1.
e4
e5
2.
Nc3
Nf6
3.
Bc4
Bc5
4.
d3
d6
5.
Bg5
c6
6.
Qd2
Nbd7
7.
Bb3
a5
8.
Nge2
h6
9.
Be3
b5
10.
a3
Ng4
11.
d4
Ba7
12.
Nd1
O-O
13.
f3
Nxe3
14.
Nxe3
Nf6
15.
c3
Qb6
16.
Rd1
Be6
17.
Bc2
c5
18.
d5
Bd7
19.
c4
b4
20.
O-O
Rae8
21.
Ng3
g6
22.
f4
Kg7
23.
h4
exf4
24.
Rxf4
Re5
25.
Rdf1
Ng8
26.
h5
g5
27.
Ngf5+
Kh7
28.
R4f2
Bxf5
29.
Rxf5
Rxf5
30.
Rxf5
Kg7
31.
e5
dxe5
32.
Qd3
Re8
33.
d6
Bb8
34.
Rxg5+
hxg5
35.
Qh7+
Kf8
36.
Nf5
Rd8
37.
Qg7+
Ke8
38.
Qxg8+
Kd7
39.
Qxf7+
1-0
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Site
St Petersburg
Date
1909.03.01
Round
11
White
Znosko Borovsky, Eugene
Black
Burn, Amos
Result
1-0
Score
- 8.Nge2 Both sides have treated the opening in good style, but this Knight should have been played to B 3, so as to leave K 2 open to the Q Kt, and besides the Knight at K B 3 would guard important squares.
- 10…Ng4 Here 19) .... Q - Kt 3 followed by further operations on the Queen's side, was better.
- 12.Nd1 Abandoning too much ground to his opponent. The logical attack was against Black's Q B P, by 12) P - Q 5. After 12) .... Kt x B; 13) P x Kt, P - Kt 5; 14) P x P White would have a good game, for instance, 14) .... Kt - B 4; 15) Kt - Kt 5, O - O; 16) B - Q 5.
- 17…c5 But now Black obstructs the diagonal of his K B, giving all his advantage away. Had he played systematically to open the centre by 17) .... Q R - Q sq, followed by K R - K sq, B - B sq and P - Q 4, White would have a difficult defence.
[Event "St Petersburg Chigorin Memorial"] [Site "St Petersburg"] [Date "1909.03.01"] [Round "11"] [White "Znosko Borovsky, Eugene"] [Black "Burn, Amos"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 d6 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qd2 Nbd7 7. Bb3 a5 8. Nge2 h6 9. Be3 b5 10. a3 Ng4 11. d4 Ba7 12. Nd1 O-O 13. f3 Nxe3 14. Nxe3 Nf6 15. c3 Qb6 16. Rd1 Be6 17. Bc2 c5 18. d5 Bd7 19. c4 b4 20. O-O Rae8 21. Ng3 g6 22. f4 Kg7 23. h4 exf4 24. Rxf4 Re5 25. Rdf1 Ng8 26. h5 g5 27. Ngf5+ Kh7 28. R4f2 Bxf5 29. Rxf5 Rxf5 30. Rxf5 Kg7 31. e5 dxe5 32. Qd3 Re8 33. d6 Bb8 34. Rxg5+ hxg5 35. Qh7+ Kf8 36. Nf5 Rd8 37. Qg7+ Ke8 38. Qxg8+ Kd7 39. Qxf7+ 1-0