Jan-25-23 Alekhine vs Euwe, 1935
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| N.O.F. NAJDORF: 21...Bxf5 22. Qxf5 f6 (Bf6 23. Be4 Re8 24. Qxh7+ Kf8 25. Qf5) 23. Bxe5 Qxe5 24. Qxe5 fxe5 25. Rd7 Bf6 26. Rxb7 wins |
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Jan-17-23 Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935
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| N.O.F. NAJDORF: <CharlesSullivan: Rybka & Zappa point out that the most decisive line for White is the Tal-like 29.♖xf7+!! ♔xf7 30.♕xd5 and White is completely winning. (Euwe probably looked this far and could not see clearly to victory, so he played more conservatively.)> 29. ... |
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Jan-17-23 Rubinstein vs S von Freymann, 1909
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| N.O.F. NAJDORF: Why did Black not play
20...Qe7 21. Qxc6 Rd8 22. Rb3 Bd6 23. Rb7 Rd7 24. Rxd7 Qxd7 25. Qxd7 Nxd7 26. Bxd5 when he is only a pawn down? |
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Jan-17-23 Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907
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| N.O.F. NAJDORF: 26. Rf2 Rxh2+ 27. Kg1 Bxf2+ 28. Kf1 Bd3#
26. Rf2 Rxh2+ 27. Kg1 Bxf2+ 28. Qxf2 Rh1# |
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Jan-16-23 Portisch vs Petrosian, 1974
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| N.O.F. NAJDORF: 29...Bc8 or Bd5 30. Qe5+ Kg8 31. Rxf5 wins |
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Jan-16-23 Stein vs Portisch, 1962 
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| N.O.F. NAJDORF: 21...Bxf6 22. Qxf6 Nd5 23. Rxd5 wins
But not
23. exd5 Qd8 24. Qxe5 f6
when black wins |
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Jan-16-23 Stein vs Flohr, 1957
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| N.O.F. NAJDORF: <Keypusher: White had 23.Rhf1!! and if ...Bxc5 24.Rxf4+ Kg8 25.Rg4 Kf7 26.Rf1+ Bf5 27.Rc4 and White wins back his piece in light of the direct threat to the bishop on c5 and the indirect threat to the bishop on f5.> After 23. Rhf1 Bxc5 24. Rxf4+ Kg8 25. Rg4 Kf7 26. Rf1+ |
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Jan-15-23 Najdorf vs Fischer, 1966
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| N.O.F. NAJDORF: In his book of the match, Gligoric - when commenting on Fischer's 29 ... Bxh2 - made a remark which he followed by words to the effect of 'if ever he had made a blunder in his career'. He certainly did make them from time to time. |
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Jan-15-23 Larsen vs Najdorf, 1968
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| N.O.F. NAJDORF: <BOSTER: But even the great Najdorf sometimes was wrong playing 34...Rxc3 moving the rook from second rank , when 34...Qg6, and white'd resign.> 34...Qg6 35. Nxd5 Ng3+ 36. Kh2 Nf1+ 37. Kh1 Rxg2 wins |
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Jan-15-23 Reshevsky vs Najdorf, 1952
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| N.O.F. NAJDORF: 22...Qb8 23. Rxc5 Rxc5 24. Nxe6 Ra5 25. Nxf8 Kxf8 26. Bb6 Rxa4 ( Bc7 27. Bxa5 Bxa5 28. Rd7 Qc8 29. Qd2) 27. Rd8+ Qxd8 28. Bxd8 Rxa2 29. Qc4 Ra1+ 30. Kf2 Bd6 (Ke8 31. Bc7 Bf6 32. Bd6) 31. e5 wins 22...Qb8 23. Rxc5 Rxc5 24. Nxe6 Rcc8 25. Nxf8 Rxf8 26. Bb3 Rd8 27. Qc4 Rxd1+ 28. ... |
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