[Event "London blindfold"] [Site "London"] [Date "1790.03.13"] [Round "?"] [White "Captain Smith"] [Black "Philidor, Francois Andre Dani"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C24"] [Annotator "Connaughton, Ken"] [PlyCount "66"] [EventDate "1790.??.??"] [EventType "game"] [EventRounds "3"] [EventCountry "ENG"] {[%evp 0,66,80,27,40,31,15,-6,-3,-38,-32,-14,10,-41,-11,-14,-113,-28,-24,-35, -64,-84,-2,-25,-48,-48,-7,-29,-28,-31,-57,-84,-76,-115,-96,-117,-56,-93,-29, -29,-28,-28,-31,-96,-34,-18,-18,-125,-5,-492,-2,-471,-498,-498,-507,-507,-532, -532,-550,-558,-603,-603,-609,-609,-603,-603,-475,-29999,-30000]} 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. Nc3 b5 7. Bb3 a5 {Black's blanket of pawns begin to sweep forward.} 8. a3 Bc5 9. Nf3 d6 10. Qd2 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. O-O g5 13. h3 Nd7 14. Nh2 h5 15. g3 Ke7 {Making way for the Queen's rook to swing over and increase the pressure on the White king's stronghold.} 16. Kg2 d5 17. f3 Nf8 18. Ne2 Ng6 19. c3 Rag8 20. d4 Bb6 21. dxe5 Qxe5 22. Nd4 { Threatening the Royal Fork with Nxc6.} Kd7 23. Rae1 h4 24. Qf2 $4 $19 {Loses the game.} (24. f4 {Would have solved the problem on g3.} Qb8 25. Ng4 hxg3 26. exd5 Kc8 27. fxg5 exd5 $14) 24... Bc7 25. Ne2 $2 (25. Ng4 {Would have been stronger.} Qxg3+ 26. Qxg3 Bxg3 27. exd5 exd5) 25... hxg3 26. Qxg3 Qxg3+ 27. Nxg3 Nf4+ 28. Kh1 Rxh3 {White's fate is sealed. All that remains is the epilogue.} 29. Rg1 Rxh2+ $1 {The White king finds himself in a corridor of death.} 30. Kxh2 Rh8+ 31. Nh5 $8 Rxh5+ 32. Kg3 Nh3+ 33. Kg4 Rh4# 0-1 [Event "London m4"] [Site "London"] [Date "1834.??.??"] [Round "16"] [White "McDonnell, Alexander"] [Black "De Labourdonnais, Louis Charles Mahe"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B32"] [Annotator "Connaughton, Ken"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "1834.??.??"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "18"] [EventCountry "ENG"] {[%evp 0,74,6,40,100,66,66,62,56,41,18,8,17,-16,-9,-36,-2,-60,12,-29,-57,-77, -75,-79,-90,-79,-83,-37,-42,-103,-95,-145,-149,-83,-48,-84,-27,-28,-57,-57,-49, -55,-51,17,10,10,10,-100,-88,-88,-87,-47,-47,-30,-30,-82,-34,-124,-156,-158, -158,-158,-155,-207,-152,-227,-122,-333,-333,-333,-456,-456,-456,-456,-3023, -2998,-2998]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bc4 { Eyeing up Black's soft underbelly on f7.} Nf6 7. Bg5 $2 (7. Nc3 {Was better or even 0-0.}) 7... Be7 8. Qe2 $6 d5 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 {Now Black has a firm hold on the initiative which grows with every move.} 10. Bb3 O-O 11. O-O a5 12. exd5 cxd5 (12... a4 13. Bc4 cxd5 14. Rd1 Ra5 15. Bb5 Bb7 16. c4 d4 $17) 13. Rd1 d4 14. c4 Qb6 15. Bc2 Bb7 16. Nd2 Rae8 17. Ne4 Bd8 18. c5 Qc6 19. f3 Be7 20. Rac1 f5 21. Qc4+ Kh8 22. Ba4 Qh6 23. Bxe8 fxe4 24. c6 exf3 {The 3 amigos burst through the center.} 25. Rc2 {At no point from here onwards did White enjoy the opportunity to play a timely h3 to give his king crucial breathing space.} Qe3+ 26. Kh1 Bc8 27. Bd7 f2 28. Rf1 {Hands in the dyke time.} d3 29. Rc3 Bxd7 30. cxd7 e4 31. Qc8 Bd8 32. Qc4 Qe1 33. Rc1 d2 34. Qc5 Rg8 35. Rd1 e3 {No one ever said rooks were great defenders but it's more a case of an unstoppable force than the lack of an immovable object. White is about to be simply overwhelmed by the onrushing swarm of foot soldiers.} 36. Qc3 Qxd1 37. Rxd1 e2 {White throws in the towel as survival is a fantasy.