1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
d4
exd4
4.
Nxd4
Nf6
5.
Nc3
Bb4
6.
Nxc6
bxc6
7.
Bd3
d5
8.
exd5
cxd5
9.
O-O
O-O
10.
Bg5
c6
11.
Qf3
Be7
12.
Rfe1
h6
13.
Bh4
Bg4
14.
Qf4
Be6
15.
Qd2
Rb8
16.
b3
Re8
17.
Ne2
Qd7
18.
Bg3
Bb4
19.
c3
Bd6
20.
Nf4
Rbd8
21.
Qc2
Qc7
22.
Ne2
Bc8
23.
b4
Ne4
24.
Bxe4
Rxe4
25.
Nd4
Rde8
26.
Reb1
Bd7
27.
Qd3
f5
28.
Bxd6
Qxd6
29.
Nb3
f4
30.
Nc5
R4e5
31.
Qd4
f3
32.
g3
Qg6
33.
h4
Bf5
34.
Rd1
Be4
35.
Re1
Qg4
36.
Nd3
Rf5
37.
Re3
Qh3
38.
Ne1
Re6
39.
Qxa7
Rg6
40.
Qb8+
Kh7
41.
Rd1
Qxh4
42.
Rxe4
Qxe4
43.
Nd3
Qe2
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Site
St Petersburg
Date
1909.03.08
Round
16
White
Black
Perlis, Julius
Result
0-1
Score
- 10…c6 This is compulsory. If 10) .... B—K2; 11) B×Kt, B×B; 12) Q—R5, P—Kt3; 13) Q×QP, Q×Q; 14) Kt×Q, B×P; 15) QR—Ktsq, B—K4; 16) KR—Ksq, threatening Kt—K7ch and B—K4.
- 12…h6 Here, or on his next move, Black should play R—Ksq, in order to compel White to disclose the direction in which he intends to continue the attack.
- 14…Be6 14) .... P—Kt4 would be bad, as a matter of course. The obvious sacrifice 15) B×KtP, P×B; 16) Q×Pch, K—Rsq; 17) Q—R6ch, K—Ktsq; 18) R—K5 would decide the game at once.
- 15.Qd2 Fearing Kt—R4. To 15) Q—QR4, 15) .... Q—Kt3 would be a good reply. But the right move was 15) Kt—R4, to meet 15) .... Kt—R4 by 16) B×B, and play, in this variation, as he should in any case, for the weakness of Black’s QB4. As he plays, White has no initiative.
- 17…Qd7 Intending to keep two Bishops against Bishop and Knight by Kt—K5.
- 22…Bc8 Here he should and could have formed a centre by P—B4.
- 23.b4 P—B4 was still indicated, in order to open the QP file for the attack on White’s QB3.
- 26.Reb1 And here White should, by playing Q—Q2, dispute the possession of the important K file.
- 31…f3 This insignificant-looking move is the first shock which, increasing continually in strength, ultimately reduces White’s dilapidated house to ruins.
- 32.g3 If 32) P×P, then 32) .... Q—Kt3ch; 33) K—Rsq, B—R6; 34) R—Ktsq, R—K8. And if 32) Kt×B, Q—Kt3; 33) P—Kt3, Q—R4ch.
- 41…Qxh4 Against R—R4 there is now no remedy.
[Event "St Petersburg Chigorin Memorial"] [Site "St Petersburg"] [Date "1909.03.08"] [Round "16"] [White "Mieses, Jacques"] [Black "Perlis, Julius"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Be7 12. Rfe1 h6 13. Bh4 Bg4 14. Qf4 Be6 15. Qd2 Rb8 16. b3 Re8 17. Ne2 Qd7 18. Bg3 Bb4 19. c3 Bd6 20. Nf4 Rbd8 21. Qc2 Qc7 22. Ne2 Bc8 23. b4 Ne4 24. Bxe4 Rxe4 25. Nd4 Rde8 26. Reb1 Bd7 27. Qd3 f5 28. Bxd6 Qxd6 29. Nb3 f4 30. Nc5 R4e5 31. Qd4 f3 32. g3 Qg6 33. h4 Bf5 34. Rd1 Be4 35. Re1 Qg4 36. Nd3 Rf5 37. Re3 Qh3 38. Ne1 Re6 39. Qxa7 Rg6 40. Qb8+ Kh7 41. Rd1 Qxh4 42. Rxe4 Qxe4 43. Nd3 Qe2 0-1