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Georg Salwe vs Akiba Rubinstein
Vienna (1908), Vienna AUH, rd 17, Apr-14
Italian Game: Classical Variation. Greco Gambit Moeller-Therkatz Attack (C54)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 11...d6 ⩱ -0.58 (29 ply)12.g4 was played in Spielmann vs A Olson, 1919 (1-0)= -0.32 (24 ply)better is 13.Bg5 d5 14.Bxd5 Nxd5 15.Qxd5 d6 16.Rd4 Re8 17.Bxf6 = 0.00 (22 ply)= -0.50 (21 ply) after 13...b5 14.Bxb5 Bb7 15.Re2 Bxf3 16.gxf3 Nf5 17.Bxd6 Nd4 22.Qe3 d5 23.Be5 Bxe5 24.Qxe5 Qxe5 25.Rxe5 Re8 26.f4 g6 ⩱ -0.54 (24 ply)0-1

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Oct-06-04  Gypsy: White 13.Qxd6, instead of 13.Bf4, would have put Black position under stress.
Oct-06-04
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  beatgiant: <White 13.Qxd6, instead of 13.Bf4, would have put Black position under stress.>

What would happen on 13. ♕xd6 ♕b6 , offering the queen trade and also hitting b2? Maybe then 14. ♗f4 offering pawns for a strong lead in development?

In the final position, resignation looks a little bit premature. Is there an immediate win after, say, 22. ♗e3 or 22. ♘xe6 fe 23. ♗e3 ?

Oct-06-04
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  Honza Cervenka: You are right. After 13.Qxd6 Qb6 14.Bf4! black did not solve the problem and also 13...Nf5 14.Qd5 d6 15.Ng5! (black cannot take twice on g5 for Qxf7+ with mate) looks quite uncomfortable for black.
Oct-06-04  Gypsy: Perhaps Black can take a perpetual by 13...Nf5 14.Qd5 Ne7 15.Qd6 ... because of the fork d5?
Dec-31-05  syracrophy: White's down a pawn, but that's no reason to resign.

22.Qe3 d5 23.Nxe6 Re8 24.Rb1 fxe6 25.Bg5 Qc3 with drawing chances

Nov-25-07  Karpova: <Gypsy: Perhaps Black can take a perpetual by 13...Nf5 14.Qd5 Ne7 15.Qd6 ... because of the fork d5?>

Yes, Donaldson/Minev give 13.Qxd6 Nf5 14.Qd5 Ne7! 15.Qd6 Nf5 as a draw.

Jun-11-08  psmith: <syracrophy>
How do you know White resigned? Perhaps he ran out of time.
Jun-11-08  mezzieh: Maybe Salwe believed in Rubinstein's fame of endgame expert so much that he resigned without checking all variations? The previous moves aren't too difficult to see and play so I can hardly believe White ran out of time.
Jun-11-08  RookFile: Yes, it's strange: after the strong move 22. Qe3, white might either be recovering the pawn by force, or get terrific compensation.

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