} (37... e2 38. Qxd2 (38. Rg1 fxg1=Q+ 39. Kxg1 e1=Q#) (38. Qf3 e1=Q+ 39. Rxe1 {dxe1}) (38. h4 exd1=Q+ 39. Kh2 f1=Q 40. Qd4 Bc7+ 41. Qf4 Qdf3 42. gxf3 Bxf4#) (38. h3 exd1=Q+ 39. Kh2 Bh4 40. Qxg7+ Kxg7 41. d8=Q Qg1#) 38... f1=Q+ 39. Rxf1 exf1=Q#) 0-1 [Event "Warsaw m"] [Site "Warsaw"] [Date "1844.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Hoffman, Fr Alexander"] [Black "Petrov, Alexander"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C54"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "46"] [EventDate "1844.??.??"] {[%evp 0,46,40,39,11,11,13,15,26,-3,11,-25,7,-34,46,42,55,55,69,31,50,52,82, -267,-20,-114,421,0,-243,-243,-302,-302,-302,-302,-302,-302,-351,-411,-727, -727,-517,-517,-1399,-29995,-29996,-29997,-29998,-29999,-30000]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 (6. cxd4) 6... Ne4 $2 (6... d5 7. Bb5 Ne4) 7. Bd5 $1 Nxf2 8. Kxf2 dxc3+ 9. Kg3 cxb2 10. Bxb2 Ne7 11. Ng5 $2 Nxd5 12. Nxf7 O-O $1 (12... Kxf7 13. Qxd5+ {/\ 14.Q:c5}) 13. Nxd8 (13. Qxd5 $2 Rxf7 14. Qxc5 $2 Qg5+ 15. Kh3 d6+) 13... Bf2+ 14. Kh3 d6+ 15. e6 Nf4+ 16. Kg4 Nxe6 17. g3 Nd4+ 18. Ne6 Bxe6+ 19. Kh4 Nf5+ 20. Kh3 Ne3+ 21. Kh4 Ng2+ 22. Kh5 g6+ 23. Kg5 Be3# 0-1 [Event "Breslau m"] [Site "Breslau"] [Date "1848.02.01"] [Round "2"] [White "Harrwitz, Daniel"] [Black "Anderssen, Adolf"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C33"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "1848.01.26"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "EXT 2002"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2001.11.25"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Qh4+ 4. Kf1 Bc5 5. d4 Bb6 6. Nf3 Qe7 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. e5 Nh5 9. Nd5 Qd8 10. g4 fxg3 11. Bg5 f6 12. exf6 gxf6 13. Ne5 O-O 14. Qxh5 fxg5+ 15. Nf6+ Kg7 16. Qxh7+ Kxf6 17. Ng4# 1-0 [Event "Breslau m2"] [Site "Breslau"] [Date "1859.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Anderssen, Adolf"] [Black "Lange, Max"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C61"] [PlyCount "38"] [EventDate "1859.??.??"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "8"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "EXT 1999"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1998.11.10"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1998.11.10"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. Bc4 Nf6 6. e5 d5 7. Bb3 Bg4 8. f3 Ne4 9. O-O d3 10. fxg4 Bc5+ 11. Kh1 Ng3+ 12. hxg3 Qg5 13. Rf5 h5 14. gxh5 Qxf5 15. g4 Rxh5+ 16. gxh5 Qe4 17. Qf3 Qh4+ 18. Qh3 Qe1+ 19. Kh2 Bg1+ 0-1 [Event "Baden-Baden"] [Site "Baden-Baden"] [Date "1870.07.30"] [Round "13"] [White "Steinitz, William"] [Black "Paulsen, Louis"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C25"] [Annotator "Kasparov"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "1870.07.18"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "18"] [EventCountry "GER"] {[%evp 0,71,31,14,26,26,26,4,4,-294,-200,-200,-2,-72,-29,-128,32,-42,93,79,137, 75,112,97,132,186,217,89,226,220,156,161,156,134,114,107,129,124,166,151,164, 166,160,109,117,75,-14,-30,-28,-28,53,53,220,324,343,300,492,365,365,362,374, 344,948,1108,1108,1481,1481,1481,29995,29996,29997,29998,29999,-30000]} 1. e4 { In this game Steinitz uses the gambit named after him to demonstrate his superiority in the combined assessment of all positional factors and a great sense of long and short-termed advantages and disadvantages.