Roy Turnbull Black vs Frank James Marshall (1918)

Roy Turnbull Black vs Frank James Marshall
New York (1918) · Spanish Game: Closed Variations (C88) · 0-1

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May-24-04		Cyphelium: White's 8th move fails to convince. A safe way for black to play would have been 12.- Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5, when black has no problems and may even have a slightly boring edge thanks to the bishop pair and better development. However, this was not how Frankie boy played chess, so it's not surprising that he went for the piece sac. It looks a bit dubious to me though. For a start: What happens after 22. Nxd5? After 22.- Qxd5+ 23. Ke1 black can pick up another pawn with 23.- Qh5+ 24. Kd2 (or 24. Ke1 Qh4+)24.- Qxh2+ 25. Kc3 but then there appears to be nothing useful for black, so he probably has to take the perpetual instead. Probably the last mistake is on move 23 though. After the game move 23. Qe1? the strong 23.- c5! prettily finishes the game, but instead 23. Qd2 might be the lesser evil. 23. Qd2 Qg6+ 24. e4 d5 25. Nxd5 (25. Qg5 doesn't work)25. - Qxe4+ 26. Kc3 Qxd5 27. Qxd5 Bxd5 is better for black, but there are drawing chances. Instead 25.- Rd8 26. Ne7+ Qxe7 27. Qf4 looks playable too.

Aug-04-05		who: 25.bxc5 dxc5 26.e4 Rd8+ 27.Nd5 Re8 28.Nc3 b4 29.Qg1 Qh3 30.Nd5 also keeps white in the game.

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