Author: Mike Hood
Date: 03:51:12 12/19/05
After its mention on Chessbase's site I looked at the Maroczy-Tartakower game from 1922. Are there any engines that find the rook sacrifice in move 17? I've tried several of the top engines, and none find the move, but after making the move manually they agree that it was the best choice. [Event "Teplitz-Schoenau"] [Site "Teplitz-Schoenau"] [Date "1922.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Maroczy, Geza"] [Black "Tartakower, Saviely"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A85"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "1922.??.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "CSR"] [Source "ChessBase"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. a3 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 d5 7. Nf3 c6 8. O-O Ne4 9. Qc2 Bd6 10. b3 Nd7 11. Bb2 Rf6 12. Rfe1 Rh6 13. g3 Qf6 14. Bf1 g5 15. Rad1 g4 16. Nxe4 fxe4 17. Nd2 Rxh2 18. Kxh2 Qxf2+ 19. Kh1 Nf6 20. Re2 Qxg3 21. Nb1 Nh5 22. Qd2 Bd7 23. Rf2 Qh4+ 24. Kg1 Bg3 25. Bc3 Bxf2+ 26. Qxf2 g3 27. Qg2 Rf8 28. Be1 Rxf1+ 29. Kxf1 e5 30. Kg1 Bg4 31. Bxg3 Nxg3 32. Re1 Nf5 33. Qf2 Qg5 34. dxe5 Bf3+ 35. Kf1 Ng3+ 0-1 [D] r1b3k1/pp1n3p/2pbpq1r/3p4/2PPp1p1/PP2P1P1/1BQN1P1P/3RRBK1 b - - 0 1
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