Samuel Reshevsky vs Reuben Fine - NYSCA Championship 1941.08.22

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Samuel Reshevsky vs Reuben Fine
NYSCA Championship Hamilton, NY USA round 8 1941.08.22
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Line 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York State-ch"]
[Site "Hamilton, NY USA"]
[Date "1941.08.22"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Samuel Reshevsky"]
[Black "Reuben Fine"]
[ECO "E40"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5
7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Ne2 b6 10. O-O Ba6 11. Bxa6 Nxa6
12. Qd3 Qc8 13. Bb2 cxd4 14. cxd4 Nc7 15. Rfc1 Qd7 16. f3 Rfe8
17. Ng3 Ne6 18. Re1 Rac8 19. Rad1 Qa4 20. Rd2 Qc4 21. Qb1 Qb3
22. Nf5 Rc7 23. e4 Rec8 24. Rd3 Qa4 25. e5 Ne8 26. Ne3 Qb5
27. Rd2 Qb3 28. Rd3 Qb5 29. Rd2 Qa5 30. Qd1 Qb5 31. g3 g6
32. f4 f5 33. Qf3 Rd8 34. g4 N8g7 35. gxf5 Nxf5 36. Ng4 Rf7
37. Nf6+ Kh8 38. Rc1 Rxf6 39. exf6 Rf8 40. Re1 Rxf6 41. a4 Qd7
42. Rf2 Nc7 43. Rc2 Rf7 44. Rec1 Ne8 45. Ba3 Nf6 46. Rc8+ Kg7
47. Bf8+ Kg8 48. Bd6+ {48.Qxd5!! would have blown black to
pieces and made this a great maneuvering game as well as a
sacrificial masterpiece. -- Keene} Ne8 49. Be5 Ne7 50. Ra8 Nc6
51. h3 Nxe5 52. dxe5 Qxa4 53. Rcc8 Rf8 54. e6 Kg7 55. e7 Rxf4
56. Qd3 Rf5 57. Rc2 Qh4 58. Re2 Rg5+ 59. Rg2 Rxg2+ 60. Kxg2
Qxe7 1/2-1/2

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Updated: 6 February, 2022
Created: 6 February, 2022