{"id":2400,"date":"2023-05-22T11:05:21","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T11:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/?p=2400"},"modified":"2023-05-22T11:11:25","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T11:11:25","slug":"historic-chess-games-tartakower-vs-reshevsky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/historic-chess-games-tartakower-vs-reshevsky\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic Chess Games: Tartakower vs Reshevsky"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today we are looking at a 1937 Stockholm Olympiad game between Saviely Tartakower and Samuel Reshevsky. These two players were on top board for their respective countries. Ironically, the one who spoke no Polish (Tartakower) represented Poland, while the one who was born in Poland (Reshevsky) represented the USA. Reshevsky did not play in the previous official Olympiad (Warsaw Poland 1935) in case he was required to do military service for the land of his birth, despite his having become a US citizen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerBefore\"><\/p>\n\n<div id=\"rpbchessboard-6adf551a66b74-1\" class=\"rpbchessboard-chessboard rpbchessboard-diagramAlignment-center\">\n    <noscript>\n        <div class=\"rpbchessboard-javascriptWarning\">\n            You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess diagram visualization.        <\/div>\n    <\/noscript>\n    <div class=\"rpbchessboard-chessboardAnchor\"><\/div>\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        jQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n            var selector = '#' + \"rpbchessboard-6adf551a66b74-1\" + ' .rpbchessboard-chessboardAnchor';\n            RPBChessboard.renderFEN($(selector), {\"position\":\"rnbqkbnr\\\/pppp1ppp\\\/8\\\/8\\\/3QP3\\\/8\\\/PPP2PPP\\\/RNB1KBNR b KQkq - 0 3\",\"squareSize\":32,\"coordinateVisible\":true,\"turnVisible\":true,\"colorset\":\"original\",\"pieceset\":\"cburnett\"});\n        });\n    <\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerAfter\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The primitive <em>Center Game.<\/em> A few top players have experimented with it, but not for long. The queen capture starts a clearance of the queenside so that White can castle there. The downside is that Black develops a knight with tempo. The next few moves have been seen on many occasions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3&#8230;Nc6 4. Qe3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2 O-O 7. O-O-O Re8 8. Bc4<\/strong> (This is the second favorite behind 8. Qg3) <strong>8\u2026 d6 9. Nf3 Be6 10. Bxe6<\/strong> Exchanging bishops is not compulsory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10. Bd3 Bc5 11. Qe2 with near-equality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10\u2026 Rxe6 11. Ng5 Re8 12. f4<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12. f3 Ne5! (rather than 12\u2026 d5 13. Qf2 d4 14. Ne2 Bc5 (<em>14\u2026 d3 15. Be3!<\/em>) 15. Qf1.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>12\u2026 h6 13. h4<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerBefore\"><\/p>\n\n<div id=\"rpbchessboard-6adf551a66b74-2\" class=\"rpbchessboard-chessboard rpbchessboard-diagramAlignment-center\">\n    <noscript>\n        <div class=\"rpbchessboard-javascriptWarning\">\n            You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess diagram visualization.        <\/div>\n    <\/noscript>\n    <div class=\"rpbchessboard-chessboardAnchor\"><\/div>\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        jQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n            var selector = '#' + \"rpbchessboard-6adf551a66b74-2\" + ' .rpbchessboard-chessboardAnchor';\n            RPBChessboard.renderFEN($(selector), {\"position\":\"r2qr1k1\\\/ppp2pp1\\\/2np1n1p\\\/6N1\\\/1b2PP1P\\\/2N1Q3\\\/PPPB2P1\\\/2KR3R b - - 0 13\",\"squareSize\":32,\"coordinateVisible\":true,\"turnVisible\":true,\"colorset\":\"original\",\"pieceset\":\"cburnett\"});\n        });\n    <\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerAfter\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>13&#8230;Qc8!