Ballade of the Captured Pawn

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This game, played between Al Horowitz and Jose Broderman during the 1945 Pan-Am tournament, inspired the poem below the game. Horowitz placed 4th out of 13 while Broderman placed 11th.

 

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MarcoBR444

Black blundered then allowed the checkmate position.

Black should have played 30. ... f6  instead of Bxc3.