1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Bc4
Nf6
4.
d4
exd4
5.
O-O
Bc5
6.
e5
d5
7.
exf6
dxc4
8.
Re1+
Be6
9.
fxg7
Rg8
10.
Bg5
Be7
11.
Bxe7
Kxe7
12.
Nbd2
Qd5
13.
b3
cxb3
14.
Nxb3
Rad8
15.
Qe2
d3
16.
cxd3
Rxg7
17.
d4
Kf8
18.
Rac1
Rg6
19.
Rc3
a5
20.
Qd2
a4
21.
Nc5
Nxd4
22.
Nxe6+
Rxe6
23.
Nxd4
Qxd4
24.
Qc1
Rxe1+
25.
Qxe1
Qxc3
0-1
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Site
St Petersburg
Date
1909.02.19
Round
4
White
Black
Result
0-1
- 9.fxg7 The usual line of play is 9) Kt - Kt 5, Q - Q 4; 10) Kt - Q B 3, Q - B 4; 11) Q Kt - K 4 and now, after a novel idea, O - O - O; 12) P - K Kt 4, Q - K 4; 13) Kt - B 3, Q - Q 4; 14) P x P, B x P!
- 11…Kxe7 11) .... Q x B is also feasible; for after 12) Kt x P, R - Q sq (not O - O - O, on account of Kt x Kt); 13) P - Q B 3, R x Kt P; 14) Q - R 4, K - B sq; 15) Kt x Kt Black would decide the game by R x P ch; 16) K x R, Q - Kt 4 ch.
- 15…d3 If 15) .... R x Kt P, 16) Q R - Q sq, R - Kt 5; 17) P - Kt 3, threatening P - K R 3.
- 16…Rxg7 After 16) .... Q x P; 17) Q - Kt 2 would be disagreeable to Black.
- 20.Qd2 20) R - B 5 would be an immediately decisive mistake because of Kt x P. It seems, he should have played P - Q R 4, but in any case the points Q 4 and K Kt 2 would remain weak, as P - K Kt 3 would be doubtful on account of B - Kt 5.
- 21…Nxd4 White's position now becomes utterly disorganized.
[Event "St Petersburg Chigorin Memorial"] [Site "St Petersburg"] [Date "1909.02.19"] [Round "4"] [White "Mieses, Jacques"] [Black "Teichmann, Richard"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Be6 9. fxg7 Rg8 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxe7 Kxe7 12. Nbd2 Qd5 13. b3 cxb3 14. Nxb3 Rad8 15. Qe2 d3 16. cxd3 Rxg7 17. d4 Kf8 18. Rac1 Rg6 19. Rc3 a5 20. Qd2 a4 21. Nc5 Nxd4 22. Nxe6+ Rxe6 23. Nxd4 Qxd4 24. Qc1 Rxe1+ 25. Qxe1 Qxc3 0-1