Flohr vs Lilienthal
Moscow | ?
802
[Event "Moscow"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Flohr"] [Black "Lilienthal"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A53"] [Opening "Old Indian: 3.Nf3 Nbd7"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nf3 Nbd7 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4 Re8 9. d5 Nc5 10. Ne1 a5 11. b3 Bd7 12. h3 Rf8 13. Be3 Ne8 { Black's play has been more to the point ... all set for ... Pf5} 14. Rc1 b6 15. Qd2 f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 $2 {This leaves White in control of a fine support point at e4. Recapture with the pawn is indicated in this sort of position} (16... gxf5) 17. g4 $1 Bd7 18. Nf3 Rb8 19. Ng5 $1 Bf6 20. Nge4 Bg7 21. Rce1 Nf6 22. Ng3 $1 {Every exchange would ease Black's task, and White must in any case be careful to keep a Knight to make use of the strong square e4. If any Black piece contest control of this square, White's first priority is to drive them away. He now threatens Pg5} 22... Kh8 (22... Be8 23. f4 exf4 24. Bxf4 Nfd7 25. Bh6 Bf7 {(Alatortzev)}) 23. f4 Ng8 24. Nce4 Nxe4 25. Nxe4 Qe7 26. Ng5 Rbe8 27. fxe5 Bxe5 28. Nf3 Bg7 $2 (28... Qg7 29. Nxe5 dxe5 {White would have a decisive positional advantage, with his strong point at e4, his Bishop pair and his active Queenside majority which can start rolling at once with Pc5}) 29. Bxb6 Qxe1 30. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 31. Qxe1 cxb6 32. Qg3 a4 33. Qxd6 axb3 34. axb3 1-0
1-0
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