[Event "Amsterdam NED"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "1934.03.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vera Menchik"]
[Black "Sonja Graf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D40"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1934.??.??"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 {M.N.: This move makes it obvious who Sonja’s
teacher was!} 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O b6 9. Qe2 Bb7
10. cxd5 exd5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Rd1 ({Euwe: Better was the immediate} 12. Ba6)
12... Ne5 13. Ba6 $2 {Euwe: Strategically, White’s position is already
inferior, but the text move loses a pawn without compensation.} Nxf3+ 14. gxf3
Bxh2+ $1 15. Kxh2 Qd6+ 16. f4 Bxa6 17. Qf3 Bb7 18. Bd2 Qd7 19. Qh3 Qxh3+ 20.
Kxh3 d4 21. exd4 cxd4 22. Nb5 d3 23. Be3 Rfd8 24. Nd4 Ba6 25. b4 Nd5 $1 {
Euwe: Played with a great deal of creativity.} 26. b5 {Euwe: White wrongly
believes that the following line is o.k. for her.} Nxf4+ (26... Nxf4+ {Euwe:
In case of} 27. Bxf4 Rxd4 28. Be3 {Black has} Bc8+ {ready.}) 27. Kg4 Ne2 $1 ({
Euwe: And White does not win a piece:} 27... Ne2 28. Nxe2 dxe2 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8
30. bxa6 Rd1 $1) 28. Rxd3 Bxb5 29. Nxb5 Rxd3 30. Kf3 Nc3 {White resigned.} 0-1