Svetozar Gligoric vs Nona Gaprindashvili (1964)

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Svetozar Gligoric vs Nona Gaprindashvili
Reykjavik (1964), Reykjavik ISL, rd 7, Jan-22
Spanish Game: Closed Variations. Keres Defense (C96) · 1-0

White to move.

ANALYSIS [x]

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Feb-10-08		Ron: Came across this game by the Random Game feature. The sacrifice of the bishop 36 Bh6+! begins tactics which enables Gligoric to win a rook in exchange. By the way, the only alternative 36th move for black, Kf6, would lead to mate in one: 37. Qh8

Feb-17-17		Honza Cervenka: 34...Nb6 or 34...Qxb5 were better options for black for sure. 21...Nxb2 or 21...Bxb2 leads after 22.Bxb2 B(N)xb2 23.Bxh7+ Kxh7 24.Qc2+ Kg8 25.Qxb2 to slightly better ending of major pieces for white due to more active pieces and better Pawns. 17.Qd1 was played because of a threat 17...Bxh3 with eventual fork on f3 after 18.gxh3(?).

Nov-01-23		Brenin: 36 Bh6+ Kxh6 (36 Kf6+ Qh8 mate) 37 Qf8+ Kh5 and White wins the R on e7, with check after 38 Be2+. That and Black's exposed K should make an easy win.

Nov-01-23		catlover: Nona strikes again.

Nov-01-23		mel gibson: I saw that straight away. Stockfish 16 says: 36. Bh6+ (36. Bh6+ (Bf4-h6+ Kg7xh6 Qb8-f8+ Kh6-g5 Qf8xe7+ Kg5-h6 Qe7-f8+ Kh6-g5 Bd3-b5 Kg5-f6 Qf8-h8+ Kf6-g5 Qh8xh7 Bd4-c3 Kg1-h1 Bc3-d2 h3-h4+ Kg5-f5 h4-h5 Qc5xd5 h5xg6 f7xg6 Qh7-h3+ Kf5-g5 Qh3-g3+ Kg5-f6 f2-f4 Ne5-f7 Qg3-h3 Qd5-f5 Qh3xf5+ g6xf5 g2-g3 Bd2-e3 ) +5.05/42 133) score for White +5.05 depth 42.

Nov-01-23		raymondhow: The fifth move is a bit tricky, 40.Qf6 being much better than my choice 40.Qh4+.

Nov-01-23		takebackok: Lose black rook leads to 36 Bh6+ all good then white decides to hang the bishop and pin the knight ouch.

Nov-01-23		saturn2: First idea Bh6. It works winning an exchange . because the attacked Bd3 rescues himself later by a check Be2.

Nov-01-23		stacase: First thought was the defensive 36. Bc4 but that couldn't be it. Then the idea of the Bishop sacrifice and snatch Black's Rook looked a lot better. The rest was a lot of obvious stuff. Black should have tipped his king over after he lost the Rook.

Nov-01-23		TheaN: I made this more complicated than necessary, <36.Bh6+ Kxh6 (Kf8 37.Qh8#) 37.Qf8+ +-> and it kind of ends here, given Black has a few options. After Kg5 either h4+ or Qxe7+, and after Kh5 Be2+ saving the Bishop, then taking the rook. Black can prevent immediate mate, but after one piece is traded has no compensation for the exchange.

Nov-01-23		chrisowen: To it's c jah it's ford gab q it's wink lay it's me it's z u v Bh6+ aac mack duh it's ado it's juggle it's feel Bh6+ cab x

Nov-01-23		alyoshakaramazov: I don't understand what's forcing about 40. Qf6. Couldn't Black do something other than 40. ... Qc2 (which seems like a blunder)? And why is 41. Qh4+ the end? (41. ... Kg7. 42. Qxd4 Qxe2 [I'm not sure that's the correct continuation, it's just what seemed obvious.]) Is it simply that White has won the exchange free and clear at that point?

Nov-01-23		landshark: Did Gligoric really play 40.Qf6?? Something's got to be amiss with the game score because .... Nf3+wins his Q.

Nov-01-23		landshark: Ahh - ok now I see it. Qxf3 foils that. More coffee, please - !

Nov-01-23		landshark: <Catlover> Nona G was a beast in her time - I think Agadmator did a piece on her during the time when Queen's Gambit had just come out - she was rudely 'dissed' in the movie and Antonio shed some interesting light on her career, the difficulty she had even getting to play against the top competition, and what an exceptional competitor she really was. It's sad that she's so widely seen as a 2nd tier player because she was anything but that.

Nov-01-23		Andrew Chapman: <I don't understand what's forcing about 40. Qf6. Couldn't Black do something other than 40. ... Qc2 (which seems like a blunder)?> I think white has the threat g4, g5. Black is going after white's bishop so that g5 will no longer be mate. Not sure there is anything better.

Nov-01-23		TheaN: <Catlover, landshark> All true, but this one she lost though.

Nov-01-23		Brenin: Even after Nona's resignation, the tactics are not quite over: 41 Qh4+ Kg7 42 Qxd4 Qxe2 43 f4 (pinning, and hence winning, the N?) Qd3 (relieving the pin, after an exchange of Qs?) 44 Qa7, and the unpinned N has no safe square, the rescuing Q occupying the only available one. The alternatives 44 Qb2 and Qa1 also work, but Qa7 is more active and more pleasing.

Nov-01-23		patfoley: Or 44 Qa1

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