1.
d4
d5
2.
Nf3
c5
3.
c4
e6
4.
cxd5
exd5
5.
Nc3
Nc6
6.
g3
c4
7.
Bg2
Be7
8.
O-O
Nf6
9.
Ne5
O-O
10.
Bg5
Be6
11.
f4
Nxe5
12.
dxe5
d4
13.
exf6
gxf6
14.
Bh6
dxc3
15.
bxc3
Qb6+
16.
Kh1
Rfd8
17.
Qc2
Bd5
18.
e4
Bc6
19.
Qe2
f5
20.
Rad1
Re8
21.
Qh5
Bxe4
22.
Bxe4
fxe4
23.
f5
Qf6
24.
Rf4
Kh8
25.
Rg4
Rg8
26.
Be3
Rxg4
27.
Bd4
Rg7
28.
Bxf6
Bxf6
29.
Qe2
Re8
30.
Qxc4
e3
31.
Re1
Rgg8
32.
Kg2
Re7
33.
Kf3
Rge8
34.
Re2
b6
35.
h4
h6
36.
Qc6
Kg7
37.
Kg4
h5+
38.
Kf4
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Site
St Petersburg
Date
1909.02.21
Round
5
White
Black
Perlis, Julius
Result
1/2-1/2
- 6…c4 This advance is premature. Black might well continue with 6) .... Kt - B 3; 7) B - Kt 2, B - K 3.
- 9.Ne5 Rubinstein's method of development is classic.
- 11…Nxe5 A bold and ingenious manoeuvre. Though this enterprise does not turn out well, it must not be forgotten that it was dictated by necessity. White threatened to play P - B 5, B - B sq; P - K 3, and then to gain the Queen's Pawn at his ease. After 11) .... Kt - Kt 5; 12) Kt x Kt, B x Kt; 13) B x P, B x B; 14) P x B, Q x P; 15) R - B 4 White has an excellent game. Likewise 11) .... Q - Kt 3 appeared more than risky on account of 12) P - B 5, Kt x Kt; 13) Kt - R 4. In fact, after 13) .... Q - R 4; 14) Q P x Kt, B - Q 2; 15) P x Kt, B x Kt; 16) P - Kt 3, P x K B P; 17) B - R 6 neither the continuation 17) .... P x P (on account of 18) P x P, Q - Kt 3 ch; 19) P - K 3!) nor 17) .... B - B 3; 18) P - K 4, K - R sq; 19) B x R, B x B; 20) P x P, would give a satisfactory game.
- 12…d4 If 12) .... Kt - Kt 5; 13) B x B, Q x B; 14) Q - Q 4 to White's advantage.
- 15.bxc3 This is far better than 15) B x R; the continuation would be 15) .... P x P; 16) B x B, Q x B; 17) R - Kt sq, P - B 6; 18) Q - B 2 (Q - R 4? Q - B 4 ch and P - B 7), Q - B 4 ch; 19) K - R sq, R - Q sq; 20) Q R - Q sq, R x R; 21) R x R, B x R P threatening B - Kt 6 or P - Kt 4, 5 and 6.
- 17…Bd5 Now Black plays too rashly. First 17) .... P - B 4 was dictated. If then 18) Q R - Kt sq, 18) .... Q - K 6, threatening R - Q 7.
- 20…Re8 If 20) .... B x P; 21) B x B, Q x B; 22) B x Kt P, R x R; 23) R x R, R - Q sq; 24) B - Q 5 and White has the best of it.
- 25.Rg4 White's only mistake in the game. R - R 4 would have been immediately decisive; e.g. 25) .... P - K 6; 26) B - Kt 5, Q x P; 27) B - B 6 ch.
- 38.Kf4 38) .... R - K 4; 39) Q - Kt 7, R (K 4) - K 2; 40) Q - B 6, R - K 4; 41) P - Kt 4?, P x P; 42) P - R 5, R - K 5 ch; 43) Q x R, B - Kt 4 ch.
[Event "St Petersburg Chigorin Memorial"] [Site "St Petersburg"] [Date "1909.02.21"] [Round "5"] [White "Rubinstein, Akiba"] [Black "Perlis, Julius"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 e6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. g3 c4 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O Nf6 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Bg5 Be6 11. f4 Nxe5 12. dxe5 d4 13. exf6 gxf6 14. Bh6 dxc3 15. bxc3 Qb6+ 16. Kh1 Rfd8 17. Qc2 Bd5 18. e4 Bc6 19. Qe2 f5 20. Rad1 Re8 21. Qh5 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 fxe4 23. f5 Qf6 24. Rf4 Kh8 25. Rg4 Rg8 26. Be3 Rxg4 27. Bd4 Rg7 28. Bxf6 Bxf6 29. Qe2 Re8 30. Qxc4 e3 31. Re1 Rgg8 32. Kg2 Re7 33. Kf3 Rge8 34. Re2 b6 35. h4 h6 36. Qc6 Kg7 37. Kg4 h5+ 38. Kf4 1/2-1/2