Oleg Romanishin
Notable Games

Oleg Romanishin

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Notable Games

  • 1972.12.30 Romanishin, Oleg M vsMarjanovic, Slavoljub 1-0 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav System 42 moves EU-ch U21 fin-A European Junior Championship, Groningen 1972/73, which Romanishin won, against Slavoljub Marjanović. 22.Rxd6 takes a pawn, 25.Rxe6 fxe6 26.Qxe6+ gives up the exchange to reach the black king, 35.Rxh7+ gives up a rook, and the king is driven up the board to g4, where 42.Bf3 is mate.
  • 1975 Romanishin, Oleg M vsPetrosian, Tigran V 1-0 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System 30 moves URS-ch43 Final USSR Championship, Yerevan 1975, against Tigran Petrosian, who won the title with Romanishin sharing second place. 16.Nd5 exd5 17.exd5 gives up a knight, 19.f5, 21.Qh6 and 22.Rg3 bring the pieces to the kingside, and the d-pawn reaches d7 before 30.Qxf4.
  • 1977.01.05 Romanishin, Oleg M vsSmyslov, Vasily V 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense 27 moves Christmas Congress 1976/77-52 Premier Hastings 1976/77, which Romanishin won, against the former World Champion Vasily Smyslov in the Ruy Lopez. 15.c5 and 20.b4 open the queenside, 25.Nf6 plants the knight next to the black king, and 26.f4 and 27.Rxf4 bring the rook in. Smyslov resigns after 27 moves.
  • 1977.03.05 Romanishin, Oleg M vsTal, Mikhail 1-0 Nimzo-Indian Defense 33 moves Keres Memorial-01 Keres Memorial, Tallinn 1977, which Romanishin won, against Mikhail Tal, his former mentor. In the Nimzo-Indian Romanishin plays 4.g3, the line that now carries his name. 18.Nxd4, 21.Nb5 and 24.Nxd6 bring the knight forward, 29.Nxh6 takes a pawn, and 33.Ne7+ ends it.
  • 1979.09.26 Romanishin, Oleg M vsVan Riemsdijk, Herman Claudius 1-0 King's Knight Opening 27 moves Interzonal-11a Riga Interzonal 1979, where Romanishin finished fifth, against Herman van Riemsdijk, who answered 2.Nf3 with 2...f5. 12.Bxf6 gxf6 breaks up the black kingside, 23.d5 and 24.Nf5 follow, and 27.Nc6+ forks the king and the rook on e5.
  • 1979.11.16 Romanishin, Oleg M vsSpassky, Boris Vasilievich 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer 63 moves Interpolis-03 Tilburg 1979, where Romanishin finished second behind Anatoly Karpov, against the former World Champion Boris Spassky in the Breyer Ruy Lopez. The queens come off at move 28, 33.c5 and 39.c6 advance the c-pawn, and White wins the ending of rook against bishop with 58.Rxf6 and 63.f4.
  • 1980.10 Romanishin, Oleg M vsChiburdanidze, Maia 1-0 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation 29 moves URS-ch48 First League USSR Championship First League, Tashkent 1980, against the reigning Women's World Champion Maia Chiburdanidze. 20.Nc5 and 21.Nxe4 bring the knight to the center, 25.Nxe5 wins a pawn, and 28.Nf6+ and 29.Nd5 end it.
  • 1981.02.26 Romanishin, Oleg M vsKasparov, Garry 1-0 Zukertort Opening 34 moves Moscow-4teams Moscow 1981, a tournament of four Soviet teams, against Garry Kasparov, four years before he became World Champion. 18.e5 dxe5 19.Bxc6 exd4 20.Bxe8 wins the exchange, 26.Rxe7 takes a pawn in the ending, and the a-pawn decides: 32.a4 and 33.a5.
  • 1982.06 Romanishin, Oleg M vsKasparov, Garry 1-0 Zukertort Opening 45 moves URS-chT Cup 12th Soviet team cup, Kislovodsk 1982, against Kasparov again. After 23.Qxb7 and 25.Qxa6 White is a pawn up, and the a-pawn runs with 28.a4, 32.a5, 39.a6 and 45.a7.
  • 1986 Romanishin, Oleg M vsIvanchuk, Vassily 1-0 French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation 19 moves URS-ch FL54 USSR Championship First League, Irkutsk 1986, against the young Vasyl Ivanchuk in the Advance French. 18.Nb5 cannot be met by 18...Qxc4 because of 19.Nxa7 mate, and after 18...Bxb5 19.Bxb7+ Ivanchuk resigns, 19 moves in.
  • 1992.05 Romanishin, Oleg M vsTal, Mikhail 1-0 Bogo-Indian Defense 25 moves Barcelona Barcelona 1992 against Mikhail Tal, a few weeks before Tal's death in June that year. 15.Ng5, 17.Qh4 and 18.Qh6 bring the queen to the black king, 19...Nf4 20.gxf4 Rxd2 leads to exchanges, and 22.Nxf6+, 23.Qxh7+ and 25.Nxd2 leave White a rook up.
  • 1993 Romanishin, Oleg M vsLjubojevic, Ljubomir 1-0 Semi-Slav Defense 30 moves Groningen PCA PCA qualifying tournament, Groningen 1993, through which Romanishin reached the PCA Candidates matches, against Ljubomir Ljubojević in the Semi-Slav. 23.Nxg6 hxg6 24.Bxe6 breaks open the black king, 25.Bxc8 and 26.Bxf5 collect material, and 30.Qb3 ends it.
  • 1999.03.20 Kosteniuk, Alexandra vsRomanishin, Oleg M 0-1 Sicilian Defense: French Variation 71 moves Bled op 20th Bled open 1999 against the fourteen-year-old Alexandra Kosteniuk, who became Women's World Champion in 2008. The queens come off at move 17, Black takes the h-file with 34...Rh8, 38...Rxh2 and 39...Rh8+, and the d-pawn decides: 69...d3 and 71...d2.
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