Arthur William Dake vs Reuben Fine (1936)

Arthur William Dake vs Reuben Fine
US Championship (1936) · Queen's Gambit Declined: Pseudo-Tarrasch. Primitive Pillsbury Variation (D50) · 1/2-1/2

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Jun-05-11		PeterB: Why is the final position a draw? After 64...h4 Black has a trivial win! And instead of 64.hg5?? why not 64.gh5=?

Jun-05-11		perfidious: <PeterB> I agree-the most plausible explanation is that the finish was actually 64.gxh5, though I've found two other sources which cite the identical game score to the one given herein. This transcription from one DB to another seems a fairly common occurrence.

Jun-05-11		Pawn and Two: <PeterB & perfidious> The tournament book, "New York 1936", by John Hilbert & Peter Lahde, shows the game finish was 64.gxh5!. The June 1936 issue of "Chess Review" shows the final move of this game was 64.gxh5. The magazine then honored this game by naming it, <"the most interesting struggle of the tournament">. The tournament book, "New York 1936", quoted the "Times" for May 10, 1936. The "Times" article included a paragraph for the Dake-Fine game. This "Times" paragraph included the following statements: <"...an eventful game, a Queen's Pawn Opening, which went to sixty-four moves before a draw was agreed upon.">, & <"A knight versus bishop ending offered no opportunity of victory for either side".> The above information clearly indicates the move played was 64.gxh5.

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