Game 36

The Sheltering Pawn

Schlage - Reti
1928 Berlin

Sicilian

1. e4 c52. Nf3 Nf63. Nc3 d54. exd5 Nxd55. Bb5+ Bd76. Bxd7+ Qxd77. Nxd5 Qxd58. d4 e69. O-O Nc610. dxc5 Qxd111. Rxd1 Bxc512. Bf4 Ke713. Ne5 Nxe514. Bxe5 f615. Bc3 Rhd816. Ba5 Rxd1+17. Rxd1 Rc818. a4 Bd619. Rd2 Rc620. Bc3 e521. Rd3 Ke622. Rh3 h623. Rg3 g524. Rh3 Bf825. Rd3 Rc426. b3 Rc627. f3 f528. g4 f429. Kf1 Bg730. Bb4 e431. fxe4 Rxc232. Rd6+ Ke533. Rg6 Bf634. Rxh6 Bd835. Rh8 Bc736. h4 Kd437. hxg5 Ke338. Rh3+ f339. Ba3 Bd640. b4 a541. Rh6 Bxb442. Bxb4 axb443. Kg1 b344. Rb6 b245. g6 Ke246. g7 f2+47. Kh2 f1=Q 0-1