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Aronin-Flohr, 18th USSR-ch, Moscow 1950

The document analyzes a game between Aronin and Flohr from the 18th USSR Chess Championship in 1950, where Aronin deployed an unusual 7. Qg3 move to delay Black's development and gained an advantage through superior central control and an attack on the black king starting on move 21 with f4!.

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Aronin-Flohr, 18th USSR-ch, Moscow 1950

The document analyzes a game between Aronin and Flohr from the 18th USSR Chess Championship in 1950, where Aronin deployed an unusual 7. Qg3 move to delay Black's development and gained an advantage through superior central control and an attack on the black king starting on move 21 with f4!.

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This game is annotated by Lev Aronin in the Soviet tournament book, XVIII Pervenstvo SSSR po

Shakhmatam (Fizkultura i Sport, Moscow 1952).

The translation from the original Russian is by Douglas Griffin.

Aronin – Flohr
th th
5 round, 18 USSR Championship, Moscow, 17.11.1950

1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.h3 Bxf3 5.Qxf3 e6 6.d3 Nf6 7.Qg3
Normally 7.g3 is played here. The idea of the move Qg3 came to me during the game. Its
point is to aim at holding up the development of Black's king-side, which in the present game was
completely succesful. However, one should not over-estimate the strength of the move 7.Qg3.
Immediately after the game grandmaster Boleslavsky drew attention to the fact that after 7...Nh5 the
queen best of all returns to f3 (8.Qf3). Playing 8...Nf6, Black returns to the initial position.
As well as 7...Nh5, deserving attention is 7.Qg3 g6, as happened in the game
Gurgenidze-Lipnitsky (tournament at Tbilisi, September 1951).

7...Na6
This is weaker than the replies reviewed in the previous note. With the following move White
nullifies the threat to the square c2 and the possibility of the thrust ...Nh5.

8.Be2 d4 9.Nb1 Nb4 10.Na3 c5


This and the following moves, slowing down the development of the black pieces, are in fact
forced. 10...c5 is necessary in order in the case of c2–c3 to have the retreat square c6 for the
knight. After 10...Be7 White would win the g7–pawn, playing the preliminary 11.e5.

11.0–0 a6
It is essential to consider the threat of Nb5.

12.Bf4
Now there arises the threat of the manoeuvre Nc4–d6, and Black makes a 3rd consecutive move
with a queen-side pawn. This permits White to go over to decisive operations in the centre.

12...b5 13.c4!
This move forces Black to take at c3, since no suitable defence of the b5–pawn is apparent.

13...dxc3
On 13...Qd7 there follows 14.Be5!, and it is difficult to offer Black good advice.

14.bxc3 Nc6 15.Nc2


White's intentions are clear. Seeking to exploit his superiority in development, he prepares to
open the game with d3–d4.
15...h5 16.d4
Offering the sacrifice of one of the central pawns, the acceptance of which would be clearly
disadvantageous for Black.

For example:
a) 16...Nxe4 17.Qf3 f5 18.Bd3 Qd5 19.Rfe1 (or 19.Ne3).
b) 16...cxd4 17.cxd4 Nxd4 (17...Nxe4 18.Qf3 Qd5 19.Ne3 Nxd4 20.Nxd5 Nxf3+ 21.gxf3,
winning) 18.Nxd4 Qxd4 19.Rfd1, and then 20.Rac1 with great advantage to White.

16...h4 17.Qd3 cxd4 18.cxd4


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8r+-wqkvl-tr0
7+-+-+pzp-0
6p+n+psn-+0
5+p+-+-+-0
4-+-zPPvL-zp0
3+-+Q+-+P0
2P+N+LzPP+0
1tR-+-+RmK-0
xabcdefghy
18...Be7
Better chances of creating counterplay were given here by the immediate 18...e5. In this case,
clearly, White gets nothing from taking the pawn, since after 19.Bxe5 Nxe5 20.dxe5 Qxd3 21.Bxd3
Nd7 22.f4 g5 in general there is nothing left of his advantage. However, in the case of 19.Be3! Bd6
(unsatisfactory is 19...exd4 20.Nxd4 Ne5 21.Qb3 Nxe4, if only on account of 22.Nxb5 axb5
23.Bxb5+ Nd7 24.Rad1 Nef6 25.Rfe1 Be7 26.Bc5, and White wins) 20.Rad1 Black's position
remains difficult.

19.Rad1 e5
Black is all the same prepared for castling, but if this now follows, then after 20.d5 exd5 21.exd5
Nb4 22.Nxb4 Bxb4 23.d6 White has an advantage sufficient for victory. In order to defend
against this threat, Black is forced to reconcile himself to the opening of the game.

20.Be3
Clearly, here too taking the pawn would be disadvantageous for White. For example, 20.dxe5
Qxd3 21.Rxd3 Nd7 22.Rd5 Nb6 etc.

20...0–0
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8r+-wq-trk+0
7+-+-vlpzp-0
6p+n+-sn-+0
5+p+-zp-+-0
4-+-zPP+-zp0
3+-+QvL-+P0
2P+N+LzPP+0
1+-+R+RmK-0
xabcdefghy
21.f4!
Continuing 21.d5 Nb4 22.Nxb4 Bxb4 23.Bg5, White could win a pawn. However, the
character of the position is such that a direct attack on the king is the shortest path to the win.

21...exd4 22.Nxd4 Nxd4 23.Bxd4 Qa5


There now follows a headlong storming of Black's castled position.

24.e5 Nd7 25.f5 Bc5 26.Bxc5 Nxc5 27.Qe3 Qb6 28.Kh1

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8r+-+-trk+0
7+-+-+pzp-0
6pwq-+-+-+0
5+psn-zPP+-0
4-+-+-+-zp0
3+-+-wQ-+P0
2P+-+L+P+0
1+-+R+R+K0
xabcdefghy
The exchange of queens must be prevented. Now there is threatened 29.Rd6 followed by 30.f6.

28...Rae8 29.f6 gxf6 30.Qh6 Ne4 31.Rf4


There is no defence against the threats of 32.Rg4 or 32.Rh4.

31...Rxe5 32.Rxh4
Black resigned.

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