[Event "Amsterdam"] [Site "?"] [Date "1941.09.07"] [Round "?"] [White "Euwe, Max"] [Black "Van Steenis, Henk"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D45"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2014.04.14"] {[%evp 0,65,19,31,43,-23,29,30,44,22,42,54,56,51,45,42,75,70,62,73,66,62,53,74, 88,57,85,58,50,96,136,85,170,234,193,206,205,213,218,224,268,114,120,156,471, 711,729,686,729,720,742,297,244,377,385,386,386,429,396,411,411,419,942,1007, 1044,364,376,379]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 a6 6. c5 Nbd7 7. b4 Ne4 {Black had several reasonable moves here, but this is not a good one. } 8. Nxe4 ({In later years the meek} 8. Bb2 {was played a few times, but Euwe, in accordance with his general principles, takes the bull by the horns.}) 8... dxe4 9. Nd2 f5 10. f3 exf3 11. Qxf3 Nf6 12. Bc4 Be7 ({Slightly better may have been} 12... g6 {followed by Bg7, as his pawn on f5 needs protection, but Black would be in a bad state anyway.}) 13. O-O Nd5 14. e4 Nxb4 15. Bb2 Nc2 {Forward to his doom, but there were no good moves.} 16. exf5 O-O ({After} 16... Nxa1 { White wins by} 17. Qh5+) 17. Rad1 Nxd4 18. Qg4 Bxc5 19. Ne4 {Reuben Fine was lyrical about this move. Black can give a discovered check in many ways, but they would only worsen his situation.} Ba7 20. f6 g6 21. Ng5 c5 22. f7+ Kg7 23. Qf4 Bb8 24. Rxd4 cxd4 25. Bxd4+ e5 26. Bxe5+ Bxe5 27. Qxe5+ Kh6 28. Ne4 b5 29. g4 {There were several ways to win, but this is a nice and forceful one.} Bxg4 ({After} 29... bxc4 {White would play} 30. g5+ Kh5 31. Qg7 {with a mating attack.}) 30. Nf6 Bf5 31. Ng8+ Rxg8 32. fxg8=Q ({It would be pedantic to remark that} 32. fxg8=N+ {would be slightly more accurate, as Black would have to play} Qxg8 {not to be mated.}) 32... Qg5+ 33. Qg3 {Black resigned.} 1-0