Aleksandr Poluljahov vs Denis Lopushnoy (2000)

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Aleksandr Poluljahov vs Denis Lopushnoy
RUS-chT (2000), Smolensk RUS, rd 5, Apr-19
Sicilian Defense: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack. Fianchetto Variation (B31) · 1-0

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Jul-24-21		Brenin: It has to be 23 e6 Bxe6 (23... Be8 24 exf7 Bxf7 25 Rxe7 looks horrible, as does 23 ... fxe6 24 Qd3 Be8 25 Rxe6) 24 Rxe6 fxe6 25 Qd3, forcing an entry on g6, which can't be defended. The P on e6 also falls, and if White can get his R into the attack via c3 and g3 it's all over.

Jul-24-21		mel gibson: I knew it was one of the 3 pawns on e, f or g. Stockfish 14 says: 23. e6 (23. e6 (e5-e6 ♗d7xe6 ♖e1xe6 f7xe6 ♕c3-d3 ♖c8-f8 ♘h4xg6 ♖f8-f6 ♘g6-f8+ ♔h7-g8 ♘f8-d7 ♕b6-b7 ♘d7xf6+ e7xf6 ♕d3-g6 ♕b7-f7 ♕g6-g3 ♔g8-h7 ♖c5xc6 ♖a8-e8 b3-b4 f6-f5 ♗d2-e3 ♕f7-g6 ♕g3-d6 f5-f4 ♗e3xf4 ♗g7xd4 ♖c6-c7+ ♔h7-g8 ♗f4-e5 ♗d4-b6 ♖c7-g7+ ♕g6xg7 ♗e5xg7 ♔g8xg7 ♕d6-d7+ ♔g7-f8 ♕d7-h7 h6-h5 ♔g1-f1 ♗b6-d4 ♕h7xh5 ♖e8-c8 ♕h5-g4 ♗d4-b6 ♕g4-g6 ♔f8-e7 h3-h4 ♖c8-c4 h4-h5 ♗b6-d4 h5-h6 ♖c4xb4 h6-h7 ♖b4-b2 ♕g6-g4 ♗d4-f6 g2-g3 ♖b2xa2) +5.52/42 448) score for White +5.52 depth 42.

Jul-24-21		drollere: the e6 pawn was pretty obvious, but i went about it by sacrificing the N rather than the R: 23. Nxg6 fxg6, 24. e6 Be8, 25. h4 ... this is weaker than the game, because the N is the more valuable piece once the QB is gone.

Jul-24-21		Dionysius1: 23...fxe6 and 24...Be8 is a more stubborn, more interesting defense.

Jul-24-21		al wazir: Is the score right? What does white do after 18...e6 ?

Jul-24-21		Walter Glattke: 25.-Qxc5 26.dxc5 Rf8 27.Nxg6 Rf6 28.Nxe7+ Kh8 29.Bc3 Raf8 30.Bxf6 Rxf6 31.Nxc5 +5 25.-Bxd4 26.Qxd4 Bxe6 27.Rxe6 fxe6 28.Qf4 Qxc5 29.Qf7+ Kh8 30.Ng6# / 28.-Rf8 29.Qxh6+ Kg8 30.Qxg6+ Kh8 31.Be3 Rf6 32.Bd4 Qd8 33.Bxf6+ 1 piece

Jul-24-21		Dionysius1: <al wazir>. Probably tries any of a number of king side attacks and looks it up on chessgames.com's SF engine some time later.

Jul-24-21		patfoley: After18 … e6, Perhaps 19 b4 BxR 20 bxc5 Q moves 21 Qe3 Followed by Qh6 and Ng5

Jul-24-21		GlennOliver: A very pretty ending e.g. 29. Rg3 Rc7 30. Ng6+ Kh7 31. Qf5 Kg7 32. Bxh6+ Kxh6 33. Nf8 Qf7 34. Rg6+ Qxg6 35. Qxg6#

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Jul-24-21		Knightf7mate: Crashing purplishboulders downpotato crismacaroniheadowen hahaha beensupressing violet cheeseheadmushroom feryears blastitall itellya years. Bwahahahacrisowenfallsinthemonkeypitheheh No evenbetteristrappedona deserted island timewarp theonlythingavailable toreadare oldcrisminkeyheadowenjamspreadoncrackers chessgamespuzzlesoftheeffinday

Jul-24-21		Knightf7mate: btw e6

Jul-24-21		chrisowen: It is suffice diet un e6 no?

