[Event "Candidates playoff 2pl"] [Site "Curacao"] [Date "1962.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Keres, Paul"] [Black "Geller, Efim P"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D41"] [Annotator "Llewellyn, Alan Mansel"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "1962.??.??"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "8"] [EventCountry "AHO"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] {These two players were politically controvercial in the Soviet Union which meant that they stood no chance of becoming World Champion however good they were. They were both good enough to be called World Champion though Paul was probably as is shown in this game- the unluckier of the two to not be regarded as a World Champion.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 {This is the Semi-Tarrasch Defence, similar to the Tarrasch except the fianchetto of the Kingside Bishops does not occur- Thats the only difference I can see anyway.} 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bc4 Nxc3 $6 {swapping off a well placed piece that has used several tempi to get there for an underdeveloped pice is not ideal.} 8. bxc3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. e4 b6 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Qe2 Na5 13. Bd3 $1 {keeping the Bishop is best.} Rc8 14. Rad1 cxd4 15. cxd4 Bb4 $2 (15... Bf6) 16. d5 $3 { this wins believe it or not. This is because of the Lack of defence of the Efim King and the well placed Bishops raking the Kingside.} exd5 17. exd5 Qe7 18. Ne5 f6 19. Qh5 g6 20. Nxg6 hxg6 21. Bxg6 Qg7 22. Rd3 Bd6 23. f4 Qh8 24. Qg4 Bc5+ 25. Kh1 Rc7 26. Bh7+ $3 Kf7 (26... Kxh7 $2 27. Rh3#) 27. Qe6+ Kg7 28. Rg3+ {shepherding the King to its doom sounds a bit melodramatic but in chess terms this is what happens- after 28...Kxh7 comes 29.Qh3#} 1-0