} e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. d4 $6 Qh4+ 5. Ke2 {A blasphemy for a normal player of the time. Since the quick development of the white pieces is interrupted by the king in the centre, Black should be automatically better. But Steinitz noted that long-term factors could override temporary inconvenience. The white minor pieces will gain extra tempi attacking Black's queen. White's better control of the centre will help him to organize future attacks and also to prevent Black's pieces from harmonious development. As it later turned out Steinitz' Gambit was proven to be not very dangerous for Black, but only as a result of precise and very dynamic play. Not surprisingly Steinitz' opponents, who weren't ready to take this ugly opening seriously, couldn't resist testing his revolutionary strategy.} d6 {Some players tried the sharper 5...d5 against Steinitz, but without success. In the final game of his match against Zukertort he celebrated a victory and the attainment of the first official title of World Champion against this variation!} 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Bxf4 O-O-O $6 { Here 7...f5! would underline the uncomfortable position of the White king.} 8. Ke3 {[#]} Qh5 $2 {Black is constantly wasting time. 8...Bxf3 was better.} 9. Be2 Qa5 $2 {fearing h3, Paulsen misses his last chance to play f5 to disturb the white king:} (9... f5 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Qe8) 10. a3 $1 {The black queen cannot find a single pleasant square on the board.} Bxf3 11. Kxf3 $1 {Paulsen hoped for} (11. Bxf3 g5 {with counterplay, but now g7-g5 leaves the black queen to die}) 11... Qh5+ (11... g5 $2 12. b4 Qb6 13. Be3 {followed by d5 or Nd5 or Na4.}) 12. Ke3 Qh4 13. b4 $1 {While tenaciously chesing the black queen Steinitz prepares an attack against his opponent's king.} g5 14. Bg3 Qh6 15. b5 Nce7 16. Rf1 Nf6 17. Kf2 Ng6 18. Kg1 $1 {Would you believe that the white king has already made six moves. But the outcome of the game is clear. The disconnected black army has nothing to counter the widespreading white attack,} Qg7 19. Qd2 h6 20. a4 Rg8 {[#]} 21. b6 $1 {This pawn sacrifice opens up the lines around the opponent's king, a manoeuvre that became typical for the games in our century.} axb6 22. Rxf6 $1 Qxf6 23. Bg4+ Kb8 24. Nd5 Qg7 25. a5 { The entire white army is in the attack.} f5 {Desperately trying to make use of his queen. Other moves fail to change anything:} (25... Ne7 26. axb6 Nxd5 27. Ra8+ $1 Kxa8 28. Qa5+ {and mate;}) (25... b5 26. a6 b6 27. a7+ Kb7 28. Nxc7 $1 Kxc7 29. Qc3+ Kb7 30. Bd7 {etc.}) 26. axb6 cxb6 27. Nxb6 $1 Ne7 (27... fxg4 28. Ra8+ Kc7 29. Qc3+ Kxb6 30. Qa5+ Kc6 31. d5+ {and mate.}) 28. exf5 (28. Qb4 { More precise from the computer's point of view, because it forces mate more quickly.} Kc7 29. Na8+ Kc8 30. Bxf5+ Rd7 31. Bxd7+ Kxd7 32. Qxd6+ Ke8 33. Nc7+ Kf7 34. Qe6# {but I don't think we can criticize Steinitz for such an "inaccuracy".}) 28... Qf7 29. f6 Nc6 30. c4 {Slow but sure.} Na7 31. Qa2 Nb5 32. Nd5 {Black already could resign, but he preferred to be mated.} (32. Qa8+ Kc7 33. Qa5 {and mate in three more moves.}) 32... Qxd5 33. cxd5 Nxd4 34. Qa7+ Kc7 35. Rc1+ Nc6 36. Rxc6# 1-0 [Event "Amsterdam"] [Site "Amsterdam"] [Date "1889.08.26"] [Round "1"] [White "Lasker, Emanuel"] [Black "Bauer, Johann Hermann"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A03"] [Annotator "Kasparov"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "1889.08.