Logical Chess: Move by Move

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KevinOSh
Final game in the book
Game 33 - Rubinstein - Maroczy
Gothenburg 1920
Queen's Gambit Declined
 

Chernev's introduction:

"Rubinstein-Maroczy (No. 33) is a splendid all-around performance, Rubinstein's economic development in the opening results in magnificient middlegame centralization, and this in turn is a prelude to a kingside attack in the ending. Not the least of this game's attractions is the remarkable use of d5 as a pivot for the manoeuvres of Rubinstein's knight, bishop, rook and queen, who each utilize this square in turn as a landing field!"

Game analysis (depth 30)

White Black

CAPS 92.5% 72.1%
Best 18 13
Inaccuracy 1 1
Mistakes 3 3
Blunder 0 0

Maroczy's first mistake is 22...Be6. The best move is 22...Bg4

However Rubinstein gradually accumulated an advantage before move 22.

There were a few suboptimal Queen moves made by Black: 17...Qb8 where 17...Qb6 is better, and 18...Qa7 where 18...a5 would have been better.

Black's second mistake is 28...Rc7. The best move is 22...Qa8

Black's final mistake is 30...Kh1. The best move is 30...Rf7

Chernev concludes: "An impressive, deeply satisfying game, one of the finest in the literature of chess."

Chess School lesson: the art of attack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx2-mzHUsT4

LittlePersia

KevinOSh  
I just find your post. Thank you very much.

KevinOSh

I found another video series based on this book:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL253E9FCCB67B45E1

 

igloofreeze

That is very helpful thank you ver much!

ChessMasteryOfficial

Great! You have it on YT as well: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUrgfsyInqNa1S4i8DsGJwzx1Uhn2AqlT

Hridhaan_011

bhai joe mea game dhund rha hoo yeh wo nhee hea sare

putshort
Why not look in the library first tho? Kind of a waste

https://www.chess.com/library
davidk67

This is the best post ever on chess.com.

Senric_2000

Game 8 - Przepiorka - Prokes

Budapest 1929
Colle System

The first inaccuracy is 12...Nxe4. With the Black Knight under attack from both bishop and knight, there is some simple logic in capturing first. The analysis engine prefers 12...Bd7

The disadvantage of the engine's preferred 12...Bd7 is 13.Nxf6 Nxf6 14.Bxf6 gxf6 and the shelter for Black's King is blown open.

After 12...Nxe4, White can either recapture with the bishop or with the Rook. Which piece should you capture with?

13.Rxe4 is better than Bxe4 capture because if Bxe4 and Black responds with 14.Bd7 then White moves out of the way with 14...Bd3 and cannot defend the Knight on f3, so 15...Bxf3 16.Qxf3 Bxh2+ and the board would look like this:

Is it not Bb7 and not Bd7?

mikewier

I have been recommending Chernev’s books for decades. His Practical Chess Endings and The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever played are great. I tell students that these books have likely had the greatest impact on my chess development.

evdovkas

mikewier, why d'you have a nm next to u

Yenorc

Logical chess is a great book.

evdovkas

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