chessgames.com
Members · Prefs · Laboratory · Collections · Openings · Endgames · Sacrifices · History · Search Kibitzing · Kibitzer's Café · Chessforums · Tournament Index · Players · Kibitzing
George Thomas vs Richard Reti
Baden-Baden (1925), Baden-Baden GER, rd 12, May-01
Budapest Defense: Adler Variation (A52)  ·  1-0

8
7
6
5
4
3
2
a
1
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)5...Ncxe5 was played in Jacob Ekberg vs R Satre, 2015 (0-1)6.Nxe5 was played in V Fedoseev vs B Savchenko, 2016 (1-0)better is 6...Nxf3+ 7.Qxf3 d6 8.Be2 g6 9.Qe4+ Be6 10.b3 Bg7 = +0.31 (22 ply) ⩲ +0.90 (22 ply) 10...Qf6 11.O-O Qg6 12.Nxe5 Nxe5 13.f3 Be6 14.b3 Rae8 = +0.26 (22 ply) 11.gxf3 Qh4 12.f4 Be6 13.Rg1 f6 14.Qd3 Rae8 15.Qe4 Kh8 ⩲ +1.10 (22 ply)= +0.07 (21 ply)better is 12...Qg5 13.Kf1 Qf5 14.h4 Ng4 15.Bf3 Ne5 16.Be2 = 0.00 (22 ply) ⩲ +0.67 (20 ply) after 13.f4 Ng4 14.Qd4 Qh4+ 15.g3 Qf6 16.h3 Qxd4 17.Bxd4 Nf6 better is 13...Bxc4 14.Bxc4 Nxc4 15.Qd5 Nb6 16.Qxb7 Qc8 17.Qf3 Na4 = +0.43 (25 ply) ⩲ +1.00 (20 ply)better is 14...f6 15.cxd6 Qxd6 16.Qc2 c5 17.b4 Rac8 18.b5 Qc7 19.a4 ⩲ +0.51 (20 ply)better is 15.Qc2 f5 16.cxd6 cxd6 17.Qd2 Qf7 18.Rfc1 Rac8 19.a4 Qe7 ⩲ +1.07 (22 ply)= +0.44 (23 ply) 24...Rb6 25.Ra1 a6 26.a4 Bc4 27.Rd2 Bxe2 28.Kxe2 Nc4 = +0.17 (23 ply) ⩲ +1.15 (28 ply) 26.Ra1 Rc4 27.Rxc4 Bxc4 28.Bd4 Rc6 29.Rc1 Kf7 30.Kd2 Ke7 ⩲ +1.12 (25 ply)= +0.32 (27 ply)better is 27...Rc4 28.Rxc4 dxc4 29.Rd4 Rc5 30.Rd8+ Kf7 31.Rb8 Rc7 = +0.34 (26 ply) ⩲ +1.03 (28 ply)better is 38.h4 h6 39.g4 Re7 40.Kd3 Rd7+ 41.Ke2 bxa5 42.Rxa5 Kb6 ⩲ +1.22 (28 ply) ⩲ +0.72 (28 ply) 43...Rf7 44.f4 Kd7 45.Kc3 Rf6 46.Rd5+ Ke7 47.h5 Re6 ⩲ +1.38 (28 ply) ± +2.37 (28 ply) 45.e4 Kd7 46.hxg6 hxg6 47.e5 Ke7 48.Kd4 Kf7 49.Rg4 Re8 +- +2.86 (29 ply) 45...Rf6 46.Rd5 Kc7 47.hxg6 hxg6 48.Ke4 Rf8 49.Rg5 Rf6 ± +1.80 (28 ply) 46.e4 Ke7 47.e5 Rc6 48.Kd4 Ke8 49.Rg2 Kf7 50.Rh2 Rc7 +- +3.26 (27 ply) 46...Rf6 47.Rd5+ Ke6 48.Ke4 Ke7 49.h6 Rc6 50.Kd3 Rf6 ± +1.72 (27 ply)better is 47.e4 Rd6+ 48.Ke3 Rc6 49.e5 Ke8 50.Kd4 Ke7 51.Rg2 Kf7 +- +3.49 (28 ply) ± +2.13 (35 ply) 48.Rxf5 Ke7 49.e4 Rd6+ 50.Rd5 Rc6 51.Re5+ Kf7 52.Rb5 Kf6 ± +2.22 (34 ply) ⩲ +1.37 (31 ply) after 48...Ke8 49.Rxh7 Kf8 50.Rh8+ Kf7 51.h6 Kg6 52.Rf8 Rd6+ 52.Kd3 Re8 53.Ra7 Re6 54.h7 Rh6 55.Ke2 Rh2+ 56.Kf3 Rh3+ ⩲ +1.48 (29 ply)better is 52...Kf6 53.Kd3 Rd6+ 54.Ke2 Kg6 55.Rf8 Rc6 56.Kd3 Rd6+ = +0.06 (37 ply) ⩲ +0.57 (32 ply) after 53.Kd2 Kf3 54.h7 Re7 55.Rf8 Rxh7 56.Rxf5+ Ke4 57.Rf6 Rc7 56...f3 57.Kd6 Re4 58.Ra8 Rd4+ 59.Ke5 Re4+ 60.Kf5 Rh4 = 0.00 (27 ply)+- +15.31 (24 ply)73...Qe7+ 74.Qxe7 Ra7+ 75.Kd6 Ka2 76.Qxa7+ Kxb3 +- +132.77 (11 ply)1-0

rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1
FEN COPIED

Annotations by Stockfish (Computer).      [35434 more games annotated by Stockfish]

explore this opening
find similar games 6 more G Thomas/Reti games
PGN: download | view | print Help: general | java-troubleshooting

TIP: You should register a free account to activate some of Chessgames.com's coolest and most powerful features.

PGN Viewer:  What is this?
For help with this chess viewer, please see the Olga Chess Viewer Quickstart Guide.
PREMIUM MEMBERS CAN REQUEST COMPUTER ANALYSIS [more info]

THIS IS A COMPUTER ANNOTATED SCORE.   [CLICK HERE] FOR ORIGINAL.

Kibitzer's Corner
Sep-10-04  Knight13: That's a tough ending.
Sep-10-04  suenteus po 147: <Knight13> If by tough you mean grueling in the precision required to place rooks, save and advance pawns, and then calculate queen/rook endings to avoid a draw, then yes, that WAS a tough ending. The saving grace is Thomas's king in front of his remaining pawn. He sets up a position to safely exchange queens and then promote his last pawn. If, on the other hand, Reti had somehow managed to trade queens before the white king ducked in front of its own pawn, then he could have drawn...theoretically. Of course he still would have needed to get his own king in front of the pawn first, but that at least would have been possible with queens off.
Sep-11-04  Gypsy: There is an interesting tactical relationship between the f and h pawns here. In the position after, say, 57.Kxb6, had all piecess except for those on the h-file been shifted one file left (up in alphabet), Black would have had a draw after 57...Rf7. Unfortunately, the analogous 57...Rg7 in the true position does not work.
Oct-04-16  kotoslaw: After 57.Kxb6 f3 white mates in 30 but both players made many mistakes. And Lomonosow tablebases shows the mistakes. 58.Kc6 (M29) Rf7 (-M24) 59.c5 (M23) Kf1 (-M23) 60.Kb6 (M22) f2 (-M22) 61.c6 (M21) Ke2 (-M21) 62.Re8+ (M20) Kd3 (-M20) 63.h8=Q (M22) f1=Q (-M22) 64.Rd8+ (M21) Kc2 (-M21) 65.Qh2+ (M23) Rf2 (-M23) 66.Qe5 (M24) Rf4 (-M19) 67.Qd5 (M25) Qe1 (-M20) 68.Qd3+ (M21) Kc1 (-M21) 69.Qa3+ (M20) Kc2 (-M20) 70.Qc5+ (M19) Kb2 (-M17) 71.Rb8 (M16) Ra4 (-M15) 72.Kc7 (M14) Ka1 (-M14) 73.Rb3 (M14)
Aug-11-18  whiteshark: <56...Kf2??> blocks the own passer.

<56...f3>


click for larger view

was <the only move> to hold the balance, e.g. 57.Kd6 Re4 58.Ra8 Rd4+ 59.Ke5 Re4+ 60.Kf5 Rh4 61.h8=Q Rxh8 62.Rxh8 f2 63.Rh1 Ke2 64.Ke5 f1=Q 65.Rxf1 Kxf1=

NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion.

Please observe our posting guidelines:

  1. No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language.
  2. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts.
  3. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members.
  4. Nothing in violation of United States law.
  5. No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members.
  6. No trolling.
  7. The use of "sock puppet" accounts to circumvent disciplinary action taken by moderators, create a false impression of consensus or support, or stage conversations, is prohibited.
  8. Do not degrade Chessgames or any of it's staff/volunteers.

Please try to maintain a semblance of civility at all times.

Blow the Whistle

See something that violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform a moderator.


NOTE: Please keep all discussion on-topic. This forum is for this specific game only. To discuss chess or this site in general, visit the Kibitzer's Café.

Messages posted by Chessgames members do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors.
All moderator actions taken are ultimately at the sole discretion of the administration.

This game is type: CLASSICAL. Please report incorrect or missing information by submitting a correction slip to help us improve the quality of our content.

Home | About | Login | Logout | F.A.Q. | Profile | Preferences | Premium Membership | Kibitzer's Café | Biographer's Bistro | New Kibitzing | Chessforums | Tournament Index | Player Directory | Notable Games | World Chess Championships | Opening Explorer | Guess the Move | Game Collections | ChessBookie Game | Chessgames Challenge | Store | Privacy Notice | Contact Us

Copyright 2001-2025, Chessgames Services LLC