<\/strong> The queen quits the d-file (in case that file gets opened), guards the h3-square from the white queen (in case the h-file gets opened), and \u2014 crucially \u2014 the black queen can come to g4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The knight is untouchable: 13\u2026 hxg5?? 14. hxg5 Nxe4 15. Qh3 Kf8 16. Nd5+-.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>14.Qf3 Kf8?!<\/strong> The unconvincing idea is to clear g8 for a retreat, and thus threaten to actually take the g5-knight, i.e. 15\u2026hxg5 16.hxg5 Ng8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But there is no need for that when the simple 14\u2026 Nd4! gives the white queen a headache over where to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>15.Nd5?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Black&#8217;s wasteful king move gives White the time to consolidate with 15.a3 or 15.Kb1 before re-focusing on the kingside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>15\u2026 Nxd5 16. exd5 Nd4 17. Qd3 Ne2+<\/strong> Now we see why the &#8220;consolidation&#8221; of the last note would have been useful. White is clearly worse. <strong>18. Kb1 Bxd2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerBefore\"><\/p>\n\n<div id=\"rpbchessboard-6adf551a66b74-3\" class=\"rpbchessboard-chessboard rpbchessboard-diagramAlignment-center\">\n    <noscript>\n        <div class=\"rpbchessboard-javascriptWarning\">\n            You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess diagram visualization.        <\/div>\n    <\/noscript>\n    <div class=\"rpbchessboard-chessboardAnchor\"><\/div>\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        jQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n            var selector = '#' + \"rpbchessboard-6adf551a66b74-3\" + ' .rpbchessboard-chessboardAnchor';\n            RPBChessboard.renderFEN($(selector), {\"position\":\"r1q1rk2\\\/ppp2pp1\\\/3p3p\\\/3P2N1\\\/5P1P\\\/3Q4\\\/PPPbn1P1\\\/1K1R3R w - - 0 19\",\"squareSize\":32,\"coordinateVisible\":true,\"turnVisible\":true,\"colorset\":\"original\",\"pieceset\":\"cburnett\"});\n        });\n    <\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerAfter\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>19.Rxd2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alternatively 19. Qxd2 (from where the queen cannot reach the kingside) 19&#8230;Ng3 20. Rh3 Qg4!-+. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A possibly better try for White is 19. Ne6+!? fxe6 20. Rxd2 Nxf4 21. Rf2 (<em>or 21. Rf1<\/em>) 21\u2026 e5 22. g3 Qg4 and though Black will have to give the knight back he will be a safe pawn or two up. However, he could go wrong in the heavy piece ending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>19&#8230;Nxf4 20.Nxh7+<\/strong> Best (but still not good enough). There now comes a semi-forcing sequence:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>20&#8230;Kg8 21. Nf6+ gxf6 22. Qg3+ Ng6 23. h5 Qf5 24. hxg6 fxg6<\/strong> Black is two pawns up and should win. <strong>25. Rf2 Qg5 26. Qc3 Qe5<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerBefore\"><\/p>\n\n<div id=\"rpbchessboard-6adf551a66b74-4\" class=\"rpbchessboard-chessboard rpbchessboard-diagramAlignment-center\">\n    <noscript>\n        <div class=\"rpbchessboard-javascriptWarning\">\n            You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess diagram visualization.        <\/div>\n    <\/noscript>\n    <div class=\"rpbchessboard-chessboardAnchor\"><\/div>\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        jQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n            var selector = '#' + \"rpbchessboard-6adf551a66b74-4\" + ' .rpbchessboard-chessboardAnchor';\n            RPBChessboard.renderFEN($(selector), {\"position\":\"r3r1k1\\\/ppp5\\\/3p1ppp\\\/3Pq3\\\/8\\\/2Q5\\\/PPP2RP1\\\/1K5R w - - 0 27\",\"squareSize\":32,\"coordinateVisible\":true,\"turnVisible\":true,\"colorset\":\"original\",\"pieceset\":\"cburnett\"});\n        });\n    <\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerAfter\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>27.Rxf6 Qxc3 28. bxc3<\/strong> Black returns a pawn in order to eliminate queens and ruin the white pawn structure. The game is as he wants it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>28&#8230;Kg7 29. Rf2 Rf8 30. Re2 Rae8 31. Rhe1 Rxe2 32. Rxe2 Rf1+ 33. Kb2 Kf7 34. c4 h5 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerBefore\"><\/p>\n\n<div id=\"rpbchessboard-6adf551a66b74-5\" class=\"rpbchessboard-chessboard rpbchessboard-diagramAlignment-center\">\n    <noscript>\n        <div class=\"rpbchessboard-javascriptWarning\">\n            You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess diagram visualization.        <\/div>\n    <\/noscript>\n    <div class=\"rpbchessboard-chessboardAnchor\"><\/div>\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        jQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n            var selector = '#' + \"rpbchessboard-6adf551a66b74-5\" + ' .rpbchessboard-chessboardAnchor';\n            RPBChessboard.renderFEN($(selector), {\"position\":\"8\\\/ppp2k2\\\/3p2p1\\\/3P3p\\\/2P5\\\/8\\\/PKP1R1P1\\\/5r2 w - - 0 35\",\"squareSize\":32,\"coordinateVisible\":true,\"turnVisible\":true,\"colorset\":\"original\",\"pieceset\":\"cburnett\"});\n        });\n    <\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerAfter\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>35. Kc3 g5 36. c5 dxc5 37. Kc4 g4 38. Kxc5 g3 39. Kd4 h4 40. c4 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerBefore\"><\/p>\n\n<div id=\"rpbchessboard-6adf551a66b74-6\" class=\"rpbchessboard-chessboard rpbchessboard-diagramAlignment-center\">\n    <noscript>\n        <div class=\"rpbchessboard-javascriptWarning\">\n            You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess diagram visualization.        <\/div>\n    <\/noscript>\n    <div class=\"rpbchessboard-chessboardAnchor\"><\/div>\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        jQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n            var selector = '#' + \"rpbchessboard-6adf551a66b74-6\" + ' .rpbchessboard-chessboardAnchor';\n            RPBChessboard.renderFEN($(selector), {\"position\":\"8\\\/ppp2k2\\\/8\\\/3P4\\\/2PK3p\\\/6p1\\\/P3R1P1\\\/5r2 b - - 0 40\",\"squareSize\":32,\"coordinateVisible\":true,\"turnVisible\":true,\"colorset\":\"original\",\"pieceset\":\"cburnett\"});\n        });\n    <\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerAfter\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>40&#8230;b6 41. a4 Rf2 42. Re4 Rxg2 43. Rxh4 Ra2 44. Rg4 g2 45. a5 bxa5 46. Kc3 a4 47. c5<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerBefore\"><\/p>\n\n<div id=\"rpbchessboard-6adf551a66b74-7\" class=\"rpbchessboard-chessboard rpbchessboard-diagramAlignment-center\">\n    <noscript>\n        <div class=\"rpbchessboard-javascriptWarning\">\n            You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess diagram visualization.        <\/div>\n    <\/noscript>\n    <div class=\"rpbchessboard-chessboardAnchor\"><\/div>\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        jQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n            var selector = '#' + \"rpbchessboard-6adf551a66b74-7\" + ' .rpbchessboard-chessboardAnchor';\n            RPBChessboard.renderFEN($(selector), {\"position\":\"8\\\/p1p2k2\\\/8\\\/2PP4\\\/p5R1\\\/2K5\\\/r5p1\\\/8 b - - 0 47\",\"squareSize\":32,\"coordinateVisible\":true,\"turnVisible\":true,\"colorset\":\"original\",\"pieceset\":\"cburnett\"});\n        });\n    <\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerAfter\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>47&#8230;Kf6<\/strong> Now the game gets interesting again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>47\u2026 Re2! has the idea of pushing the leading a-pawn. And note that 48. Kb4 fails to Re4+! 49. Rxe4 g1=Q-+.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>47\u2026 Rf2 is inferior because if Black (stupidly) delivers a check on the 4th rank, White captures the rook with check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>48.Rg8 Ke5 49. Rg5+ Kf6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>49\u2026 Kf4!, e.g. 50. d6 (<em>or 50. Rg8 a3 51. Kb3 Re2 52. Kxa3 Re3+ 53. Kb4 Rg3-+<\/em>) 50\u2026 Kxg5 51. d7 Ra3+! winning because the rook is now safe from a fork once both sides queen. On the third rank, the rook might also help to block a queen check later on. There&#8217;s a crucial rook check on a3 in a later comment