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Leon P Burnett vs Peter N Lee
British Championship (1967), Oxford ENG, rd 1, Aug-07
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. Poisoned Pawn Accepted (B97)  ·  0-1

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Nov-14-05  KingG: This game was probably played shortly after G Mazzoni vs Fischer, 1967. Burnett tries to improve on Mazzoni's 13.Nxe6? with 13.Bxe6. To be honest, it's not much better, but there are some differences between the two moves that Lee doesn't appreciate. The point is that instead of a bishop on e6, there is now a knight.He blindly continues the same way Fischer does against in his game, and makes a serious mistake with 14...Qxe5?. The correct move was 14...Nxe5! 15.Nxf8 Rxf8 16.Nd5 Nd3! 17.cxd3 Qxd5 .

White continued 15.Qe3! in the game, and now Black makes his second mistake with 15...Qxe3?, still 'following' Fischer.

The correct move was 15...Bd6! after which Black could still get a reasonable game. For example 15...Bd6! 16.Ne4 Be7 17.Bf4 Bh4+ 18.Ng3 Qxe3+ 19.Bxe3 b5 20.Nc7+ Ke7 21.Nxa8 Bb7 22.Nb6 Nxb6 23.Bxb6 Bxg2 24.Rg1 Bd5, when Black has the two bishops, an extra pawn and the better pawn structure for the exchange.

However, after 15...Qxe3? 16.Bxe3 Bd6 17.Nd5 Nf6, White makes a mistake of his own with 18.Nec7+?, perhaps too eager to get some material back. The correct move was 18.Nxg7+, then 18.... Kf7 19.0–0 Kxg7 (19...Be5 20.Nh5 Nbd7 21.Nhxf6 Nxf6 22.Nxf6 Bxf6 23.Rb6 ) 20.Rxf6 Rd8 21.Rbf1 Nc6(21...Kg8 22.Nb6) 22.Bh6+ Kh8 23.Rxd6 Bg4 (23...Rxd6?? 24.Rf8#) 24.Rff6 . Perhaps Black can still get a draw out of this due to the bishops of opposite colour, but it's not a position i'd like to defend.

Nov-14-05  KingG: See Salamon vs Murey, 1970 for an example of what could happen after the correct 14...Nxe5!.
Nov-21-06  Gameoverziggy: is white drunk? lol what the heck is Bxe6 going to accomplish, it just gives up a piece and recieves nothing in return, after a trade of queens white is screwed

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