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Rudolf Swiderski vs Horatio Caro
Barmen Meisterturnier B (1905), Barmen GER, rd 5, Aug-18
English Opening: King's English. Two Knights' Variation Fianchetto Line (A22)  ·  1-0

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Feb-07-05
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  offramp: Both sides gave up their queens in this game. Black could have won, and finally could have drawn with 45...Rc2 46.Bxh6 Rf3+ 47.Ke1 Rb3 48.Bf4+ Kg8 49.Kd1 Rxc6 50.b8Q+ Rxb8.
Mar-29-05
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  Chessical: A complex game. which Swinderski should have lost. With hindsight, Caro need not have lost a crucial tempo with 32...Kh7 although it looks very prudent to tuck the K away;

<32...Rxd5!> 33.Rxg6 Nf5 34.Qxf6 Bxf4+ 35.exf4 Rd2+ 36.Kh3 Re3+ 37.Kg4 Nh6+ and wins

<43...Rgg2> draws; 44.axb7 Rgf2

May-27-09  WhiteRook48: Black may be pushing too hard for a win here
Dec-02-12
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  wwall: So why would White play 26.Rg2 when he can hold the h-pawn with a king move or Bg2.

Instead of 26...Qxh3+ right away, perhaps 26...d5 first to get the bishop in play, then 27.cxd5 Qxh3+ 28.Rh2 Qg4 (threatening the rook on d1) 29.f3 Qxg3 and now 30.Rg1?? Qxh2 mate.

Instead of 27.Rh2, 27.Kg1 looks safer, then 28.Bxg6.

Instead of 32...Kh7, Black can play 32...Rxd5 or 32...Nf5, then ...Rxd5 and should win.

Instead of 34...Rde8 and allow White the potential of getting a queen with cxb6, perhaps 34...b5, threatening 35...Rc4.

Instead of 41...Re2+, perhaps best is 41...Rg4+ 42.Kh3 Rh4+ 43.Kg1 bxc6, and if 44.Qxc6, then 44...Re2+ 45.Kg1 (45.Kf3 Rxh1 46.Kxe2 Nd4 forks Q and K) 45...Re1+ winning the White rook.

Jan-23-13  SirChrislov: There are enough sparkling moves in this game to earn two brilliancy prizes, one for white and one for black. Soltis gives the following exclams:

<15...Ng4!>

<20.g4!?>

<26.Rg2! Qxh3+!>

<28.f3!>

<29...Qxh2+!>

<32.cxd5! Kh7!> better than 32.Rxg6, which threatens Rxg7+ but is met by 32...d4.

<35.b5!>

<36.Rh1!>

<39.Kf2!> White is mated after 39.Kh2 Bf4+ 40.Kh3 Rg3+.

<43...Ng3+??> Blk should draw with 43...Rgg2.

<44.Qxg3!>

<45.axb7!!>

<46.Rxh6+!> Creating a flight square to avoid perpetual.

Black might have consoled himself with the knowledge that history would remember him in another way, as one of the analysts who popularized (and lent his name to) the Caro-Kann Defense.

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