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Leonid Stein vs Viacheslav Osnos
URS-ch sf Tallinn (1959), Tallinn URS, rd 9, Oct-17
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer. Classical Variation (B65)  ·  1-0

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Feb-26-03  ughaibu: A nice combinative game by Stein.
Apr-25-08  marekg248: It's amazing how Mr. Stein got his pieces work together. He went for f7 square like a hound dog after his opponent weakened it with 11...♖d8.
Nov-29-13
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  offramp: After 12....Bd7


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the position looks a bit like Fischer vs Geller, 1967


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Stein had the same idea: a pawn rush f5-xe6-xf7.

After 18.Rxf6 there is once more a bit of a similarity:


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And Fischer's game:


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The final position shows the power of centralisation:


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Aug-21-15  ToTheDeath: Stein's play was deadly accurate after ...b5? No wonder he was such a feared player.
Dec-23-15  jerseybob: After 13..e5, which Gufeld's book recommends, we'd have a sort of Sozin-Fischer position with 14.Qd3,Bc6 when 15.Bf6 might be best. White certainly has the edge, but black could hold out longer than in the game.

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