Author: José Antônio Fabiano Mendes
Date: 04:24:16 02/25/00
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On February 24, 2000 at 15:09:19, Howard Exner wrote: >[D]r3r1k1/1pq2pp1/2p2n2/1PNn4/2QN2b1/6P1/3RPP2/2R3KB b - - id "Reti - Alekhine"; >bm Re3; > >The above is from Reti - Alekhine fromm Baden-Baden, 1925. In his book, "My >Best Games of Chess 1908 - 1937", he writes, > >"I consider this and the game against Bogoljubov at Hastings, 1922, the most >brilliant tournament games of my chess career. And by a peculiar coincidence >they both remained undistinguished as there were no brilliancy prizes awarded in >either of these contest!" > >The Hastings game is the one Terry has posted. I set up the above position from >the book diagram. If someone has this in their database it would be worth the >post to see the entire game. I recall GM Kevin Spraggett writing at length on >this position of all the possible best continuations that he and other GM's >considered. I can´t provide chapter and verse,sorry,but Reti refused a draw offer in the beginning of the game[moves 15-20]. JAFM
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