Paul Saladin Leonhardt vs Abram Isaakovich Rabinovich (1908)

Paul Saladin Leonhardt vs Abram Isaakovich Rabinovich
Prague 1908 · Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) · 1-0

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Mar-23-09		Phony Benoni: Position after <31.Rxe5>: click for larger view Black's not in good shape here (why did he ever trade his DSB?), but at least he lost cleverly with <31...Rxf4?!> White can't take the rook (32.gxf4 Qf3+ 33.Kg1 Qxd1+), so it looks like the queen must abandon the attacking diagonal. But of course, she doesn't. <32.Rxe6! Rxc4 33.Rxe8+ Kf7 34.Rde1!>, and the threat of 35.R1e7# gave Black no time to save his rook. The rest was a slaughter, albeit with a bit of finesse. The final point was that <40.g4> trapped Black's queen (40...Qh4 41.Rf3+).

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