Vera Menchik vs Max Euwe (1931)

Vera Menchik vs Max Euwe
Hastings 3132 1931 · Slav Defense: Czech. Lasker Variation (D18) · 1-0

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Dec-29-02		Honza Cervenka: Vera missed little tactic shot 34.Nxe5. Quite interesting but probably also insufficient attempt to save the game could be 46...Bxc5!? 47.bxc5 e4. White has to be very careful here but 48.Ra1! seems to be sufficient, for example 48...e3+ 49.Kd3 Ke5 50.Rxa3 Nxf5 (50...Nc6 51.Ra4 f2 52.Ke2 Ke4 /52...Kxf5 53.Bb5 is not better/ 53.Bb5 Ne7 54.c6 etc.) 51.c6 Kd6 52.Bb5 f2 (52...e2 53.Kd2 Ne3 54.Rxe3! fxe3+ 55.Ke1 +-) 53.Ra1 with decisive advantage of white. Also 47...Bxc5 was much better than 47...Bd8, but for example after 48.bxc5 e4 49.c6 e3+ 50.Kd3 Ke5 51.c7 e2 52.Bh5 Kf4 53.Kxd4 Nc8 54.Kd3 Nd6 55.Kd2 white wins too.

Sep-17-07		sambo: Thanks for the analysis, Honza. Despite the fact that it isn't a perfect game, I think this is a good candidate for GOTD. Menchik deserves to be known much better than she actually is; seeing her decisively beat Euwe is a good way to showcase her talents.

Mar-25-13		howlwolf: I like that Menchik played a lot of men--maybe there weren't that many women to play with. Two wins over Euwe, a win over Sultan Khan, and a win over Revshevsky; not too shabby.

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