From Chapter One: 'A Thing of Beauty', page 12:
Here, Fred Reinfeld discusses the difference between playing Chess for Fun and playing Chess for Blood; as well as, the murderous artistic genius of, Alexander Alekhine - "... the proverbial magician..." at the chessboard.
Reinfeld illustrates a particularly nasty Escape & Mate, where Alekhine - playing White - mousetraps the Black King - played by Reshevsky - while escaping having his Queen anchored to defense of his own White King against the threat of being mated by Black with: 1. ... g2+ 2. Qxg2 Qxg2#
BLACK: RESHEVSKY
WHITE: ALEKHINE
From the position above the game progressed, thus:
1. Rxb8+ Kxb8
2. Qxe5+ fxe5
3. Rf8+ Qe8
4. Rxe8+ Rd8
5. Rxd8#
MY PERSONAL COMMENTS:
As Reinfeld points out, it is indeed a very artistic escape and mate by Alekhine; however, it is based on capitalizing on a blunder when Reshevsky plays: 1. ... Kxb8? Whereas, the better move for Black would have been to resist winning material; and instead, simply side-step the attack with: 1. ... Kd7
HOWEVER, what deviltry and mayhem Alekhine might have committed upon Reshevsky from Black's still compromised position, one can only speculate!
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