Amazing game
What has this 'miniature' got to do with endgame study?
The game ended, didn't it?
Was this an official game?
No, it wasn't
https://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/retitartakower.html
That's a beautiful mate. But I'm sure this was played in a casual , fun game. Tartakower was a strong player, top 10-15 in the world at one point. And while it is a lovely combination, it is not terribly deep. I'm sure black would never have misd it in a serious game
Edward Lasker mentions ("The Adventure of Chess") that there was a time limit of 10 seconds per move
Edward Lasker mentions ("The Adventure of Chess") that there was a time limit of 10 seconds per move
In the link I posted:
Peter Anderberg reports that the game was published by Georg Marco in his chess column on page 10 of Neues Wiener Tagblatt, 1 April 1910, with the finish ‘10 Bg5+ Resigns’. The game was played for a small stake (ten crowns) and at a time-limit of 15 moves per hour. Below is Marco’s introduction to the game:
‘Als ein Unikum aber muss die nachstehende Partie gelten, in der sich Dr. S. Tartakower, einer der glänzendsten Repräsentanten der Gegenwart, vom Jungmeister Richard Réti in zehn Zügen überrumpeln liess. Dabei muss betont werden, dass die Partie nicht etwa im Eilzugstempo – “Zug-Zug” –, sondern mit vollem Ernst, mit Uhrenkontrolle (15 Züge per Stunde), um einen Einsatz von 10 K. gespielt wurde. Natürlich hat Dr. Tartakower in der nächsten Partie Satisfaktion gesucht und – wie wir zur Beruhigung seiner Freunde hinzufügen – auch gefunden.`
A very interesting game played by Reti.