Masters of the Chessboard by Richard Reti

Author:Richard Reti [Reti, Richard]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Chess
Publisher: SCB Distributors
Published: 2016-06-09T16:00:00+00:00

On the queenside, Black clearly has the advantage, and has even won a pawn already. On the kingside, the possibility of White’s breaking through systematically with g4 and f5 is prevented by Black’s g6-h5 pawn chain. On the other hand, Black’s pawn position on the kingside is so full of holes that if White does break through, in spite of the difficult circumstances, the results must be of momentous importance. Pillsbury has the necessary boldness, energy and imagination to conceive such an operation and carry it through to success.

21.f5! g×f5 22.Nf4 h4

To prevent Qg3-g7.

23.Ra1 Be7 24.R×a4

With this sacrifice of the exchange, White diverts the bishop on d7 from the protection of the kingside.

24...B×a4 25.Nd×e6 f×e6 26.N×e6

If Black now draws away with his queen to c8, for instance, there follows 27.Q×f5, whereby the breakthrough is completed and Black’s position completely demolished. In spite of Black’s great advantage materially, he is rendered helpless, as one can easily perceive on examination. Lasker therefore preferred to give up his queen with...

26...Bd7

...which might prolong the game, but naturally could not save it:

27.N×d8 R×d8 28.Bc5 Rc8 29.B×e7 K×e7 30.Qe3 Rc6 31.Qg5+ Kf7 32.Rc1 R×c1+33.Q×c1 Rc8 34.Qe1 h3 35.g×h3 Rg8+ 36.Kf2 a4 37.Qb4 Rg6 38.Kf3 a3 39.Q×a3 R×b6 40.Qc5 Re6 41.Qc7 Ke7 42.Kf4 b6 43.h4 Rc6 44.Qb8 Be8 45.K×f5 Rh6 46.Qc7+ Kf8 47.Qd8 b5 48.e6 Rh7 49.Ke5 b4 50.Qd6+ 1-0

(35) Pillsbury–Gunsberg

Monte Carlo 1902

Queen’s Gambit Accepted [D21]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 d×c4 3.Nf3 c5 4.e3 c×d4 5.B×c4 e6 6.e×d4 Nf6 7.0-0 Be7 8.Qe2 Nbd7 9.Nc3 Nb6 10.Bb3 Nbd5 11.Bg5 0-0 12.Ne5 N×c3 13.b×c3 Nd5 14.Bd2 Bf6 15.f4 g6 16.Rf3 Bg7 17.Raf1 f6 18.Nd3 b6 (D)

In this position, Pillsbury initiated his breakthrough with the same pawn sacrifice as in the preceding game.

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