Gerard Kroone vs Max Euwe (1919)

Gerard Kroone vs Max Euwe
Amsterdam m1 1919 · Spanish Game: Open Variations. Classical Defense (C83) · 0-1

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Nov-30-10		xombie: Central majority rendered poor! I think it lost steam after being blockaded.

Nov-30-10		beatgiant: <xombie> I think 27. Qe4 is the turning point. I took a look at 27. Rd1 Qc2 28. Rd2 Qc1+ 29. Nd1 Qb1, when Black's queen is temporarily offside. I could not find any super powerful follow-up for White, but at least there's 30. Qb4 blocking Black's queenside majority too, and I can't see White losing that.

Dec-19-10		xombie: Well it was never going to be good in any case, with the B blockading d6. Kotov talks about anticipating the blockading process in advance, so that if it cannot be blockaded from rank 5, then it can be from rank 6 (well, thats my interpretation) in "Think like a grandmaster". Key to this process was the tactic 19 .. Rfd8 without which the pawn could have advanced (say, instead, if the R was on d1 guarding the P and the Q, elsewhere). <beatgiant> I think white was already done before 27. Qe4 as his pawns appear paralyzed. But these things are not easy to assess ... and white has some space.

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