Tolush, Spassky’s old trainer, was a colourful figure over the board and won many brilliancy prizes in his day. Unfortunately, there were times where he was gung-ho to the point where you wonder whether he deserved the title he had. Here is one game where he fails in spectacular fashion it is, apparently, one of Khalifman’s favourite games: 14th Soviet Championships, Moscow
Tolush – Bondarevsky Boleslavsky (Cafferty’s mistake not mine)
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5
The Trompowsky played in the 40s!
2. …c5
3. dxc5 Ne4
4. Bf4 Nc6
5. Qd5
I don’t play the Trompowsky but this looks far too cavalier to me. Some kingside development is surely in order here rather than the move actually played.
5. … f5 6. Qxf5
Again this doesn’t seem right. White must now attend to his queen before developing.
6. … d5
7. Qh5+ g6
8. Qh4 Nd4
Note that half of white’s moves have been with his queen, which is danger of having no good squares left if black is allowed to play Nf5 on his next move.
9. Be5 Nxc2
I think we can say that the opening hasn’t been a great success for white.
10. Kd1 Nxa1
11. Bxh8 Qa5 
12. Nc3 Nxc3+
13. Bxc3 Qxa2
14. e3 Qxb1+
An extraordinary position. How does white get into such a mess within 15 moves? By ignoring just about every opening principle that exists, that’s how.
15. Ke2 d4 Black opens up the position. 
16. Qxd4 Bd7 Black prepares to castle.
17. Qb4? Hard to understand. Boleslavsky thought Nh3 was better
17. … O-O-O
18. f4 Nc2
19. Qa5 Qc1 
20. Bd4 Nxd4
21. exd4 Qxb2
Still no kingside development!
22. Kf3 Qxd4
23. Ne2 Bc6+
24. Kg4 h5+
25. Kh4 Qf6+
26. Kg3 e5
1 – 0
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