1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
d6
3.
d4
Nd7
4.
Bc4
Be7
5.
c3
Ngf6
6.
Qd3
c6
7.
Bb3
Qc7
8.
Bg5
O-O
9.
Nbd2
c5
10.
O-O
a6
11.
a4
b6
12.
Nh4
exd4
13.
cxd4
cxd4
14.
Nf5
Nc5
15.
Nxe7+
Qxe7
16.
Qxd4
Qe5
17.
Bxf6
gxf6
18.
Qxe5
dxe5
19.
Bd5
Rb8
20.
Nc4
Be6
21.
a5
Bxd5
22.
exd5
b5
23.
Ne3
Rfd8
24.
Rac1
Rbc8
25.
Rfd1
Nb3
26.
Rxc8
Rxc8
27.
d6
Rd8
28.
Nd5
Kg7
29.
Nc7
Nd4
30.
Kf1
Kg6
31.
Nxa6
Rxd6
32.
Nb4
Rd8
33.
Nc2
Kf5
34.
Nxd4+
exd4
35.
a6
Ke4
36.
Ke2
d3+
37.
Kd2
Kd4
38.
Ra1
Kc4
39.
a7
Ra8
40.
Ra3
f5
41.
f4
h5
42.
g3
f6
43.
h4
b4
44.
b3+
Kc5
45.
Ra4
Kb5
46.
Ra2
Kc5
47.
Ra4
Kb5
48.
Ra2
Kc5
49.
Ra4
Kb5
50.
Kxd3
Rd8+
51.
Ke3
Re8+
52.
Kf2
Ra8
53.
Kf3
Kc5
54.
Ra6
Kd4
55.
Rxf6
Rxa7
56.
Rxf5
Kc3
57.
Rxh5
Rb7
58.
Re5
Kxb3
59.
h5
Kc3
60.
g4
b3
61.
h6
b2
62.
Re1
Kc2
63.
g5
Rd7
64.
Kg4
Rd1
65.
Rxd1
Kxd1
66.
h7
b1=Q
67.
h8=Q
1-0
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Site
St Petersburg
Date
1909.02.18
Round
3
White
Black
Znosko Borovsky, Eugene
Result
1-0
- 4…Be7 A mistake, which, however, White does not make use of. By 5) P x P, P x P (Kt x P; 6) Kt x Kt, P x Kt; 7) Q - R 5); 6) Q - Q 5 White would gain an immediate advantage. 4) .... P - B 3 is necessary.
- 9…c5 This move does not break White's centre, and as a preparation to R - Kt sq and P - Q Kt 4, the manoeuvre is too slow. It was natural to continue with R - Q sq, Kt - B sq and B - K 3 or R - Q sq and P - Q 4.
- 11…b6 These Pawn moves only weaken the position.
- 16…Qe5 But not 16) .... Kt (B 4) x P; 17) Kt x Kt, Q x Kt; 18) B x Kt, winning a Piece.
- 18.Qxe5 18) Q - K 3 could have been answered by 18) .... Kt x B; 19) Kt x Kt, P - B 4; 20) K R - K sq, P x P; 21) Q x P, B - K 3; 22) Kt - Q 4, Q x R; 23) R x Q, K R - K sq. Here White would have but little advantage.
- 21…Bxd5 As White, by changing Bishops, would only strengthen Black's centre and remove the immobile and hampering Pawn at Black's K B 2, why should Black exchange? The right play was 21) .... Kt - Kt 6; 22) R - R 3, P x P. For the time being Black would now be a Pawn ahead, and with no Pawns left on the Queen's side (as the Knight's Pawn is bound to fall) White could not have won the game.
- 30.Kf1 For the moment obviously the Pawn is guarded by the possible Kt - K 8 ch.
- 35.a6 In the following most interesting end game White tries first to win by bringing about a blocked position and throwing the move on Black; in this he does not succeed, but he gains a Pawn, and finds the way later on of winning on the King's side. The end game is played by both sides with plenty of deep ideas, so that it affords great pleasure to play it over. The play, however, is clear and needs no comment.
[Event "St Petersburg Chigorin Memorial"] [Site "St Petersburg"] [Date "1909.02.18"] [Round "3"] [White "Spielmann, Rudolf"] [Black "Znosko Borovsky, Eugene"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. Bc4 Be7 5. c3 Ngf6 6. Qd3 c6 7. Bb3 Qc7 8. Bg5 O-O 9. Nbd2 c5 10. O-O a6 11. a4 b6 12. Nh4 exd4 13. cxd4 cxd4 14. Nf5 Nc5 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Qxd4 Qe5 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qxe5 dxe5 19. Bd5 Rb8 20. Nc4 Be6 21. a5 Bxd5 22. exd5 b5 23. Ne3 Rfd8 24. Rac1 Rbc8 25. Rfd1 Nb3 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. d6 Rd8 28. Nd5 Kg7 29. Nc7 Nd4 30. Kf1 Kg6 31. Nxa6 Rxd6 32. Nb4 Rd8 33. Nc2 Kf5 34. Nxd4+ exd4 35. a6 Ke4 36. Ke2 d3+ 37. Kd2 Kd4 38. Ra1 Kc4 39. a7 Ra8 40. Ra3 f5 41. f4 h5 42. g3 f6 43. h4 b4 44. b3+ Kc5 45. Ra4 Kb5 46. Ra2 Kc5 47. Ra4 Kb5 48. Ra2 Kc5 49. Ra4 Kb5 50. Kxd3 Rd8+ 51. Ke3 Re8+ 52. Kf2 Ra8 53. Kf3 Kc5 54. Ra6 Kd4 55. Rxf6 Rxa7 56. Rxf5 Kc3 57. Rxh5 Rb7 58. Re5 Kxb3 59. h5 Kc3 60. g4 b3 61. h6 b2 62. Re1 Kc2 63. g5 Rd7 64. Kg4 Rd1 65. Rxd1 Kxd1 66. h7 b1=Q 67. h8=Q 1-0