Samuel Reshevsky vs Traube (1920)

Samuel Reshevsky vs Traube
Hanover 1920 · Bird Opening: General (A02) · 1-0

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Aug-10-07		chancho: Not bad for a 9 year old.

Aug-10-07		vonKrolock: A good pun there too: Traube = grape, Sammy was green (very young), but Traube (grape) proved from sour (green) grapes

Jan-30-11		wwall: 11...f6? looks weak. Black should just play 11...O-O or 11...Bb7 Instead of 14...Bb7, perhaps 14...Ndb8 15.Qc2 Qd7. 15...Rc8 is the losing move as Black missed the mating threat. Perhaps best is 15...Qc7. Black would play 16.Rc1. If 16...Rc8, 17.Bxc6 and if 17...Bxc6, then 18.d5 wins a piece. Black could try 17...O-O 18.Qb3+ Kh8 19.Bxb7 Qxb7 20.O-O. Instead of 16...Rc8, Black can try 16...f5 17.Bxc6 (17.Qxf5 Nf6) Bxc6 18.Qxc6 Rc8 19.Qxc7 Bxc7 20.Nf3

Apr-19-11		SeanBurdine: According to the analysis in my source book, Black's best play on move 15 is 15... Q-B2. The best line for both sides after that would be 16 QR-B1 QR-B1 17 Q-N6 ch K-Q1 18 QxNP R-K1 19 B-B2, and White has a strong advantage. 15... QR-B1??? was the immediately losing blunder, allowing mate in 2.

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