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10th March 2008, 06:47am
#1
by tooeasy1
Atlanta, Georgia United States
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In this position, you play the losing side. That way, you get to be surprised by the amazing moves Frank Marshall made. Innocent

10th March 2008, 07:00am
#2
by ciraxis
Right Here United States
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Member Points: 53
that turned around for him!
10th March 2008, 08:19am
#3
by Sunshiny
United States
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If i'm not mistaken white could've drawn if he played 18. Kg3
10th March 2008, 08:42am
#4
by shleena
Sheffield United Kingdom
Member Since: Feb 2008
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yep, maroczy falls at the last hurdle
13th March 2008, 01:59pm
#5
by Lime
Toronto Canada
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 22

Maroczy really made some bad moves in that chess game.


13th March 2008, 02:22pm
#6
by Matalino
Waipahu, Hawaii United States
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Member Points: 115
Sunshiny wrote: If i'm not mistaken white could've drawn if he played 18. Kg3

Indeed 18.Kg3 draws.  Marshall's 17...Kg5, however, was a mistake. Correct was 17...g5. 


13th March 2008, 03:31pm
#7
by NM tonydal
United States
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According to chesslive.de, this game was played in the 11th round of Monte Carlo 1903.  And Marshall did indeed play 57... g5 (not ... Kg5); it was a little hard to believe he would've made such an elementary gaffe after all of that (or for that matter that a player of Maroczy's calibre wouldn't have spotted the draw).
13th March 2008, 06:32pm
#8
by Sunshiny
United States
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Matalino wrote: Sunshiny wrote: If i'm not mistaken white could've drawn if he played 18. Kg3

Indeed 18.Kg3 draws.  Marshall's 17...Kg5, however, was a mistake. Correct was 17...g5. 

 Yes, i noticed that too.

 

Thanks for the correction NM Tonydal. 


 
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