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Nimzovich – Marshall
Carlsbad 1907
Black to play
Is it too early for 1 … e4?
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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:
6 Nb3! Qxd1+ 7 Kxd1 Bf5 (7 … f5 8 h3) 8 Ke1 Nb4 9 Nd4 0-0-0!.
Stoica – Flis
Polanica Zdroj 1983
White to play
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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.
The threat of 3 Bxf6 and Qxh7+ is powerful.
2 …Ne4 (2 … g6? 3 Rxe7! Nxe7 4 Rxf6 +-) 3 Nxe4 dxe4 4 Qxe4 g6 5Qh4 +-
Tal – Gligoric
Portoroz 1958
Black to play
Do any sacrifices come to mind? How should White respond?
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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).
2 h5! Nxh5
2 … gxh5 would allow 3 Bxf4! exf4 4 Rhg1! and Rxg7+ with an attack.
3 Nf2 Nf4 4 Ng4
Threatening Nf6+. A fighting draw followed:
4 … Nd7 5 Qh2 Nh5 6 Ne2 Rxc1+ 7 Bxc1 Qb5=
Chandler – Ward
Redbus 2002
White to play
How can White draw?
Instead, he should have played: 1.Kd2! Rh3 2.h7 with an easy draw.
1...Ke1 2.Ra8 Rh3+ 0-1
Nikolic - Ivkov
Sarajevo 1967
Black to move