Alexei Suetin
Notable Games

Alexei Suetin

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Notable Games

  • 1950.11.12 Suetin, Alexey S vsPetrosian, Tigran V 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Closed 60 moves URS-ch18 Final USSR Championship, Moscow 1950, round one, against Tigran Petrosian, the future World Champion. The queens come off at move 26, the white rook breaks in with 38.Rd6+ and 39.Rxh6, and the c-pawn decides the rook ending: 40.c4, 43.c5 and 59.c6. Petrosian resigns after 60.Rf1.
  • 1954 Suetin, Alexey S vsBademian Orchanian, Jose 1-0 Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack 26 moves Match/Nation URU-URS Uruguay–USSR match, Montevideo 1954, against José Bademian in Petrov's Defense. 21.Qxg7 and 22.Qxf6 take two pawns, and Bademian resigns after 25.Qf8+ Kd7 26.Qxf5+.
  • 1957.12.08 Zilber, Israel vsSuetin, Alexey S 0-1 English Opening 17 moves URS-ch25 Semifinal USSR Championship semi-final, Leningrad 1957, with Black against Israel Zilber, over in 17 moves. 13...Qxc3+ 14.Kf2 Qxa1 takes one rook, 16...Qxh1 takes the other, and 17...Bh3 ends the game.
  • 1962.10.24 Suetin, Alexey S vsKorchnoi, Viktor Lvovich 1-0 King's Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense 40 moves URS-chT Republics 08th final A Soviet team championship, Leningrad 1962, against Viktor Korchnoi. 15.Rxd7 Kxd7 16.Rd1+ gives up the exchange to catch the black king in the center, 19.Qxd8+ Qxd8 20.Rxd8+ Kxd8 leads to an ending, and the b-pawn decides: 36.cxb6, 39.b7 and 40.Bb6.
  • 1963.08.16 Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vsSuetin, Alexey S 0-1 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System, Main Line 33 moves URS-chT Republics 09th final A Soviet team championship, Moscow 1963, with Black against Boris Spassky, the future World Champion, in the Queen's Gambit Accepted. 12...dxc3 13.exf6 Nxf6 gives up a knight for pawns, the pawn reaches b2 with 17...cxb2, 21...Nc3 and 22...Nxd1 win the exchange, and Spassky resigns after 33...Rxe4.
  • 1963.11 Suetin, Alexey S vsBagirov, Vladimir 1-0 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation 84 moves URS-ch31 Final USSR Championship, Leningrad 1963, where Suetin shared fourth place, against Vladimir Bagirov, the game with his queen sacrifice. 18.Qxg7+ Kxg7 19.Bxf6+ drives the black king to h6, 23.Rhxf4 and 24.Bxd8 win back material, and Suetin converts with two rooks against the queen; Bagirov resigns after 84.g5.
  • 1965.10.04 Suetin, Alexey S vsUjtelky, Maximilian 1-0 Modern Defense 31 moves Copenhagen CC 100th Anniversary Copenhagen 1965, which Suetin won jointly with Mark Taimanov and Svetozar Gligorić, against Maximilian Ujtelky in the Modern Defense. 16.g4, 20.h4 and 21.h5 open the kingside, 26.Bxf5 exf5 27.Rg6 brings the rook in, and 30.Rg7+ Kh8 31.Rg8+ ends the game.
  • 1966.07.14 Gligoric, Svetozar vsSuetin, Alexey S 0-1 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Main Line 29 moves Titovo Uzice International Titovo Užice 1966, which Suetin won jointly with Aleksandar Matanović, with Black against Svetozar Gligorić. 18...Qxa5 wins a pawn, Gligorić gives up a knight with 21.Nxf7 Kxf7 22.Qxe6+, and 27...Qe2 and 29...Nxd3 decide the game.
  • 1968.09.09 Suetin, Alexey S vsDonner, Jan Hein 1-0 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation 25 moves Capablanca Memorial-06 Capablanca Memorial, Havana 1968, against Jan Hein Donner in the Winawer French. 12.a5 and 13.axb6 open the a-file, 17.c4 opens the center, 22.Ra6 puts the rook on the sixth rank, and Donner resigns after 25.Rb1.
  • 1970.01 Suetin, Alexey S vsGufeld, Eduard 1-0 Modern Defense 85 moves Goglidze Memorial Goglidze Memorial, Tbilisi 1969/70, against Eduard Gufeld, in a blocked position after the queens come off at move 17. 35.cxb5 and 38.c6+ open the queenside, 48.Rxc8 Kxc8 leaves a bishop ending, both sides make new queens, and Gufeld resigns after 84.e8=Q Bf6+ 85.Kd7 with White two queens against one.
  • 1971.08 Smyslov, Vasily V vsSuetin, Alexey S 0-1 Indian Defense: Knights Variation 38 moves URS-chT Cup 07th final A Soviet team cup, Rostov-on-Don 1971, with Black against the former World Champion Vasily Smyslov. 33...Rxf4 takes a pawn, the h-pawn advances with 35...h5 and 36...h4, and 38...Rxf2+ ends the game.
  • 1972.11.09 Suetin, Alexey S vsTseshkovsky, Vitaly 1-0 English Opening: King's English Variation, Three Knights System 33 moves Chigorin Memorial-08 Chigorin Memorial, Kislovodsk 1972, against Vitaly Tseshkovsky in the English. 13.h4 gxh4 14.Bxh4 Nxh4 15.Rxh4 brings the rook to h4, 23.Nd5 Nxd5 24.Qxd5+ and 25.Qxc5 force the queens off, the knight lands on e6 with 27.Ne6, and Tseshkovsky resigns after 33.Rxg7+.
  • 1977 Tal, Mikhail vsSuetin, Alexey S 0-1 Petrov's Defense 37 moves Chigorin Memorial-12 Chigorin Memorial, Sochi 1977, with Black against the former World Champion Mikhail Tal, in Petrov's Defense. 23...Nxe5 24.Rxd8 Nxf3+ 25.Qxf3 Raxd8 gives Black two rooks and a knight for the queen, the rooks reach the second rank with 28...Rd2 and 29...Rxb2, and the c-pawn reaches c2 with 37...c2.
  • 1981.02.27 Suetin, Alexey S vsChiburdanidze, Maia 1-0 Sicilian Defense: Closed 29 moves Moscow-4teams Moscow 1981, a four-team tournament, against Maia Chiburdanidze, the reigning Women's World Champion, in the Closed Sicilian. 18.gxf5 opens the g-file, the knight reaches h5 with 20.Nh5, and 25.Qxg7+ Qxg7 26.Nxg7 Kxg7 leads to an ending that Chiburdanidze gives up after 29.Bh5.
  • 1996 Katalymov, Boris N vsSuetin, Alexey S 0-1 Sicilian Defense: Closed 54 moves Wch Seniors 06th World Senior Championship, Bad Liebenzell 1996, which Suetin won, with Black against Boris Katalymov. The b-pawn advances with 23...b5 and 24...b4, 35...Rxd2 and 39...Qxh5 take pawns, 51...b3 pushes on, and Katalymov resigns after 54...Qc3.
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