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IM Rashid Nezhmetdinov - SM Yuri M. Kotkov;
Russian National Championship, 1957.
R. Nezhmetdinov (2525) - Y. Kotkov (2400)
[C67]
Russian Champ. Krasnodar, USSR, 1957.
[A.J.G.]
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Note: I first saw this game many years ago. (The final position of this game is problem-like, and has been printed in many chess magazines and chess books.) I was given a copy of "chess brilliancy" (250 historic games from the masters); by Iakov Damsky ... when I last visited the Pensacola Chess Club. This game was in here. It is a beautiful game and deserves to be seen. (And better known than it actually is.)
A brilliant game by one of the most ferocious attacking players of all time.
A curious feature of this game is how ALL of Black's moves, appear - at first glance, and even upon a later, closer inspection - to be normal developing moves. Yet somehow White obtains a very strong attack.
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(A
different game...
between the same two contestants.)
1.e4 e5; 2.Nf3 Nc6; 3.Bb5 Nf6;
Black uses the Berlin Defense, a
long-time favorite of V. Kramnik's.
4.0-0 Nxe4; 5.Re1!?, {Diagram?}
This is not the main line, but
it certainly is playable.
[
The modern main line - which is
actually a VERY old line,
(150+ years!); is the following
continuation:
5.d4!? Nd6;
6.Bxc6 dxc6; 7.dxe5 Nf5!;
8.Qxd8+ Kxd8;
"~" {Diagram?}
and Black is thought to have good
play in this position.
One of the most important, recent
encounters in this line,
happened
in the "Man versus Machine" Match; between
Deep Fritz and V. Kramnik.
(Game # 1, October, 2002.) ]
5...Nd6; 6.Nxe5 Be7; 7.Bd3!? 0-0; 8.Nc3 Nxe5!?; {Diagram?}
This move looks very natural, but it might not be the best.
[
>/= 8...Ne8!;
- Emmanuel Lasker.
9.Nd5 Bf6;
10.Ng4 d6; "~" {Diagram?}
D. Janowski -
Em. Lasker; Nuremburg, 1898.
(After Nge3 "+/=" White probably
has a small edge here.) ]
9.Rxe5 Bf6; 10.Re3 g6!?; 11.Qf3!?,
It is interesting to see White post
all his pieces on the third rank.
[
Also playable was: 11.Nd5 Bg7; 12.c3 Re8;
13.Bc2 c6;
14.Nf4 b6;
15.d4, "+/=" {Diagram?}
& White has a slight advantage
here. ]
Black's next move seems perfectly
safe, and reasonable, ...
11...Bg7!?; (Maybe - '?!') {Diagram?}
According to several sources,
this might not be the best not
the best move for Black.
(Yet it even looks like the correct
move in this position.)
[
Maybe better is: 11...Re8; 12.b3,
"+/=" {Diagram?}
with a small edge. ]
12.b3 Ne8; 13.Ba3!?, ('!')
Surprise! - especially if you
were expecting a routine fianchetto.
(Maybe an exclam?)
[ 13.Bb2!? ]
13...d6; 14.Rae1!,
White naturally dominates the
open e-file.
[ 14.Bc4!? ]
14...Nf6; 15.h3!,
This preventative move is best.
Now White has a very solid edge. ("+/=" ... maybe "+/")
[
15.Nd5 Ng4!; 16.R3e2 "+/=" {Diag?}
and White is slightly
better. ]
15...Nd7!?; {Diagram?}
Maybe ...c6 was necessary first?
[ 15...c6!? ]
16.Nd5, (Maybe - '!')
{Diagram?}
"Super-Nez" always liked going
forward.
[ 16.Bb5!? ]
16...f5?!; (Maybe - '?')
{See the diagram just below.}
Black wants to block any open
lines leading to his King.
(And gain some space for any
possible defensive maneuvers.)
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Yet according to several different
annotators, this is an error.
But
Black was already under tremendous
pressure in this position.
[ After the continuation of:
16...Ne5; 17.Rxe5!! Bxe5;
18.Rxe5!!
dxe5; 19.Be7! Bg4!?; 20.hxg4 Qb8;
21.Nf6+!,
{Diagram?}
and White quickly mates. ]
17.Nxc7!!, (Maybe - '!!!')
A very brilliant and aggressive
move - if it is all sound.
The only question I have is did
Nezhmetdinov play these moves
wholly on calculation ... or did he
rely also on intuition as well?
[ The first player gains a
substantial edge by playing
the
following (simple) line: 17.Ne7+! Kh8;
18.Nxc8 Qxc8;
19.Qf4!,
"±" (or
"+/") {Diagram?}
and White is clearly better. ]
The following moves look to be
either forced and/or best.
17...Qxc7; 18.Qd5+ Kh8; 19.Re8! Nf6; 20.Rxf8+ Bxf8;
21.Bb2! Bg7; {Box?} {Diagram?}
This is probably Black's best
bet here.
[ 21...Kg7?; 22.Bc4!, "+/-" ]
22.Bc4! Bd7;
This is virtually forced.
[ 22...Nxd5??; 23.Re8# ]
23.Bxf6!!,
Another brilliant move, especially
considering that White had
a much
simpler method of deciding the
game.
[ 23.Qf7! Rf8!?; 24.Re8!, "+/-" ]
23...Bxf6; 24.Qf7 Qd8?!; ('?')
This loses instantly.
Black had to play ...Bg5; but he was lost in any case.
[
Better had to be: >/= 24...Bg5;
25.g3!? Rc8!?;
26.h4 Bc6;
27.Re8+! Rxe8; 28.Qxc7 Re1+;
29.Bf1 Bxd2;
30.Qxd6, "+/-" {Diagram?}
- R.
Nezmetdinov. ]
25.Re8+!!, {Diagram?}
Black Resigns. (Mate cannot be avoided.)
A truly wonderful and very brilliant game.
Copyright (c) A.J. Goldsby I. Copyright (c) A.J.G; 2003.
[ 25.Re8+!! Qxe8;
{Diagram?}
It does not matter what move
Black plays in this position.
(25...Bxe8; 26.Qg8#)
26.Qxf6# ]
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Game first posted, March, 2003. Last update: Thursday; December 16th, 2004. Last edit on: 03/18/2014 .
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