1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Bb5
Nf6
4.
O-O
d6
5.
d4
Bd7
6.
Nc3
exd4
7.
Nxd4
g6
8.
Re1
Be7
9.
Bh6
Ng4
10.
Bxc6
Nxh6
11.
Bxb7
Rb8
12.
Nc6
Bxc6
13.
Bxc6+
Kf8
14.
Ba4
Bf6
15.
Bb3
Kg7
16.
Qf3
Rf8
17.
h3
Ng8
18.
Rad1
Qc8
19.
Qe3
a6
20.
Kh1
h6
21.
f4
Ne7
22.
Rf1
Kh7
23.
g4
Qb7
24.
Kh2
Rbe8
25.
Ne2
Ng8
26.
Ng3
Re7
27.
Qd3
Kg7
28.
Rde1
Bh4
29.
Qd5
Qb6
30.
g5
f6
31.
gxh6+
Nxh6
32.
Rf3
f5
33.
e5
dxe5
34.
Rxe5
Bxg3+
35.
Rxg3
Qf2+
36.
Qg2
Qxg2+
37.
Kxg2
Rxe5
38.
fxe5
Re8
39.
e6
Re7
40.
Rc3
f4
41.
Rc6
a5
42.
Ra6
Nf5
43.
Rxa5
Kf6
44.
Ra8
Nd6
45.
Rf8+
Kg5
46.
Rf7
Nf5
47.
Rxe7
Nxe7
48.
Kf3
Kf5
49.
a4
Nc6
50.
Bd5
Nd4+
51.
Kf2
Nxe6
52.
Bxe6+
Kxe6
53.
h4
1-0
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Site
St Petersburg
Date
1909.03.01
Round
11
White
Speijer, Abraham
Black
Perlis, Julius
Result
1-0
Score
- 7…g6 This move is intended to save two moves, which Black apparently loses with the continuation B - K 2, O - O, R - K sq, B - K B sq, P - K Kt 3, B - Kt 2; but in this line of play the Bishop does not go to K 2 in vain: he has to guard against several of White's attacks, as, for instance, B - K Kt 5 or P - K 5, and does not change the venue until White has ceased these attacks.
- 8.Re1 Threatening at once B x Kt followed by P - K 5.
- 9.Bh6 Threatening again B x Kt and P - K 5.
- 9…Ng4 Black sacrifices a Pawn to free himself from his precarious position with the smallest loss. If 9) .... Kt x B; 10) Q x Kt, B x B; 11) Kt x B, Q - Q 7 White would again play 12) P - K 5 with fatal effect.
- 10…Nxh6 A slightly better chance was offered by 10) .... P x B; 11) Kt x P, B x Kt; 12) Q x Kt, Q - Q 2, for all of his pieces would have had mobility. In the continuation adopted in the game, the Kt at R 3 remains out of play, the King is somewhat exposed and the square Q 4 is weak.
- 14.Ba4 The direct way of winning was 14) Q - Q 4, B - B 3; 15) Q x R P; now if 15) .... R x P; 16) Q R - Kt sq, B x Kt; 17) R x R, B x R; 18) R - Kt sq, Q - B 3; 19) Q - Kt 8 ch and should win with the passed Q R P. Black might have attempted some desperate attacks, such as 15) .... B - K 4; 16) Kt - Q 5, B x P ch; or 15) .... R - Kt 3; 16) B - R 4, B - Q 5; 17) Kt - Q 5, R - Kt 5; 18) Q - R 5, but these would have soon collapsed.
- 26…Re7 If 26) .... B x P; 27) R - Q Kt sq followed by B x P.
- 30.g5 By this move White only exposes himself; for neither is the move P x P ch an important threat nor does cutting off the Bishop amount to anything.
- 30…f6 Black should play first P x P, so as to compel the White K B P to give up the square K 5, and also to be able to open the K B file by P - K B 3.
[Event "St Petersburg Chigorin Memorial"] [Site "St Petersburg"] [Date "1909.03.01"] [Round "11"] [White "Speijer, Abraham"] [Black "Perlis, Julius"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. Nc3 exd4 7. Nxd4 g6 8. Re1 Be7 9. Bh6 Ng4 10. Bxc6 Nxh6 11. Bxb7 Rb8 12. Nc6 Bxc6 13. Bxc6+ Kf8 14. Ba4 Bf6 15. Bb3 Kg7 16. Qf3 Rf8 17. h3 Ng8 18. Rad1 Qc8 19. Qe3 a6 20. Kh1 h6 21. f4 Ne7 22. Rf1 Kh7 23. g4 Qb7 24. Kh2 Rbe8 25. Ne2 Ng8 26. Ng3 Re7 27. Qd3 Kg7 28. Rde1 Bh4 29. Qd5 Qb6 30. g5 f6 31. gxh6+ Nxh6 32. Rf3 f5 33. e5 dxe5 34. Rxe5 Bxg3+ 35. Rxg3 Qf2+ 36. Qg2 Qxg2+ 37. Kxg2 Rxe5 38. fxe5 Re8 39. e6 Re7 40. Rc3 f4 41. Rc6 a5 42. Ra6 Nf5 43. Rxa5 Kf6 44. Ra8 Nd6 45. Rf8+ Kg5 46. Rf7 Nf5 47. Rxe7 Nxe7 48. Kf3 Kf5 49. a4 Nc6 50. Bd5 Nd4+ 51. Kf2 Nxe6 52. Bxe6+ Kxe6 53. h4 1-0