1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Bb5
a6
4.
Ba4
Nf6
5.
d3
d6
6.
c4
g6
7.
d4
exd4
8.
Nxd4
Bd7
9.
Nxc6
Bxc6
10.
O-O
Bg7
11.
Nc3
O-O
12.
f3
Nd7
13.
Be3
Ne5
14.
Bb3
b6
15.
f4
Nd7
16.
Bd4
Nc5
17.
Bxg7
Kxg7
18.
Bc2
a5
19.
Qg4
Nxe4
20.
Nxe4
f5
21.
Qf3
fxe4
22.
Bxe4
Bxe4
23.
Qxe4
Qf6
24.
Rf2
Rae8
25.
Qd5
Qf5
26.
Rd1
Re4
27.
g3
Rfe8
28.
Kg2
h5
29.
b3
Re3
30.
Rd4
Kf6
31.
h3
h4
32.
Qxf5+
gxf5
33.
gxh4
Rg8+
34.
Kf1
Rxh3
35.
Ke2
Re8+
36.
Kd2
Rxh4
37.
Rg2
Reh8
38.
Kc3
Rh3+
39.
Rd3
Rxd3+
40.
Kxd3
Rh3+
41.
Kd4
Rf3
42.
Kd5
Rxf4
43.
Kc6
Rg4
44.
Rf2
Rg7
45.
Kd5
Re7
46.
Rf1
Kg5
47.
Rg1+
Kf4
48.
a3
Kf3
49.
Rf1+
Kg4
50.
Rg1+
Kh3
51.
Rf1
Re5+
52.
Kc6
Kg2
53.
Rf4
Kg3
54.
Rf1
Rc5+
55.
Kb7
f4
56.
Rc1
d5
57.
Rg1+
Kf2
58.
Rb1
d4
59.
Rc1
d3
60.
b4
axb4
61.
axb4
d2
62.
Rc2
Ke3
63.
bxc5
d1=Q
64.
Rc3+
Kd4
65.
cxb6
Kxc3
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Site
St Petersburg
Date
1909.02.25
Round
8
White
Black
Result
0-1
- 6.c4 This move of development involves loss of time and allows Black to bring his pieces into play more rapidly than White.
- 9.Nxc6 White exchanges here, probably thinking that his Knight, which can no longer go to K B 5, is of less value than Black's Knight, which has far more scope.
- 12.f3 Again loss of time, which might have been avoided by 12) B x B. He would, in this case, have been able, after 12) ..., P x B; 13) B - K Kt 5, P - R 3, to gain time for the important developing moves Q - Q 2 and B - Q 4.
- 18…a5 To render the Knight at B 4 safe from attack by White's Knight's Pawn, P - Q R 3; then, of course, P - R 5, in order to oust the Knight from his strong position. White had to lose three moves, viz., P - Q Kt 3, P - Q R 3, and P - Q Kt 4. Black has a strong and safe position.
- 19.Qg4 White's position does not warrant such operations on the wings.
- 19…Nxe4 By this move Black is at last enabled to gratify his desire of pushing the K B P.
- 23…Qf6 And now it is Black, who takes possession of the important Black diagonal and of the open King's file.
- 28…h5 A fine idea. He threatens, at an opportune moment, P - R 5 and R - K 6.
- 30…Kf6 Now he is ready for P - R 5, as the King has taken up the most favorable position.
- 31.h3 This facilitates Black's task, but the game was lost in any case.
[Event "St Petersburg Chigorin Memorial"] [Site "St Petersburg"] [Date "1909.02.25"] [Round "8"] [White "Duras, Oldrich"] [Black "Rubinstein, Akiba"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c4 g6 7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. f3 Nd7 13. Be3 Ne5 14. Bb3 b6 15. f4 Nd7 16. Bd4 Nc5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Bc2 a5 19. Qg4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 f5 21. Qf3 fxe4 22. Bxe4 Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Qf6 24. Rf2 Rae8 25. Qd5 Qf5 26. Rd1 Re4 27. g3 Rfe8 28. Kg2 h5 29. b3 Re3 30. Rd4 Kf6 31. h3 h4 32. Qxf5+ gxf5 33. gxh4 Rg8+ 34. Kf1 Rxh3 35. Ke2 Re8+ 36. Kd2 Rxh4 37. Rg2 Reh8 38. Kc3 Rh3+ 39. Rd3 Rxd3+ 40. Kxd3 Rh3+ 41. Kd4 Rf3 42. Kd5 Rxf4 43. Kc6 Rg4 44. Rf2 Rg7 45. Kd5 Re7 46. Rf1 Kg5 47. Rg1+ Kf4 48. a3 Kf3 49. Rf1+ Kg4 50. Rg1+ Kh3 51. Rf1 Re5+ 52. Kc6 Kg2 53. Rf4 Kg3 54. Rf1 Rc5+ 55. Kb7 f4 56. Rc1 d5 57. Rg1+ Kf2 58. Rb1 d4 59. Rc1 d3 60. b4 axb4 61. axb4 d2 62. Rc2 Ke3 63. bxc5 d1=Q 64. Rc3+ Kd4 65. cxb6 Kxc3 0-1