![]() Once the center is settled, he switches his attention to the kingside. ![]() In our second game, Richard Ralls goes after Benjamin Hoback’s Stonewall formation right from the start. Ken Smith was there, and he did play his gambit there, but that apparently was the International debut of the gambit, as Ken had essayed it in local tournament many times prior. There is anecdotal evidence that Botvinnik retired in 1970 (my database has no competitive games after 1970). * Editor's note: While a large International tournament did take place in Texas (San Antonio) in 1972, neither Botvinnik nor Reshevsky competed there, and there is no record of any other meeting between the two during that year. I also just happened to have celebrated the 25th anniversary of my ordination as a Tibetan Buddhist monk.”* I have crossed swords with Konchog, and his chess is not peaceful or serene. Patrick Walsh, also known as Konchog, describes himself as, “a deaf-blind chess player whose first tournament was the 1972 Texas Open – the tournament where Ken Smith introduced the Smith-Morra Gambit, and the tournament that also produced one of the finest endgames ever played, a masterpiece by Botvinnik against Reshevsky. In response to last month’s column, I was sent our first game, with notes, by the winner. With a nod to the Bard, we will once again look at games that involve attacks against the king.
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