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Boris Vasilievich Spassky – Larry Melvyn Evans
15th Chess Olympiad; Varna, October 7, 1962
King’s Indian Defence E80

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 c6 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 b5 8. 0-0-0 bxc4? Black facilitates the enemy’s attack. More to the point was 8. ... Qa5, e.g. 9. e5 b4 10. exf6 bxc3 11. fxg7 cxd2+ 12. Bxd2 Qxd2+ 13. Rxd2 Rg8 14. h4 Rxg7 15. Ne2 Nd7 16. Nc3 Bb7 17. Bd3 c5 18. Be4 ½ : ½ Sherwin – R. Byrne, New York 1962. 9. Bxc4 0-0 10. h4! Far sharper than 10. Bh6 as in the game Moiseev – Kremenietsky, Pärnu 1973. 10. ... d5!? 11. Bb3! dxe4 12. h5! Opening up the h-line without delay! 12. ... exf3. Clearly not 12. ... Nxh5 on account of 13. g4! Nf6 14. Bh6 with an overwhelming attack. 13. hxg6 hxg6 14. Bh6! fxg2 15. Rh4! Rightly Boris Vasilievich is indifferent to his Kingside Pawns! 15. ... Ng4. Also after 15. ... Nd5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qh6+ Kf6 18. Ne4+ Ke6 19. Qg5 White’s attack is vehement. 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qxg2 Nh6 18. Nf3! Nf5 19. Rh2. Another way is 19. Rh5! Rh8 20. Bxf7! Kxf7 21. Ne5+ Ke6 22. Qxg6 mate. 19. ... Qd6 20. Ne5 Nd7 21. Ne4 Qc7 22. Rdh1 Rg8. On 22. ... Nf6 23. Bxf7 wins outright. 23. Rh7+ Kf8 24. Rxf7+ Ke8

25. Qxg6! Nxe5. Of course Her Majesty is taboo, for after 25. ... Rxg6 26. Rh8+ White mates in two moves. 26. Rf8+. A dual is 26. Nf6+ and mate next move. 1 : 0.

Day Tripper

Che Ray Charles (Albany, 23 settembre 1930 – Beverly Hills, 10 giugno 2004), detto anche – e non a caso – il Genio del Soul, fosse appassionato di scacchi è storia nota. Eccolo all’opera in una parita sans façon contro il Grande Maestro Larry Evans:

R. Charles – L. Evans
Reno, 8 marzo 2002
Quattro Cavalli C47

1. e4 e5 2. Cc3 Cc6 3. Cf3 Cf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Cxd4 Ac5 6. Cxc6 bxc6 7. De2 0-0 8. Ae3 Axe3 9. Dxe3 Te8 10. f3 d5 11. Dd3 a5 12. 0-0-0 Aa6 13. Dd2 Axf1 14. Thxf1 dxe4 15. Dxd8 Taxd8 16. Txd8 Txd8 17. Td1 Txd1+ 18. Rxd1 exf3 19. gxf3 Rf8 20. Rc1 Re7 21. Rd2 Re6 22. Re3 Cd5+ 23. Rd4 Cxc3 24. Rxc3 Rd5 25. Il Bianco abbandona. Per aneddoti, analisi e commenti rimandiamo il lettore all’articolo di Morgan Daniels, “Ray ’n Chess”, ChessBase News, 18.06.2004.

Ray Charles in bus