Browsing An Old Reinfeld Potboiler - Again

    A couple of years ago I did a post about browsing an old Reinfeld potboiler and today’s game is another one taken from the book that you will enjoy. The finish makes a good tactical puzzle; it features a Q sacrifice, an underpromotion and a back rank mate. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Anonymous–Anonymous1–0B85UnknownFred Reinfeld,Stockfish

B85: Sicilian Scheveningen 1.e4 c5 2.f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.xd4 Reinfeld comments that white has a well-centralized N and black cannot imitate it. Note also that white controls the important center square d5.On these two grounds it seems likely that white will dominate the center and will therefore enjoy superior mobility, he says. f6 5.c3 c6 6.e2 e6 Black has set up the Scheveningen Variation in which he [laces his e-Pawn on e6 where it guards d5 rather than play the space-gaining ...e5. The e-Pawn also prepares ...Be7 followed by ...O-O. White can often launch an attack by advancing his K-side Ps.6.Rg1. 7.e3 e7 8.0-0 0-0 Reinfeld asks, "How has the situation developed as regards mobility?" He explains: both qhite Bs have free diagonals while both of black' are hemmed in. His claim that "The outlook for black's game is very unpromising." does not ring true. Statistically black wins his share of games. White's job is to figure out how utilize his mobility. Advancing his K-side Ps is the usual answer. 9.f4 c7 This move is frequently played, but it does not give good results. A-side counterplay beginning with 9...a5 produces better results. 9///Bd7 is also a possibility/ 10.g4 This rare move is rather rash, but not at all bad. 10.h1 a6 11.a4 e8 12.f3 is the Main Line which has been played countless times with about equal chances. 10...a6 After white's last move this is a bit too slow...more aggressive play is called for. 10...xd4 11.xd4 e5 This is also playable if white takes with the Q, 12.e3 exf4 13.xf4 c5+ with equal chances. 11.g5 It's pretty clear that black i going to be on the defensive and that he is going to have to be careful. e8 Much too passive! In Castrillon Gomez,M (2169)-Culma,R (2036) Ortega COL, 2014, black tried 11...Nxd4 but both players misplayed the subsequent moves. A better idea is 11...Nd7 and ...e5 12.f5 d8 Black has played 12...Bd7 and 12...Ne5 here. The idea of the text is to put pressure on white's advancing Ps. Whatever he does he is facing a strong attack. 13.h4 xd4 14.xd4 Black's passive opening play has resulted in white getting a very promising position. e5 A very poor move. True, it drives away the Q, but at the cost of permanently losing d5. As Reinfeld observes, this vital center square now becomes a hole completely in white's control and black weak on the light squares. 14...b8 striving for play on the Q-side is the best chance. 15.f2 b5 16.d1 b7 17.d3 c7 18.fxe6 fxe6 19.df1 xf2 20.xf2 b7 White is better, but black is far from lost. 15.d2 c7 16.b6 Nd5 would now be deadly. d7 17.f2 d8 18.af1 White menaces a decisive breakthrough with 19..f6 g6 20. h5 f6 Black stops the threatened advance of white's f-Pawn, but his just further weakens his K-side and white breaks through in a different way. Unfortunately for black there wasn't anything that was really better because at this point white is winning. 19.c4+ h8 20.g6 h6 21.f7 c6 22.xc7 White could also win with 22.Be3, but it's a bit more complicated and the text is good enough. xc7 23.g2 White threatens Qxh6+! and mate. d5 After this it's white to nate in 4 23...xf7 24.gxf7 d7 25.g6 b6+ 26.h1 it's a mate in 6. xf5 27.xf5 h7 28.g2 c7 29.xg7+ h8 30.g8+ xg8 31.fxg8# 24.xh6+ Black resigned. A puzzle-like finish! Here's Fritz 19s breakdown: Mistakes: White=0 Black=7 Inaccurate: White=3 Black=0 OK moves: White=4 Black=3 Best moves: White=0 Black=1 Brilliant: White=1 Black=0 24.xh6+ gxh6 25.g7+ h7 26.gxf8+ h8 27.g8# 1–0

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