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Adolf Albin vs Jackson Showalter
Showalter - Albin (1894), New York, NY USA, rd 25, Dec-28
Center Game: Berger Variation (C22)  ·  0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
May-26-14
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  Phony Benoni: With Showalter just one win from victory in the match, Albin chose a bad time to get a poor position out of the opening and was soon lost. He cave it a good shot, though, even setting up a "Crazy Rook" situation after <48.Bxh6+>


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If Black takes the bishop, the White rooks begins its suicidal quest of perpetual check or stalemate. Can White escape? I don't know. Showalter probably didn't know either, and more importantly didn't care. He just danced his king around the bishop, and soon it was all over.

May-27-14  zanzibar: <Phony> thanks for calling attention to that amazing position.

I ran an engine (Critter) on it, and it doesn't take long to figure out that 48...Kxh6 let's White draw (or so I think).

I wonder how many other engines, like Critter, think 48...Kxh6 is winning?

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