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| Apr-02-05 | | tud: good game 18...g5 interesting |
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| Apr-02-05 | | Chris00nj: It was interesting, but remember it was simultaneous |
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| Apr-02-05 | | RookFile: Yes... certainly Schiller as a
simul opponent is a lot higher
than your average simul opponnent... |
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Apr-02-05
 | | Eric Schiller: It was a simul, but I wasn't rated very high back then. The point isn't that I beat him in a simul, but that the game is interesting, and deserved publication. Don't worry, I got smacked down later. Gligoric came into town, and I used the same opening, I was feeling very confident, until he played a big TN. He had seen the game, and had come up with a strong idea. So much for my wanting the game to be published! Sometimes you get what you wish for ;-) |
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| Apr-02-05 | | Dick Brain: Should Reshesky's rating be 2630? He was much higher-rated than 2430 in 1972 at age 60. |
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| Apr-02-05 | | Minor Piece Activity: Very nice game. How old were you Eric? |
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Apr-03-05
| | Eric Schiller: <Minor> I was 17, and back then there weren't a lot of pre-teen whiz-kids running around. I was one of a group of young players at the Manhattan Chess Club, but the others, though notable at the time, more or less disappeared from chess. The Manhattan had a lot of GM simuls. I played Reshevsky, Lombardy (draw) and Gligoric (loss) among others. A great experience! |
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Apr-03-05
| | Eric Schiller: Some comments on the game:
[Event "Simultaneous Exhibition, Manhattan Chess CLub"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1972"]
[Round ""]
[White "Reshevsky, Samuel"]
[Black "Schiller, Eric"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Eco "D25"]
[Annotator "Eric Schiller"]
[Source "Cardoza Chess"]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 g6
This is not the most common continuation. Usually ♗lack plays an early ...e6,
locking in the light-squared bishop. This can lead to great difficulties later
on, and while the system is suitable for masters, it is not easy to play for
beginners. On the other hand, this fianchetto play is easy to play, even if not as objectively sound.
5.Bxc4 Bg7 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3 Nfd7
Smyslov's system. The idea is to bring the knight to b6, driving back the enemy
bishop, and then striking at the center with ...c5 or ...e5.
8.Qe2 ( 8.e4 Nb6 9.Be2 Bg4 10.Be3 Nc6
was played in Evans - Smyslov, Helsinki Olympiad 1952, which was a game I had
studied in preparation for this contest. ♗lack has a lot of pressure on the center. ♙lay continued
11.d5 Bxf3 12.Bxf3 Ne5 13.Be2 Nec4 with pressure on the long diagonal. After 14.♗c1 c6! ♗lack had a strong game.
) Nb6 9.Bb3 Nc6 !? An attempt to improve on Golombek - Smyslov, ♗udapest 1952, which saw 9...a5.
10.Rd1 Bg4 11.h3 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 Qe8 This move has the goal of blasting open the center. After the king moves to the h-file ♗lack can advance both e- and f-pawns.
13.Nb5 ?!
Gligoric improved against me a week or two later with 13. ♘e4!, with the threat
of ♘c5. Serves me right for getting the game published in the ♘ew York Times!
Rc8 14.Bd2 a6 15.Na3 Kh8 16.Rac1 e5 ! 17.d5 e4 18.Qf4
♘ow it is clear that the ♘c6 is headed for e5, with the possibility of jumping
into f3. If only the g-file were open and a rook stood on g8...
g5 ! 19.Qxg5 Ne5 20.Bc3 The pin looks strong - but checks have been known to break pins!
Nf3+ !! 21.gxf3 Bxc3 22.Kh1 ( 22.bxc3 Rg8 ) Rg8 23.Qf4 Qd7
24.Qh4 Qf5 ! ♗lack continues to make threats while improving the position of his queen, before capturing the pawn at b2.
25.f4 Bxb2 26.Rg1 Bxc1 27.Rxc1 Qg6 White's position is hopeless.
