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THREE HUNDRED CHESS GAMES [Dreihundert Schachpartien- English Language Edition]

DR. SIEGBERT

Т ARRASCH

English translation Ьу Sol Schwarz Hays PuЬlishing

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SiegЬen Tarrasch

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TABLE OF

CONТENТS

Foreword

4

Game 1 Player List

5

Index of Openings

8

1.

Breslau 1862-1880

9

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Berlin 1880-1882

22

ш.

Halle 1882-1885

33

IV.

Hamburg Chess Congress, 1885

47

v.

Geroldsgrun, 1886

47

Vl.

FrankfunTournament, 1887

70

vп.

NuremЬerg,

94

vm.

NuremЬerg

IX.

Leipzig Tournament, 1888

134

х.

Breslau, 1889

144

Xl.

NuremЬerg,

173

хп.

Manchester Toumament, 1890

191

хш.

NuremЬerg,

215

XIV.

Dresden, 1892

239

xv.

NuremЬerg,

257

1887-1888 Tournament, 1888

1889-90

1890-1892

1892-1894

107

XVI. Match vs. Chigorin, 1893

272

ХVП.

Match vs. Walbrodt, 1894

325

ХVШ.

Leipzig Toumament, 1894

347

FOREWORD SiegЬert TaiТaSch's Three Hundred Chess Games is one of the most helpful and instructive chess Ьooks ever puЬlished. Тhе original work, Dreihundert Schachpartien, was initially intended to Ье а well-annotated record of three hundred of Grandmaster Tarrasch's Ьest games, but it quickly Ьесате а favorite textЬook for chess teachers. As more and more copies were sold, the Ьооk was eventually recognized as а valuaЬle middlegame treatise. Тhе modem chess student will fmd а wealth of positional ideas, sharp tactics and elegant endings as he studies these exciting and original games. Tarrasch's easily understandaЬle annotations show clearly why he was given the title, praeceptor mundi (teacher of the world). Every chess player, regardless of strength, will Ьenefit Ьу sitting down and playing through these wonderful games. It's easy, higbly entertaining, and willlead to а greater understanding of chess.

".... one of the monuments of our game." ---Grandmaster ReuЬen Fine

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

1 wish to thank Sol Schwarz for his very competent efforts in translating the original Gennan edition of Dreihundert Schachpartien. Special appreciation also to David Sewell, co-editor and final proofreader. Many thanks to Ludwig Schwarz for the artwork and cover design and to Кау Hale for the back cover photograph of Sol Schwarz . -Lou Hays, PuЬlisher

5 PLAYER 1GAME LIST 1. Breslau 1862-1880 Games 1-20 Game 1 Tarrasch-Mendelsohn Game 2 Tarrasch-Mendelsohn Game 3 Tarrasch-Mendelsohn Game 4 Tarrasch-v. Scheve Game 5 Tarrasch-Mendelsohn Game 6 v.Scheve-Tarrasch Game 7 v.Scheve-Tarrasch Game 8 Tarrasch-Mannhei.mer Game 9 Tarrasch-Mannhei.mer Game 10 Tarrasch-Mannheimer Game 11 Tarrasch-Landau Game 12 Tarrasch-Vogt Game 13 Tarrasch-Vogt Game 14 Tarrasch-Mendelsohn Game 15 Mendelsohn-Tarrasch Game 16 Tarrasch-Mendelsohn Game 17 IUemann-Tarrasch Game 18 Tarrasch-Schottlander Game 19 Tarrasch-Scbottlander Game 20 Tarrascb-Mende1sohn П.

Pg. 11 11 12 12 13 14 14 15 15 16 17

17 17 17 18 18 19 20 20 21

Berlin, 1880-1882 Games21-35

Е. Schallopp-Tarrasch Tarrascb-S. Winawer Tarrasch-B. Lasker В. Lasker-Tarrascb Tarrasch-B. Lasker Tarrasch-N.N Tarrasch-Pribulsky Tarrasch-W. Cohn Tarrascb-W. Cohn Tarrascb-W. Cohn Bohle, Droysen, B.Lasker -Нarmonist, V. Tarrascb Game 32 Tarrasch-Munchboff Game 33 В. Lasker, v. Scbeve, ТrоЬасЬHamюnist, Dr. V. Heydebreck, Tarrascb Game 34 Tarrasch-M. Naumann Game 35 v. BardeleЬen, В. Lasker, Tarrasch-Bohlke, Naumann, v. Scbeve

Game 21 Game 22 Game 23 Game 24 Game 25 Game 26 Game 27 Game 28 Game 29 Game 30 Game 31

