1.
d4
d5
2.
Nf3
c5
3.
dxc5
e6
4.
e4
Bxc5
5.
exd5
exd5
6.
Bb5+
Nc6
7.
O-O
Nf6
8.
Bg5
Be6
9.
Nc3
O-O
10.
Ne2
h6
11.
Bh4
Be7
12.
c3
Qb6
13.
Qa4
Ne4
14.
Bxe7
Nxe7
15.
Ned4
Ng6
16.
Qc2
Nf4
17.
Rfe1
Rac8
18.
Rad1
Bg4
19.
Bf1
Qg6
20.
Ne5
Bxd1
21.
Nxg6
Bxc2
22.
Ne7+
Kh8
23.
Nxc8
Bd3
24.
Ne7
Bxf1
25.
Rxf1
Re8
26.
Nef5
Nd2
27.
Rd1
Nc4
28.
b3
Nb2
29.
Rb1
Nbd3
30.
Ne3
Rc8
31.
g3
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Site
St Petersburg
Date
1909.02.19
Round
4
White
Speijer, Abraham
Black
Result
1/2-1/2
- 10.Ne2 So far White has kept up the pressure on Black's Q P, but now he relaxes; he might have gone on, for instance, with B - Q R 4 - Kt 3.
- 15.Ned4 White does not play 15) B - Q 3, on account of 15) .... Q x Kt P; 16) B x Kt, P x B; 17) Q x K P, B - Q 4; 18) Q x Kt, K R - K sq with clear advantage for Black, since the Q B P is difficult to defend.
- 15…Ng6 The reply to 15) P - R 3 would be Q - R 3.
- 19…Qg6 Overlooking the strength of White's next move. If he had played K R - K sq first, he would have retained his advantage. As it is, he accomplishes nothing more than a general exchange.
[Event "St Petersburg Chigorin Memorial"] [Site "St Petersburg"] [Date "1909.02.19"] [Round "4"] [White "Speijer, Abraham"] [Black "Spielmann, Rudolf"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. dxc5 e6 4. e4 Bxc5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Ne2 h6 11. Bh4 Be7 12. c3 Qb6 13. Qa4 Ne4 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15. Ned4 Ng6 16. Qc2 Nf4 17. Rfe1 Rac8 18. Rad1 Bg4 19. Bf1 Qg6 20. Ne5 Bxd1 21. Nxg6 Bxc2 22. Ne7+ Kh8 23. Nxc8 Bd3 24. Ne7 Bxf1 25. Rxf1 Re8 26. Nef5 Nd2 27. Rd1 Nc4 28. b3 Nb2 29. Rb1 Nbd3 30. Ne3 Rc8 31. g3 1/2-1/2