IM Rashid Nezhmetdinov (2650) -
SNM Oleg Chernikov (2525)
[B35]
Russian Federated Team Champ. Rostov-on-Don, 1962
[A.J.G.]
One of the most brilliant and
original games ever played ...
by one of the most feared
and ferocious attackers who
ever played the game.
(I tried to annotate this game ...
{HERE} based
mostly on Nez's
own notes and comments.)
1.e4
c5; 2.Nf3
Nc6; 3.d4
cxd4; 4.Nxd4
g6;
5.Nc3
Bg7; 6.Be3
Nf6; 7.Bc4
0-0; 8.Bb3!?
Ng4!?;
A line that was very popular
when this game was played.
9.Qxg4
Nxd4; 10.Qh4!?,
{Diagram?}
The theory of the day thought
that this move gave no more
than a draw.
[ Recommended was: >/= 10.Qd1!,
"+/=" ]
10...Qa5!?; 11.0-0
Bf6!?; 12.Qxf6!!;
{D?}
Simply astounding.
(When it comes to this game,
most of my superlatives
are simply
extraneous.)
[ 12.Qh6
Bg7; 13.Qh4
Bf6; "=" ]
12...Ne2+!; 13.Nxe2
exf6; 14.Nc3!
Re8!?; {D?}
GM A. Soltis (and others) question
this and
recommend ...d5! instead.
(I hasten to add this
{...Re8} is a natural-looking move here; and that
all
the strong computer programs
evaluate this
position as WINNING
...
for Black!!!)
[ >/= 14...d5!;
"~" ]
White now logically focuses all of
his forces against
the f6-square.
15.Nd5
Re6; 16.Bd4
Kg7; 17.Rad1
d6; {D?}
This is probably best.
(Most of the other moves lose
quickly.)
18.Rd3!, {Diagram?}
The best move here -
according to Nezhmetdinov.
[ 18.f4!?
]
18...Bd7; 19.Rf3
Bb5!?; 20.Bc3!
Qd8;
21.Nxf6!!, {Diagram?}
Not only does it rain ... it pours.
A deluge, in fact.
[ 21.Re1!?
]
White now finishes the game ...
with an incredible flurry of
tactical strokes.
21...Be2!; 22.Nxh7+!
Kg8[]; 23.Rh3!
Re5[];
24.f4!
Bxf1!?; 25.Kxf1
Rc8; 26.Bd4!!
b5!?;
27.Ng5!
Rc7; 28.Bxf7+!!
Rxf7; 29.Rh8+!
Kxh8;
30.Nxf7+
Kh7; 31.Nxd8
Rxe4; 32.Nc6
Rxf4+;
33.Ke2
, ("+/-") Black Resigns.
White has a won game.
A truly amazing game with a
very original combination and
a wonderful and problem-like
finish.
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