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George Thomas vs Max Euwe
Karlsbad (1929), Karlsbad CSR, rd 20, Aug-24
English Opening: Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni Variation (A31)  ·  0-1

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Aug-10-06  TheBB: "The technician, whose vocabulary has been doubled by Dr. Euwe, will find that White could have saved his soul by a desperado combination. Had this failure anything to do with the fact that Dr. Euwe's terminology was not yet existent at that time!?"

- Reinfeld

This "desperado combination" must be 37. Bxe5 fxe5 38. Ke4 which should draw.

Also, 22. Nc6?. 22. Bxc5 bxc5 23. Qxa2 cxd4 24. Nxd4 must be better.

Aug-03-08  whiteshark: <TheBB: <"The technician, whose vocabulary has been doubled by Dr. Euwe, will find that White could have saved his soul by a desperado combination. Had this failure anything to do with the fact that Dr. Euwe's terminology was not yet existent at that time!?">>

According to the tournament book the combination would have been <22.Qxa2 axb3 23.Rxc5!! bxc5 24.Qxb3> and there is nothing left for a Black win.


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Euwe said similar in his annotations:

"Wit heeft echter sterker: 22 Qxa2! ab3 23 Rxc5 en zwart kan in geen geval meer winnen. Beide spelers zagen deze mogelijkheid over het hoofd."

Mar-13-16  TheFocus: "Prize for the best played game - divided between Nimzowitsch and Euwe for their games with Bogoljubow and Sir G.A. Thomas, respectively" - <American Chess Bulletin>, September-October 1929, pg. 151.

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