ANNOTATED GAME

Match game, Moscow 1937
Sergei Prokofiev vs. David Oistrakh
Annotated by: last_archimedean (1564)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B72), dragon, classical attack
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51... Kc7 52. Nb5+ Kb6 53. Kd4 Bg2 54. a7 Kb7 55. Kc5 Bf3
Continuing to double-guard White's QR8.

 
56. c3 f6 57. Kd6 Bd1 58. a5 Be2 59. Nd4 Bf1 60. Nc6
Oistrakh maneuvers to maintain the guard on his advanced QRP.

 
60... f5 61. Ke5 Bd3 62. Kd4 Be4 63. a6+ Ka8
Occupying the Queening square.

 
64. Nb4 Kxa7 65. c4 Kb6 66. c5+ Ka7
Oistrakh aims to give up his B for both White Pawns, assuring no worse than a draw.

 
67. Ke5 Kb8 68. Nd5 Bd3 69. Nb4 Be4 70. c6 Kc7
Securing the draw.

 
71. a7 Bxc6 72. Nxc6 Kb7
Draw agreed. Prokofiev has no way to Queen his remaining Pawn.

 

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