Robatsch, Karl - Larsen, Bent [A04], Moscow ol (Men) qual-B, Moscow 1956

Chess Siberia

Robatsch, Karl - Larsen, Bent [A04]
Moscow ol (Men) qual-B, Moscow 1956
Notes by Boris Schipkov

1. Nf3 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Ng5 e5
The main alternative is 3...Nc6!?.

4. d3
4. d4!? is interesting.
4...e3 5. Bxe3 Nc6

6. Qh5+
Other continuations are 6. d4, 6. Be2 and 6. c4.
6...g6 7. Qf3 Qf6
After 7...Nf6!? 8.Ne4 (8. Nc3) 8...Bg7 9. Nxf6+ Bxf6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Nd5?! (11. O-O-O) 11...Bg7 12. Qg3 d6 13. Bg5 Qd7 Black has slightly better chances, Malakhatko, V - Onischuk, A, Donetzk zt 1998.

8. Qg3?!
Better is 8. Nc3 Bb4 9. O-O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 Qxf3 11. Nxf3 with an equal game in Vozovic, O - Muzychuk, A, UKR-ch (Women), Nikolaev 2003.
8...Nge7! 9. Nc3 h6 10. Nge4
Or 10. Qf3.
10...Qf7 11. Nb5?
A mistake. White must play 11. Qh4.

11...Nf5!
Black gains the initiative.
12. Qf3 d5! 13. Nf6+ Qxf6 14. Nxc7+ Kd8 15. Nxa8

15...e4!
The decisive blow.
16. dxe4 Qxb2 17. Qd1
Or 17. Rc1 Bb4+ 18. c3 Ncd4! and Black wins.
17...Nxe3 18. fxe3

18...Qc3+ 19. Kf2 Bc5
White resigned. 0-1

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