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Albert Becker vs Rudolf Spielmann
"Out of the Loop" (game of the day Mar-28-2025)
Trebitsch Memorial (1926), Vienna AUT, rd 1, Jan-30
Slav Defense: Quiet Variation. Schallopp Defense (D12)  ·  0-1

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Jul-17-05  Brown: Yikes, more combo's in one game than I've played in my lifetime
Jul-17-05  farrooj: Nice game, f4 was probably wrong. It weakens the whole kingside, When you have played h3, you shouldn't move the other shield pawns, unless some of the pieces are exchanged and there is no more pressure. When you play f4 and h3 there is a huge hole on g3
May-07-12  qqdos: Becker was already losing this game by move 23 or so and 28.Qd3?? was the culminating blunder (better but not much 28.Bd3). Apparently Spielmann was short of time at this point so he faffed about with repetitions and then found a slow route - 31...Ne3 wasn't the best, with 31...Nh5 being more direct. What Spielmann missed was the stone-cold winning shot 28...Re6!! 29.Bxf6 (only move) Rxf6 with ...Rh6+ unstoppable. So difficult to see that Spielmann, when later he came to analyze this game in some depth in his iconic primer Art of Sacrifice, completely overlooked 28...Re6!! <source - Neil McDonald's 2006 book Rudolf Spielmann: Master of Invention>
Oct-04-13  Karpova: Event: 10th Trebitsch Memorial

Round: 01

Date: 1926.01.30

Source: Page 17 of the January 1926 'Neue Wiener Schachzeitung'

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This game won a Brilliancy prize.

Source: Page 125 of the April 1926 'Neue Wiener Schachzeitung'

Mar-28-25
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  An Englishman: Good Evening: Interesting how both players placed both Bishops on the same diagonals menacing the opposing Kings. See for example the position after 16...Rae8. However, Spielmann also has a Rook, both Knights and the Queen in the same general vicinity, whilst Becker has--nothing. Rather a significant difference, yes?
Mar-28-25  goodevans: Absolutely fabulous game but I’m mystified by the pun. Was Becker oblivious to some recent TN that proved critical to the result? Seems to me he was doing just fine until he underestimated the amazing double Bishop sac.
Mar-28-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  Teyss: Fantastic game even if White and even Black sometimes missed optimal moves: apparently the second Bishop sac was unsound and accepting it sealed White's doom. Nonetheless dynamic play until the end with the precise 38...Qg4! For info 9...Qe7 is the only game in the Db.

The pun is probably a play on words on Schal<lopp> Defense and the fact the BQ "looped" on moves 25-26, 28-30 and 32-34 to save time. Maybe the punster or the omniscient Missy who selected the title can enlighten us.

Mar-28-25
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  Honza Cervenka: 22.Nf1 would have been better. Then 22...Qxf3 23.exf4 Rxe2 runs into 24.Bxh7+ and 25.Qxf3.
Mar-28-25  newzild: An excellent battle, but odd that Spielmann missed 28..Re6 - a rook lift being an obvious candidate move in this position.

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