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Savielly Tartakower vs Fred Dewhirst Yates
London (1922), London ENG, rd 11, Aug-14
Scotch Game: Tartakower Variation (C45)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Geza MaroczyThe better move is Bc5. After the text-move White gets the advantage.Maroczy played against Janowsky in London 1899, 12 b3 and 13 Bb2.A blunder which loses two pawns, but black is already in trouble and we cannot find a move to save the game.1-0

rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1
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Mar-18-17
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  fredthebear: In the final position, 35...Kh7 is all but forced. Then White forces the exchange of queens with the forking check 36.Qd3+. This leaves White with an easily won King and Pawns ending.
Mar-18-17  RandomVisitor: 17...Ne4 "Maroczy - A blunder which loses two pawns, but black is already in trouble and we cannot find a move to save the game."

What about, after 18.Bxe7 Rxe7 19.f3, 19...Nc5:


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Komodo-10.1-64bit:

<+0.19/36 19...Nc5> 20.Qc3 Ne6 21.Nxe6 Rxe6 22.Rxe6 fxe6 23.Re1 Re8 24.Re5 Qb6+ 25.Kf1 Qa6+ 26.Kf2 Qxa2 27.Qxc6 Kf7 28.Re2 Qa5 29.c4 dxc4 30.Re4 Re7 31.Rf4+ Kg8 32.bxc4 Qb6+ 33.Qxb6 axb6 34.Ke3 Rc7 35.Kd3 Ra7 36.Re4 Kf7 37.Re2 Kf6 38.Kc3 Rd7 39.Kb4 Rc7 40.Rd2 g5 41.Rd6

Mar-18-17  RandomVisitor: A final look at 17...Ne4


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Komodo-10.1-64bit:

<+0.24/44 17...Ne4 18.Bxe7 Rxe7 19.f3 Nc5> 20.Qc3 Ne6 21.Nxe6 Rxe6 22.Rxe6 fxe6 23.Re1 Re8 24.Re5 Qb6+ 25.Kf1 Qa6+ 26.Kf2 Qxa2 27.Qxc6 Kf7 28.f4 Qa1 29.Qc5 Kg8 30.h4 Rf8 31.Rxe6 Rxf4+ 32.Kg3 Qf1 33.Qe3 Rf6 34.h5 Rf5 35.Re5 Kh8 36.b4 Rxe5 37.Qxe5 Qc4 38.c3 Qd3+ 39.Kg4 Qc4+ 40.Kh3 a6 41.Qd4 Qc6 42.g4 Qe6 43.Qd3 Qe4 44.Qxe4

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