Georg Salwe vs Akiba Rubinstein (1903)

Georg Salwe vs Akiba Rubinstein
Lodz m 1903 · Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation. General (B57) · 1-0

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Mar-17-06		Whitehat1963: What's the finish? Both players are in danger of a quick mate, so who is faster?

Mar-17-06		tonsillolith: I wouldnt say white is in danger of a quick mate. Black must take whites rook in order to mate within a few moves, but if he takes with the bishop white can play Rf8 pinning queen to king.

Mar-18-06		Chessical: <30.Rxa8> then Kg5 (30...Bxe1 31.Rf8+ Ke7 32.Rxf5 wins) 31.h4+ Kg4 32.Rd8 d3 33.Rd4+ Bf4 34.Rxf4+ Qxf4 35.Qd5 wins

Aug-07-06		witchetty grub: i think 16...Nxc5 might have been a bit of a blunder. instead rubinstein might have castled long. and 18...Nxc5?? was what started the attack for white. something interesting is that salwe missed a huge tactic with 22.Rde1? he could have finished it off with the gory Rxf6!! followed by ...Kxf6 23.Qf4+ Ke6 24.Re1+ Kd7 25.Qf7+ Kd8 26.Bf4 Rc8 27.Qf6+ and black loses a rook with mate to follow soon. click for larger view 22.Rxf6!!

Dec-17-06		Bridgeburner: Rubinstein plays a poor opening. Rubinstein's 6.g6 has never been a popular move and in this game does not even achieve the fianchetto. 9...exd6 looks like an automatic response. 9...Ne5 is better: (10.dxe7 Qxe7 11.Be2 Bg7 equalises) 10...Be7 is the decisive mistake. This was Black's last chance for 9...Ne5 (10.Be2 Be6). As <witchetty grub> points out, 22.Rxf6 wins on the spot, and ends in a forced mate: 22...Kxf6 23.Qf4+ Ke6 24.Re1+ Kd7 25.Qf7+ Kd8 26.Bf4 Rc8 27.Qf6+ Kd7 28.Qg7+ Kd8 29.Qxh8+ Kd7 30.Qg7+ Kd8 31.Qf6+ Kd7 32.Qe6+ Kd8 33.Qe8# or 22...Kxf6 23.Qf4+ Qf5 24.Qxd4+ Ke7 25.Qd6+ Kf7 26.Qc7+ Kf6 27.Qg7+ Ke6 28.Qd7+ Kf6 29.Rd6+ Ke5 30.Qe7+ Qe6 31.Qe6# or 22...Kxf6 23.Qf4+ Ke7 24.Qc7+ Kf6 25.Qg7+ Ke6 26.Re1+ Kd5 27.Qf7+ Kd6 28.Kd6 Qe6# If Black declines the exchange sacrifice with 22...Ke7, White remains a piece ahead and continues with a mating attack. 23.Rxf6 wins faster than the text (23.Qf4) but more slowly than if it had been played a move earlier.

Dec-17-06		euripides: 6...g6 looks quaint now, but was played by one of the great Sicilian pioneers: Blackburne vs Paulsen, 1882

Dec-17-06		Bridgeburner: Paulsen did it better. Instead of the passive 7...Nd7 he played 7...Ng4 (7...d5 is interesting) and recaptured on d6 with the Queen instead of the pawn. Nevertheless, 8.e6?! - threatening both the advanced Knight and Black's King Bishop pawn - in response to 7...Ng4, is interesting: 8.e6 f5 (forced) and now: 10.0-0 (Schlechter vs Lasker, 1910 - drawn) or 10.h3 (B Ivanovic vs M Tosic, 2004 - win for Black) or 10.Bf4 (F Blatny vs Dasek, 1950) which ended amusingly with Black walking into a blatant trap with 10...d5?? 11.Nxd5 cxd5 12.Bb5+ 1-0. A much better response would be 10...Bg7 fianchettoing and preserving castling rights. 10.Qd4!? looks interesting as it forces Black to move its King Rook and forfeit King side castling rights. A possible continuation may be: 10...Rg8 11.Bd5?! cxd5 12.Qxd5 Rb8 (interesting symmetry!)13.Qc6+ Bd7 14.Qc4?!

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