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The Guardian, Chess, Thursday, December 10, 1959, Greater London, England Problem No. 554 By Commander R. F. Fegen,...

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Problem No. 554 By Commander R. F. Fegen, R.N. (Fort Augustus)
Black (5)
White (7)
White males in three moves.
FEN 8/8/8/6B1/2P3p1/K1ppQpP1/2P2P2/3k4 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Qe8 dxc2 2. Bc1 Kxc1 3. Qe1#

Sanguineti-Najdorf
A game between a strong player as White and a famous grandmaster as Black often leads to a fascinating struggle if the latter badly needs a win. White will usually adopt a solid variation in the hope that his opponent will overreach himself. In this game from Argentina White gradually loses the initiative, is outmanoeuvred, and succumbs to a splendid kings side attack by Najdorf.

Raul Sanguineti vs. Miguel Najdorf
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Formation

Descriptive 1. N-KB3 N-KB3 2. P-B4 P-KN3 3. P-QN3 B-N2 4. B-N2 O-O 5. P-N3 P-Q3 6. B-N2 P-K4 7. P-Q3 B-Q2 8. O-O Q-B1 9. N-B3 B-R6 10. N-Q5 NxN 11. PxN BxB 12. KxB P-QB3 13. PxP NxP 14. Q-Q2 P-QR4 15. P-KR4 P-R3 16. QR-B1 Q-Q2 17. P-Q4 P-K5 18. N-N1 Q-B4 19. KR-Q1 KR-K1 20. P-R3 P-K6 21. PxP Q-Q4ch 22. K-B2 P-KN4 23. PxP PxP 24. N-B3 P-N5 25. N-R4 B-R3 26. R-B3 R-K3 27. R-KN1 R(1)-K1 28. N-N2 N-K2 29. N-B4 BxN 30. NPxB N-B4 31. RxPch K-B1 32. R-N5 Q-R8 33. Q-B1 Q-R5ch 34. K-N1 R-R3 35. R-N2 N-N6 36. Q-K1 0-1

Algebraic 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 0-0 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 e5 7. d3 Bd7 8. 0-0 Qc8 9. Nc3 Bh3 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. cxd5 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 c6 13. dxc6 Nxc6 14. Qd2 a5 15. h4 h6 16. Rc1 Qd7 17. d4 e4 18. Ng1 Qf5 19. Rd1 Re8 20. a3 e3 21. fxe3 Qd5+ 22. Kf2 g5 23. hxg5 hxg5 24. Nf3 g4 25. Nh4 Bh6 26. Rc3 Re6 27. Rg1 Re8 28. Ng2 Ne7 29. Nf4 Bxf4 30. gxf4 Nf5 31. Rxg4+ Kf8 32. Rg5 Qh1 33. Qc1 Qh4+ 34. Kg1 Rh6 35. Rg2 Ng3 36. Qe1 0-1

1. White confuses two openings. Pirc has successfully experimented with a double fianchetto against the King's Indian Defence, but an essential aspect of his system is an early P-Q4 and a delayed P-QB4. Other masters have favoured a variation where White plays P-Q3 and P-QB4, but here the idea is an early advance of the QNP and QBP, supported by B-Q2 N-QB3, and R-QN1.
2. The elimination of his KB already involves a slight weakening of White's castled position, and he should avoid it by 9. R-K1 B-R6; 10. B-R1.
3. Definitely destroying White's centre, for if 13. P-K4 PxP; 14. PxP, the doubled QPs are a serious liability.
4. Whether this is viewed as intending an attacking demonstration or merely as discouraging an advance of Black's king's side pawns, in effect it constitutes another weakness of which Black later takes full advantage.
5. This splendid pawn sacrifice not only further exposes the White king, but gives Black an attacking target on the king's file.
6. Even stronger than the immediate recapture of the pawn by 22. … QxP; after which White can complicate the position by 23. P-Q5 N-K4 (23. … QxB; 24. PxN, or 23. … BxB; 24. R-N1); 24. BxN BxB; 25. R-B7.
7. Otherwise 24. … P-N5; permanently incarcerates the knight.
8. The ease with which Black brings all his pieces into the attack indicates the quality of his pawn sacrifice.
9. A finely calculated finish, and much stronger than 30. … P-B4.
10. If 33. RxN Q-R5ch; followed by … Q-N5ch; or … Q-R6ch; wins the rook.
11. White resigned without waiting for 36. … Q-R8ch; 37. K-B2 N-K5ch. A masterly attack by Najdorf.