1.
e4
d5
2.
exd5
Qxd5
3.
Nc3
Qa5
4.
Bc4
Nf6
5.
d3
Bg4
6.
Ne2
e6
7.
Bd2
c6
8.
h3
Bh5
9.
Nd5
Qd8
10.
Ndf4
Bg6
11.
Ng3
Bd6
12.
O-O
Qc7
13.
Qf3
Nbd7
14.
Bxe6
Ne5
15.
Qe2
fxe6
16.
d4
Nf7
17.
Nxe6
Qe7
18.
Nf5
Bxf5
19.
Nxg7+
Kd7
20.
Qxe7+
Bxe7
21.
Nxf5
Nd6
22.
Nxe7
Kxe7
23.
Rfe1+
Kd7
24.
Bf4
Nd5
25.
Be5
Rhg8
26.
b3
b5
27.
Re2
b4
28.
a4
Nc3
29.
Re3
Nf5
30.
Rd3
h5
31.
Re1
Rae8
32.
Kf1
Ref8
33.
Rf3
Nd5
34.
Re4
Nfe7
35.
Rxf8
Rxf8
36.
Rh4
Rf5
37.
g4
hxg4
38.
hxg4
Rf7
39.
Kg2
Ng6
40.
Rh6
Nxe5
41.
dxe5
Re7
42.
Rh8
Rxe5
43.
Ra8
Nc7
44.
Rxa7
Kc8
45.
f4
Rd5
46.
g5
Kb8
47.
Rxc7
Kxc7
48.
g6
Rd8
49.
Kf3
Kd7
50.
Kg4
Ke6
51.
Kg5
Rd5+
52.
Kh6
Kf6
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Site
St Petersburg
Date
1909.03.01
Round
11
White
Black
Result
0-1
- 4.Bc4 Compare the game Schlechter v. Mieses.
- 14.Bxe6 The sacrifice yields three Pawns for the piece, and, moreover, attack against the King, which remains exposed in the centre.
- 18.Nf5 Surely the exchange of the Black Q B could not be of any importance, nor could White have the intention of liberating Black's King from the heavy pressure for the sake of winning his K Kt P, which could not escape in any case. Hence it was natural and indicated to continue with 18) K R - K sq.
- 25…Rhg8 On one side Black attacks the King, on the other the Pawns, while White's Pawns are unable to exert any counter pressure. Hence White is lost, though having three Pawns for the piece, as Black's King deprives the White pieces of their mobility whereas the White King is a mark for attack. The case would be different if no Rooks were on the board.
[Event "St Petersburg Chigorin Memorial"] [Site "St Petersburg"] [Date "1909.03.01"] [Round "11"] [White "Schlechter, Carl"] [Black "Bernstein, Ossip Samuel"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. d3 Bg4 6. Ne2 e6 7. Bd2 c6 8. h3 Bh5 9. Nd5 Qd8 10. Ndf4 Bg6 11. Ng3 Bd6 12. O-O Qc7 13. Qf3 Nbd7 14. Bxe6 Ne5 15. Qe2 fxe6 16. d4 Nf7 17. Nxe6 Qe7 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. Nxg7+ Kd7 20. Qxe7+ Bxe7 21. Nxf5 Nd6 22. Nxe7 Kxe7 23. Rfe1+ Kd7 24. Bf4 Nd5 25. Be5 Rhg8 26. b3 b5 27. Re2 b4 28. a4 Nc3 29. Re3 Nf5 30. Rd3 h5 31. Re1 Rae8 32. Kf1 Ref8 33. Rf3 Nd5 34. Re4 Nfe7 35. Rxf8 Rxf8 36. Rh4 Rf5 37. g4 hxg4 38. hxg4 Rf7 39. Kg2 Ng6 40. Rh6 Nxe5 41. dxe5 Re7 42. Rh8 Rxe5 43. Ra8 Nc7 44. Rxa7 Kc8 45. f4 Rd5 46. g5 Kb8 47. Rxc7 Kxc7 48. g6 Rd8 49. Kf3 Kd7 50. Kg4 Ke6 51. Kg5 Rd5+ 52. Kh6 Kf6 0-1