Dvoretsky - Sukhanov 1969
Dolmatov's next strong move sets his opponent insoluble problems. It is amazing how quickly White's apparently solid position has become critical. 8 IPfS Threatening 9 i.xd2 10 xd2 ttxf2 . Csom gives up the exchange. The alternative was the pitiful move 9 J,c1, after which there would have followed 9 e5 10 iLg2 exd4 11 0-0 idc5. 11 lt Sxd2 0-0 Subsequently, exploiting a few inaccuracies by his opponent, White prolonged the resistance, but he was unable to save the game.
Info Cpf
30 amp b3 After 30 amp xd2 2xd2 31 amp c3 Sxf2 the position would have become sharper. Dolma-tov prefers to remain in a rook ending, where he will have an overwhelming advantage. Of course, Black could have insisted on the idea of the exchange sacrifice by 31 Bxe3 32 fxe3 r xe3, but this would have been a far less favourable version of it than in the above variation. White wins most simply by returning the exchange 33 2e6 Ae5 34 2fxe5 fxe5 35 Hxe5 lt amp f4 36 Se7. When he made this move,...
Duels in the PircUfimtsev Defence
The event was not a great success tor me I experimented with different openings, but learned the hard way that openings have to be thoroughly prepared before being used in tournament play. John Nunn Not long before the 1980 USSR Championship, one of Dolmatov's future opponents, grandmaster Gennady Kuzmin, employed as Black an interesting novelty in a variation of the Pirc-Ufimtsev Defence that featured in Sergey's opening repertoire with White. I drew his attention to this game and suggested...