Koltanowski — Tylor

Hastings, 1937

• George Koltanowski (1903–2000)Belgian-American International Master (1950) and honorary Grandmaster (1988). Four-time Belgian champion (1923–1936), he set the world blindfold record with a 34-board display in Edinburgh in 1937.
• Theodore Tylor (1900–1968)English chess master, nearly blind, who competed at top level. Runner-up in the 1933 British Championship — his best of twelve appearances — he was also three-time British correspondence champion (1932–1934).

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2. This move isn't good here either
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6. Of course! If Black doesn't take this pawn, it can advance further
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14. The exchanges on e4 freed White's d4 pawn to advance. Now Black loses at least a pawn
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24. Now Black collapses quickly — losing the second pawn (c4) or a piece leaves no hope of survival
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27. Black resigned five moves later