1.
d4
d5
2.
c4
e6
3.
Nf3
c5
4.
Nc3
cxd4
5.
Nxd4
Nf6
6.
e3
a6
7.
Qa4+
Bd7
8.
Qb3
Nc6
9.
cxd5
exd5
10.
Be2
Bc5
11.
O-O
Nxd4
12.
exd4
Bxd4
13.
Qxb7
O-O
14.
Nxd5
Ra7
15.
Qb4
Bxf2+
16.
Rxf2
Nxd5
17.
Qd4
Qa8
18.
b3
Be6
19.
Bb2
f6
20.
Bc4
Rd7
21.
Qe4
Bf7
22.
Bd3
Bg6
23.
Qe6+
Rff7
24.
Bc4
Kh8
25.
Qxa6
Qd8
26.
Re1
Ra7
27.
Qb5
Rfd7
28.
Bxd5
Rxd5
29.
Qc4
Bf7
30.
Qb4
Rd6
31.
Rfe2
Rad7
32.
Bd4
h6
33.
Bf2
Bh5
34.
Re6
Rd2
35.
a4
Bf7
36.
R6e3
Rb2
37.
Qb5
Rd1
38.
a5
Rxe1+
39.
Rxe1
Qd2
40.
Qc5
Rc2
41.
Qb6
Rc1
42.
Qb8+
Kh7
43.
Qg3
Bxb3
44.
a6
Bd5
45.
a7
Rxe1+
46.
Bxe1
Qd4+
47.
Qf2
Qxf2+
48.
Kxf2
g5
49.
g3
h5
50.
Ke3
Kg6
51.
Kd4
Ba8
52.
Kc5
Kf5
53.
Kd6
Kg6
54.
Kc7
Kf5
55.
Kb8
Bd5
56.
Bc3
h4
57.
gxh4
gxh4
58.
a8=Q
Bxa8
59.
Kxa8
Kg5
60.
Kb7
f5
61.
Kc6
f4
62.
h3
1-0
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Site
St Petersburg
Date
1909.03.11
Round
18
White
Black
Result
1-0
- 4…cxd4 In the game Lasker–v. Freymann, Black played here 4) .... Kt—QB3; 5) B—B4, P×QP, and obtained a good game.
- 6.e3 The following continuation deserves consideration here: 6) B—Kt5, B—K2; 7) P×P, Kt×P; 8) B×B, Kt×B?; 9) Kt(Q4)—Kt5, or 8) .... Q×B; 9) Kt×Kt, P×Kt; 10) P—K3. The isolated QP appears to be weak.
- 8.Qb3 If Q×P, Kt—QKt5; 10) P—QR3, R—Ktsq; 11) Q—R7, R—Rsq and draws.
- 10.Be2 If 10) Kt×P, Kt×Kt; 11) P×Kt (better Kt×Ktch), Kt×Kt; 13) Q×Kt, B—Kt5ch; 14) B—Q2, B×Bch; 15) K×B, O—O, the extra Pawn would be no equivalent for the bad position of the King.
- 13…O-O In the sacrifice of the QP there is now no point. He ought, therefore, either to have taken the Knight and Castled, or continued with 13) .... Q—Bsq; 14) Q—Kt4, Q—B4. In both cases he would have been able to equalize the game. But now White opens the KB file, and evolves a pretty attack, which culminates in the gain of the QRP.
- 21.Qe4 If 21) .... R—Ksq; 22) B—Q3, P—B4; 23) Q—K5.
- 24.Bc4 Threatening R—Qsq.
- 24…Kh8 If now 25) R—Qsq, then 25) .... R(B2)—K2.
- 27.Qb5 Here White clearly relaxes his efforts. Why not Q—R6? If 27) .... Kt—Kt5; 28) Q—R5, R—QB2; 29) Q—K3, or 27) .... R(B2)—Q2; 28) B×Kt, R×B; 29) R×BP, R×RP?; 30) R×R.
- 28.Bxd5 White must give up one of the two fine Bishops. If 28) P—QR3 Black would reply 28) .... R—R4; 29) Q—R6, R—Q3; 30) Q—Kt7, R—Q2; etc.
- 32.Bd4 32) .... R×B?; 33) R—K8ch.
- 36.R6e3 If 36) R(K6)—K2, R×R; 37) R×R, R—Q8ch, followed by Q—Q4.
- 39.Rxe1 If 39) B×R, Black plays 39) .... Q—Rsq with effect.
- 46…Qd4+ His Queen was better posted than White’s. Why not Q—B7 and —K5?
- 53…Kg6 If 53) .... K—Kt5; 54) K—K6, P—B4; 55) P—R3ch, K×P; 56) K×P, P—Kt5 (not P—R5 on account of P—Kt4); 57) K—Kt5, B—B6; 58) K×P, K—Kt7; 59) K—Kt5, K—B8. Now, wherever the Bishop may move on the diagonal Ksq—R5, Black always wins a move on his way to KKt7 by attacking it, and will thus be able to draw.
- 61…f4 A gross blunder: with 61) .... K—Kt5 the game was drawn.
[Event "St Petersburg Chigorin Memorial"] [Site "St Petersburg"] [Date "1909.03.11"] [Round "18"] [White "Bernstein, Ossip Samuel"] [Black "Mieses, Jacques"] [Result "1-0"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. e3 a6 7. Qa4+ Bd7 8. Qb3 Nc6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Be2 Bc5 11. O-O Nxd4 12. exd4 Bxd4 13. Qxb7 O-O 14. Nxd5 Ra7 15. Qb4 Bxf2+ 16. Rxf2 Nxd5 17. Qd4 Qa8 18. b3 Be6 19. Bb2 f6 20. Bc4 Rd7 21. Qe4 Bf7 22. Bd3 Bg6 23. Qe6+ Rff7 24. Bc4 Kh8 25. Qxa6 Qd8 26. Re1 Ra7 27. Qb5 Rfd7 28. Bxd5 Rxd5 29. Qc4 Bf7 30. Qb4 Rd6 31. Rfe2 Rad7 32. Bd4 h6 33. Bf2 Bh5 34. Re6 Rd2 35. a4 Bf7 36. R6e3 Rb2 37. Qb5 Rd1 38. a5 Rxe1+ 39. Rxe1 Qd2 40. Qc5 Rc2 41. Qb6 Rc1 42. Qb8+ Kh7 43. Qg3 Bxb3 44. a6 Bd5 45. a7 Rxe1+ 46. Bxe1 Qd4+ 47. Qf2 Qxf2+ 48. Kxf2 g5 49. g3 h5 50. Ke3 Kg6 51. Kd4 Ba8 52. Kc5 Kf5 53. Kd6 Kg6 54. Kc7 Kf5 55. Kb8 Bd5 56. Bc3 h4 57. gxh4 gxh4 58. a8=Q Bxa8 59. Kxa8 Kg5 60. Kb7 f5 61. Kc6 f4 62. h3 1-0