[Event "GotM #54"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1924.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Reti, Richard"] [Black "Bogoljubow, Efim"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E01"] [Annotator "Connaughton, Ken"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "1924.??.??"] [EventCountry "USA"] {[%mdl 64][%evp 0,49,26,18,12,-17,-4,-52,-34,-62,-11,-3,20,-48,3,14,37,9,24,24, 63,103,105,60,60,28,90,15,75,47,49,-7,82,82,139,83,121,109,169,118,118,118,160, 104,104,83,83,83,104,81,854,965]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 {Giving a Catalan setup.} Nf6 4. Bg2 Bd6 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 Re8 7. Bb2 Nbd7 8. d4 {The masters like this move as it fixes Black's pawns on the light squares, greatly limiting the prospects for the Black light square Bishop in the game.} c6 { [#] Black has a solid setup after the opening, White will try to construct a Kingside attack.} 9. Nbd2 Ne4 {[#]} (9... e5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Bxe5 Rxe5 14. Nc4 {[%CAl Rd1d8]} Re8 15. Ne3 Be6 16. Qd4 { [%csl Rd5][%CAl Yg2d5,Ye3d5,Yd4d5,Ya1d1,Yf1d1]}) 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ne5 f5 { [%csl Re6] Trying to block the road to his Kingside, but his center is vulnerable now.} 12. f3 $1 {[#] Exactly the right move to exploit Black's central problems.} exf3 13. Bxf3 $1 {[%CAl Re2e4] Because the e-pawn is needed to open the center.} Qc7 (13... Nxe5 14. dxe5 Bc5+ 15. Kg2 Bd7 (15... Qxd1 16. Raxd1 $16 {[%csl Yb7,Rc8,Ye6]}) 16. e4 $1 $16) 14. Nxd7 Bxd7 15. e4 e5 { And it looks like Black has held the position. White's advantage could melt away easily unless he finds a way to open the position with advantage.} 16. c5 $1 {The only move that wins!} Bf8 17. Qc2 $1 {[%CAl Ye4f5,Yd4e5] [#] White will be better after the exchanges.} exd4 (17... fxe4 18. Bxe4 $18 {[%CAl Yd4e5,Ye4h7]}) 18. exf5 Rad8 (18... Re5 19. Qc4+ Kh8 20. f6 $1) 19. Bh5 $1 { [#] Having prepped the landscape with inspired play, now White begins the final assault. This is the first move in a forcing combination.} Re5 20. Bxd4 Rxf5 (20... Rd5 21. Qc4 Kh8 22. Bg4) 21. Rxf5 Bxf5 22. Qxf5 Rxd4 23. Rf1 $1 { Material still level but White's pieces are much better.} Rd8 {Defending the home rank, apparently adequately.} (23... Qe7 24. Bf7+ Kh8 25. Bd5 $3 {[%CAl Yf5f8]} Qf6 26. Qc8 $18) 24. Bf7+ {[%CAl Rf5f8,Rf1f8] Important to push the King away. The Queen and Rook are still attacking the Black Bishop through the White Bishop by means of X-Ray. When the King is pushed aside Black's defenders will be reduced from 2 to just 1.} Kh8 25. Be8 $3 {[#] This game wins the Tournament Brilliancy Award. Black resigns as a quick # is unstoppable without major material losses.} (25. Be8 Rxe8 (25... Qe7 26. Qxf8+ Qxf8 27. Rxf8#) (25... h6 26. Qxf8+ Kh7 27. Qf5+ Kh8 28. Bg6 $18) (25... Bxc5+ 26. Qxc5 Rxe8 27. Qf8+ Rxf8 28. Rxf8#) 26. Qxf8+ Rxf8 27. Rxf8#) 1-0