[Event "Boston"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Reshevsky"] [Black "Vasconcellos"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French: Advance, Steinitz"] {27. RESHEVSKY (1911-1992) Although Reshevsky has introduced some good ideas in the openings, he was not really to be considered an expert in that field. Nor did his greatest strength lie in positional play. He was certainly a great master of the endgame, but what really made him such a dangerous opponent for anyone is his patience and his great tactical skill. What seemed to have been a weak point in his armory - his habitual time pressure - became the very hunting ground in which he displayed his tactical virtuosity} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 Nd7 5. Nf3 Bxc5 (5... Ne7 6. -- Nc6 { to pressure White's e-pawn as soon as possible. The c-pawn will not run away}) 6. Bd3 Ne7 7. O-O Nc6 8. Bf4 {Now White enjoys an excellent centralized development. His e-pawn is well protected (Nimzowitschian "overprotection") and thus the pieces protecting it are well placed} 8... Qc7 9. Nc3 $1 { In direct protection of e5} 9... a6 (9... Ndxe5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Qh5 Bd6 12. Nb5 $18) 10. Re1 Qb6 11. Bg3 Qxb2 12. Nxd5 $1 exd5 13. Rb1 Qa3 14. e6 Nf6 ( 14... fxe6 15. Rxe6+ Ne7) 15. exf7+ Kxf7 16. Bh4 $1 { A nice idea. Reshevsky intends to remove Black's best defender, Nf6} 16... Nb4 $2 {A further error} (16... Be7) 17. Ne5+ Kf8 18. Bxf6 Nxd3 (18... gxf6 19. Qh5 $3 fxe5 20. Rxe5 Bd7 21. Qf3+ Kg7 22. Rg5+ Kh6 23. Qh5#) 19. Bxg7+ $1 Kxg7 20. Rxb7+ $3 {A spectacular blow} 20... Be7 (20... Bxb7 21. Qg4+ Kf6 22. Qf3+ Kg7 23. Qf7+ Kh6 24. Qf6+ Kh5 25. g4#) 21. Qh5 {With almost all of his attacking pieces under attack, Reshevsky weaves a pretty finale} 21... Rf8 (21... Bxb7 22. Qf7+ Kh6 23. Ng4+ Kg5 24. Qg7+ Kh4 25. Qh6+ Kxg4 26. h3+ Kf5 27. g4#) 22. Qg5+ Kh8 23. Ng6+ $1 {The final point} 23... hxg6 24. Qh6+ Kg8 25. Qxg6+ Kh8 26. Rbxe7 1-0