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Chess Chats by George Koltanowski Sunday, August 28, 1949 The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California Problem No. 101 by...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Saturday, March 21, 2020

Problem No. 101 by L.S. Penrose, Hampstead. White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN n7/1KN5/3kPP2/R2pp3/1Rppq3/2P2p2/5B2/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Rb2 Nxc7 2. Rb6#

Game from the July, 1949, Schlechter Memorial Tournament, Vienna, Austria.
Jan Foltys (white) vs. Stojan Puc (black)
Czech Defense

Descriptive 1. P-Q4 P-Q3 2. P-K4 N-KB3 3. N-QB3 P-B3 4. N-B3 B-N5 5. P-KR3 B-R4 6. B-K2 P-K3 7. B-K3 P-Q4 8. PxP KPxP 9. O-O B-K2 10. N-K5 BxB 11. NxB QN-Q2 12. N-N3 N-B1 13. N-B5 N-K3 14. Q-B3 O-O 15. KR-K1 K-R1 16. R-K2 N-K5 17. QR-K1 P-B3 18. N-Q3 P-KN3 19. NxB QxN 20. P-B3 P-KN4 21. N-B5 QR-K1 22. KNxN5 PxN 23. QxP Q-KB2 24. B-Q2 N-N2 25. Q-N1 RxR 26. RxR Q-R4 27. R-K7 R-KN1 28. P-B3 P-KB4 29. Q-Q1 Q-N3 30. Q-K2 P-N5 31. BPxP PxP 32. QxP Q-N8ch 33. K-R2 QxNP 34. B-B4 Q-R6 35. RxN Resigns

Algebraic 1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. Be2 e6 7. Be3 d5 8. exd5 exd5 9. 0-0 Be7 10. Ne5 Bxe2 11. Nxe2 Nbd7 12. Ng3 Nf8 13. Nf5 Ne6 14. Qf3 0-0 15. Re1 Kh8 16. Re2 Ne4 17. Ree1 f6 18. Nd3 g6 19. Nxe7 Qxe7 20. c3 g5 21. Nc5 Rfe8 22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Qxe4 Qf7 24. Bd2 Ng7 25. Qb1 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 Qh5 27. Re7 Rg8 28. f3 f5 29. Qd1 Qg6 30. Qe2 g4 31. fxg4 fxg4 32. Qxg4 Qb1+ 33. Kh2 Qxb2 34. Bf4 Qa3 35. Rxg7 1-0

Notes
1. A very old opening move which has little to recommend it, not even the element of surprise, at least against an experienced opponent. It is quite playable, however, if preceded by 1. … N-KB3; which secures some hold on the center and prevents 2. P-K4.
2. Good at this point, as it supports his Q4 and allows an outlet for his queen.
3. This is premature as the exchange of pawns provides white with an objective; action on the open K file. He should first complete his development.
4. With his QB away from his K side, recapture with the QBP would be risky.
5. The knight actually threatens mate on the move!
6. Anticipating white's Q-N3.
7. If 23. … N-B5; 24. BxN.