Israel Albert Horowitz vs Samuel Reshevsky (1951)

Members · Prefs · Laboratory · Collections · Openings · Endgames · Sacrifices · History · Search Kibitzing · Kibitzer's Café · Chessforums · Tournament Index · Players ·

Kibitzing

Israel Albert Horowitz vs Samuel Reshevsky
United States Championship (1951), New York, NY USA, rd 1, Aug-05
Sicilian Defense: Dragon. Classical Variation (B72) · 0-1

ANALYSIS [x]

FEN COPIED

explore this opening	find similar games	30 more I A Horowitz/Reshevsky games
sac: 11...Bxd4	PGN: download \| view \| print	Help: general \| java-troubleshooting

TIP: You can get computer analysis by clicking the "ENGINE" button below the game.

For help with this chess viewer, please see the Olga Chess Viewer Quickstart Guide.

PREMIUM MEMBERS CAN REQUEST COMPUTER ANALYSIS [more info]

Jul-27-03		WhoKeres: An interesting game in that the sacrifice of a queen for thre minor pieces, as made by Reshevsky, is very unusual. The pieces dominated the queen in this game...of course, Reshevsky was also the stronger player in any event.

Dec-14-04		kevin86: What sac? Three pieces are equal to a queen!

Oct-23-10		Nova: I find it interesting how Reshevsky doubles his rooks on the h-file, and creates threats to white's king, yet he doesn't do any attacking and waits for white to be too aggressive. Surely white could have guarded the g2 pawn and not allow the rook to capture. Also, I can't help but chuckle at 30...Rb8. In most grandmaster games I have seen, any weak pawns like that pawn would be sacrificed to gain time for an attack. Was Reshevsky's opponent so weak compared to him that he thought he could wait around and let his opponent destroy his own position?

Oct-23-10		unferth: <Nova: Surely white could have guarded the g2 pawn and not allow the rook to capture> the only way to guard the pawn is with the queen on c2, d2, or e2, and after Rxg2 Qxg2 Rxg2 Kxg2, the R+Ps v. B+N+Ps ending looks dead lost for white, I think. Horowitz must have thought his chances for a perpetual or a winning tactical shot were better with the queen on the board. <I can't help but chuckle at 30...Rb8. In most grandmaster games I have seen, any weak pawns like that pawn would be sacrificed to gain time for an attack. Was Reshevsky's opponent so weak compared to him that he thought he could wait around and let his opponent destroy his own position?> Horowitz was past his prime but certainly no weakling. my guess is that Reshevsky protected the b pawn because he either (a) saw no immediate attack & thus no advantage to giving away his slim material edge or (b) was in time pressure, from which he suffered perhaps more often than any other top player in history (or both).

Oct-23-10		parisattack: <unferth: ... Horowitz was past his prime but certainly no weakling.> Chessmetrics shows him around 2600 at the time though his heyday was certainly just before the war, I think. Reshevsky was just entering his top years here.

Jan-03-18		GrahamClayton: The queen sacrifice with 11...♗xd4 was mentioned by Reuben Fine in his book "Practical Chess Openings". The White rook is a passenger for most of the game - there are no open files for it to exploit, unlike the black rooks, which invade the White kings side via the open h-file.

NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion.

Please observe our posting guidelines:

No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language.
No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts.
No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members.
Nothing in violation of United States law.
No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members.
No trolling.
The use of "sock puppet" accounts to circumvent disciplinary action taken by moderators, create a false impression of consensus or support, or stage conversations, is prohibited.
Do not degrade Chessgames or any of it's staff/volunteers.

Please try to maintain a semblance of civility at all times.

See something that violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform a moderator.

NOTE: Please keep all discussion on-topic. This forum is for this specific game only. To discuss chess or this site in general, visit the Kibitzer's Café.

Messages posted by Chessgames members do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors.
All moderator actions taken are ultimately at the sole discretion of the administration.

This game is type: CLASSICAL. Please report incorrect or missing information by submitting a correction slip to help us improve the quality of our content.