Reno Gazette-Journal Reno, Nevada Saturday, July 08, 1972 - Page 5
EVANS ON CHESS
Mott-Smith U.S.A.
Problem: (07/08/1972) White mates in two.
Stockfish Analysis.
Turning The Tables
A player must be ever alert since chess offers sudden reversals of fortune. Here are two games from the 1972 USA championship illustrating this doctrine of the second chance. In the first I was ready to resign but got a gift; in the next my opponent was ready to resign but refused my gift.
King's Indian Defense |
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White: FEUERSTEIN 1 N-KB3 2 P-KN3 3 P-Q4 4 B-N2 5 0-0 6 P-B4 7 P-Q5 8 KN-Q2 9 P-QR3 10 P-QN4 11 R-R2 12 B-N2 13 RxB 14 PxP 15 N-QB3 16 RxP 17 Q-B2 18 KR-N1 19 N-B3 20 P-R4 21 N-Q4 22 N-B6 23 P-B4(b) 24 PxN 25 RxB 26 N-Q5?(c) 27 P-B7(d) 28 NxR 29 K-R2 30 Q-R4 31 P-K4 32 R-N5 33 Q-N4 |
Black: EVANS N-KB3 P-KN3 B-N2 0-0 P-Q3 N-B3 N-QR4 P-B4 P-N3 N-Q2 N-N2 BxB PxP PQR4 PxP QN-B4(a) B-R3 Q-B2 BR-B1 N-N2 BxP!? N-K4 NxN N-R4 NxR Q-R2 RxP QxN Q-B4 P-Q4 PxP Q-B3 R-R1 Resigns |
(a) Correct is 16 … N-R4! followed by … B-R3. |
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Sicilian Defense |
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White: EVANS 1 P-K4 2 P-KB4 3 N-KB3 4 P-KN3 5 B-N2 6 0-0 7 P-Q3 8 N-B3 9 B-K3 10 P-Q4 11 R-K1 12 BPxP 13 NxP 14 QxN 15 Q-R4 16 QR-Q1 17 Q-N3 18 P-QR4 19 PxP 20 K-R1 21 QxNP 22 Q-R3 23 Q-N3 24 B-N6! 25 B-B1 26 B-Q4 27 Q-R2 28 BxB 29 N-Q5 30 QxB 31 P-B3 32 Q-B4 33 QxQ 34 R-K3 35 P-QN4 36 P-R4 37 R-Q5 38 B-R3 39 R/3-Q3 40 RxP 41 R-QB5 42 B-B1 43 R-K3 44 R-QR5 45 R-Q5 46 P-B4 47 P-N5 48 R-KB3(b) 49 R-Q8ch 50 R-Q7 51 R/3xP 52 K-N1 53 R-N7ch 54 R/Q-B7ch 55 R-R7 56 KxN 57 K-K1(d) 58 RxRP 59 R/R-N7ch 60 R/N-Q7 |
Black: LOMBARDY P-QB4 N-QB3 P-Q3 P-KN3 B-N2 P-K3 KN-K2 0-0 P-N3(a) B-QR3 P-K4 PxQP NxN1 BxP B-QN2 P-QR3 P-QN4 B-QB3 PxP P-N5 R-N1 R-R1 Q-R4 Q-R3 Q-B1 R-N1 N-B4 PxB BxN N-Q5 R-Q1 N-B6 KRxQ N-N4 R-B2 N-K3 R-R1 R-R7 N-Q5 N-K7 R/2-R2 N-B8 R-QB7 R-Q2 R-R2 R/2-R7 R/R-N7 N-K7 K-N2 K-N1 NxPch NxB(c) K-B1 K-K1 R-N7ch R/QN-B7ch K-B1 K-N1 K-R1 Resigns |
(a) Stronger is 9 … N-Q5. |
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PROBLEM SOLUTION: 1 Q-Q2! threatening 2 K-N3. If 1 … BxN 2 Q-Q8. If 1 … KxN 2 Q-QR2
