Smyslov’s Opponent Makes A Foolish Mistake And Faces King Hunt

June 21, 2023 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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This is Smyslov vs Florian chess game analysis! Hungarian chess player Florian makes a serious mistake and allows the future world chess champion to unleash a brutal King hunt!
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Vasily Smyslov vs Tibor Florian
Moscow-Budapest (1949), Moscow URS, rd 13
Gruenfeld Defense: Russian. Prins Variation (D97)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4
O-O 7. e4 Na6 8. Be2 c5 9. d5 e6 10. O-O exd5 11. exd5 Qa5
12. a3 Bf5 13. Qh4 Rfe8 14. Bh6 Ne4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Ng5 Nxc3
17. Qxh7+ Kf6 18. bxc3 Kxg5 19. Qg7 Re4 20. f4+ Rxf4 21. Rxf4
Kxf4 22. Rf1+ Ke3 23. Qe5+ Kd2 24. Bc4 Qxa3 25. Rf2+
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