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Simon Winawer vs James Mason
Vienna (1882), Vienna AUH, rd 10, May-22
French Defense: Classical. Normal Variation (C13)  ·  0-1

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Mason was Black: he was waiting for White's move.
I think Winawer thought he was losing. He may have thought that Black was going to play ...Qd7 and ...0-0-0.
Winawer (a) could see that Nxd5 was possible, which (b) reduces material, and he thought that after his little combination that he was better off - that means (c) wondering if he is better off.
Luckily, Mason only cared about the next move.

A player like Botvinnik would screw himself into his chair and calculate everything right down to the end.
Spassky would play 16. Nxd5 and display his bountiful resourceful when things go tits-up.

I like that Karpov would have not noticed that he could have played 16. Nxd5, and he would have played 16. Rae1.

Mason was in good form. He gave too many problems for Winawer. Good game!

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