Gyula Sax
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Gyula Sax

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  • 1975.05.12 Sax, Gyula vsMinic, Dragoljub 1-0 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Amsterdam Variation 24 moves Rovinj/Zagreb Rovinj–Zagreb 1975, a tournament Sax won, against Dragoljub Minić in the Najdorf Sicilian. 11.e5 and 12.fxe5 open the f-file, 21.e6 and 23.exd7+ break into the black position, and Minić resigns after 24.Nf6+.
  • 1976 Sax, Gyula vsDonner, Jan Hein 1-0 French Defense: Classical Variation, Normal Variation 18 moves IBM IBM tournament, Amsterdam 1976, against Jan Hein Donner in the Classical French. 8.g4 and 9.gxf5 open the kingside, 10.f6 and 11.exf6 strip the black king, 13.Bxg6 takes another pawn, and after 17.Nc7 Qxc7 18.Bxf6+ Donner resigns in 18 moves. Donner lost to Sax three times, in 18, 24 and 25 moves.
  • 1977.05.09 Sax, Gyula vsSmejkal, Jan 1-0 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Open Variation 41 moves Vrbas Vrbas 1977 against Jan Smejkal in the Two Knights Defense. 15.f5 and 17.e6 drive the pawns into the black position, 38.Bxh6 gxh6 39.Rg4 opens the black king, and Smejkal resigns after 40.e7 and 41.g3.
  • 1977.12.31 Sax, Gyula vsSveshnikov, Evgeny 1-0 Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian 27 moves Christmas Congress 1977/78-53 Premier Hastings 1977/78 against Evgeny Sveshnikov. 19.Bf6 plants the bishop in front of the black king, Black's queen takes on b2 and f2, and 26.Qxf8+ Kxf8 27.Rxe3 wins the black queen. Sveshnikov resigns in 27 moves.
  • 1978 Sax, Gyula vsTukmakov, Vladimir B 1-0 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation 28 moves Las Palmas-07 Las Palmas 1978, which Sax won jointly with Vladimir Tukmakov, against Tukmakov himself in the Najdorf Sicilian. 15.Qxe5 takes a pawn, 17.Bxe6+ and 19.Qxe6 break up the black position, and after 23.Qxg7 and 28.Nxg3 Tukmakov resigns.
  • 1978.11.10 Matanovic, Aleksandar vsSax, Gyula 0-1 Sicilian Defense: Open 32 moves Olympiad-23 Buenos Aires Olympiad 1978, last round, against Aleksandar Matanović. Hungary beat Yugoslavia 3–1 and won the gold medal ahead of the Soviet Union, and this win settled it. After 10.Bxf6 gxf6 the doubled black f-pawns advance with 11...f5, 14...f4 and 30...f3, and 31...fxg2 and 32...Bf3 end the game.
  • 1979.07.12 Stean, Michael F vsSax, Gyula 0-1 English Opening: King's English Variation, Three Knights System 21 moves IBM-19 Grootmeestergroep A IBM tournament, Amsterdam 1979, which Sax won jointly with Vlastimil Hort, against Michael Stean. 17...f4 and 19...f3 push the f-pawn at the white king, 20...Qh3 follows 20.gxf3, and Stean resigns after 21...Ng4 in 21 moves.
  • 1979.11.05 Smyslov, Vasily V vsSax, Gyula 0-1 Zukertort Opening 54 moves Interpolis-03 Tilburg 1979 against the former World Champion Vasily Smyslov. The queens come off at move 22 and the rooks by move 30, and in the knight ending the black king walks to c3; 42...Nxc2, 52...Kxb3 and 54...g5 decide it.
  • 1980 Miles, Anthony John vsSax, Gyula 0-1 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System 40 moves London Phillips&Drew Phillips & Drew tournament, London 1980, against Tony Miles, with Black in the Classical King's Indian. Black pushes 12...f4, 13...g5 and 24...g4 against the white king, 37...Rxg2+ and 39...Rxg2+ give up both rooks, and Miles resigns after 40...fxg2.
  • 1982.09.08 Sax, Gyula vsBeliavsky, Alexander G 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Closed 37 moves Interzonal-12c Moscow Interzonal 1982 against Alexander Beliavsky, who qualified for the Candidates from the event behind Garry Kasparov. In a closed Ruy Lopez the queens come off at move 27, 35.Rxa8+ and 36.e6 fxe6 open the position, and Beliavsky resigns after 37.Nd4.
