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Carl Schlechter vs Richard Reti
Vienna (1908), Vienna AUH, rd 7, Mar-31
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65)  ·  1-0

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Sep-05-05  paladin at large: I don't know what the losing move is but, young RĂ©ti seems too cautious in claiming some space - it takes him 34 moves to get a pawn past the third rank. Not a fault in abstraction, of course, but Schlechter makes good use of his chances to expand across the board.
Sep-05-05  Calli: Schlechter's point is 42.e5! and if 42...dxe5 43.Qf6+ Kg8 44.Bxg6 hxg6 45.Qxg6+ Kf8 46.Rf2! - the key because it stops Re6 and Black is helpless against Rg1 etc
Sep-05-05  who: <paladin> well he gets a pawn past the third rank on move 1 :)
Sep-06-05  paladin at large: It's only a difference of 33 moves! (I need a cuppa coffee.)
Feb-21-09
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  Phony Benoni: Here's what the young Reti was looking at after 33.a4:


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It's enough to scare anybody into Hypermodernism.

Mar-06-18  Saniyat24: Richard's King sat on a wall...Richard's King was about to fall...!
Sep-01-19  jffun1958: 46. ... Kxh5 47. Bd1
Jun-24-22
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  Honza Cervenka: After 42...Bf5 black could resist a bit longer. If 45...Kg8, then 46.Qf6 wins Rook.
Jun-24-22
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  Honza Cervenka: <If 45...Kg8, then 46.Qf6 wins Rook.>

Well, after 45...Kg8 46.Qf6 Nxe5 47.Qxe7 Rf7 it is still a bit tricky, as the Queen cannot just retreat to g5 or h4 due to fork on f3 but 48.Rxe5 Rxe7 49.Rxe7 gxh5 50.Rg1+ Kf8 51.Rxh7 leaves no doubt about the outcome.

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