On Sep 26, 8:43 am, " wrote:
MISPRINT

In the game to which you refer, the young Mr. Denker

missed an obvious *mate-in-one* by 23.h4++. To me,
this brings into serious question the level of understanding
behind the grandmasterly-looking opening moves. -- Help Bot

Unlike Greg Kennedy, I would not imagine that
Arnold Denker's understanding would be called into question
question even if he had missed a mate in one. But as it turned
out, he did not.

Alas, the Denker-Felt game had a misprint.
The move played was 21. ... Bh3 rather than 21. ... Bh6.
Also the final diagram was wrong.

I am told both mistakes have been rectified. On the other hand,
an annotation after 21. ... Bh6 suggests the move was supposed
to be 21. ... Bh3 as in MY BEST CHESS GAMES 1929-1976 by
GM Arnold Denker (Dover edition, 1981).

With dismay I note that that the mistaken 21.
... Bh6 also appeared in my long Chess Life
appreciation of Arnold (March 2005). On the other
hand, the correct 21. ... B-R6 appeared in the Denker-Parr
volume THE BOBBY FISCHER I KNEW AND OTHER STORIES.

Yours, Larry Parr

Congratulations on a well-written piece, Larry. I was once again
touched by your account of your friendship with GM Denker. You are his
friend still.