Akiba Rubinstein vs Davide Marotti (1922)

Akiba Rubinstein vs Davide Marotti
London 1922 · Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian. Open (B38) · 1-0

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Mar-26-05		Whitehat1963: Excellent ending combination in a game that features the Opening of the Day. Marotti must have been a decent player to have played both Rubinstein and sitting champion Capablanca, but he wasn't too lucky in this opening, losing quickly to both.

Mar-26-05		keypusher: Poor Marotti scored +1=1-13 at the London 1922 tournament (I have the book). I looked at this game briefly with Fritz once. Rubinstein gained a big advantage in the opening, then lost most of it (as I recall 20 Bxe8 won easily). But Marotti later went astray and Rubinstein, in the annotator's words, demonstrated his superior powers of combination.

Mar-26-05		Whitehat1963: Thanks for the details, <keypusher>. I saw from his bio that Marotti was the Italian champion. I wonder if he ever again played such high-level competition.

Mar-26-05		keypusher: I don't think so, <Whitehat>. For another example of an Italian champion getting drubbed in an English supertournament, check out Beniamino Vergani at Hastings 1895. He did, however, beat Schlecter.

Mar-26-05		Whitehat1963: Thanks again, <keypusher>.

Jan-01-07		ivanov90: Rubinstein's combination is not clear, because if black had played 30...Bf6! (instead 30...Bh6??) combination coundn't be workable. Also Rubimstein could win on 20th move - 20.Rxe5! (instead 20. f4)

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