23 23 24 24 25 25 25 26 26 27 28 28 29 30 31

Ш. НаНе,

1882-1885 Games35-51

Game 36 Tarrasch-Kuntze Game 37 Н. RosenЬaum- Tarrascb Game 38 Kuntze-Tarrasch Game 39 Tarrasch-B. IUchter Game 40 Tarrasch-B. IUcbter Game 41 В. IUchter-Tarrascb Game 42 Tarrasch-B. Richter Game 43 Tarrasch-B. Richter Game 44 В. Richter, Schwarz, Hollander-Sickel, R. Schmidt, ТапаsсЬ Game 45 Jacques Schwarz-Tarrascb Game 46 W. Hahn-Tarrasch

34 34 35 36 37 37 38 38 39 40 40

Game 47 Game 48 Game 49 Game 50 Game 51

Tarrasch-Barthmann Tarrasch-S. Lowenthal Tarrasch-v. Scheve F. IUemann-Tarrasch Tarrasch-F. IUemann

41 42

44 45 46

IV. Hamburg Tournament, 1885 and V. Geroldsgrun, 1886 Games 52-71 Game 52 Game 53 Game 54 Game 55 Game 56 Game 57 Game 58 Game 59 Game 60 Game 61 Game 62 Game 63 Game 64 Game 65 Game 66 Game 67 Game 68 Game 69 Game 70 Game 71

Tarrasch-Dr. Noa В. Englisch-Tarrasch Tarrasch-E. Schallopp Tarrasch-M. Weiss J. Taubenhaus-Tarrasch Tarrasch-M. Bier W. Paulsen-Tarrasch Tarrasch-J. GunsЬerg J.H. Bird-Tarrasch Tarrasch-J. Minckwitz Tarrasch-v. Gottschall J. Berger-Tarrasch F. IUemann-Tarrasch J. Mason-Tarrasch Mackenzie-Tarrasch Tarrasch-Schottlander Blackbшne- Tarrascb Н. v. Gottschall-Tarrasch Tarrasch-Dr. Si.monsohn Tarrascb-v. Scbeve

48 49

50 51 53 54

55 56 58

59 59 60 61 62 64 66 67 68 69 69

VI. Frankfurt Tournament, 1887 Games 72-89 Game 72 Game 73 Game 74 Game 75 Game 76 Game 77 Game 78 Game 79 Game 80 Game 81 Game 82 Game 83 Game 84 Game 85 Game 86 Game 87 Game 88 Game 89

Tarrasch-Scballopp Mackenzie-Tarrasch Tarrasch-Alapin Berger-Tarrasch Tarrascb-Louis Paulsen Tarrasch-v. BardeleЬen Blackbшne- Tarrasch Tarrasch-GunsЬerg А. Fritz-Tarrascb

Tarrasch-Schiffers Metger-Tarrasch Tarrascb-M. Weiss v. Scheve-Tarrasch Tarrascb-Dr. Noa Bшn-Tarrasch

Tarrasch- TauЬenbaus Н. v. Gottschall-Tarrascb Harmonist-Tarrasch

VП.

Game 90 Game 91 Game 92 Game 93 Game 94 Game 95 Game 96 Game 97

Nuremberg, 1887-1888 Games 90-106

Tamtsch -G. Irion and М Kunclшer

Tarrasch-G. Irion Dr. Schwarz-Tarrasch Tarrasch-M. Kurschner Tarrasch-M. Kurschner М. Kurschner-Tarrasch К. Meiser-Tarrasch К. Eckart-Tarrasch

71 72 73 74 75 77 77 78 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 88 90 92

95 95 96 96 96 97 98 98

6 Game 98 М. Kшschner-Taпasch Game 99 М. Kшschner- Taпasch Game 100 М. Kшschner-Taпasch Game 101 Taпasch-W. Hahn Game 102 М. Kшschner-Taпasch Game 103 К. Eckart-Taпasch Game 104 Taпasch-K. Eckart and М.

98 99 100 100 101 102

Kшschner

103 104 105

Game 105 В. Richter-Taпasch Game 106 Regensbшger-Taпasch VПI.

