[Event "GotM #77"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1903.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Mieses, Jacques"] [Black "Marshall, Frank James"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C21"] [Annotator "Connaughton, Ken"] [PlyCount "47"] [EventDate "1903.??.??"] [EventCountry "MNC"] {[%evp 0,47,15,15,32,42,42,-40,21,-38,-38,-38,27,-13,-45,-44,-14,-68,-77,-41, -19,-45,12,-27,-48,-41,-42,-98,-60,-41,-44,-53,-53,-53,3,-25,35,-2,20,63,257, 1422,1431,29982,29983,1637,29993,29994,29999,-30000]} 1. e4 {King's Pawn Game} e5 {Open Game} 2. d4 {Center Gambit} exd4 {Center Game} 3. c3 {Danish Gambit} dxc3 {Accepted} 4. Bc4 {Full Danish} cxb2 {Accepted, kudos to Black, it's going to be a fight.} 5. Bxb2 {[#] The full Danish Gambit, if Black has the courage to take it on, gives White a big lead in development with two ferocious Bishops bearing down on the Black Kingside. Black must try to hold on and preserve his two pawn advantage into the later stages of the game. White of course must make the most of his early initiative and destroy Black's resistance in the opening and early middlegame.} d6 6. Ne2 Nc6 7. O-O Be6 { Challenging one of the Bishops directly.} 8. Bd5 Nf6 9. Qb3 Qc8 {Both players building up on e6.} 10. Nf4 Nd8 {[#] The side with the space advantage often comes out on top in these situations. The Black pieces are being forced into poor positions as they defend the target while White's gang naturally find good squares as they surround the prey.} 11. Bxf6 {Not afraid to give up one or both of his proud Bishops if the price is right. Here the Black Kingside is shattered and it's hard to see how the King will escape the center to the Queenside any time soon.} gxf6 12. Nh5 {It seems as if Black will soon relinquish his right to castle.} c6 13. Re1 $1 {[%CAl Re1e8] [#] Offering the Bishop but Black would need courage to take.} Be7 {Even with the other Bishop entering the file, the pin is still really dangerous.} 14. Qf3 Rg8 {Again Black refuses the sacrifice, preferring to leave the e-file closed.} 15. Nxf6+ {[#] This forces the liquidation of Black's dark-square Bishop.} Bxf6 16. Qxf6 cxd5 {Finally Black takes the Bishop.} 17. exd5 Rg6 18. Qh8+ Kd7 19. Nc3 $3 { [#] In keeping with the theme of the whole game. White isn't interested in taking the piece back. He remains true to the long term goal of opening the e-file to chase down the central King.} (19. dxe6+ Nxe6 $11) 19... Bxd5 { Black is crumbling under the psychological pressure. He takes the pawn, happy to give back the piece and simplify.} 20. Qe8+ $1 {Good intermezzo.} Kc7 { And now White can recapture with tempo.} 21. Nxd5+ (21. Re7+ Kb8 $18 {is also winning but is less clear-cut.}) 21... Kb8 22. Rac1 {Compare White's pieces to Black's pieces. Night and day in terms of activity.} Nc6 23. Rxc6 $1 {[#] The final blow, this time to smash the King's refuge on the Queenside.} bxc6 { Black is forced to open the b-file.} 24. Rb1# {The hunt comes to a conclusion and a beautiful #.} 1-0