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "NED"] {[%evp 0,75,14,-7,-1,-34,-21,-25,-21,-11,4,4,2,2,0,0,-8,-2,0,-18,-4,-19,2,-2, 17,-2,25,10,38,29,-4,-50,-50,78,0,104,104,397,397,434,434,434,441,441,441,448, 378,458,495,418,482,393,538,538,661,661,697,697,796,852,852,871,871,858,871, 872,883,883,883,883,883,883,878,891,891,911,938,437]} 1. f4 {This game contains one of the beautiful combinations of the young Lasker which created a blueprint for future similar double bishop sacrifices that destroyed the lives of dozens of his opponents' kings. Diese Partie beinhaltet eine der schönsten Kombinationen des jungen Lasker, die späteren Läuferpaaropfern als Vorbild diente und zahlreiche gegnerische Könige das Leben kostete.} d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. b3 e6 4. Bb2 Be7 5. Bd3 b6 6. Nf3 Bb7 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. O-O O-O 9. Ne2 c5 10. Ng3 Qc7 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Qc6 13. Qe2 a6 {[#] After very passive Black play in the opening White's army is ready for action, and Lasker begins the final storm Nach sehr passivem schwarzen Spiel in der Eröffnung stehen die weißen Figuren zum Angriff bereit. Lasker beginnt nun die entscheidende Attacke.} 14. Nh5 Nxh5 (14... d4 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Qg4 Kh8 (16... e5 17. Be4 $1) 17. Rf3 Rg8 18. Bxh7 $1) 15. Bxh7+ $1 (15. Qxh5 f5 {achieves nothing. führt zu nichts.}) 15... Kxh7 16. Qxh5+ Kg8 17. Bxg7 $3 {Today Lasker might have tried to copyright this idea. Heutzutage würde Lasker vielleicht versuchen, diese Idee urheberrechtlich für sich in Anspruch zu nehmen.} Kxg7 18. Qg4+ Kh7 19. Rf3 e5 20. Rh3+ Qh6 21. Rxh6+ Kxh6 {Black has narrowly escaped mate, but Schwarz ist knapp dem Matt entronnen, aber} 22. Qd7 $1 {wins a piece and the game. gewinnt eine Figur und die Partie.} Bf6 23. Qxb7 Kg7 24. Rf1 Rab8 25. Qd7 Rfd8 26. Qg4+ Kf8 27. fxe5 Bg7 28. e6 Rb7 29. Qg6 f6 30. Rxf6+ Bxf6 31. Qxf6+ Ke8 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33. Qg7+ Kxe6 34. Qxb7 Rd6 35. Qxa6 d4 36. exd4 cxd4 37. h4 d3 38. Qxd3 1-0 [Event "World Championship 04th"] [Site "Havana"] [Date "1892.01.07"] [Round "4"] [White "Steinitz, William"] [Black "Chigorin, Mikhail"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C65"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "1892.01.01"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "23"] [EventCountry "CUB"] {[%evp 0,55,21,31,14,14,26,31,31,14,42,-21,26,18,5,-53,-53,-60,-35,-23,-34,-12, -6,-19,11,15,56,50,99,113,150,76,76,67,118,93,79,64,78,49,44,15,54,24,38,39,39, 39,29987,29988,29989,29990,29993,29994,29995,29996,29997,29998]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. c3 g6 6. Nbd2 Bg7 7. Nf1 O-O 8. Ba4 (8. Qe2 Bd7 9. Ba4 Nd4 10. cxd4 Bxa4 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Nxe5 Bb5 $17 {Steinitz}) 8... Nd7 ( 8... a6 9. Ne3 (9. Ng3 b5 10. Bb3 d5 11. Qe2 Re8 12. O-O Bb7 {Keres}) 9... b5 10. Bb3 Na5 11. Bc2 d5 {Euwe}) (8... d5 $5 {Mason}) 9. Ne3 Nc5 (9... f5 $5 { Reti} 10. b4 (10. exf5 gxf5 11. Nd5 $14 {Neistadt}) 10... f4 11. Nd5 g5 $13) 10. Bc2 Ne6 11. h4 $1 {"Normally I am not a dangerous attacking player in the early stages of a game, but I saw a weakness on the opposing kingside. You shouldn't stick your fingers in my mouth because I will bite, even at my age." (Steinitz) "Normalerweise bin ich kein gefährlicher Angreifer im frühen Partiestadium, doch ich sah eine Schwäche am feindlichen Königsflügel, und man darf mir nicht die Finger in den Mund stecken, sonst beiße ich, auch noch in meinem Alter." (Steinitz)} (11. O-O f5 $13) 11... Ne7 (11... f5 $5 12. exf5 ( 12. h5 f4 13. Nd5 g5 14. h6 Bf6 15. Bb3 Kh8 {Chigorin}) 12... gxf5 13. Nd5 (13. d4 $1 $16 {-> Neistadt}) 13... Ne7 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. Ng5 h6 $13) (11... h6 $142 {Mason} 12. h5 g5 13. Nf5 {/\ 14.d4+/-}) 12. h5 d5 (12... g5 $5 {Mason} 13. h6 $1 $16) 13. hxg6 fxg6 $2 (13... hxg6 14. exd5 (14. Qe2 {/\ Bd2, 0-0-0 +/ - Reti}) 14... Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 16. Bh6 Bxh6 17. Rxh6 Kg7 18. Qd2 Nf4 $15 { Chigorin}) 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 16. Bb3 $16 Qc6 17. Qe2 Bd7 (17... a5 $142 18. a4 Qb6 19. Bxe6+ (19. Qc2 {/\ 20.Be3+/- Neistadt}) 19... Bxe6 20. Ng5 Bf5 21. Nxh7 Rfd8 $44 {|^ Chigorin}) 18. Be3 (18. Nxe5 $2 Qxg2) 18... Kh8 ( 18... Rf7 $142 {/\ Bh8 Steinitz} 19. O-O-O Bh8 20. d4 $1 $16 {Neistadt}) 19. O-O-O Rae8 20. Qf1 $1 a5 (20... Rf5 $1 {/\ 21... Nf8}) (20... Nf4 $142 { Steinitz/Chigorin} 21. Rxh7+ (21. Ng5 $1 h6 22. Nf7+ Kh7 $10 {Chigorin} 23. d4 $1 Qxg2 24. Qxg2 Nxg2 25. Nxh6 $18 {Ravinsky}) (21. d4 $1 exd4 (21... Bg4 22. Ng5 h6 23. f3 $16 {Neistadt}) 22. Rxd4 $1 $16) 21... Kxh7 22. Ng5+ Kh6 23. Nf7+ Rxf7 24. Qh1+ Kg5 25. Bxf7 Rh8 26. Qg1 Kf6 $17) 21. d4 $1 exd4 22. Nxd4 Bxd4 ( 22... Nxd4 23. Rxh7+ Kxh7 24. Qh1+ $18) (22... Qa6 23. Bc4 Qa8 24. Nf3 $18 { Euwe}) (22... Qe4 23. Bc2 Qg4 24. f3 Qg3 25. Nf5 gxf5 26. Rxd7 $18) 23. Rxd4 $1 $18 Nxd4 (23... Re7 24. Rdh4 Rff7 25. g3 {/\ 26.Bd4 Kg8 27.Qd3 /\ 28.Qg6 +- Chigorin}) 24. Rxh7+ $1 Kxh7 25. Qh1+ Kg7 26. Bh6+ Kf6 27. Qh4+ Ke5 28. Qxd4+ ( 28. Qxd4+ Kf5 29. g4#) 1-0 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "Hastings"] [Date "1895.??.??"] [Round "10"] [White "Steinitz, William"] [Black "Von Bardeleben, Curt"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C54"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "1895.??.??"] {[%evp 0,49,28,26,26,26,31,8,26,7,11,7,25,25,25,-42,40,85,86,70,86,69,64,82,90, 83,72,72,124,116,159,133,125,128,130,130,134,127,87,113,174,69,292,408,353,353, 358,264,284,336,380,478]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 $5 (7. Bd2 $1) 7... d5 $2 (7... Nxe4 $142 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 d5 {Steinitz-Schlechter/ Hastings/1895}) 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. O-O Be6 (9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Bxf7+ Kf8 12. Qb3 Bxa1 13. Ba3+ Ne7 14. Re1 $40 {+-}) ( 9... Bxc3 10. bxc3 Nxc3 11. Qb3 $40 {+/-}) 10. Bg5 Be7 (10... Qd7 11. Bxd5 Bxd5 12. Re1+ Be7 13. Nxd5 {Wins a tempo.}) 11. Bxd5 $1 Bxd5 12. Nxd5 (12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. Re1 O-O 14. Rxe7 $2 {Zaitsev} Qxe7 $2 (14... Bxf3 $1 $17 {Fritz2}) 15. Nxd5 ) 12... Qxd5 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 (13... Kxe7 14. Rc1 Rhe8 (14... Kd7 15. Qa4 $40) 15. Rc5 Qd6 16. Qc1 (16. Qc2 $5)) 14. Re1 f6 15. Qe2 Qd7 (15... Qd6 $2 16. Qb5+ Qc6 17. Qb4 Qd6 18. Qxb7) 16. Rac1 $6 (16. Rad1 $1 {Zaitsev} Kf7 17. Qc4+ Nd5 18. Ne5+ fxe5 19. dxe5 $18) 16... c6 $2 (16... Kf7 $1 {Black can save the game.