Samuel Reshevsky vs William Winter - Nottingham 1936.08.11

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Samuel Reshevsky vs William Winter
Nottingham Nottingham ENG round 2 1936.08.11
Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Classical System, Main Line 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nottingham"]
[Site "Nottingham ENG"]
[Date "1936.08.11"]
[EventDate "1936.08.10"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Samuel Reshevsky"]
[Black "William Winter"]
[ECO "D19"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 {Notes by Alekhine} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4
5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 Ne4 {As in
the other games in this tournament this move proves to be
quite sufficient to equalise (see Lasker-Capablanca and
Fine-Capablanca).} 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Nd2 Bg6 12. Nb3 Nd7
13. Bd2 {Leads to a further simplification (see Black's 14th
move). But as Black's pieces are well developed and he has no
weaknesses, there is no reason for White to complicate
matters, for instance by Rd1.} Bxd2 14. Qxd2 e5 15. a5 exd4
16. exd4 {Comparatively better than 16.Qxd4 Qe7; followed by
...Rd8 after which Black's Pawn majority on the Q-side could
become an important faqctor in the endgame.} Nf6 17. Qf4 Nd5
18. Qg3 Qf6 {Showing that he is satisfied with a
draw. Otherwise 18...Re8 and if 19.Re1 then ...Rxe1+ 20.Rxe1
b6, in order to limit the action of the White Knight, was
worth considering.} 19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. Rfc1 Rfc8 21. Qe5
{Hoping, in vain, to get the strong square d4 for the Knight
after the exchange.} Qxe5 22. dxe5 Rc4 {An exactly caculated
move which destroys White's last winning hope. If after
23.Rxc4 dxc4 White should play 24.Nc5 he would even get into
some trouble. 24...Rd8 25.Nxb7 Rd2 26.Nd6 Bd3 followed by
...Rxb2.} 23. Rxc4 dxc4 24. Nd2 Bd3 25. Ra4 Rc8 26. Rb4 c3
{The simplest} 27. bxc3 Rxc3 28. f4 Ba6 29. Rd4 Kf8 30. Ne4
Ra3 31. Rd5 {Black can now play for instance 31...Ra4 32.Nc5
Rxf4 33.Nxa6 bxa6 34.Rd6 Rc4 35.Rxa6 Rc7 etc.} 1/2-1/2

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Updated: 1 February, 2022
Created: 1 February, 2022