Jul-24-21		chrisowen: WOF xxx no?

Jul-24-21		Knightf7mate: Et tu e6?

Jul-24-21		chrisowen: No really impressive no?

Jul-24-21		chrisowen: Max Headroom no?

Jul-24-21		agb2002: White has a bishop and a knight for the bishop pair. The pawn on f7 protects g6. This suggests 23.e6: A) 23... Be8 24.exf7 Bxf7 25.Rxe7 wins a pawn with the better position. B) 23... Bxe6 24.Rxe6 fxe6 25.Qd3 B.1) 25... Bf6 26.Qxg6+ Kh8 27.Qxh6+ Kg8 28.Qg6+ Kh8 (28... Kf8 29.Bh6+ and mate in three) 29.Qf7 Bg7 (29... Rg8 30.Ng6+ Rxg6 31.Qxg6 Bxd4 32.Qh6+ Kg8 33.Qxe6+ and 34.Rxc6 looks winning) 30.Ng6+ Kh7 31.Nxe7 seems to win. B.2) 25... Kh8 26.Nxg6+ followed by 27.Nxe7+ and 28.Nxc8 wins a pawn at least. B.3) 25... Kg8 26.Qxg6 Kh8 (26... Kf8 27.Rxc3 wins) 27.Bxh6 Rg8 (27... Bxh6 28.Qxh6+ Kg8 29.Qxe6+ followed by Nf5 or Ng6 and Rc3 seems to win) 28.Qh5 looks winning. For example, 28... Rgc8 29.Bxg7+ Kxg7 30.Rc3 Qxd4 31.Qg6+ Kh8 32.Qh6+ Kg8 33.Rg3+ Kf7 34.Qg6+ Kf8 35.Qg8#. B.4) 25... Rg8 26.Qxg6+ Kh8 27.Bxh6 looks good for White. For example, 27... Bxd4 28.Qh5 Rg7 (28... Rgc8 29.Be3+ and 30.Bxd4) 29.Bxg7+ Kxg7 30.Qg4+ and 31.Qxd4. C) 23... fxe6 24.Qd3 Be8 25.Rxe6 will win the g-pawn with an overwhelming position (25... Bf7 26.Rxg6 Bxg6 27.Qxg6+ Kh8 28.Nf5 followed by Bxh6).

Jul-24-21		al wazir: <patfoley: After18 … e6, Perhaps 19 b4 BxR 20 bxc5 Q moves 21 Qe3 Followed by Qh6 and Ng5> 18...e6 19. b4 Bxc5 20. bxc5 Qb7 21. e3 Rh8 22. Qxh6+ Kg8 23. Qf4 (23. Qg5 Rh5) Be8.

Jul-24-21		chrisowen: Blatant bundle no

Jul-24-21		saturn2: Undermine f7 then attack g6. Not too difficult.

Jul-24-21		Stanco: 27. Bxh6 Qg8 28. Qh5 Bxh6 29. Qxh6+ Qh7 30. Ng6+ Kg8 31. Qg5 Kf7 32. Ne5+ Ke8 33. Rc3 Kd8 34. Rf3 Kc7 35. Rf7 Qb1+ 36. Kh2 Kb6 37. Qxe7 Rcb8 38. Qc5+ Ka6 39. Qxc6+ Ka5 40. Qa4+ Kb6 41. Nd7+ Kc7 42. Nxb8+ Kb6 43. Qe8#

Jul-24-21		Walter Glattke: 18.-e6 19.Qb1 Bxc5 20.dxc5 Qd8 21.Bxh6 f6 22.exf6 Qxf6 23.Ng5+ Kg8 24.Nf3 possibly draw

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