Challenge 1442 / 1747

Nezhmetdinov let it slip against Spassky

URS-chT 1959. Rashid Nezhmetdinov was level here. He played Rd8, and he was worse. Take Black from move 26 and find what he missed. Boris Spassky still has to be beaten.

Spassky, Boris V – Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
URS-chT 1959 · 1-0
You play Black
Portrait of Boris Spassky

Boris Spassky

“The Universal Player”
Soviet Era Peak 2690
  • Opponent: Boris Spassky
  • Difficulty: FIDE Master
  • Goal: Make it past move 25 — alive, drawn, or victorious.
  • Reward: Rashid Nezhmetdinov challenge · URS-chT 1959. Rashid Nezhmetdinov was level here. He played Rd8, and he was worse. Take Black from move 26 and find what he missed. Boris Spassky still has to be beaten.
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  • Only Move 0/5
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