28.Qg4 Qxg4 29.hxg4 Rxg4 White could have resigned here. 30.Rg1
Rxg1+ 31.Kxg1 Rd8 32.d6 Rxd6 33.Bxf7 Rd3 34.Nc2 c5 35.Be6 Rc3
36.Ne1 Rc1 37.Kf1 Nc4 38.Ke2 b5 39.Bd5 Ra1 40.Bxe4 Rxa2+ 41.Kd1
Rxf2 42.Nd3 Rd2+ 0-1 |
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| Apr-05-05 | | THE pawn: Reshevsky must have been really surprised, do you remember his reaction, when he had lost? |
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| Apr-16-05 | | DWINS: Hi Eric. What a thrill it must have been as a 17 year old to beat the great Reshevsky. In looking over the game though, it appears that 13.Nb5 is perfectly fine for White and that 20.Bc3 was Reshevsky's real mistake. What would you have played had he continued 20. Qf5? At first glance 20...Nd3 looks real nice but after 21.Bc2 the tactics favor White. 21...Nxc1?? loses to 22.Bxe4 and 21...Bxb2 22.Bxd3 exd3 (22...Bxc1?? allows mate after 23.Qf6+) 23.Nc4 and the d3 pawn will eventually fall leaving White a pawn ahead. So another move besides 20...Nd3 should probably be played but I couldn't find anything better. What am I missing? |
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Apr-18-05
| | Eric Schiller: <dwins> That's the line modern computers like, but would have answered 21.Bc5 with 21...Qe5. The endgame is better for White, but I'm not sure how many winning chances are there. But it is hard to blame him for choosing Bc3. |
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| Apr-18-05 | | RookFile: Is 17. dxe5 better than 17. d5? |
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Apr-18-05
| | Eric Schiller: <RookFile> Seems about even to me. Reshevsky just wasn't looking deeply enough into the tactics, something that often happens during a simul. |
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| May-13-05 | | aw1988: I absolutely love the annotation with Nf3+.
Nf3+!!
(Nd3 Qxg7#)
Lol. |
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| May-24-05 | | woodenbishop: Mr. Schiller, is this the only game you ever played against Reshevsky? |
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Jul-23-05
 | | chancho: You defeated a player who has beaten such opponents as Alekhine, Lasker,Capablanca, Botvinnik and Smyslov. That it was in simul does not make it any less impressive. |
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| Jul-23-05 | | Montreal1666: <Eric Schiller:> Nice game Mr. Sciller. |
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| Sep-08-05 | | Averageguy: <Schiller> I personally play the QGA as black with e6, than a later a6 and b5/6. I play the QGA because of it's very little theory (extensive opening theory kills good chess in my opininon) and the fact that black can get a good endgame or a suprisingly strong K-side attack. However, the fianchetto system seems interesting and I might give it a try if possible. Thanks Mr. Schiller! The only problem is that No-one at my chess club plays the QG on a regular basis. |
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| Nov-03-05 | | bishopawn: <Eric Schiller> I have had problems with QGA because of slow Q-side development. I see in your game that you bring the knights over, and don't even bother with the a and b pawns. Have you had success with this version. I have given up on the Accelerated Fianchetto, because of numerous pawn moves. |
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Nov-03-05
| | Eric Schiller: <bishopawn> A funny thing happened shortly after this game. Gligoric played an improvement (I believe it is in the notes) and clobbered me. I lost faith in the line, and only a couple of years ago realized that Black is perfectly fine. So it is now in my repertoire, but I prefer to use it only on 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4, and I tend to play 2...e6, so it hasn't had another outing yet. But it is definitely in my repertoire. It is gruenfeld-like without requiring all the theory. I certainly recommend it to students and am confident it can stand up at any level of play. |
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| Nov-04-05 | | bishopawn: <Eric Schiller>, Thanks for the context. I found the line in my old I.A. Horowitz Openings book. I was about to jump to the Chigorin, but maybe I will look at this. I guess you should have played the Albin-Counter Gambit against Gligoric!! :-) |
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Nov-05-05
| | Eric Schiller: <bishopawn> I relied on the big Horowitz book when I was a kid, and it inspired me to write my big opening books Standard Chess Openings, Gambit Chess Openings and Unorthodox Chess Openings. Horowitz wrote some fine stuff! |
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| Mar-28-06 | | TigerPawns: eric schiller is awesome. never mind that he's only a fide master, lets go buy some of his chess books, there's plenty to choose from. |
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| Mar-28-06 | | dakgootje: very nice game, especcialy when you think that Eric was only 17 at the time... |
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Jul-12-06
 | | Richard Taylor: <ErciSchiler> Great game Eric! Congrats on beating one of the all time greats! Kasparov puts him in the pantheon (pantheon?). |
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