Ralph Charell

Avoid the crowd. Do your own thinking independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1955.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Geller"]
[Black "Tseshkovsky"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "5rk1/6pp/p1pbq3/3p1R2/P7/2BP4/1PP1r1PP/3Q1R1K b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1... Rxf5 2. Rxf5 d4 { An excellent in between move.|The bishop must stay on
the diagonal to protect against Re1+. } 3. Ba5 ( 3. Bd2 Rxd2 { Getting something
for the rook. } 4. Qxd2 Qxf5 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } ) 3... Re5 4. Rxe5 Qxe5 { Threatening both mate and the bishop on a5. } 5. g3 Qxa5 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } 0-1