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onds, anticipating only 13. Rxc4, with an extra piece and an easy win for Black. Why such a rush? After the calm 12. ... Nf5, Black is up one pawn and should be a bit better.
13. Nxc4 Qc7 14. Nd6+ Kd8 After 15. Nxf7+ Ke8 16. Nxh8 g6 ...
42. ... Kc6 43. Rec7+ Kd5 44. e7 Re6 45. Rd7+ Ke4 46. Rb8 Nd5 47. e8=Q Rxe8 48. Rxe8+ Kd3 49. Rxd5 Kc4 50. Rxa5 g5 51. d5 Kb4 52. d6 Kxa5
The 14th straight best move that I made, by far my best striKng of sharp play.
25. ... Kc7 53. Rb8
Admittedly sloppy, but I wanted to avoid stalemate.
... 17. Ng5 White is winning easily. His
knight pair is great, while Black’s d7-bishop is pitiful and only restricts his own queen. Compare this analysis diagram with the diagram after 18. ... g6.
15. Ng5!
Following Morphy’s tenet to get more pieces on the attack.
15. ... Be8 16. Ngxf7+ Bxf7 17. Nxf7+ Ke8 18. Nxh8 g6
26. Na5 Computer says 26. Qd6+ Kxb7 27. Qd7+
Kb6 28. Rb1+ Ka5 29. Qb7 Nxd4 30. Rb5+ Nxb5 31. Qxb5 mate. Yes, this line wins fastest. But the 26.
Na5 line is as strong, and easier to handle. 26. ... Qe4 27. Qd6+ Or 27. d5.
27. ... Kb6 28. Nc4+ Ka6 29. Nd2 Qd5 30. Qxd5 Nxd5 31. Rxc6+ Kb7 32. Rc2
Better is Rc4. White is up an Exchange plus three pawns. An easy win.
19. Qf3
White redeems his slight inaccuracy on move 15 with superb queen play. 19. ... Nd5
Any other move by this knight (other- wise—20. Qf7+ or 20. Nf7) allows 20. d5. 20. Qh3
This not only attacks the e6-pawn, but stops both 20. ... Bg7 and 20. ... Qg7. 20. ... Qe7
(see diagram top of next column)
21. Bg5! This seemed the best way of keeping the attack going.
21. ... Qxg5 22. Qxe6+ Nde7 23. Nf7 Qf4 24. Nd6+ Kd8 25. Nxb7+
38. e6 I played this move almost immediately.
38. ... Rd6 39. Rc7+ Kb6 40. Rxe7 Nd3 41. Rcc7 Nf4 42. Rb7+ Or 42. Ne5.
32. ... Rd8 33. Rb1+ Nb4 34. Rc4 a5 35. Nf3 h6 36. h4 Be7 37. Rbc1 Rd7
I like 53. Rb8!
53. ... Kxa4 54. d7, Black resigned. Mr. Anderson indeed played a long se -
quence of excellent moves, as he described in his letter. His winning techniques, and his major concerns—not to win computer-like in a few moves, but to avoid “drawish” pit- falls—were truly masterly. A few openings to learn, fewer early blunders, and he should become an expert quite soon.
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