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Vadim Milov vs Valerij Filippov
"Oxymeran" (game of the day Nov-07-2006)
Carlos Torre Memorial Open (2002), Merida MEX, rd 4, Dec-15
Semi-Slav Defense: Meran. Blumenfeld Variation (D49)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
0-1

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Aug-16-06  Timothy Glenn Forney: 21.Rxg3!! Great exchange sac,giving black a winning position.
Sep-22-06  Kwesi: Does white have chances to draw after

22. Rxd4 Rg5
23. Bxd7 Bxd7
24. Rxd7+ Kxd7
25. Qxa2

?

Sep-23-06  Timothy Glenn Forney: Black still wins with-22.♖xd4 ♖g5 23.♕xb4+ ♖c5
24.♖xd7+ ♗xd7 25.♖xc5 ♖a4 26.♕xa4 ♕xc5 27.♕a3 ♕xa3 28.bxa3 ♗xb5 29.h3 Using duel engines for analysis. *
Sep-23-06  Timothy Glenn Forney: BTW both engines like 21...Rxg3!!
Sep-24-06  Timothy Glenn Forney: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6 9.e4 c5 10.e5 cxd4 11.Nxb5 axb5 12.exf6 gxf6 13.O-O Qb6 14.Qe2 b4 15.Bf4 Bc5 16.Rfd1 h5 17.Rac1 Rg8 18.Bg3 Rxa2 19.Bb5 Ke7 20.Nxd4 Bxd4 21.Qc4 Rxg3 22.hxg3 Bxf2+ 23.Kh1 Rxb2 24.Qxc8 Qxb5 25.Rca1 Be3 26.Ra5 Rc2 27.Rxd7+ Qxd7 28.Qxc2 Qd4 29.Kh2 Bg1+ 30.Kh1 Bf2 31.Qc7+ Kf8 32.Qc2 f5 33.Qc1 Be3 34.Qb1 h4 35.Qa1 b3 36.Qxd4 Bxd4 37.gxh4 f4 38.Kh2 b2 39.Rb5 e5 40.g4 e4 41.Kg2 f3+ 42.Kg3 Be5+ 43.Kf2 Kg7 44.Rb7 Bd4+ 45.Kg3 Bf6 46.g5 Be5+ 47.Kf2 Bd4+ 48.Kg3 Kg6 49.Rb5 Kh5 50.Rb7 Be5+ 51.Kf2 Kxh4 52.Ke3 Kxg5 53.Rb3 Bd4+ 54.Kxd4 f2 55.Rxb2 f1=Q 56.Rb3 Qf6+ 57.Kc4 Qe6+ 58.Kc3 e3 59.Rb5+ f5 60.Rb1 Qe5+ 61.Kc2 Qe4+ 62.Kb2 Qxb1+ 63.Kxb1 e2 64.Kc2 e1=Q 65.Kb3 f4 66.Kc4 f3 67.Kd4 f2 68.Kc5 f1=Q 69.Kb6 Qe6+ 70.Kc7 Qff7+ 71.Kb8 Qee8# Mate 0-1 complete analysis.
Nov-07-06
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  An Englishman: Good Evening: These complications are making my teeth ache. I would think that Filippov had something in mind after 25.Rc7!?, but I can't see it at first glance.
Nov-07-06  razarahman: I also couldnt understand 27.Rc7 whree as next move to me was 27.Qxd7 Bxg2 but still 1st rank is dominated by white with two rooks. Can someone tell?
Nov-07-06  khense: How does black answer 25 Rc6, threatening the N on d7? If the N moves, it's Qd8#
Nov-07-06  Towershield: <khense> if 25.Rc6 Rd2.
Nov-07-06  Timothy Glenn Forney: Wow the answer to 25.Rc7 is 25...Rd2!!
Nov-07-06  khense: <Towershield> Thanks - It did seem too good to be true
Nov-07-06  Timothy Glenn Forney: Oxymeran! lol
Nov-07-06  TheBB: The pawnless advance, which Nimzowitsch warned us against...
Nov-07-06  Nozomi: Why is this game oxymoronic?
Nov-07-06  spleen21: what about 25 rc6 for white
Nov-07-06  thegoodanarchist: What a smackdown by black!
Nov-07-06  kevin86: The black attack started in a strange way:since the usual king knight was not present at f3,white entrusted a sentry in his bishop at g3. Black sac-ed a rook to not only end the career of the sentry,but also break up white's pawns-one was lost and another was doubled on g3. The attack came quickly and forcefully. White's counter measures were repelled as black chased away one piece at a time.
Nov-07-06  kevin86: Oxymoronic-GOOD GRIEF!
Nov-07-06  Minty: <razarahman: I also couldnt understand 27.Rc7 whree as next move to me was 27.Qxd7 Bxg2 but still 1st rank is dominated by white with two rooks. Can someone tell?>

I think white's position is pretty much lost by this point, and his only chance is to keep the queens on and try to generate some counterplay against the black king. Maybe he was hoping for black to move the knight, after which Qe7+ could be dangerous, with something like Rc8 to follow, hunting the black king.

After 27. Qxd7 Qxd7 28. Rxd7 Bxg3, black has four pawns for the exchange and a winning endgame. White needs to keep the queens on to have any chance of saving the game.

Nov-07-06  Castle In The Sky: How about "Lemon Meran Pie" ?
Nov-07-06
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  Peligroso Patzer: White might have tried 28. Qxd7, but then 28. ... Qxd7, and if 29. R1xd7 (doubling on the seventh), then 29. ... Rb1+ 30. Kh2 Bg1+ 31. Kh3 Bb6 and Black is winning. White could, of course, play 29. R7xd7 in the above line (to maintain the defense of his back rank), but the position still looks decisively favorable for Black.

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