Paul Keres – Samuel Reshevsky

[#] The Steinitz Defence was popular back in the day. It is doubtful how wise it was to play it against Keres, since he also beat Alekhine in this variation in the Margate 1937 tournament

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Date: November 12, 1938
Location: The Netherlands
Tournament: AVRO
Round: 4
Opening: C79 Spanish - Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defence Deferred (Russian Defence)
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Published on: June 11, 2023

[Event "AVRO"] [Site "The Netherlands"] [Date "1938.11.12"] [Round "4"] [White "Paul Keres"] [Black "Samuel Reshevsky"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C79"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "1938.11.06"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 {[pgndiagram] The Steinitz Defence was popular back in the day. It is doubtful how wise it was to play it against Keres, since he also beat Alekhine in this variation in the Margate 1937 tournament} 6. Bxc6+ {Against Alekhine Keres advanced his c pawn} (6. c4 {