1.
e4
c5
2.
d4
cxd4
3.
Nf3
Nc6
4.
Nxd4
Nf6
5.
Nc3
d6
6.
Be2
g6
7.
Be3
Bg7
8.
O-O
O-O
9.
Nb3
a6
10.
f4
b5
11.
Bf3
Bb7
12.
e5
dxe5
13.
Nc5
Qc7
14.
Nxb7
exf4
15.
Bxf4
Qxb7
16.
Qe2
Rae8
17.
a4
b4
18.
Nd5
Nd4
19.
Nxf6+
Bxf6
20.
Qc4
Nxf3+
21.
Rxf3
Bxb2
22.
Raf1
Rc8
23.
Qb3
Bd4+
24.
Kh1
Rc3
25.
Rxc3
Bxc3
0-1
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Site
St Petersburg
Date
1909.03.12
Round
19
White
Black
Result
0-1
- 9.Nb3 This retreat is strong. It prevents such moves as Kt—KKt5, or Q—R4, and prepares the advance of the King’s side Pawns.
- 12.e5 Up to this point White has treated the position quite correctly, but here he makes a miscalculation. The premature advance of the KP was useless. It would have been a sounder plan to bring his whole force into the field by Q—Q2 and QR—Qsq, and then begin operations by Kt—Q5.
[Event "St Petersburg Chigorin Memorial"] [Site "St Petersburg"] [Date "1909.03.12"] [Round "19"] [White "Spielmann, Rudolf"] [Black "Bernstein, Ossip Samuel"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nb3 a6 10. f4 b5 11. Bf3 Bb7 12. e5 dxe5 13. Nc5 Qc7 14. Nxb7 exf4 15. Bxf4 Qxb7 16. Qe2 Rae8 17. a4 b4 18. Nd5 Nd4 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Qc4 Nxf3+ 21. Rxf3 Bxb2 22. Raf1 Rc8 23. Qb3 Bd4+ 24. Kh1 Rc3 25. Rxc3 Bxc3 0-1