Georg Salwe vs Akiba Rubinstein (1903)

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Georg Salwe vs Akiba Rubinstein
Match (1903), Lodz, rd 2
Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation. General (B56) · 1-0

White to move.

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1-0

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Given 12 times; par: 45 [what's this?]

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Mar-17-06		Whitehat1963: What's the finish? Both players are in danger of a quick mate, so who is faster?

Mar-17-06		tonsillolith: I wouldnt say white is in danger of a quick mate. Black must take whites rook in order to mate within a few moves, but if he takes with the bishop white can play Rf8 pinning queen to king.

Mar-18-06		Chessical: <30.Rxa8> then Kg5 (30...Bxe1 31.Rf8+ Ke7 32.Rxf5 wins) 31.h4+ Kg4 32.Rd8 d3 33.Rd4+ Bf4 34.Rxf4+ Qxf4 35.Qd5 wins

Aug-07-06		witchetty grub: i think 16...Nxc5 might have been a bit of a blunder. instead rubinstein might have castled long. and 18...Nxc5?? was what started the attack for white. something interesting is that salwe missed a huge tactic with 22.Rde1? he could have finished it off with the gory Rxf6!! followed by ...Kxf6 23.Qf4+ Ke6 24.Re1+ Kd7 25.Qf7+ Kd8 26.Bf4 Rc8 27.Qf6+ and black loses a rook with mate to follow soon. click for larger view 22.Rxf6!!

Dec-17-06		Bridgeburner: Rubinstein plays a poor opening. Rubinstein's 6.g6 has never been a popular move and in this game does not even achieve the fianchetto. 9...exd6 looks like an automatic response. 9...Ne5 is better: (10.dxe7 Qxe7 11.Be2 Bg7 equalises) 10...Be7 is the decisive mistake. This was Black's last chance for 9...Ne5 (10.Be2 Be6). As <witchetty grub> points out, 22.Rxf6 wins on the spot, and ends in a forced mate: 22...Kxf6 23.Qf4+ Ke6 24.Re1+ Kd7 25.Qf7+ Kd8 26.Bf4 Rc8 27.Qf6+ Kd7 28.Qg7+ Kd8 29.Qxh8+ Kd7 30.Qg7+ Kd8 31.Qf6+ Kd7 32.Qe6+ Kd8 33.Qe8# or 22...Kxf6 23.Qf4+ Qf5 24.Qxd4+ Ke7 25.Qd6+ Kf7 26.Qc7+ Kf6 27.Qg7+ Ke6 28.Qd7+ Kf6 29.Rd6+ Ke5 30.Qe7+ Qe6 31.Qe6# or 22...Kxf6 23.Qf4+ Ke7 24.Qc7+ Kf6 25.Qg7+ Ke6 26.Re1+ Kd5 27.Qf7+ Kd6 28.Kd6 Qe6# If Black declines the exchange sacrifice with 22...Ke7, White remains a piece ahead and continues with a mating attack. 23.Rxf6 wins faster than the text (23.Qf4) but more slowly than if it had been played a move earlier.

Dec-17-06		euripides: 6...g6 looks quaint now, but was played by one of the great Sicilian pioneers: Blackburne vs Paulsen, 1882

Dec-17-06		Bridgeburner: Paulsen did it better. Instead of the passive 7...Nd7 he played 7...Ng4 (7...d5 is interesting) and recaptured on d6 with the Queen instead of the pawn. Nevertheless, 8.e6?! - threatening both the advanced Knight and Black's King Bishop pawn - in response to 7...Ng4, is interesting: 8.e6 f5 (forced) and now: 10.0-0 (Schlechter vs Lasker, 1910 - drawn) or 10.h3 (B Ivanovic vs M Tosic, 2004 - win for Black) or 10.Bf4 (F Blatny vs Dasek, 1950) which ended amusingly with Black walking into a blatant trap with 10...d5?? 11.Nxd5 cxd5 12.Bb5+ 1-0. A much better response would be 10...Bg7 fianchettoing and preserving castling rights. 10.Qd4!? looks interesting as it forces Black to move its King Rook and forfeit King side castling rights. A possible continuation may be: 10...Rg8 11.Bd5?! cxd5 12.Qxd5 Rb8 (interesting symmetry!)13.Qc6+ Bd7 14.Qc4?!

Jan-22-13		Diglot: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 d6 6.Bc4 g6 <6...e6, 6...Qb6, 6...Bd7, and even 6...e5 are better alternatives here. Furthermore, Rubinstein doesn't even get the Bishop doesn't on g7!> 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.e5 Nd7 <8...Ng4 is more active> 9.exd6 exd6 10.0–0 Be7 <10...Ne5 is much better than 10...Be7, despite the fact that the latter develops another piece> 11.Bh6 Nb6 12.Bb3 d5 13.Re1 Be6 14.Qd2 Bf6 15.Rad1 Qe7 16.Na4 Nd7 <16...0–0–0 or 16...g5 are to be preferred> 17.c4 d4 18.c5 Nxc5 <Decisive mistake. 18…0–0–0 was needed> 19.Nxc5 Qxc5 20.Bxe6 fxe6 21.Rxe6+ Kf7 <21...Be7 is better but still losing> 22.Rde1 <White misses a forced win after 22.Rxf6+! 22...Kxf6 23.Qf4+ with mate to follow in ten; 22...Ke7 23.Qf4 with mate in seven; and 22...Ke8 23.Qe2+ with mate in six> 22...Rhd8 <22...Qf5 is needed now> 23.Qf4 <24.Rxf6+ is by far the better move> 23...Qf5 24.Qc7+ Kg8 25.Qxc6 Bg5 <25...Bg7 the better move here, though White still enjoys a strong attack, e.g. 26.Qc4 Kh8 27.Bxg7+> 26.Qc4 Bxh6 <This move loses the game. 26...Kh8 is the best move, though White will still have it in the bad> 27.Re8+ Kg7 28.Qg8+ <Better is the mate in nine: 28.R1e7+ Kf6 29.Rf7+ Kg5 30.Rxf5+ gxf5 31.f4+ Kh4 32.g3+ Kh5 33.Qe2+ Kg6 34.Qe6+ Kg7 35.Qg8+ Kf6 36.Re6#> 28...Kf6 29.Rxd8 Bd2 30.Rxa8 <After 30...Bxe1 Black's game is hopeless> 1–0

Dec-31-19		MordimerChess: I just covered that game on my new chess channel. Focusing on my favourite player of all time - Akiba Rubinstein ;) Gersz Salwe was pretty strong at that time but creating in club in Łódź benefited greatly both of them. Really great beginning of the story, but of course this part is unhappy for Rubinstein. Enjoy: https://youtu.be/lGUY-KgM2mA But life is just winning or learning. I believe Rubinstein learned his lessons well ;)

Dec-31-19		Carrots and Pizza: Sawle beat Rubinstein like he was his daddy.

Jan-22-20		MordimerChess: In 1903 he was kind of his daddy, as Rubinstein's dad died before he was born and also Akiba just arrived to Łódź and knew nobody :)

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