1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Bb5
d6
4.
d4
Bd7
5.
Nc3
Nf6
6.
O-O
Be7
7.
Re1
exd4
8.
Nxd4
O-O
9.
Bxc6
bxc6
10.
b3
Re8
11.
Bb2
Bf8
12.
Qd3
g6
13.
Nde2
Bg7
14.
Ng3
h5
15.
Rf1
h4
16.
Nge2
Nxe4
17.
Nxe4
Bxb2
18.
Rab1
Bg7
19.
f3
d5
20.
Nf2
Bf5
21.
Qd2
Qd6
22.
Nd4
Bd7
23.
f4
Bxd4
24.
Qxd4
Re2
25.
Rbe1
Rae8
26.
Rxe2
Rxe2
27.
f5
Bxf5
28.
Qxh4
Qe7
29.
Qxe7
Rxe7
30.
Nd3
Re2
31.
Rf2
Bxd3
32.
cxd3
Re1+
33.
Rf1
Rxf1+
34.
Kxf1
f5
35.
Ke2
Kf7
36.
Ke3
c5
37.
Kf4
Kf6
38.
h4
c6
39.
g3
a6
40.
a3
a5
41.
a4
d4
42.
g4
fxg4
43.
Kxg4
Kf7
44.
Kf4
Kg7
45.
Kg5
Kh7
46.
Kf4
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Site
St Petersburg
Date
1909.02.25
Round
8
White
Black
Speijer, Abraham
Result
1/2-1/2
- 13.Nde2 By this manoeuvre the Knight improves his position very little. 13) Q R - Q sq, B - Kt 2; 14) B - B sq would have made White's troops more mobile.
- 14…h5 This attack, which appears so insignificant and almost unjustified, is yet hard to meet. The idea is to play P - R 5 followed by Kt - R 4. White's only reply is 15) Kt - B sq, e. g. 15) .... P - R 5; 16) Kt - Q sq, and against 16) .... P - R 6; 17) P - Kt 3, Kt - Kt 5 he might just save himself by 18) B x B, K x B; 19) P - K B 3, Q - Kt 4; 20) Kt - B 2, Kt - B 5; 21) P - Kt 3.
- 15.Rf1 A gross blunder which costs the King's Pawn.
- 28…Qe7 Black does not play 28) .... R x P on account of 29) R - K sq, but 29) .... K - Kt 2 would have given a sufficient defence. He would, in this case, have won easily.
- 41…d4 If 41) .... K - B 2; 42) K - K 5, K - K 2; 43) P - K R 5. If 41) .... K - K 3; 42) K - Kt 5, K - B 2; 43) P - K R 4.
[Event "St Petersburg Chigorin Memorial"] [Site "St Petersburg"] [Date "1909.02.25"] [Round "8"] [White "Bernstein, Ossip Samuel"] [Black "Speijer, Abraham"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 exd4 8. Nxd4 O-O 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. b3 Re8 11. Bb2 Bf8 12. Qd3 g6 13. Nde2 Bg7 14. Ng3 h5 15. Rf1 h4 16. Nge2 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Bxb2 18. Rab1 Bg7 19. f3 d5 20. Nf2 Bf5 21. Qd2 Qd6 22. Nd4 Bd7 23. f4 Bxd4 24. Qxd4 Re2 25. Rbe1 Rae8 26. Rxe2 Rxe2 27. f5 Bxf5 28. Qxh4 Qe7 29. Qxe7 Rxe7 30. Nd3 Re2 31. Rf2 Bxd3 32. cxd3 Re1+ 33. Rf1 Rxf1+ 34. Kxf1 f5 35. Ke2 Kf7 36. Ke3 c5 37. Kf4 Kf6 38. h4 c6 39. g3 a6 40. a3 a5 41. a4 d4 42. g4 fxg4 43. Kxg4 Kf7 44. Kf4 Kg7 45. Kg5 Kh7 46. Kf4 1/2-1/2