  • 1985.12.21 Sax, Gyula vsNunn, John DM 1-0 Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack 14 moves Brussels OHRA-04 OHRA tournament, Brussels 1985, against John Nunn in the Petrov. Black takes two pawns with 9...Bxc3 and 11...Bxe5, and after 12.Re1, 13.Qh5 and 14.Bf4 Nunn resigns in 14 moves.
  • 1986 Sax, Gyula vsKorchnoi, Viktor Lvovich 1-0 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation 28 moves Lugano Open-11 Lugano Open 1986 against Viktor Korchnoi in the Winawer French. 10.Nd6+ forces 10...Kf8, the white rooks gather with 21.Rxg4, 22.Rag1 and 23.Rh4, and after 25.Qg5, 26.Qf6+ and 27.Qe6+ Korchnoi resigns following 28.Qd7.
  • 1987 Sax, Gyula vsSmyslov, Vasily V 1-0 Ruy Lopez 42 moves New York op New York Open 1987 against Smyslov again. Sax castles long, the queens come off with 26.Qxd4, and in the minor-piece ending the h-pawn reaches h6 and the white knight takes on h5, g6 and h7. Smyslov resigns after 42.Nxh7.
  • 1987 Sax, Gyula vsShort, Nigel D 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Closed 38 moves Interzonal-14a Subotica Interzonal 1987, where Sax, Nigel Short and Jonathan Speelman shared first place on 10½ points and all three qualified for the Candidates. Against Short in a closed Ruy Lopez, 21.Rg3 and 22.Bxh6 go for the black king, 26.Ne6+ uncovers check from the rook on g3, 27.Nxf8 takes the bishop, and Short resigns after 38.Qxh6+.
  • 1988 Sax, Gyula vsEhlvest, Jaan 1-0 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Keres Attack 26 moves Reggio Emilia-A 8889 31st Reggio Emilia 1988/89 against Jaan Ehlvest in the Keres Attack. 16.Rxd7 gives up the exchange, 17.Nf6+ opens the black king, and 20.b4 cuts off the black queen. 23.Qxh7+ and 24.Qh6+ drive the king to e7, 25.Bxb5 wins the queen, and Ehlvest resigns after 26.Qe3.
  • 1989.01.25 Sax, Gyula vsVaganian, Rafael A 1-0 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation 38 moves Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee 1989, where Sax shared first place with Viswanathan Anand, Zoltán Ribli and Predrag Nikolić, against Rafael Vaganian in the Winawer French. 9.Qxg7 and 10.Qxh7 take the kingside pawns, and the e-pawn decides: 35.e6, 37.exf7 and 38.f8=Q.
  • 1989 Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vsSax, Gyula 0-1 Sicilian Defense: Closed 30 moves Clermont Ferrand Clermont-Ferrand 1989 against the former World Champion Boris Spassky, in the Closed Sicilian. Spassky gives up the exchange with 16.Rxb7 Qxb7, the black knight takes on c2, a3 and c4, and Spassky resigns after 30...Rc1.
  • 1991 Sax, Gyula vsKorchnoi, Viktor Lvovich 1-0 Petrov's Defense 47 moves Candidates m5 Candidates match, Wijk aan Zee 1991, against Korchnoi, Sax's only win in a match that ended 4–4 and went to Korchnoi in the rapid tiebreak. In the Petrov, 21.Nxb7 and 22.Nxc6 break up the queenside, the queens come off at move 31, and the a- and b-pawns run: 37.a6, 39.b6 and 40.bxa7.
  • 1991 Polgar, Zsuzsa vsSax, Gyula 0-1 Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation 51 moves HUN-ch Hungarian Championship, Budapest 1991, against Zsuzsa (Susan) Polgar, the future Women's World Champion, with Black in the Queen's Indian. 21...Bxc1 wins the exchange, the a-pawn runs to a2, 47...a1=Q+ and 48...Rxg2+ follow, and 49...d4+ uncovers check and wins the white queen.
  • 2005.09.20 Sax, Gyula vsHermansson, Emil 1-0 Caro-Kann Defense 25 moves EU-Cup 21st European Club Cup 2005, at fifty-four, against Emil Hermansson in the Caro-Kann. 17.O-O leaves the bishop on g5 to be taken, 18.Nd5+ gives up a knight, 20.Rxe5+ Qxe5 21.dxe5 wins the black queen, and Hermansson resigns after 25.Qf7+.
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