerseybob: With a single coffeehouse move, 11.c4?!, Byrne spoils his game. 11..c5! is the perfect answer.
Jul-31-14
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  perfidious: <jerseybob> See Bisguier vs Smyslov, 1955 for another masterly exploitation of an ill-judged central action.
Jul-31-14  jerseybob: perfidious: Right, just played it through. Same type of mistake, same reaction.

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