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He gives the winning line as 1... Ba6 2 Qxa6 Qd2 3 Ne2 Qe3+ 4 Kh1 Qf3+ 5 Bg2 Nef2+ 6 Kg1 Nh3+ 7 Bxh3 Qf2+ 8 Kh1 Qxh2#.

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Reinfeld gives the winning line for White as: 1. Rxe6+ Kd7 2. Rxd6+ Kxd6 3. Nf5+ Ke6 4. Re3+ Kd7 5. Re7+, which will force the Black King to the back rank and result in the loss of the h8-Rook and either the other Rook or Queen.

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8. Rb3+ Ka6 9. Ra3+ Kb5 10. c4+ Kb4 11. c5+ wins the Queen.

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Actually I enjoyed that much as if I was reading a long novel. It seemed to me to be about life as much as chess.

In his 1950 book: 'A Treasury of British Chess Masterpieces' Fred writes he did not include a Staunton game because "...it takes to much time to find a game by him which one can enjoy."

Fair enough.

But in his 1947 book 'British Chess Masters: Past and Present 'I'm 99% sure he does give a Staunton game.

I do not have the 'British Chess Masters: Past and Present ' too hand can anyone tell me which Staunton game(s) he has in this book

I think it may be this one:

Saint Amant vs Staunton, 1843.

It's on page 5 of the aforementioned book:

https://www.amazon.com/British-Ches...

I'm writing something about defending Reinfeld because he never had the databases we now have.

Hence no Staunton-Cochrane games a handful of which he would have enjoyed noting up.

Thanks Again.

Naiditsch vs M Bluebaum, 2018 (kibitz #35)

Robert Shaw was also the blonde baddie Donald "Red" Grant: in 'From Russia with Love' which of course is famous chess wise due to the Spassky - Bronstein game.

'Fred Reinfeld: The Man Who Taught America Chess, with 282 Games' by Alex Dunne.

(that is 282 games played by Fred Reinfeld, not Fred Reinfeld teaching America how to play chess with 282 games.)

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Review here on page 53 (8 of 10) of this CHESS sample

https://www.chess.co.uk/downloads/c...

Chess wisdom

'.. “Mr. Reinfeld crams into his new books a large amount of chess wisdom,” Dana Brannan wrote in The New York Times in 1949, referring to “How to Play Better Chess” and “Relax With Chess,’ “If the amateur will keep these books within reach and remember what he reads, he will soon be surprising his chess friends—and enemies.” Mr. Reinfeld did not confine his writings to chess, however. He was the author of “Coin Collections’ Handbook,” “Uranium and Other Miracle Metals” and “What’s New in Science.” He possessed a phenomenal memory and was able to compete research on as many as 13 books a year and then write them often without revising more than a few sentences. A book that he had, however, completely revised recently was “A Catalogue of the World’s Most Popular Coins,” which the Sterling Publishing Company published in 1956 and plans to reissue in the fall. Among his popular books were “Miracle Drugs and the New Age of Medicine” and “They Almost Made It,” which is a documented account of the many inventors who were forerunners of those to whom history gives credit for their inventions. His works have been translated into several languages and used by the United States Information Service. They have been published by most of the leading book companies, may in paperback, editions. Mr. Reinfeld, a graduate of City College, taught chess at New York University. In 1959 he received the Thomas Alva Edison Foundation Award for his historical work “The Great Dissenters.” He was an editor of the Chess Review and he wrote for the Encyclopedia Britannica. Surviving are his widow, the former Beatrice Levine; a son, Don; a daughter, Judith, and a sister, Mrs. Lillian Blake. A funeral service will be held at Gutterman’s Chapel in Rockville Centre on Sunday at 10 A.M. ..'

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from obituary excerpts in 'Great Moments in Chess' by Kent Nelson, July 2015

Link also contains a varity of themes all included in the special issue of 'The Gambit' a recap of most of Nebraska chess in 2014.

Courtesy of Editor Kent Nelson.

Most members do not know Kent Nelson, but I've had the pleasure of meeting Kent at various times over the years (combining my trips to visit family and play chess tournaments), and watching him deal squarely with others. Kent Nelson is a kind, helpful, fair, honorable man; he walks tall! He's a steady competitor, yet humble and gracious. You cannot tell if he won or lost. He's an excellent organizer of various chess functions over the years, sometimes stepping in to save the day when others couldn't/wouldn't.

I think of Kent Nelson as having become the "Dean of Nebraska Chess" this century but perhaps others unknown to me might be deserving of that title too. (As a visitor, it's not my place to bestow such an honor, but it's what I think of him.) Certainly, Kent is The Informant of Nebraska chess, having edited The Gambit publication for many years, benefitting so many in the area.

Without going into details, I can think of a handful of ways Kent took the time to help other competitors, many that he did not know, including myself. Kent does not seem to be an outgoing socialite, but clearly a person of principle. There's a right way to do things, and he subscribes to this consistently.