Carl Schlechter vs Ossip Bernstein (1904)

Carl Schlechter vs Ossip Bernstein
Coburg 1904 · Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern. Knight Defense (D52) · 1/2-1/2

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Nov-03-09		vonKrolock: <37...e6> !? A last try... A trick that, according to Marco, would not even catch a <"Schachsäugling> a'chessical suckling', and of course would not likely work against the <"weltberühmte argusagige"> = 'the worldwide famous, with many eyes like the mythological Argos' click for larger view <38.xe6> ?? ... Marco: 'The most incredible lapsus of the last years', a move that turns a completelly won game to a draw by perpetual check... and no 'zeitnot' was mentioned - Schlechter was apparently, so to say, absent-minded after his fine work to reach the won position

Nov-03-09		Pawn and Two: <vonKrolock> Schlechter's lapse in this game probably cost him an undivided first place finish. At Coburg 1904, Schlechter finished in a first place tie with Bardeleben and Swiderski, with 7.5 out of 12 points. Bernstein and Marco were next with 7 out of 12. Goldman's book, "Carl Schlechter! - Life and Times of the Austrian Chess Wizard", contains an amusing quote from Bernstein regarding this game. Goldman states the quote was reported in "Schach mit Horzu," - 1986. Bernstein said this game was the luckiest thing that ever happened to him. Had he won this game, Bernstein said, at the young age of 22, he probably would have become a professional player! It appears Bernstein considered himself not only lucky to have drawn this game, but even luckier not to have won it!

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