too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>50.Rg8<\/strong> White, who is losing, is happy to repeat the position (<em>50.Rg8 equals 48.Rg8<\/em>). <strong>50&#8230;Kf7?? <\/strong>Black, in time trouble, is anxious not to continue the repetition (<em>with 50\u2026Ke5<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In which case he must play either 50\u2026 a5 or 50\u2026 Ke5. Even 50\u2026 a6?? is wrong (draws) because in some lines it allows the white king to go to b5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerBefore\"><\/p>\n\n<div id=\"rpbchessboard-6adf551a66b74-8\" class=\"rpbchessboard-chessboard rpbchessboard-diagramAlignment-center\">\n    <noscript>\n        <div class=\"rpbchessboard-javascriptWarning\">\n            You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess diagram visualization.        <\/div>\n    <\/noscript>\n    <div class=\"rpbchessboard-chessboardAnchor\"><\/div>\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        jQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n            var selector = '#' + \"rpbchessboard-6adf551a66b74-8\" + ' .rpbchessboard-chessboardAnchor';\n            RPBChessboard.renderFEN($(selector), {\"position\":\"6R1\\\/p1p2k2\\\/8\\\/2PP4\\\/p7\\\/2K5\\\/r5p1\\\/8 w - - 0 51\",\"squareSize\":32,\"coordinateVisible\":true,\"turnVisible\":true,\"colorset\":\"original\",\"pieceset\":\"cburnett\"});\n        });\n    <\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerAfter\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>51.Rg4<\/strong> White misses his last, and unexpected, chance to draw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>51.d6!! and now 51&#8230;Kxg8 52. dxc7! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Avoiding 52. d7 Ra3+!! 53. Kc4 (<em>53. Kb4 Rd3-+<\/em>) 53\u2026 g1=Q 54. d8=Q+ Now, with the rook on the third rank, the black king can escape perpetual check by wandering down the board. Because, when the black king gets to g2 the rook can join in by blocking a queen check. That&#8217;s why 52\u2026Ra3+ is so important and the only winning move. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>52\u2026 g1=Q 53. c8=Q+ Kh7 54. Qh3+ Kg7 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>54\u2026 Kg6 55. Qe6+ picks up the rook.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>54\u2026 Kg8 55. Qc8+ repeats. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>55. Qd7<strong>+<\/strong> and in the end, Black cannot avoid perpetual check or the equalizing loss of the rook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>51&#8230;a5<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>51&#8230;Re2 transposes to 47\u2026Re2! in a note above. Black is back on a victorious path anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>52.c6 Ke7 53.Rg6<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One source incorrectly gives &#8220;53.Rg3 Kf7 54.Rg4&#8221; (transposing) and so on. But of course 53.Rg3 would be answered by 53&#8230;Ra3+.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>53\u2026 Kf7 54. Rg4 Rf2 55. d6 a3!<\/strong> This pawn will queen with check, unlike White&#8217;s pawn. It makes all the difference to the result. If White&#8217;s king was on b3 he would win easily as his queen, and not Black&#8217;s, would get to deliver the first check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerBefore\"><\/p>\n\n<div id=\"rpbchessboard-6adf551a66b74-9\" class=\"rpbchessboard-chessboard rpbchessboard-diagramAlignment-center\">\n    <noscript>\n        <div class=\"rpbchessboard-javascriptWarning\">\n            You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess diagram visualization.        <\/div>\n    <\/noscript>\n    <div class=\"rpbchessboard-chessboardAnchor\"><\/div>\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        jQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n            var selector = '#' + \"rpbchessboard-6adf551a66b74-9\" + ' .rpbchessboard-chessboardAnchor';\n            RPBChessboard.renderFEN($(selector), {\"position\":\"8\\\/2p2k2\\\/2PP4\\\/p7\\\/6R1\\\/p1K5\\\/5rp1\\\/8 w - - 0 56\",\"squareSize\":32,\"coordinateVisible\":true,\"turnVisible\":true,\"colorset\":\"original\",\"pieceset\":\"cburnett\"});\n        });\n    <\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerAfter\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>56.dxc7 a2 57. c8=Q a1=Q+ 58. Kc4 Rc2+ 59. Kb5 Qf1+ 60. Ka4 Ra2+ 61. Kb3 Qb1+ 62. Kc3 Rc2+ 63. Kd4 g1=Q+ <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>63\u2026 g1=Q+ 64. Rxg1 Qxg1+ and Black will quickly deliver mate with a succession of checks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0-1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Play through the full game here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerBefore\"><\/p>\n\n<div id=\"rpbchessboard-6adf551a66b74-10\" class=\"rpbchessboard-chessgame\">\n    <noscript>\n        <div class=\"rpbchessboard-javascriptWarning\">\n            You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.        <\/div>\n    <\/noscript>\n    <div class=\"rpbchessboard-chessgameAnchor\"><\/div>\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        jQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n            var selector = '#' + \"rpbchessboard-6adf551a66b74-10\" + ' .rpbchessboard-chessgameAnchor';\n            RPBChessboard.renderPGN($(selector), {\"pgn\":\"[Event \\\"Stockholm Olympiad\\\"]\\n[Site \\\"Stockholm\\\"]\\n[Date \\\"1937.08.07\\\"]\\n[Round \\\"11\\\"]\\n[White \\\"Tartakower, Saviely\\\"]\\n[Black \\\"Reshevsky, Samuel Herman\\\"]\\n[Result \\\"0-1\\\"]\\n[ECO \\\"C22\\\"]\\n[Annotator \\\"Soszynski\\\"]\\n[PlyCount \\\"126\\\"]\\n[EventDate \\\"1937.??.??\\\"]\\n[EventCountry \\\"SWE\\\"]\\n[SourceTitle \\\"Reshevsky MASTER\\\"]\\n[SourceDate \\\"2009.09.23\\\"]\\n[SourceVersion \\\"1\\\"]\\n[SourceVersionDate \\\"2009.09.23\\\"]\\n[SourceQuality \\\"1\\\"]\\n\\n{These two players were on top board for their respective countries. Ironically, the one who spoke no Polish (Tartakower) represented Poland, while the one who was born in Poland (Reshevsky) represented the USA. Reshevsky did not play in the previous official Olympiad (Warsaw Poland 1935) in case he was required to do military service for the land of his birth, despite his having become a US citizen.} 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 {\\ue005 The primitive Center Game. A few top players have experimented with it, but not for long. The queen capture starts a clearance of the queenside so that White can castle there. The downside is that Black develops a knight with tempo. The next few moves have been seen on many occasions.} Nc6 4. Qe3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2 O-O 7. O-O-O Re8 8. Bc4 ({This is the second favorite behind} 8. Qg3) 8... d6 9. Nf3 Be6 10. Bxe6 {Exchanging bishops is not compulsory.} (10. Bd3 Bc5 11. Qe2 {with near-equality.}) 10... Rxe6 11. Ng5 Re8 12. f4 (12. f3 Ne5 $1 ({rather than} 12... d5 13. Qf2 d4 14. Ne2 Bc5 (14... d3 15. Be3 $1) 15. Qf1 $13)) 12... h6 13. h4 {[#]} Qc8 $1 {The queen quits the d-file (in case that file gets opened), guards the h3-square from the white queen (in case the h-file gets opened), and \\u2014 crucially \\u2014 the black queen can come to g4.} ({The knight is untouchable.} 13... hxg5 $4 14. hxg5 Nxe4 15. Qh3 Kf8 16. Nd5 $18) 14. Qf3 Kf8 $6 {The unconvincing idea is to clear g8 for a retreat, and thus threaten to actually take the g5-knight, i.e. 15&#8230;hxg5 16.hxg5 Ng8.} ({But there is no need for that when the simple} 14... Nd4 $1 {gives the white queen a headache over where to go.}) 15. Nd5 $2 ({Black&#8217;s wasteful king move gives White the time to consolidate with} 15. a3) ({or} 15. Kb1 {before re-focusing on the kingside.}) 15... Nxd5 16. exd5 Nd4 17. Qd3 Ne2+ {Now we see why the &#8220;consolidation&#8221; of the last note would have been useful. White is clearly worse.} 18. Kb1 Bxd2 {[#]} 19. Rxd2 ({Alternatively} 19. Qxd2 {(from where the queen cannot reach the kingside)} Ng3 20. Rh3 Qg4 $1 $19) ({A possibly better try for White is} 19. Ne6+ $5 fxe6 20. Rxd2 Nxf4 21. Rf2 ({or} 21. Rf1) 21... e5 22. g3 Qg4 {and though Black will have to give the knight back he will be a safe pawn or two up. However, he could go wrong in the heavy piece ending.}) 19... Nxf4 20. Nh7+ {Best (but still not good enough). There now comes a semi-forcing sequence.} Kg8 21. Nf6+ gxf6 22. Qg3+ Ng6 23. h5 Qf5 24. hxg6 fxg6 {Black is two pawns up and should win.