that in such a position there had to be some quicker way of winning.
| 23. ........ | P × P | |
| 24. Kt - B 4 |
Kt - K 4 or Kt - Kt 3 would have brought about an ending advantageous to White.
| 24. ........ | Kt - Kt 3 | |
| 25. Kt - R 5 ch | K - R 1 | |
| 26. P × P | Kt - Q 4 | |
| 27. Q - Q 4 | R - B 1 |
If R - Kt 1; 28 Kt × P, R (Kt 1) - B 1; 29 Kt × P would win.
| 28. P - B 4 |
Kt - B 4 was the right move. I was, however, still looking for the "grand combination," and thought that the Pawn I would later on have at Q 6 would win the game. Black deserves great credit for the way in which he conducted this exceedingly difficult
defence. He could easily have gone wrong any number of times, but from move 22 onwards he always played the best move.
| 28. ........ | P - K 4 ! | |
| 29. Q - Kt 1 | P - K 5 | |
| 30. P × Kt | P × R | |
| 31. P - Q 6 | R - K 7 | |
| 32. P - Q 7 | R - B 7 ch | |
| 33. K - Kt 1 | R - Kt 1 ch | |
| 34. Kt - Kt 3 | Q - K 2 |