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Akiba Rubinstein vs Gerard Oskam
Simul, 28b (1920) (exhibition), Rotterdam NED, Mar-15
Spanish Game: Fianchetto Defense (C60)  ·  0-1

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Dec-22-15  thomastonk: Rubinstein had a bad day.

Let's start at the end:


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Rubinstein had a promising position, but he played 42.♖b6?. After 42.. ♗d4+ he resigned, which was the next mistake. After 43.♔f3 ♗xb6 44.axb6 the ending is very interesting, and I believe it is a draw.


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I won't give a complete analysis, but two illustrating lines.

(I) 44.. ♘d4+ 45.♔f4 ♘c6 46.b7 a5 47.b3 ♔f7 48.♔f5 ♔g7


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If White could say "Pass!", it would be much easier! 49.g6!! d4 50.♔e4 ♔xg6 51.♔d5!


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So far as I can see, this is a draw: 51.. ♘b8 52.♔xd4 ♔f6 53.♔d5 ♔e7 54.♔e5 ♔d7 55.♔f6 ♔c7 56.♔g5 ♔xb7 57.♔xh5


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Dec-22-15  thomastonk: (II) 44.. ♔f5 45.♔e3□


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(a) 45.. ♘d8 46.g6□ ♔xg6 47.♔d4 ♔f6 48.♔xd5 ♔e7 49.♔e5=

(b) 45.. d4+


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46.♔e2!□ ♘d8 47.♔d3 ♘c6 48.♔c4=

Note that 46.♔d3? ♔e5 and Black wins!

Dec-22-15  thomastonk: Now about an early phase of the game.


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Here Rubinstein had a fine position, but 17.♗xf4 was a bad idea. After the text moves 17.. exf4 18.♕xf4 Oskam could have won immediately:


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18.. ♘fe5! 19.♘f6+ ♔h8 20.dxe5 ♘ex5


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Dec-22-15  thomastonk: Addendum: in line (II) (b) the difference between 46.♔e2! and 46.♔d3? is not so clear, I think.


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After 46.♔d3? ♔e5 White cannot play 47.b7 because of 47.. ♘c5+. So he has to move the king again, say 47.♔c4 ♔d6:


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Here the black king elimantes the b-pawn, and White has no own trumps (as it would also happen after 46.g6 ♔d6).

However, after 46.♔e2! Black cannot play 46.. ♔e5? because of 47.b7! .

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