} 25. Rf2 Qg5 26. Qc3 Qe5 {[#]} 27. Rxf6 Qxc3 28. bxc3 {Black returns a pawn in order to eliminate queens and ruin the white pawn structure. The game is as he wants it.} Kg7 29. Rf2 Rf8 30. Re2 Rae8 31. Rhe1 Rxe2 32. Rxe2 Rf1+ 33. Kb2 Kf7 34. c4 h5 35. Kc3 g5 36. c5 dxc5 37. Kc4 g4 38. Kxc5 g3 39. Kd4 h4 40. c4 b6 41. a4 Rf2 42. Re4 Rxg2 43. Rxh4 Ra2 44. Rg4 g2 45. a5 bxa5 46. Kc3 a4 47. c5 {[#]} Kf6 {Now the game gets interesting again.} (47... Re2 $1 {has the idea of pushing the leading a-pawn. And note that} 48. Kb4 {fails to} Re4+ $1 49. Rxe4 g1=Q $19) (47... Rf2 {is inferior because if Black (stupidly) delivers a check on the 4th rank, White captures the rook with check.}) 48. Rg8 Ke5 49. Rg5+ Kf6 (49... Kf4 $1 {, e.g.} 50. d6 ({or} 50. Rg8 a3 51. Kb3 Re2 52. Kxa3 Re3+ 53. Kb4 Rg3 $19) 50... Kxg5 51. d7 Ra3+ $1 {winning because the rook is now safe from a fork once both sides queen. On the third rank the rook might also help to block a queen check later on. There&#8217;s a crucial rook check on a3 in a later comment too.}) 50. Rg8 {White, who is losing, is happy to repeat the position (50.Rg8 equals 48.Rg8).} Kf7 $4 {Black, in time trouble, is anxious not to continue the repetition (with 50&#8230;Ke5).\\ue005} ({In which case he must play either} 50... a5) ({or} 50... Ke5) ({Even} 50... a6 $4 {is wrong (draws) because in some lines it allows the white king to go to b5.}) 51. Rg4 {White misses his last, and unexpected, chance to draw.} (51. d6 $3 {and now} Kxg8 52. dxc7 $1 ({Avoiding} 52. d7 Ra3+ $3 53. Kc4 (53. Kb4 Rd3 $19) 53... g1=Q 54. d8=Q+ {Now, with the rook on the third rank, the black king can escape perpetual check by wandering down the board. Because, when the black king gets to g2 the rook can join in by blocking a queen check. That&#8217;s why 52&#8230;Ra3+ is so important and the only winning move.}) 52... g1=Q 53. c8=Q+ Kh7 54. Qh3+ Kg7 (54... Kg6 55. Qe6+ {picks up the rook}) (54... Kg8 55. Qc8+ {repeats}) 55. Qd7+ {and in the end Black cannot avoid perpetual check or the equalizing loss of the rook.}) 51... a5 (51... Re2 $1 {transposes to 47&#8230;Re2! in a note above. Black is back on a victorious path anyway.}) 52. c6 Ke7 53. Rg6 {One source incorrectly gives &#8220;53.Rg3 Kf7 54.Rg4&#8221; (transposing) and so on.} ({Of course} 53. Rg3 $4 {would be answered by} Ra3+) 53... Kf7 54. Rg4 Rf2 55. d6 a3 $1 {This pawn will queen with check, unlike White&#8217;s pawn. It makes all the difference to the result. If White&#8217;s king was on b3 he would win easily as his queen, and not Black&#8217;s, would get to deliver the first check. \\ue005} 56. dxc7 a2 57. c8=Q a1=Q+ 58. Kc4 Rc2+ 59. Kb5 Qf1+ 60. Ka4 Ra2+ 61. Kb3 Qb1+ 62. Kc3 Rc2+ 63. Kd4 g1=Q+ (63... g1=Q+ 64. 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Author Marek Soszynski explores his life and games in &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/product\/the-great-reshevsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Great Reshevsky<\/a>&#8221; with articles and newspapers from this time and a collection of annotated games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:32% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/dent-specs-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1831 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>Marek Soszynski<\/strong>&nbsp;is a master twice over: a Master of Philosophy and a Correspondence Chess Master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">He is the author or co-author of several chess books, including \u201cThe Great Reshevsky\u201d, \u201cThe Polish Defense\u201d, and \u201cSabotaging the Sicilian French &amp; Caro-Kann with 2.b3\u201d which you can find on Forward Chess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">He lives in the city where he was born, Birmingham, England.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we are looking at a 1937 Stockholm Olympiad game between Saviely Tartakower and Samuel&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":2410,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,54],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2400"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2411,"href":"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400\/revisions\/2411"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}