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Sunday, July 20, 2008

Geller-Sveshnikov, 1978

Replay Game Efim P Geller - Evgeny Sveshnikov, URS-ch46 1978

Efim P Geller (2590) - Evgeny Sveshnikov (2565) [B33]

URS-ch46/Tbilisi (3) 1978


This game is one of the classic examples of black's counterplay in the Sveshnikov variation; moreover - it was played by the variation's author himself - Evgeny Sveshnikov.

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 Nf6 6. N1c3 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5 15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 Kh8 17. O-O f5 18. exf5 Bxf5










19. Qe2 Main line is 19. Nce3 19... Qd7 20. Nce3 Be6 21. Rd1










21... Bd8 A typical maneouvre - from here the bishop controls both sides of the board. 22. Ra2 Qf7 23. Qd3 Qh5 24. Nf1










24... e4 This sacrifice opens up e5 outpost for the knight. 25. Qc2 Bh4 26. Ng3 Bxg3 27. hxg3










27... Ne5 Now that White's knight is traded off, the threat of Ng4 is quite real. 28. Nf4 Rxf4 29. gxf4 Nf3+ 30. gxf3 Bxc4










31. Qxe4 White had no time to recapture the piece. 31. bxc4 exf3










32. Rxa5 otherwise Qh3 was the threat. 32... Qxa5 31... Bxb3 32. Rb1 Re8 33. Rxa5 d5 # 34. Re1?? In time trouble, Efim Geller falls for a spectacular trick. 34. Qxe8+ Qxe8 35. Rxb3 Qg6+= 34... Qg6+










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