Dec-29-02
 | | Honza Cervenka: White should play 17.b3 instead of 17.Kb1. In final position white loses a rook - 41.Kb1 Rdc8 42.Ra1 Rc1+ 43.Kb2 Rb8+ 44.Ka2 Ra8+ etc. Mr. Sultan Khan, welcome in the Vera Menchik's club!:-) |
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| Feb-11-05 | | Abaduba: A game between two people who weren't supposed to be any good at chess- Menchik because she was a woman and Sultan Khan because he wasn't white.
so much for "supposed to"! |
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Feb-11-05
 | | Shams: <Honza> your line baffles me. Why not 43.Rxc1 (?) |
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| Feb-11-05 | | beatgiant: <Shams>
Look again, it would go 41. Kb1 Rdc8 42. Ra1 Rc1+ 43. Rxc1 dxc1(Q)+ 44. Ka1 Ra8#. |
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Feb-11-05
 | | Albertan: Why 17.b3? After 17.b3 she could have played 17...Bd5 ie. 18.f3 Bc7 19.Bd3 h6 20.Kb1 Qf6 21.Bc1 Bg3 22.h5 Ne6 23.Bb2 Nf4  |
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Feb-11-05
| | Shams: <beatgiant> I was smoking crack on this one...just ignored that black doubled rooks on the c-file. sigh. |
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| May-22-05 | | ughaibu: Where's PaulLovric's mother when you need her. |
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| May-22-05 | | BlazingArrow56: Honza was first by over two years. :-( |
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| May-22-05 | | Alekhinelover: This is Vera's only victory over Khan,according to the database.But it's a good one. |
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| May-22-05 | | Saph: Yeah, she really took it to him in this game.. |
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| May-22-05 | | ajile: 30.RG4 G6 31.H5 gives White some counterplay with good attacking possibilities. |
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| May-22-05 | | BabsonTask: It is one of the great examples of natural justice that Becker, who suggested that any man losing to Menchik would join the "Menchik Club", became its first member. I like to imagine Vera having a glass of champagne sent to his table the evening after their game, just to say "Welcome"... |
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May-22-05
 | | keypusher: In all likelihood Becker did nothing of the kind. The origin of the Menchik club is just another chess legend. |
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May-22-05
 | | kevin86: White discovers that 41  c1  d8 is a quick trip to the undertaker. |
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| May-22-05 | | beatgiant: <ajile>
What's the followup after 30. Rg4 g6 31. h5 Nxb5? Or even 30. Rg4 Nxb5 31. Rxg7+ Kf8? |
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Jun-06-05
 | | patzer2: Black's 34...a3! is an instructive winning deflection. Note that 35. bxa3?? Ra8  would be immediately decisive for Black. Black's technique in securing an early opening plus and slowly increasing her advantage against a top tactician for a final decisive position is instructive. Black's deflection 17...b3! seems to initiate the decisive attack. Perhaps <Honza Cervenka>'s suggestion of 17. b3!? would have held the position for White. |
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| Mar-17-06 | | Whitehat1963: Is this game Menchik's greatest accomplishment or Khan's worst game? |
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| Apr-23-06 | | CapablancaFan: <Whitehat1963> <Is this game Menchik's greatest accomplishment or Khan's worst game?> Funny thing is, had Vera been a man, I don't think you would have made this statement. Khan has wins over Capablanca, Euwe, Colle and Tartakower just to name a few. So to score a point against him is quite notable, especially in an era where very few women played chess. Maybe Vera was just better that day. Hard concept to grasp isn't it? |
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| Feb-16-11 | | James Bowman: Nice game, steadfast and methodical, never does she seem not to be doing what she intends to be doing, a woman with a plan. |
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| Sep-27-12 | | LoveThatJoker: Tremendous game from WC Menchik!
LTJ |
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