1.
e4
c6
2.
c4
d5
3.
exd5
cxd5
4.
d4
Nf6
5.
Nc3
Nc6
6.
Be3
e6
7.
Nf3
Bd6
8.
Bg5
Qa5
9.
Bxf6
gxf6
10.
cxd5
exd5
11.
Qb3
Qb4
12.
Qxb4
Nxb4
13.
Bb5+
Kf8
14.
O-O
Be6
15.
Rfd1
Rc8
16.
Ba4
Nc6
17.
Bb3
Ne7
18.
Nd2
Kg7
19.
Nf1
Rhd8
20.
Ne3
Bb8
21.
Na4
b6
22.
g3
Nf5
23.
Nc3
Ne7
24.
Rac1
f5
25.
f4
h5
26.
h4
Rc7
27.
Ne2
Ng8
28.
Rxc7
Bxc7
29.
Rc1
Bb8
30.
Bc2
Kg6
31.
Bd3
Nf6
32.
Kg2
Ne4
33.
Ng1
f6
34.
Rc6
Re8
35.
Rc2
Kf7
36.
Ne2
Ke7
37.
Nc3
Kd6
38.
Nb5+
Kd7
39.
Nc3
Rg8
40.
Bxe4
fxe4
41.
Ncxd5
Bxd5
42.
Nxd5
Ke6
43.
Nc3
Bxf4
44.
Nxe4
f5
45.
Re2
Bb8
46.
Ng5+
Kd5
47.
Rf2
Rf8
48.
Rd2
f4
49.
Rf2
Bd6
50.
Nh3
fxg3
51.
Rxf8
Bxf8
52.
Nf4+
Ke4
53.
Nxh5
Kxd4
54.
Nf4
Bd6
55.
Ng6
Ke4
56.
Nh8
Be5
57.
Nf7
Bxb2
58.
Kxg3
Kd3
59.
h5
Bg7
60.
h6
Bxh6
61.
Nxh6
b5
62.
Nf5
Kc3
63.
Kf3
a5
64.
Ke2
a4
65.
Kd1
Kb2
66.
Nd4
b4
67.
Nc2
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Site
St Petersburg
Date
1909.03.09
Round
17
White
Perlis, Julius
Black
Result
1/2-1/2
Score
- 2.c4 This only leads to an even game. The old method, 2) P—Q4, P—Q4; 3) Kt—QR3 is natural, and stronger.
- 7…Bd6 Black quite correctly places his pieces in such a position so as to enable him to play P—K4.
- 8…Qa5 The Queen has little prospect here also of doing any good. Black would do best to Castle here: he need not have been afraid of losing the Queen’s Pawn; e.g. 8) .... O—O; 9) P×P, P×P; 10) Kt×P?, Q—Ksqch; 11) Kt—K3, B—Kt5; or 10) B×Kt, Q×B; 11) Kt×P, Q—K3ch; 12) Kt—K3, B—Kt5; in both cases with a fierce attack, more than compensating for the loss of a Pawn.
- 11.Qb3 With this move, White gives his advantage away, as Queens are exchanged now and the Black King is in a good position. White ought to play B—K2 and Castle. After that, he had good prospects of an effective attack on Black’s King; the more so as Black’s Pawns also would become excellent objects of attack, and, therefore, combined attacks would be possible.
- 22…Nf5 The Knight stands well on R4, both for defence and attack, and Black should avoid its being exchanged. First 22) .... P—B4, then a safety move like K—B3 (Kt—Ktsq would be met by B—B2), was more conforming to the situation, which is not at all favorable for Black.
- 23…Ne7 Black perceives that the exchange of Knights would mean certain death to his doubled Pawn, as White’s Rooks could be doubled on the open KB file.
- 25.f4 To 25) Kt—K2 Black could not reply P—B5, as after Kt×P, B×P; P×B, it would not at all be easy to recover the lost Pawn. White might, therefore, have developed his King at leisure, and kept the position plastic, instead of ruining its capabilities of development by blocking the Pawns.
- 39…Rg8 He could accomplish the draw by K—Q3. His attempt of winning is unjustified, as the Queen’s Pawn falls.
- 48.Rd2 Here he had the opportunity of developing his King to B3. In reply to 48) .... P—B5, he could then reply P—KKt4, and the resulting passed KRP would become dangerous. Otherwise he could play to win the KBP or KRP.
- 54.Nf4 White has no chance of winning; if, for instance, 54) Kt×P, K—Q6; 55) K—B2, K—B7; 56) P—Kt3, K—Kt7; 57) Kt—B5, K×P; 58) Kt—Q4, P—R4, and it is Black who has prospects of winning.
[Event "St Petersburg Chigorin Memorial"] [Site "St Petersburg"] [Date "1909.03.09"] [Round "17"] [White "Perlis, Julius"] [Black "Duras, Oldrich"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be3 e6 7. Nf3 Bd6 8. Bg5 Qa5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Qb3 Qb4 12. Qxb4 Nxb4 13. Bb5+ Kf8 14. O-O Be6 15. Rfd1 Rc8 16. Ba4 Nc6 17. Bb3 Ne7 18. Nd2 Kg7 19. Nf1 Rhd8 20. Ne3 Bb8 21. Na4 b6 22. g3 Nf5 23. Nc3 Ne7 24. Rac1 f5 25. f4 h5 26. h4 Rc7 27. Ne2 Ng8 28. Rxc7 Bxc7 29. Rc1 Bb8 30. Bc2 Kg6 31. Bd3 Nf6 32. Kg2 Ne4 33. Ng1 f6 34. Rc6 Re8 35. Rc2 Kf7 36. Ne2 Ke7 37. Nc3 Kd6 38. Nb5+ Kd7 39. Nc3 Rg8 40. Bxe4 fxe4 41. Ncxd5 Bxd5 42. Nxd5 Ke6 43. Nc3 Bxf4 44. Nxe4 f5 45. Re2 Bb8 46. Ng5+ Kd5 47. Rf2 Rf8 48. Rd2 f4 49. Rf2 Bd6 50. Nh3 fxg3 51. Rxf8 Bxf8 52. Nf4+ Ke4 53. Nxh5 Kxd4 54. Nf4 Bd6 55. Ng6 Ke4 56. Nh8 Be5 57. Nf7 Bxb2 58. Kxg3 Kd3 59. h5 Bg7 60. h6 Bxh6 61. Nxh6 b5 62. Nf5 Kc3 63. Kf3 a5 64. Ke2 a4 65. Kd1 Kb2 66. Nd4 b4 67. Nc2 1/2-1/2