1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Nc3
g6
4.
d4
exd4
5.
Nxd4
Bg7
6.
Be3
Nf6
7.
Be2
O-O
8.
O-O
d6
9.
Qd2
Re8
10.
f3
Nh5
11.
Nxc6
bxc6
12.
g4
Nf6
13.
Bg5
Bd7
14.
Rad1
Qb8
15.
Qf4
Qd8
16.
Bc4
Qe7
17.
Rfe1
Qe5
18.
Qe3
Qa5
19.
h3
Be6
20.
Bxe6
Rxe6
21.
f4
Nd7
22.
e5
Nxe5
23.
fxe5
Rxe5
24.
Ne4
Rae8
25.
Qf3
d5
26.
Rf1
Rxe4
27.
Qxf7+
Kh8
28.
Bf6
Qc5+
29.
Rd4
Qf8
30.
Qxf8+
Rxf8
31.
Rxe4
dxe4
32.
Bxg7+
Kxg7
33.
Rxf8
Kxf8
34.
Kf2
Kf7
35.
Ke3
Ke6
36.
Kxe4
h6
37.
Kf4
c5
38.
a4
Kf6
39.
a5
a6
40.
b3
Ke6
41.
h4
Kf6
42.
g5+
hxg5+
43.
hxg5+
Ke6
44.
Ke4
Kd6
45.
c3
Ke6
46.
b4
cxb4
47.
cxb4
Kd6
48.
Kd4
c6
49.
Kc4
Kd7
50.
Kc5
Kc7
51.
Kd4
Kd6
52.
Ke4
Ke6
53.
Kd4
Kd6
54.
Kc4
Kd7
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Site
St Petersburg
Date
1909.02.23
Round
7
White
Znosko Borovsky, Eugene
Black
Speijer, Abraham
Result
1/2-1/2
- 3…g6 This is not quite sound, as it loses time. White obtains a strong position in the centre.
- 5.Nxd4 He might also initiate an attack forthwith by 5) Kt - Q 5. The 'hole' at K B 3 invites this move, followed by B - Kt 5. In that case, Black would probably not have risked 5) .... B - Kt 2, but played P - K R 3 first.
- 8.O-O In such positions, Castling Q R is advisable, in order to initiate a dangerous attack afterwards by P - K R 4. For this reason 8) Q - Q 2 might well be considered. If then 8) .... R - K sq; 9) Kt x Kt, Kt P x Kt; 10) B - B 3, P - Q 3; 11) O - O - O and White has a secure position.
- 8…d6 Better was 8) .... R - K sq, in order to answer 9) P - B 3 by P - Q 4 without loss of time.
- 10…Nh5 The object of this side movement, viz., to play the Knight to B 5, can easily be frustrated; 10) .... P - Q 4 was the natural move. If then 11) Kt x Kt, P x Kt; 12) Q R - Q sq, Q - K 2 and nothing could be said against Black's position. Hence it follows also that White's last move was a mistake. He had done better to play 10) Kt x Kt followed by B - K Kt 5, and P - K B 4.
- 12.g4 12) P - B 4, Kt - B 3; 13) B - B 3, followed soon by Q R - K sq was sounder play.
- 21…Nd7 Black has now an excellent position. It is clear that White has advanced his King's wing Pawns to no purpose whatever. All he has achieved is to expose his own King.
- 22.e5 Black threatened to change at Q B 6, followed by Q R - K sq, in order to win, for instance by Kt - B 4, the King's Pawn. If White play 22) P - B 5, R (K 3) - K sq, the King's Pawn remains fixed forever; and, moreover, the Q Kt P would be weak. In spite of all this, the variation just mentioned would still be better than the move in the text, as the ensuing sacrifice gives Black a decisive advantage.
- 24.Ne4 24) P - Q 4 would have left White without resource.
[Event "St Petersburg Chigorin Memorial"] [Site "St Petersburg"] [Date "1909.02.23"] [Round "7"] [White "Znosko Borovsky, Eugene"] [Black "Speijer, Abraham"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O d6 9. Qd2 Re8 10. f3 Nh5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. g4 Nf6 13. Bg5 Bd7 14. Rad1 Qb8 15. Qf4 Qd8 16. Bc4 Qe7 17. Rfe1 Qe5 18. Qe3 Qa5 19. h3 Be6 20. Bxe6 Rxe6 21. f4 Nd7 22. e5 Nxe5 23. fxe5 Rxe5 24. Ne4 Rae8 25. Qf3 d5 26. Rf1 Rxe4 27. Qxf7+ Kh8 28. Bf6 Qc5+ 29. Rd4 Qf8 30. Qxf8+ Rxf8 31. Rxe4 dxe4 32. Bxg7+ Kxg7 33. Rxf8 Kxf8 34. Kf2 Kf7 35. Ke3 Ke6 36. Kxe4 h6 37. Kf4 c5 38. a4 Kf6 39. a5 a6 40. b3 Ke6 41. h4 Kf6 42. g5+ hxg5+ 43. hxg5+ Ke6 44. Ke4 Kd6 45. c3 Ke6 46. b4 cxb4 47. cxb4 Kd6 48. Kd4 c6 49. Kc4 Kd7 50. Kc5 Kc7 51. Kd4 Kd6 52. Ke4 Ke6 53. Kd4 Kd6 54. Kc4 Kd7 1/2-1/2