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Leonid Stein vs Yuri Averbakh
USSR Championship (1970), Riga URS, rd 6, Dec-02
Hungarian Opening: General (A00)  ·  1-0

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Jan-03-14  parisattack: Botvinnik on steroids; complete domination of the Q-side.
Oct-04-18  whiteshark: Black lost on time (<40...a5> was the last move).
Feb-23-19
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  manselton: 11.Rfxd8 This position features in Shereshevsky's "Endgame Strategy" in the chapter on fighting for the initiative.


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We have a queenless middlegame which sooner or later will become an endgame. <If Black had one tempo to play ...h6 it would be even. That one tempo allows White to rapidly develop an initiative.> With Queens off who has the initiative assumes greater importance and it is more difficult to wrest it from your opponent.

Feb-23-19
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  manselton: 16...Rxd7


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<Here 17.Bxe7 Nxe7 18.Bxb7 Rb8 19.Bf3 Rxb2 20.Na4 might be stronger. White has a small but distinct positional advantage> e.g. 20...Rb4 21.Nc5 Rd6 22.Rab1 Rdb6 23.Rxb4 Rxb4 24.Rc1 Rb2 25.a3 Ra2 26.Nb7 c6 27.Nd8


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Feb-23-19
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  manselton: 28...a6 <White has provoked a weakening of the Q-side. The exchange of Rooks has further increased White's advantage.>


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Feb-23-19
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  manselton: 32.Bc6


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Here 32.Nd5 immediately or 32.Ba3 were also good moves. Black was in time trouble in a difficult position.

Feb-23-19
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  manselton: 33...f5


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Instead 33...b5 is no better 34.Ba3 when Nf6+, Nc7 and Bb2 are all strong threats. Black must loses either a6 or e5. For example a) 34...Ne6 35.Nf6+ Kg7 36.Nd7


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Or b) 34...Ndb7 35.Nf6+ Kg7 36.Ne8+ Kg8 37.Bb2 Nd8 38.Bg2 Nd7 39.Nc7


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