30 yrs ago, the 55th USSR Championship was under way in Moscow at the International Trade Centre . It was won by World Champion Garry Kasparov & Anatoly Karpov R7 ended in a draw.
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38. Qd7+?
Missing a golden opportunity. White could have won with:
38. Rf8! Qc4 39. b3 Qe6 40. Qd4 Ree2 41. h4 +-
38... Kg5 39. Qd8+ f6 40. Rxg6+ Kh4 =
Missing a golden opportunity. White could have won with:
38. Rf8! Qc4 39. b3 Qe6 40. Qd4 Ree2 41. h4 +-
38... Kg5 39. Qd8+ f6 40. Rxg6+ Kh4 =
41.Qd7??
White should have forced the draw with 41.Rd1!, intending Rd4.
41. Rd1! Rxh3+ 42. Kg1 Rxg2+ 43. Rxg2 Qe3+ 44. Rf2 Qg3+ 45.
Rg2 Qe3+ =
41... Rxg2 42. R1xg2 Rxh3+ 43. Kg1 Qc1+ 44. Kf2 Qe3+ 0-1
White should have forced the draw with 41.Rd1!, intending Rd4.
41. Rd1! Rxh3+ 42. Kg1 Rxg2+ 43. Rxg2 Qe3+ 44. Rf2 Qg3+ 45.
Rg2 Qe3+ =
41... Rxg2 42. R1xg2 Rxh3+ 43. Kg1 Qc1+ 44. Kf2 Qe3+ 0-1
39...Rb4??
Vietnamese GM made a blunder in a drawn endgame. He could have obtained a draw with the following continuation:
39... f1=Q+ 40. Kxf1 Kg3 41. Rg2+ Kf3 42. Rf2+ Kg3 43.Kg1 Ra1+ 44. Rf1 Ra2 45. f7 Rg2+ 46. Kh1 Rh2+ 47. Kg1 Rg2+ =
40. f7 Rb8 41. Re8 1-0
Vietnamese GM made a blunder in a drawn endgame. He could have obtained a draw with the following continuation:
39... f1=Q+ 40. Kxf1 Kg3 41. Rg2+ Kf3 42. Rf2+ Kg3 43.Kg1 Ra1+ 44. Rf1 Ra2 45. f7 Rg2+ 46. Kh1 Rh2+ 47. Kg1 Rg2+ =
40. f7 Rb8 41. Re8 1-0
12.Bxf6!?
This interesting move prevents Black from playing ...c5.
12...B×f6
12...N×f6 Nb3
13.b4 a5 14.a3
This interesting move prevents Black from playing ...c5.
12...B×f6
12...N×f6 Nb3
13.b4 a5 14.a3
Forwarded from Captain Milad
⚪️#583 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Liew,J
🔸Torre,E
🔸Asian Team Championship, Dubai, 1986
🔸Liew,J
🔸Torre,E
🔸Asian Team Championship, Dubai, 1986
10.Nce2
This clears the square for c2-c3 to support d4. The knight is also heading for the kingside to support the attack.
10...0-0 11.c3 Na5 12.Nf4 Rc8 13.Qe2 Nc4 14.Rae1
This clears the square for c2-c3 to support d4. The knight is also heading for the kingside to support the attack.
10...0-0 11.c3 Na5 12.Nf4 Rc8 13.Qe2 Nc4 14.Rae1
14.b4
White is just playing for the b5 break.
14...g6 15.Rab1 Bf5 16.a4 Rhe8 17.b5 cxb5 18.axb5 Bxe4?
Giving up the bishop for knight on e4 just to win the b5-pawn was a bad, bad decision.
19.Bxe4 Nxb5? 20.Qb3 Bd6
Alternatively, 20...a6 21.c4 Nd6 22.Bd5 when Black is helpless against Nf4-d3-c5, pressuring b7 and a6.
21.Qc4+ Qc7 22.Bxb7+ Kxb7 23.Qxb5+ Kc8 24.Nd5
Black resigned as 24.Nd5 Qd7 25.Qa6 wins.
White is just playing for the b5 break.
14...g6 15.Rab1 Bf5 16.a4 Rhe8 17.b5 cxb5 18.axb5 Bxe4?
Giving up the bishop for knight on e4 just to win the b5-pawn was a bad, bad decision.
19.Bxe4 Nxb5? 20.Qb3 Bd6
Alternatively, 20...a6 21.c4 Nd6 22.Bd5 when Black is helpless against Nf4-d3-c5, pressuring b7 and a6.
21.Qc4+ Qc7 22.Bxb7+ Kxb7 23.Qxb5+ Kc8 24.Nd5
Black resigned as 24.Nd5 Qd7 25.Qa6 wins.