"A player can sometimes afford the luxury of an inaccurate move, or even a definite error, in the opening or middlegame without necessarily obtaining a lost position. In the endgame ... an error can be decisive, and we are rarely presented with a second chance."
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Groningen, 13th August 1946. In the opening round, ex-World Champion Max Euwe (Netherlands) faces Abe Yanofsky (Canada).
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Max Euwe 🆚 Daniel Abraham Yanofsky
Groningen (1946), Groningen NED, rd 1, Aug-13
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Line (E40)
1-0
Groningen (1946), Groningen NED, rd 1, Aug-13
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Line (E40)
1-0
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Euwe vs. Yanofsky, Groningen 1946 | Endgame Exclam!! - GM Eric Hansen
17...Nd4! [Centralizing the knight and putting pressure on the opponent's weak light squares.]
[17...Kh7!? 18.Nc3 Nd4 19.b5 f5 20.Nxd5 Bxd5 21.Be3 Bxg2 22.Kxg2 Qd5+ 23.f3 e4 24.dxe4 fxe4 25.Bxd4 exf3+ 26.Rxf3 Rxf3 27.exf3 Qxd4 28.Qxd4 Bxd4 29.Rd1 Bc5 30.Ra1 Kg7 31.f4 Kf7 32.Kf3 Ke6 33.Ke2 Bxa3 34.Rxa3 Kd5 35.Kd3 Kc5–+; 17...Qd7 18.e3 f5 19.Nc3 Ncxb4 20.Qe2 f4 21.Ncb5 Nc6 22.Rfc1 fxe3 23.fxe3 Kh7 24.Nc4 Rab8µ]
18.Nc3 Nxc3 19.Bxc3 Bb3 20.Qd2 Rc8 21.Rfc1 e4 22.Bxd4 [22.Bxe4 Rxc3 23.Rxc3 Nxe2+ 24.Qxe2 Bxc3–+]
22...Rxc1+ 23.Qxc1 Qxd4 24.Bxe4 Ba2 25.e3 Qe5 26.Nc4 Qe6 27.b5 Bxc4 28.Qxc4 Qxc4 29.dxc4 a3
0–1
[17...Kh7!? 18.Nc3 Nd4 19.b5 f5 20.Nxd5 Bxd5 21.Be3 Bxg2 22.Kxg2 Qd5+ 23.f3 e4 24.dxe4 fxe4 25.Bxd4 exf3+ 26.Rxf3 Rxf3 27.exf3 Qxd4 28.Qxd4 Bxd4 29.Rd1 Bc5 30.Ra1 Kg7 31.f4 Kf7 32.Kf3 Ke6 33.Ke2 Bxa3 34.Rxa3 Kd5 35.Kd3 Kc5–+; 17...Qd7 18.e3 f5 19.Nc3 Ncxb4 20.Qe2 f4 21.Ncb5 Nc6 22.Rfc1 fxe3 23.fxe3 Kh7 24.Nc4 Rab8µ]
18.Nc3 Nxc3 19.Bxc3 Bb3 20.Qd2 Rc8 21.Rfc1 e4 22.Bxd4 [22.Bxe4 Rxc3 23.Rxc3 Nxe2+ 24.Qxe2 Bxc3–+]
22...Rxc1+ 23.Qxc1 Qxd4 24.Bxe4 Ba2 25.e3 Qe5 26.Nc4 Qe6 27.b5 Bxc4 28.Qxc4 Qxc4 29.dxc4 a3
0–1