Eliskases – Henneberger 1934
White to move. How would you assess this position? How should White proceed?
Hint: This is a very complicated position.
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White was Eliskases.
…And white is lost : 1.Bd5+…Qf7! 2. Bxf7+…Kf8
Not so simple anon 2:00.
1. Qe1 Rfxe1
2. Rxg6+ hxg6
3. Bd5+ Kf8
4. Kh3 Qh7+
5. Kg4 Qh5#
Black wins 0-1
I am trying to build up to what anonymous 2:00 said:
1. Bd5+ (you need a check otherwise it’s Rh1 checkmate) Qf7 (I guess all other moves lead to decisive white advantage)
2. Rxg6+ (offering an escape pathway for the white king) hxg6
3. Kh4 and then I guess black will give back the rook(?) by Rxd4 5. cxd4
hmm….i know i am wrong somewhere 🙂
Bd5+ Kf8
Rf4+ Rxf4 (otherwise exf4 Qh8 mate)
exf4
now i think white has an advantage
…And white is lost : 1.Bd5+…Qf7! 2. Bxf7+…Kf8
In the heat of the moment Eliskases agreed with you.
Hows about…
1.Bd5+ Qf7
2.Rxg6+ Kf8
3.g4 Qxg6
4.Qxe5…
Then I get stuck, but white seems to have plenty of play.
Life Tip 1: I would put it into my troika of top chess engines, retire for an hour, and sink another glass or two of finest red wine.
They are, together and maybe singly, better than any chess maven I can think of.
Life Tip 2: Don’t waste your time on Dan Brown books, especially if you have already read one of them. The plots are all off the same big board.
Here is the game :
Eliskases,Erich Gottlieb – Henneberger,Walter 1934
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0–0 5.Bd3 d6 6.Nge2 e5 7.0–0 c5 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Qc2 Bxc3 10.Nxc3 Nc6 11.a3 Be6 12.b3 Qe7 13.Bb2 Rad8 14.Rad1 g6 15.Ne4 Nh5 16.Ng3 Nxg3 17.hxg3 Qg5 18.Be4 Bg4 19.Rd5 Qe7 20.Qc3 f6 21.f4 exf4 22.Rxf4 Ne5! 23.Rxe5! Rd1+! 24.Kh2 fxe5 25.Rxg4 Rff1 26.Bd5+ Qf7!
[26…Kf8? 27.Rf4+ Rxf4 28.exf4; 26…Kg7 27.Qxe5+ Qxe5 28.Bxe5+ Kh6 29.Rh4+ Kg5 30.Bf4+ Kf6 31.Kh3 g5 32.Rh6+ Kg7 33.Rd6 gxf4 34.gxf4 slight advantage for white]
27.Bxf7+??
[27.Rxg6+! hxg6 (27…Kf8! 28.g4 Qxg6 29.Qxe5=) 28.Bxf7+ intending g4] 27…Kf8! 0–1
The story here starts with 26.Bd5.
White should at least get a draw but Eliskases played 27.Bxf7?? and lost.
Pharaoh