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Jim Loy - Leo Kupersmith, 1971 U. S. Open

© Copyright 2003, Jim Loy

This game was annotated by Hans Kmoch in Chess Review. The title of the article was "Even Heroism Pays." Apparently, my opponent's defence was heroic.

Jim Loy - Leo Kupersmith, 1971 U. S. Open
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6 5 f3 Nbd7 6 Nge2 c5 7 d5 0-0 8 g4 Ne5(A) 9 Ng3 a6 10 h4 h5? 11 gxh5 Nxh5 12 Nxh5 gxh5 13 Be2 Kh8 14 f4 Ng4 15 f5 Rg8 16 Bg5 (16 Bxg4? then Kmoch wrote 16...hxg4, but 16...Bxc3+ 17 bxc3 Rxg4 seems stronger) 16...Qe8 17 Bxg4 hxg4 18 Rg1?(B) Bxc3+ 19 bxc3 f6 20 Qxg4! Bd7 (20...fxg5 21 hxg5 Kg7 22 Rh1 Rh8 23 Kd2 Bd7 24 Rh6! Kmoch) 21 Kd2 (21 Ke2 b5 22 Qf3 bxc4 23 Bd2 Rb8 24 h5 Qf8 25 Rg6 Rb2 26 Qe3 +- Kmoch) 21...b5 22 Qf4?(C) [diagram] Qh5! 23 Bxf6+?(D) exf6 24 Qxd6 Qh6+ 25 Kc2 Rg7 26 Rg6 Rxg6 27 fxg6 Qxg6! 28 Qxd7? (28 Re1 Kmoch) 28...Qxe4+ 29 Kd2 Rg8 30 Qd6 Rg2+ 0-1.

A - Kmoch wrote 8...e6? (or 8...e5 to the same) 9 dxe6 (9 Ng3!) 9...Ne5 10 exf7+?? Rxf7 11 Ng3 Nfxg4! 12 fxg4 Nf3+ -+

B - 18 Qxg4 Bxc3+ 19 bxc3 f6 20 Qf3 fxg5 hxg5+ Kg7 22 f6+ Kf8 23 fxe7+ Kxe7 24 Qf6+ Kg7 22 f6+ Kf8 23 fxe7 Kxe7 24 Qf6 Kd7 25 Rh7 +- Kmoch.

C - 22 Qf3! fxg5? 23 hxg5 (Kmoch gave 23 Rxg5, but my move is better) 23...Rg7 24 Rh1+ Kg8 25 Qh3 +- Loy.

D - Kmoch says "this act of despair is premature," and gives 23 Raf1 bxc4 (I thought Black could just go 23...fxg5) 24 Qe3 and apparently White can keep the attack going?

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