Smyslov vs Farago
Hastings | ?
540
[Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Smyslov"] [Black "Farago"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A18"] [Opening "English: Mikenas, Flohr Variation"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 Nfd7 { This is too passive. Black does better with either 4...Ne4 or 4...d4.} 5. cxd5 exd5 6. d4 c5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Bb5 { The pawn on e5 cramps Black's position, so White works hard to maintain it.} 8... a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. O-O Be7 11. dxc5 { Now White's knights will become quite active.} 11... Nxc5 12. Nd4 Qb6 13. Be3 O-O {13...Qxb2 would be horrible after 14 Nxc6, since 14...Qxc3 (else 15 Nxd5) gets crushed by 15 Nxe7 Kxe7 16 Rc1 and 17 Bxc5+.} 14. Rc1 Rd8 15. b4 Ne4 { 15...Qxb4 allows 16 Nxc6.} 16. Na4 Qb7 17. Nxc6 {Black will lose at least one more pawn after, e.g. 17...Re8 18 Nb6 Rb8 19 Nxe7+ Rxe7 20 Rxc8+ Rxc8 21 Nxc8 Qxc8 22 Qxd5.} 17... Re8 1-0
1-0
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