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Nimzovich – Marshall Carlsbad 1907 Black to play Is it too early for 1 … e4?
No, because after 1...e4! 2 dxe4 dxe4 3 Ng5 Black gets a fine initiative with the Spielmann idea, 3 … e3!. Then comes 4 fxe3 h6 5 Nge4 Ng4!.
Black would be winning after 6 Nf3? Qxd1+ 7 Kxd1 f5! (8 Nc3 Nf2+). The game turned in his favor after:
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Stoica – Flis Polanica Zdroj 1983 White to play
After 1 d5! Black loses with 1 … Nxd5?? 2 Qxh7+ and 3 Qh8 mate. So 1 … exd5 and 2 Bg5 were played.
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Tal – Gligoric Portoroz 1958 Black to play Do any sacrifices come to mind? How should White respond?
Black got play with 1 … Nf4!. White can’t accept the pawn because 2 Nxf4 exf4 threatens … Bxc3 (and 3 Kb2? Na4+! 4 bxa4? Qb4+ is death).
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Chandler – Ward Redbus 2002 White to play How can White draw?
1.h7?? A fatal blunder that costs White the game.