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Rudolf Spielmann vs David Janowski
Semmering (1926), Semmering AUT, rd 7, Mar-15
Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation (B45)  ·  1-0

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Nov-06-04  madlydeeply: 2 queens vs. queen and 2 rooks!!
Nov-07-04
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  Chessical: <44...Qf6> would have held Janowsky's game together.
Feb-17-05  MindlessOne: wow, I dont think ive ever seen an ending quite like that one. Are there any other games that endin with 2Q vs Q+2R? You would think that the 2 rooks would be a slight advantage over the queen
Nov-20-12
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  wwall: So what is the losing move? Perhaps 32...fxe5, later allowing Qxe5 and control of the center. Black could hold better with 32...Kf7 or 32...Kg7.

34...Rd6 looks weak and loses a pawn. Maybe Black should try to exchange queens with ...Qc7 or ...Qg7.

36.cxb6! was good. Black cannot play 36...Rxe5? 37.Rxc8+ Kg7 38.R1c7! and wins for White.

37. b7!, threatening to queen and win despite queen and rook hanging. If 37...Rxe5, then 38.b8=Q+ Qf8 39.Qxf8+ Kxf8 40.Rxc4 should be a won endgame. Same with 37...Qxb7 38.Qxe6+ Qf7 39.Qxf7+ Kxf7 40.Rxc4.

Instead of 40.a5 (threatening a6), perhaps 40.Qg5 is stronger, trying to exchange queens and remain a pawn up.

Same for 41.f5. Better may be 41.Qg5.

42...Rd5?! and 43...Rd7 seems a waste of tempo. Perhaps just 42...Rd7 or 42...Rc2 and 43...Rg8.

Instead of 43...Rd7, maybe just 43...Ra8.

Instead of 44.Qb3 (White threatens 45.Qxf5+), why not 44.Qh6 and Qxh7, winning another pawn.

44...Ke8? allows 45.Qe5 (threatening Qh8+) and a strong center that wins. Perhaps 44...Qf6 instead.

45...Rd5 looks bad. Slightly better but still losing may be 45...Kf7, but then 46.Qxf5+ Kg7 47.Qbxe6.

Instead of 46...Kd7, if 46...Qf8, White wins after 47.Qxf8+ Kxf8 48.a7 Ra8 49.Qb7.

After 49.Qb6+, White mates in a few moves. If 49...Rc6, then 50.Qcb8+ Kd7 51.Q6b7+ Rc7 52.Q7xc7 mate.

Sep-12-14
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  GrahamClayton: After 36...♖xc4, Spielmann calmly ignores that his Queen and Rook are en prise and plays 37. b7!, leading to the unusual Q+Q v Q+R+R ending.
Jul-19-24
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  plang: 12..g6 had been played in Taubenhaus-Schlechter had been played in Ostend 1905 where Black went on to win; 12..Ba6 was new. The game was equal until move 30 when Black made a series of moves starting with 30..f6?! and ending with 34..Rd6? that left him with a losing position. Black clearly underestimated (or missed) 36 cxb!. 44..Ke8? allowed White to infiltrate with the queens and quickly decide the game; 44..Qf6 would have maintained an interesting middlegame. 46..Qf8 would have held out longer.

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