GM Samuel Reshevsky (2690) -
GM Henrique Mecking (2650)
[E96]
[FIDE] Interzonal Tournament,
Sousse, TUN/ (Round # 14),
February 11th, 1967
1.d4
Nf6; 2.c4
d6!?; 3.Nc3
g6; 4.e4
Bg7;
5.Be2
0-0; 6.Nf3
e5; 7.0-0
Nbd7; 8.Re1
a5;
9.Bf1
c6; 10.Rb1
Re8; 11.d5
Nc5; 12.b3!
Na6;
13.a3
c5; 14.Bd2
Rf8; 15.g3!?
Bg4!; 16.h3
Bd7;
17.Bg5
h6; 18.Be3
Ne8; 19.Qd2
Kh7;
20.Nh4
f5; 21.exf5
gxf5; 22.f4
e4; 23.Bf2
Nf6;
24.Nd1!?
Ng8; 25.Ne3
Qf6!?;
{Diagram?}
Maybe not the best square for the Q here.
26.Bg2
Rae8; 27.Qe2
Ne7; 28.g4
Kg8;
29.Bg3
fxg4?!; 30.hxg4
Ng6;
31.Nhf5!?, {Diag?}
This is not the best.
[ Better was: 31.Nxg6
Qxg6; 32.f5,
"+/-" ].
31...Bh8?; 32.Nxh6+
Kh7; 33.Nhf5
Kg8;
34.Nh6+
Kh7; 35.Rf1!?
Qc3!; 36.Nef5
Bg7;
37.Rbc1
Qxb3; 38.Rb1
Qxa3; 39.Rxb7
Nb8;
40.Nxg7
Qxg3; 41.Nxe8
Nxf4; {Diagram?}
The game was adjourned here.
42.Rxf4
Qxf4; 43.Nxd6
Kxh6; 44.Nxe4
Bxg4;
45.Rb6+
Kh5; 46.Qe1
Nd7!; 47.Ng3+
Kh4;
48.Qe7+
Rf6; 49.Qh7+
Kg5; 50.Ne4+
Qxe4[];
{Diagram?}
The only legal move here for Black.
51.Qxe4
Rxb6; 52.Qe3+
Kg6; 53.Bh3!?,
{D?}
This is OK.
[ Reshevsky himself pointed
out that: 53.Be4+,
was much better.]
53...Bxh3; 54.Qxh3
Ne5; 55.Qe3
Kf5;
56.Qxc5
Rb1+; 57.Kf2
Rb2+; 58.Kf1
a4;
59.d6
Rd2; 60.Ke1!?
Rd4; 61.Ke2
Ke4;
62.Qa3
Rd3; 63.Qb4
a3; 64.c5+
Kf5;
65.Qa4
Ke6; 66.Qa8!
Rb3; ('?!')
67.Qg8+
Nf7;
68.Qg6+
Ke5; 69.Qxf7
a2;
70.Qa7
Rh3;
71.d7
1-0
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