Henrique Mecking vs Orestes Rodriguez (1975)

Henrique Mecking vs Orestes Rodriguez
Las Palmas Ruy Lopez mem 1975 · Spanish Game: Schliemann Defense. Dyckhoff Variation (C63) · 1-0

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Jun-10-04		Chessical: Rodriguez goes straight for the throat of his significantly higher rated opponent by playing the risky counter-attacking Schliemann Defence. He plays with admirable gusto. Rodriguez shuns a draw on move 19, playing a risky h5; (a) <19...h6> would have kept the white B from the useful g5 square; or (b) <19...Rxg3+> 20.fxg3 Rxf1+ 21.Qxf1 Qxg3+ 22.Qg2 Qe1+ 23.Kh2 Qh4+ 24.Kg1 Qe1+ 25.Kh2 Qh4+ 26.Kg1 Qe1 would have drawn. Instead Rodgriguez plays for more with <20...Rxf2> trying to smash his way through to Mecking's king. <22...Bxd1!?> might have drawn 23.Bf4 (23.Rxd1 Qg4 24.Rdf1 Qxg5) 23...Qg4 As Rodriguez had such an initiative throughout most of the game,was Mecking's opening set up the best?

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