} 17. Qxe7+ $2 (17. Qc4+ Nd5) 17... Qxe7 18. Rxe7+ Kxe7 19. Rxc7+ Kd6 20. Rxb7 Rhb8 21. Rxg7 (21. Rxb8 Rxb8 22. b3 Kd5 $15) 21... Rxb2 22. h3 Rxa2 $44) (16... Kf8) (16... Kd8) 17. d5 $3 cxd5 (17... Kf7 18. dxc6 Nxc6 19. Rcd1 $40) 18. Nd4 Kf7 19. Ne6 {/\ 20.Rc7} Rhc8 (19... Rac8 20. Qg4) (19... Nc6 20. Nc5 Qc8 21. Qb5 Rb8 (21... Nd8 22. Nd7 Nc6 23. Qxd5+ Kg6 24. g4 $40) 22. Na6 Ra8 (22... bxa6 23. Qxd5+) 23. Qxd5+ Kg6 24. Nc5 Rd8 25. Qe4+ f5 26. Qh4 $40) 20. Qg4 $1 g6 21. Ng5+ Ke8 (21... fxg5 $4 22. Qxd7 $18) 22. Rxe7+ Kf8 (22... Qxe7 23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. Qxc8+ $18) (22... Kxe7 23. Re1+ Kd6 24. Qb4+ Rc5 (24... Kc6 25. Rc1#) (24... Kc7 25. Ne6+ Kb8 26. Qf4+ $18) 25. Ne4+ $18) 23. Rf7+ $1 (23. Qxd7 $4 Rxc1+ $19) 23... Kg8 $1 (23... Qxf7 24. Rxc8+ Rxc8 25. Qxc8+ Qe8 26. Nxh7+ $18) 24. Rg7+ $1 Kh8 $1 (24... Kf8 25. Nxh7+ Kxg7 26. Qxd7+ $18) (24... Qxg7 25. Qe6+ Kh8 26. Rxc8+ Rxc8 27. Qxc8+ Qg8 $18) 25. Rxh7+ $1 {Black disappeared from the tournament hall without resigning.} (25. Rxh7+ $1 Kg8 26. Rg7+ Kh8 27. Qh4+ Kxg7 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Qh8+ Ke7 30. Qg7+ Ke8 31. Qg8+ Ke7 32. Qf7+ Kd8 33. Qf8+ Qe8 34. Nf7+ Kd7 35. Qd6#) 1-0 [Event "St Petersburg9596"] [Site "St Petersburg"] [Date "1896.01.04"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Pillsbury, Harry Nelson"] [Black "Lasker, Emanuel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D50"] [Annotator "Kasparov"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "1896.??.??"] {[%evp 0,64,28,30,19,-22,0,-16,-16,-16,46,42,9,-41,-51,-23,-19,-44,10,10,35,-9, -11,-11,-10,-69,-66,-66,-72,-72,-72,-75,-90,-112,-128,-142,-71,-34,30,-29,-141, -141,-107,-141,-141,-8,65,42,66,-84,121,27,0,10,0,0,0,-29991,-29992,-29993, -29994,-29995,-29996,-29997,-29998,-29999,-30000]} 1. d4 {The American Harry Nelson Pillsbury was one of the brightest stars to ever sparkle in the chess firmament. He never played in a world championship match, but for a year he was considered the future of the game. His sensational victory in his international debut at the Hastings Christmas tournament 1895/96, ahead of the newly crowned world champion Lasker, won him a place amongst the very best players. At the time there was an uncertainty about the true hierarchy at the top of the chess world, which made new contests inevitable. To clarify the situation five of the best players in the world were invited to a tournament in St. Petersburg in 1896: Lasker, Steinitz, Pillsbury, Chigorin and Tarrasch (at the last moment Tarrasch cancelled his attendance because of his duties as a medical practitioner). Each player played six games against each of the others. After three rounds Pillsbury was in the lead and Lasker was second, but even he was badly losing his micro-match against Pillsbury 2 1/2 : 1/2. It was only due to Steinitz' successful performance against the leader that Lasker managed to remain in contention, just one point behind Pillsbury. The following game was played in the fourth round. If Pillsbury would win, the outcome of the tournament would be more or less clear. And then the chess world would call into question the legitimacy of Lasker's title, forcing him to play a new match for the world championship with this young energetic opponent under very unfavourable circumstances.} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. Bg5 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nc6 7. Qh4 Be7 8. O-O-O Qa5 9. e3 Bd7 10. Kb1 h6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Nd4 O-O 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Qh5 Nxd4 15. exd4 Be6 16. f4 Rac8 17. f5 $2 {[#] As you can see, both opponents were in a real fighting mood. After the "normal" 17...Bd7 18.Qf3 the position remains double-edged. But here Lasker unleashes a beautiful, deeply calculated combination that any great player of today would be proud to have found. Wie Sie sehen können, sind beide Kontrahenten in kämpferischer Stimmung. Nach dem "normalen" 17...Ld7 18.Df3 bleibt die Stellung zweischneidig. Aber nun entfesselt Lasker eine wunderschöne, sehr tief berechnete Kombination, auf die jeder Spitzenspieler der heutigen Zeit stolz sein würde.