1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
d4
exd4
4.
c3
dxc3
5.
Nxc3
d6
6.
Bc4
Be6
7.
Bxe6
fxe6
8.
Qb3
Qc8
9.
Ng5
Nd8
10.
Nb5
h6
11.
Qh3
Nf6
12.
f4
c6
13.
Nc3
e5
14.
f5
Qd7
15.
g4
d5
16.
Nf3
Nf7
17.
Qg3
Bd6
18.
g5
hxg5
19.
Nxg5
Nxg5
20.
Bxg5
d4
21.
Bxf6
gxf6
22.
Qg6+
Qf7
23.
Qxf7+
Kxf7
24.
Ne2
Rag8
25.
Kf2
c5
26.
b3
b5
27.
a4
a6
28.
axb5
axb5
29.
Ra7+
Be7
30.
h4
c4
31.
Rc7
Rc8
32.
Rb7
Rb8
33.
Rxb8
Rxb8
34.
h5
d3
35.
Nc3
b4
36.
Na4
c3
37.
Ke3
Rd8
38.
h6
d2
39.
h7
c2
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Site
St Petersburg
Date
1909.02.28
Round
10
White
Black
Salwe, Georg
Result
0-1
Score
- 6…Be6 This is the quickest way to repulse the attack. If the K B is exchanged, White must look out fast for compensation. But for a direct attack there are only the Queen and two Knights available, surely not enough to carry on the attack with sufficient fervor.
- 10.Nb5 Threatening nothing. Far better 10) P - K 5. If Black take the Pawn, 11) B - K 3 follows, and the Rooks come rapidly into play. Black would probably have to reply 10) .... P - K R 3; 11) Kt - K B 3, Kt - K 2, and would have a more difficult task than in the actual game.
- 12…c6 White threatened P - K 5. 12) .... P - K 4 would likewise have been good; for instance 13) P - B 5, R - Kt sq; 14) Kt - K 6, Kt x Kt; 15) P x Kt, K - K 2; 16) Kt - B 3, P - B 3; or 14) Kt - K B 3, Kt x P; 15) Q - Kt 5 ch, P - Kt 3; 16) P x P, Kt - B 3 followed by R x P.
- 13.Nc3 If 13) Kt - Q 4, P - K 4; 14) Kt - B 5, P - K Kt 3.
- 15…d5 White's attack has come to a standstill, whilst Black's advance on the Queen's side is made with such overwhelming force that White is quite helpless against it.
[Event "St Petersburg Chigorin Memorial"] [Site "St Petersburg"] [Date "1909.02.28"] [Round "10"] [White "Mieses, Jacques"] [Black "Salwe, Georg"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 dxc3 5. Nxc3 d6 6. Bc4 Be6 7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. Qb3 Qc8 9. Ng5 Nd8 10. Nb5 h6 11. Qh3 Nf6 12. f4 c6 13. Nc3 e5 14. f5 Qd7 15. g4 d5 16. Nf3 Nf7 17. Qg3 Bd6 18. g5 hxg5 19. Nxg5 Nxg5 20. Bxg5 d4 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Qg6+ Qf7 23. Qxf7+ Kxf7 24. Ne2 Rag8 25. Kf2 c5 26. b3 b5 27. a4 a6 28. axb5 axb5 29. Ra7+ Be7 30. h4 c4 31. Rc7 Rc8 32. Rb7 Rb8 33. Rxb8 Rxb8 34. h5 d3 35. Nc3 b4 36. Na4 c3 37. Ke3 Rd8 38. h6 d2 39. h7 c2 0-1