Chernev, Reinfeld, Horowitz, Golombek, Coles, Soltis, Burgess, Fine, Kasparov, Tarrasch and Alekhine himself consider this to be one of his finest games.
29. Rxa5? in a bad position. 29... b4! And White could resign AA amuses himself from here on 30... bxc3! Very entertaining game and virtuoso performance, but no Masterpiece for me - John E Hawkes.
An exceptional game - but a masterpiece needs two players playing well.
ReplyDelete29. Rxa5? in a bad position. 29... b4! And White could resign AA amuses himself from here on 30... bxc3! Very entertaining game and virtuoso performance, but no Masterpiece for me - John E Hawkes.
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