} Rxc3 $3 18. fxe6 $2 {Objectively Objektiv war} (18. bxc3 Qxc3 19. Qf3 {was better, but Pillsbury doesn't yet understand why he should head for a worse endgame. besser, aber Pillsbury versteht noch nicht, warum er sich mit einem schlechteren Endspiel zufrieden geben soll.}) 18... Ra3 $3 {This paradoxical rook sacrifice drives White's king out into the fight, where he will meet his destiny. Dieses paradoxe Turmopfer zwingt den weißen König aufs Schlachtfeld, wo er seinem Schicksal erliegen wird.} 19. exf7+ {Lasker's ingenious idea proved to be correct in all variations: Es stellt sich heraus, daß Laskers geistreicher Plan in allen Varianten korrekt ist:} (19. bxa3 Qb6+ 20. Ka1 (20. Kc2 Rc8+ 21. Kd2 Qxd4+ 22. Ke1 (22. Bd3 Rc2+ $3 23. Kxc2 Qb2#) 22... Qc3+ 23. Ke2 Qc2+ 24. Rd2 (24. Ke3 Bg5+) 24... Qe4+ 25. Kf2 Bd4+ 26. Kg3 Rc3+ {etc.}) 20... Bxd4+ 21. Rxd4 Qxd4+ 22. Kb1 fxe6 23. Be2 Qe4+ 24. Ka1 Rf2 {with a decisive attack mit entscheidendem Angriff.}) ({ Vielleicht sieht} 19. e7 $5 {looks stronger, but it doesn't break the co-ordination of Black's pieces: stärker aus, aber auch dieser Zug kann nicht die Koordination der schwarzen Figuren unterbrechen:} Re8 $1 (19... Rc8 $4 20. Qf5 $1 {and the queen comes back to the defence und die Dame eilt zur Verteidigung zurück.}) 20. bxa3 Qb6+ 21. Kc2 Rc8+ 22. Kd2 Bxd4 {and after this deadly quiet move White is defenceless, e.g. und nach diesem tödlich-stillen Zug ist Weiß hilflos, z.B.} 23. Ke2 Qe6+ 24. Kf3 Qe3+ 25. Kg4 g6 $1 26. Qxd5 h5+ {with mate to follow. It would be interesting to know whether a computer can come close to executing such a great combination. mit anschließendem Matt. Es wäre interessant, zu erfahren, ob die heutigen Computer eine so großartige Kombination berechnen können.}) 19... Rxf7 20. bxa3 Qb6+ 21. Bb5 $1 {The best chance. Die beste Chance.} (21. Ka1 Bxd4+) (21. Kc2 Rc7+ {both lose as above. verlieren wie zuvor.}) 21... Qxb5+ 22. Ka1 Rc7 $2 {A pity. After spending so much energy and creativity to reach this position Lasker, under heavy time pressure, misses the simple win Schade! Lasker hat so viel Energie und Kreativität verbraucht, um diese Stellung zu erreichen. In schwerer Zeitnot verpaßt er einen einfachen Gewinn:} (22... Qc4 23. Qg4 Re7 $1 {threatening Re4 and Re2, e.g. mit den Drohungen Te4 und Te2, z.B.} 24. Rhe1 Bxd4+ 25. Qxd4 Rxe1 26. Qxc4 (26. Qd2 Rxd1+ 27. Qxd1) 26... Rxd1+) 23. Rd2 Rc4 24. Rhd1 $2 { Losing again. Verliert wieder.} (24. Re1 $1 {would lead to a nice draw: hätte zu einem schönen Remis geführt:} Qa5 $1 (24... Qc6 25. Qe8+) 25. Re8+ Kh7 26. Qf5+ g6 27. Re7+ $3 (27. Qxf6 $4 Rc1+ 28. Kb2 Qc3#) 27... Bxe7 28. Qf7+ Kh8 29. Qe8+ Kg7 30. Qxe7+ {with perpetual check. mit Dauerschach.}) 24... Rc3 $2 { A very serious mistake that could change everything dramatically Ein sehr ernster Fehler, der alles dramatisch verändert. Nach} (24... Qc6 $1 {gives Black an easy win. hätte Schwarz leicht gewinnen können.}) 25. Qf5 (25. Re1 $1 {was more energetic, forcing Black to retreat: war aktiver, Schwarz wäre gezwungen, den Rückzug anzutreten:} Rc8 {and White has a clear advantage. und Weiß hat einen klaren Vorteil.