1.
e4
e5
2.
f4
d5
3.
Nf3
dxe4
4.
Nxe5
Nd7
5.
Qe2
Ngf6
6.
Nc3
Nc5
7.
d3
Bd6
8.
dxe4
O-O
9.
Nf3
Ncxe4
10.
Nxe4
Re8
11.
Nxf6+
gxf6
12.
Be3
Bxf4
13.
Bxf4
Rxe2+
14.
Bxe2
Qe7
15.
Kf2
Bf5
16.
c3
Re8
17.
Rhe1
Qc5+
18.
Nd4
Be4
19.
Bf3
f5
20.
Re2
Re6
21.
Rae1
Rb6
22.
b4
Qc4
23.
Bxe4
fxe4
24.
Rxe4
Qxa2+
25.
R1e2
Qd5
26.
g4
h6
27.
Nf5
Kh7
28.
Re7
Qc4
29.
Rxf7+
Qxf7
30.
Re7
Qxe7
31.
Nxe7
Re6
32.
Nf5
Rc6
33.
Bd2
h5
34.
g5
a5
35.
bxa5
Rc5
36.
Nh4
Rxa5
37.
Ng2
Ra4
38.
h4
c5
39.
Nf4
b5
40.
Ke2
b4
41.
cxb4
cxb4
42.
Kd3
Ra3+
43.
Kc4
Rg3
44.
g6+
Kg8
45.
Bxb4
Rg4
46.
Bd6
Rxh4
47.
Kd5
Rxf4
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Site
St Petersburg
Date
1909.03.12
Round
19
White
Perlis, Julius
Black
Cohn, Erich
Result
1/2-1/2
Score
- 3…dxe4 Interesting is the continuation 3) .... B—KKt5. White replies 4) B—K2, Kt—QB3; 5) B×B, P×B; 6) O—O, P—Q5; 7) P—Q3, P—KKt4. And now might come 8) P—KR3, Kt—QR3; 9) P×P, P×P; 10) B×P, KKt—K2. The square K4 is held by Black strongly, and it would be difficult to decide who has the better game.
- 7…Bd6 He could also take: 7) .... P×P; 8) Kt×QPch, Q—K2.
- 9.Nf3 Development was indicated: 9) B—Q2, R—Ksq; 10) O—O—O. Then if 10) .... B×Kt, various complications would arise; for instance: 11) P×B, B—Kt5; 12) Q—K3, R×P [B×R; P×Kt]; 13) Q—KKt3, Q—K2 [13) .... R—Ksq; 14) B—R6]; 14) R—Ksq, Kt(B4)×KP; 15) Kt×Kt, R×Kt; 16) B—Q3. White has a sharp attack.
- 9…Ncxe4 After 9) Kt(B3)×P the game would have been over: e.g.: 10) Kt×Kt, R—Ksq; 11) Kt—K5, B×Kt; 12) P×B, R×P; 13) Kt×Kt, Q—R5ch; 14) P—Kt3, Q—Kt5ch, etc.; or 10) Kt×Kt, R—Ksq; 11) Kt—Kt5 [Kt—Q2, B—KB4], P—KR3, or 11) B—Kt3, Kt×Kt; 12) O—O—O, Q—B3. Now if he should try to save the Pawn by 13) P—KKt3, Black might play 13) .... Kt—B6, but 13) .... B—KKt5 would suffice, for after White’s only developing move 14) B—Kt2, Black would bring about the catastrophe by 14) .... Kt—B6; 15) P×Kt, B—R6ch; 16) K—Q2, QR—Qsqch; 17) K—Ksq, R×Rch; 18) K×R, Q×BP.
- 14…Qe7 Now White has R, B and Kt for Queen and Pawn, the latter being, besides, a doubled Pawn, and one expects White to win easily.
- 15.Kf2 But here White relaxes. He sacrifices the mobility of his King without any necessity. P—B3 was sufficient. Then if 15) .... B—B4; 16) Kt—Q4, B—Q6; 17) O—O, B×B; 18) QR—Ksq, or 16) .... B—Kt3; 17) P—QKt4, P—QR4; 18) P—Kt5, P—QB4; 19) P×P e.p., P×P; 20) O—O, P—QB4; 21) B—B3.
- 22.b4 In his fight against the Queen he ought not to have created any weak spots. Simply 22) B—QBsq, compelling the B at K5 to move, was best.
- 26.g4 Here he should play 26) R—K8ch, K—Kt2; 27) B—K5ch, P—B3; 28) Kt—B5ch, K—B2; 29) Kt—R6ch, K—Kt3; 30) B—KB4.
- 29.Rxf7+ B×P would have been sufficient. Why this violence? After this the game is very hard to win.
- 32.Nf5 Better Kt—Q5, P—QB3; 33) Kt—K3 and playing the King over to Q3. The QRP would have been stopped easily by Kt—B4, and the QBP, which Black would have been unable to change off, would have won.
- 34.g5 And here P—KR3 was proper.
- 34…a5 Quite right. The less Pawns there are, the greater is the chance of the Rook.
- 36.Nh4 This was his last chance, 36) Kt—Q4, R×RP; 37) P—KR4. By the central position of the Knight [whence, moreover, he could reach KB4 in the same time as from the flank], he gains time to bring the King into play; for instance: 37) .... P—QB4; 38) Kt—K6. Now Black cannot play P—Kt4, as QB4 is attacked, and if 38) .... R—R5; 39) K—Kt3, P—Kt3; 40) Kt—B4 Black’s KRP would fall, and the White Pawn would march too fast.
[Event "St Petersburg Chigorin Memorial"] [Site "St Petersburg"] [Date "1909.03.12"] [Round "19"] [White "Perlis, Julius"] [Black "Cohn, Erich"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe5 Nd7 5. Qe2 Ngf6 6. Nc3 Nc5 7. d3 Bd6 8. dxe4 O-O 9. Nf3 Ncxe4 10. Nxe4 Re8 11. Nxf6+ gxf6 12. Be3 Bxf4 13. Bxf4 Rxe2+ 14. Bxe2 Qe7 15. Kf2 Bf5 16. c3 Re8 17. Rhe1 Qc5+ 18. Nd4 Be4 19. Bf3 f5 20. Re2 Re6 21. Rae1 Rb6 22. b4 Qc4 23. Bxe4 fxe4 24. Rxe4 Qxa2+ 25. R1e2 Qd5 26. g4 h6 27. Nf5 Kh7 28. Re7 Qc4 29. Rxf7+ Qxf7 30. Re7 Qxe7 31. Nxe7 Re6 32. Nf5 Rc6 33. Bd2 h5 34. g5 a5 35. bxa5 Rc5 36. Nh4 Rxa5 37. Ng2 Ra4 38. h4 c5 39. Nf4 b5 40. Ke2 b4 41. cxb4 cxb4 42. Kd3 Ra3+ 43. Kc4 Rg3 44. g6+ Kg8 45. Bxb4 Rg4 46. Bd6 Rxh4 47. Kd5 Rxf4 1/2-1/2