♦️ Review our selected game from Odessa 1989 chess tournament👇
▪️ Rafael Vaganian vs Semen Isaakovich Dvoirys
▪️ URS-ch56 (1989), Odessa UKR, rd 1, Sep-22
▪️ English Opening: Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni Variation Geller Variation (A33)
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▪️ Rafael Vaganian vs Semen Isaakovich Dvoirys
▪️ URS-ch56 (1989), Odessa UKR, rd 1, Sep-22
▪️ English Opening: Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni Variation Geller Variation (A33)
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In the 2nd round at Wijk aan Zee, 11th January 1968 - Romanian grandmaster Florin Gheorghiu is in play v. Hein Donner (Netherlands). Vlastimil Hort (ČSSR) looks on.
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"All chess masters have on occasion played a magnificent game and then lost it by a stupid mistake, perhaps in time pressure and it may perhaps seem unjust that all their beautiful ideas get no other recognition than a zero on the tournament table."
🔸 Bent Larsen
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US grandmaster Pal Benko, pictured at the Hoogovens tournament in Wijk aan Zee, January 1969.
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32...Nb4? Black intends to hold his b7 pawn. However, this mistake releases White's queen.
[32...Qa4! △Q×a5 would be correct. 33.Rxb7 Qxa5! △Q×a5 34.Nd5! △Q×a5 34...Qe1+ 35.Qxe1 Nxe1=]
33.Qe4!± Qd4 34.Qxd4! Carlsen increases his advantage by trading the queens.
34...cxd4 35.Rxb4 dxe3 36.fxe3 Rd1+ 37.Kf2 Ra1 38.Rb5 Ra2+ 39.Kf3 g6 40.c5 Kg7 41.Ke4! Magnus plays the endgame with precise play and great technique.
41...Rxg2 42.Rxb7 g5 43.c6 g4 44.c7 Rc2 45.Kd3 Rc1 46.Kd2 Rc6 47.a6 gxh3 48.a7 h2 49.Rb1 1–0
[32...Qa4! △Q×a5 would be correct. 33.Rxb7 Qxa5! △Q×a5 34.Nd5! △Q×a5 34...Qe1+ 35.Qxe1 Nxe1=]
33.Qe4!± Qd4 34.Qxd4! Carlsen increases his advantage by trading the queens.
34...cxd4 35.Rxb4 dxe3 36.fxe3 Rd1+ 37.Kf2 Ra1 38.Rb5 Ra2+ 39.Kf3 g6 40.c5 Kg7 41.Ke4! Magnus plays the endgame with precise play and great technique.
41...Rxg2 42.Rxb7 g5 43.c6 g4 44.c7 Rc2 45.Kd3 Rc1 46.Kd2 Rc6 47.a6 gxh3 48.a7 h2 49.Rb1 1–0