}) 25... Qc4 26. Kb2 $2 {[#] Lasker's time trouble is making Pillsbury nervous! He feels that his opponent has lost the thread of the game, but he himself cannot keep up with the pace. Laskers Zeitnotprobleme machen Pillsbury nervös! Er fühlt, daß der Gegner den Faden verloren hat, aber er kann selbst das Tempo nicht durchhalten.} (26. Kb1 $1 { would pose serious problems for Black, e.g. hätte Schwarz ernsthafte Probleme bereitet, z.B.} Rxa3 27. Rc1 $1 {and chess history would have gone a different route. und die Schachgeschichte hätte einen anderen Weg eingeschlagen.}) 26... Rxa3 $3 {In the magical world of chess lightening can hit the same place twice! I wonder if Pillsbury could believe his eyes - here the horror comes again! In der magischen Welt des Schachs kann der Blitz doch zweimal an gleicher Stelle einschlagen. Ich glaube, daß Pillsbury seinen Augen nicht traute – das Gespenst auf a3 ist wiedergekehrt.} 27. Qe6+ Kh7 28. Kxa3 $4 { Exhausted by the black hurricane Pillsbury succumbs to a mating threat. Vom schwarzen Sturm erschöpft, tappt Pillsbury in ein Mattnetz hinein.} (28. Kb1 { was also losing: führte auch zum Verlust:} Bxd4 $1 29. Qf5+ g6 $1 30. Qd7+ Bg7 {but the immediate}) ({aber sofortiges} 28. Qf5+ $1 {would have saved half a point: hätte den halben Punkt gerettet:} Kh8 29. Kb1 $1 Rxa2 $1 (29... Bxd4 30. Qf8+ Kh7 31. Qxa3) 30. Rxa2 Qb3+ 31. Kc1 Bg5+ (31... Qxa2 32. Qc8+ Kh7 33. Qc2+ ) 32. Rad2 Qc3+ 33. Qc2 Qa1+ 34. Qb1 Qc3+ {and draw. und remis.}) 28... Qc3+ 29. Ka4 b5+ $1 {The final touch. Das I-Tüpfelchen.} 30. Kxb5 Qc4+ 31. Ka5 Bd8+ 32. Qb6 Bxb6# {mate ended this fascinating human drama. "Too many mistakes" you say? Please don't rush to write off this game. Remember its unique historical importance! That day Caissa chose Lasker, and as we know today, the chess goddess did not err. Her cruel decision marked a fork in the lives of both players. Lasker, inspired by this victory, won the tournament convincingly. Later that year he crushed Steinitz in a rematch and kept his title for 25 more years! Pillsbury, after the above disaster, collapsed and lost five games out of the remaining eight, ending up third behind Steinitz. He never achieved the same peak of playing strength as in that magnificent year and died eight years later at the age of 34. Who knows how often Harry Nelson Pillsbury remembered that traumatic day in St. Petersburg and the chances he had missed - chances that would have changed his entire life and the course of chess history. womit ein faszinierendes menschliches Drama zu Ende ging. "Zu viele Fehler" sagen Sie? Bitte schreiben Sie nicht diese Partie zu schnell ab. Denken Sie an ihre historische Bedeutung! An jenem Tag entschied sich Caissa für Lasker, und, wie wir heute wissen, irrte die Schachgöttin nicht. Ihre vielleicht etwas grausame Wahl markierte eine Wende im Leben der beiden Spieler. Lasker, von seinem Sieg in dieser Partie inspiriert, gewann das Turnier in überzeugender Manier. Später im gleichen Jahr zerschmetterte er Steinitz im Rückkampf um die Weltmeisterschaft. Er behielt den Titel für weitere 25 Jahre! Pillsbury dagegen brach nach diesem Desaster förmlich zusammen, verlor fünf von den nächsten acht Partien und beendete das Turnier als Dritter hinter Steinitz. Er konnte nie wieder den gleichen Gipfel der Spielstärke erklimmen wie in diesem glorreichen Jahr. Er starb acht Jahre später im Alter von 34. Wer kann wissen, wie oft er diesen traumatischen Tag in St. Petersburg durchlebt hat und dabei an die verstrichenen Chancen denken mußte – Chancen, die sein Leben so gründlich geändert hätten.} 0-1