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Evolution of Chess Style #148 - Vera Menchik vs Max Euwe - Hastings 1931/32

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â–ºPlaylists: http://goo.gl/FxpqEH â–ºKingscrusher's Greatest Hit Videos! : http://goo.gl/447QLb â–ºFREE online chess at http://osk03.chesshorsey.com/chessclubs/asplogin.asp?from=1053 or realtime at http://www.chessclub.com/from/kingscrusher [Event "Hastings 3132"] [Site "Hastings"] [Date "1931.12.28"] [Round "2"] [White "Vera Menchik"] [Black "Max Euwe"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D17"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "1931.??.??"] {Vera Menchik was the greatest Women's World Champion in history. She won the first eight consecutive Championships, scoring an unbelievable +78 -1 =4. She played in many top level international tournaments against the best Chess masters of her era. She beat World Champion Max Euwe twice- and she also beat Reshevsky, Opocensky, Sultan Khan, Albert Becker, Friedrich Samisch, and Harry Golombek.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 Na6 (6... Nbd7) 7. Bxc4 Nb4 8. O-O (8. Ne5 Nc2+ 9. Qxc2 Bxc2 10. Bxf7#) 8... e6 9. Ne5 ( 9. Qe2 Bg4) 9... Bd6 10. Qe2 c5 (10... O-O 11. e4 Bg6 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. e5) ( 10... Bxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. e4 Bg6 13. f4) (10... Nc2 11. Rb1 Nd5 12. Bd2 Nb6 13. Bb3) 11. Bb5+ Ke7 (11... Kf8 12. e4 Bg6 13. Bf4 cxd4 14. Nd7+) 12. e4 Bg6 13. Nxg6+ hxg6 14. e5 cxd4 15. Rd1 {Fantastically strong move} (15. exd6+ Qxd6 16. g3 a6 (16... dxc3 17. bxc3) 17. Bf4 (17. Bc4 Qc6 18. Nd1 Rxh2 19. Kxh2 Rh8+ ) (17. Bd3 dxc3) 17... Qc5 18. Nd1) (15. exf6+ Kf8 16. Ne4 (16. fxg7+ Kxg7 17. h3 (17. g3 dxc3 18. bxc3 Nd5 19. Bb2 Qf6) 17... dxc3)) 15... Bc7 (15... dxc3 16. Rxd6 Qb8 (16... Qc7 17. bxc3 Nbd5 18. Ba3) 17. bxc3 Nbd5 18. Ba3) 16. exf6+ gxf6 17. g3 a6 18. Be3 (18. Bc4 Kf8 19. Ne4) 18... Bb6 (18... axb5 19. Bxd4 Ke8 20. Bc5 Qc8 21. Bxb4) 19. Bc4 (19. Rxd4 Bxd4 20. Rd1) 19... Kf8 20. Ne4 Kg7 21. Rac1 Rh5 22. Bf4 e5 23. g4 Rh8 24. Bg3 Qe7 25. Nd2 (25. g5 fxg5 26. Bxf7 Kxf7 27. Nxg5+ Qxg5 (27... Kg7 28. Bxe5+ Kh6 29. Qg4 Qxg5 30. Bf4) 28. Qc4+) (25. Nxf6 Qxf6 (25... Kxf6 26. g5+ Kg7 27. Qxe5+ Qxe5 28. Bxe5+ Kh7 29. Bxh8 Rxh8 30. Bxf7) 26. Bxe5) 25... Rhe8 26. Qe4 Qd7 27. Nf3 Qc6 28. Qxc6 Nxc6 29. Bd5 Rac8 30. Be4 (30. Bxc6) 30... Rc7 31. Ne1 Rec8 32. Nd3 Ne7 33. Rxc7 Rxc7 34. Kf1 Rc4 35. Bxb7 Rxa4 36. Rc1 (36. f4 exf4 37. Bxf4 Ra5 38. Bd2) (36. g5) 36... g5 37. f3 Ra2 38. Be1 a5 39. Bd2 f5 40. gxf5 a4 (40... Nxf5 41. Bd5 Ra4 42. Bb3 ) 41. Ke1 a3 42. b4 Kf6 43. Ba6 g4 44. Bc4 Rxd2 45. Kxd2 gxf3 46. Nc5 Kxf5 47. Bxf7 Bd8 48. Be6+ Kf6 49. Bg4 Nd5 50. Bxf3 Nxb4 51. Be4 Be7 52. Nd3 Na2 53. Rc6+ Kg5 54. Rg6+ Kh4 55. Nxe5 Nc3 56. Kd3 1-0 â–ºSupport the channel by donating via PayPal: http://goo.gl/7HJcDq

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