[Event "US Lightning Chp (10 sec. move)"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1943.07.04"] [Round "?"] [White "Isaac Kashdan"] [Black "Reuben Fine"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E33"] [Annotator "Stockfish 18"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "1943.07.04"] [EventType "tourn (blitz)"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "EXT 2020"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2019.10.17"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"] [SourceQuality "1"] [BlackTeam " C.A. EBANO"] {E32: Nimzo-Indian: Classical} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 {The Classical Variation was popular in the early days of the Nimzo-Indian, amd was evemtually replaced by Rubinstein's 4.e3. With 4.Qc white hopes to acquire the two Bs which was a favorite goal of Kashdan and to do it without compromising his P-structure. The disadvantage is that the Q will move at least twice and that white's K-side development is delayed.} Nc6 {This is mot an especially effective sontinystion. Black does better to open the game quickly to exploit his lead in development. 4...0-0 and then as soon as feasible ...d5 or ...c5 is a more active course of action.} 5. Nf3 d6 6. g3 {An interesting move here is 6.g4, but it's a move that is not in Kashdan's super solid style.} O-O 7. Bg2 e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. O-O Bxc3 $1 {Normally black does not play this until invited to do so when white plays a3, but with white's Q on c3 black can now play ...e4 with a gain of time and space.} 10. Qxc3 {Kashdan has his two Bs, but in this game he never gets a chance to use them.} Ne4 {More precise would have been 10...e4!} 11. Qc2 Nd6 (11... f5 12. b3 Qe7 13. Bb2 Nf6 14. Rad1 f4 15. gxf4 exf4 {was played in Seidman,H-Santasiere,A in the same event.}) 12. Rd1 {The obvious threat is 13.c5} Bf5 13. Qa4 {Again threatening c5} Qe7 14. Be3 {Too passive. White could have kept a slight advantage by gaining space on the Q-side with 14.c5 and 15.b4} Bd7 15. Rac1 $2 {[%mdl 8192] A tactical mistake overlooking the attack on his Q.} Nd4 16. Qa3 Nxe2+ 17. Kh1 Nxc1 { White's best response is now 18.Resigns!} 18. Rxc1 Bc6 19. Qc3 Rae8 20. b4 a6 21. Qb3 Kh8 22. a4 Nf5 23. Bc5 Nd6 24. b5 axb5 25. cxb5 Bxf3 26. Bxf3 b6 27. Bb4 e4 28. Bg2 f5 29. Rc6 f4 30. Bxd6 cxd6 31. Rxb6 {White has the forlorn hope of using his Q-side PS, but Fine efficiently finishes him off.} e3 32. fxe3 fxe3 33. Qc3 e2 34. Qe1 Qf6 35. Rc6 Qf1+ 36. Bxf1 Rxf1+ {White resigned.} 0-1