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ANNOTATED GAME

Semifinal USSR Championship - Omsk 1944
Boleslavsky vs. Ufimtsev
Annotated by: sarasani (1868)
Chess opening: French (C10), Fort Knox variation
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23. Qd5
 White gives up his queen, only to avoid mate.

 
23... Bxd5 24. cxd5 Qxb2
 The rest is simple..

 
25. Bxd2

 
25... Qxa1 26. Bf3

 
26... Bxh2+
 ! Finally the bishop gets it's turn and white resigned. A magnificent performance by Anatoly Ufimtsev. (Dedicated to Reuben Fine: "Thanks for all the 'lessons'.")

 

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