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ANNOTATED GAME
Leningrad City Championship 1973
A. Shashin (2350) vs. Victor Korchnoi (2650)
Annotated by: tag1153
(1700)
Chess opening: Nimzo-Indian (E47), 4.e3 O-O, 5.Bd3
A. Shashin (2350) vs. Victor Korchnoi (2650)
Annotated by: tag1153
(1700)
Chess opening: Nimzo-Indian (E47), 4.e3 O-O, 5.Bd3
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32... Ne5+ |
Black as well is hanging on for dear life! He must check or die! This move is not only a life saving check/knight sac, it also clears the file a rook check! | |||||
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33. Qxe5 |
White snags the offending rook and maintains the heat on f7. | |||||
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33... Rg1+ |
WHY WON"T YOU DIE???????? Korchnoi delivers his 11th check. | |||||
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34. Qg5 |
! WOW. White sees the danger of 34. Kf5 which loses his rook. What a complicated position! My brain is hurting just trying to figure out both sides! Where is Ion when you need him? | |||||
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34... Qxb2 |
Supposedly, Korchnoi ran into some time trouble and made this last move rather quickly. I'm not sure that really mattered though. His brilliant attacking sequence just ran out of gas. While 34...QxB does remove some heat from g7, it just can't deal with.......... | |||||
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35. Rxg7+ |
.........! this gorgeous discovered/double check which is the dagger through the heart. Black resigned at this point, as 35...Kf8 loses to 36. Rg8# and 35...Kh8 loses to 36. Rh7#. What a truly wonderful game! I have gone back and played through it several times, and each time I am convinced that white is busted. I just know that Korchnoi has an irresistable attack. Then I just revel in Sashin's 23rd move and his dogged stubborness as he just waits for his chance to deliver his one and only shot at victory, and succeeds. Man, I love chess:) - Thomas | |||||
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