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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.

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