Nuremberg Tournament, 1888 Games 107-116 Game 107 Dr. Н. v. Gottschall, Hamюnist, Taпasch vs. J. Metger, J. Мieses, L Paulsen Game 108 Taпasch-Metger Game 109 Н. v. Gottschall- Taпasch Game 110 Taпasch-J. Мieses Game 111 М Harmonist-Taпasch Game 112 Taпasch-Louis Paulsen Game 113 J. Metger- Taпasch Game 114 J. Мieses-Taпasch Game 115 Taпasch-M. Harmonist Game 116 Louis Paulsen-Taпasch

108 109 111 116 118 119 123 126 130 131

IX. Leipzlg Tournament, 1888 Games 117-123 135 Game 117 J.Meises-Taпasch Game 118 Taпasch- W. Paulsen 136 Game 119 v. Scheve-Taпasch 137 138 Game 120 J. Мinckwitz- Taпasch Game 121 Taпasch-Riemann 139 Game 122 v. BardeleЬen- Taпasch 139 Game 123 v.BardeleЬen, Scheve, Schottlander, Taпasch vs. Н. v. Gottschall, Мieses, W. Paulsen, Riemann 141 Х.

Breslau 1889 Games 124-141 Game 124 Louis Paulsen- Taпasch Game 125 Taпasch-v. BardeleЬen Game 126 J. Metger- Taпasch Game 127 Hamюnist-Taпasch Game 128 Gossip-Taпasch Game 129 Taпasch-Joh. Berger Game 130 Tarrasch-Schiffers Game 131 J.H. Bauer- Taпasch Game 132 Taпasch-Maso Game 133 J. Мieses- Taпasch Game 134 Taпasch-J. Мinckwitz Game 135 Schallopp- Taпasch Game 136 Tarrasch-A. Fritz Game 137 Taпasch-Louis Paulsen Game 138 Tarrasch-Alapin Game 139 Blackbume-Taпasch Game 140 Taпasch-GunsЬerg Game 141 Bum-Taпasch XI. NuremЬerg 1889-1890 Games 142 169

146 146 147 148 150 151 153

155 156 158 160 162 163 164 166 166 169 171

Game 142 Taпasch-Kшschner Game 143 Taпasch-M. Kurschner Game 144 М Kшschner-Taпasch Game 145 К. Eckart-Taпasch Game 146 М. Kurschner-Taпasch Game 147 Taпasch-M. Kurschner Game 148 М. Kшschner-Taпasch Game 149 М. Kшschner-Taпasch Game 150 Taпasch-F. Kolb Game 151 Taпasch-Ciп. Schroeder Game 152 М. Kшschner-Taпasch Game 153 К. Eckart-Taпascla Game 154 М. Kшschner-Taпasch Game 155 Taпasch-M. Kurschner Game 156 Taпasch-K. Eckart Game 157 К. Eckart-Taпasch Game 158 К. Eckart-Taпasch Game 159 Taпasch-K. Eckart Game 160 Taпasch-K. Eckart Game 161 Taпasch-M. Kurschner Game 162 Taпasch-H. Steiner Game 163 F. КоlЬ-Taпasch Game 164 Herren F.KolЬ-Chr. Schroeder Game 165 Taпasch-M. Kurschner Game 166 Taпasch-K. Meiser Game 167 Taпasch-K. Eckart Game 168 Taпasch-Ciп. Kelz Game 169 Сlп. Kelz and Dr. Epstein

174 174 175 176 177 177 178 179 179 180 180 181 181 182 182 183 183 184 185 185 186 186 187 187 187 188 189 190

XII. Mancbester Tournament, 1890 Games 170-186 Game 170 Taпasch-v. Scheve 193 194 Game 171 С.О. Muller-Taпasch 195 Game 172 Taпasch-GunsЬerg Game 173 Locock- Taпasch 195 Game 174 Tarrasch-Owen 196 197 Game 175 Alapin- Taпasch 198 Game 176 Taпasch-Мason 201 Game 177 Schallopp- Taпasch 203 Game 178 Taпasch-Mack:enzie 204 Game 179 Gunston- Taпasch 205 Game 180 Taпasch- Thorold 206 Game 181 Bird-Tarrasch 208 Game 182 Taпasch-Gossip 209 Game 183 TauЬenhaus-Tarrasch 210 Game 184 Tarrasch-Biack:bume 212 Game 185 Mortimer-Tarrasch 213 Game 186 Taпasch-linsley XIII. Nuremberg 1890-1892 Games 187-220 Game 187 Taпasch-A. Steif Game 188 А. Steif-Tarrasch Game 189 Taпasch-M. Kurschner Game 190 М. Kшschner-Taпasch Game 191 Tarrasch-M. Kшschner Game 192 W. Hahn- Taпasch Game 193 W. Hahn-Taпasch Game 194 Taпasch- W. Hahn Game 195 Taпasch-0. Liebhardt Game 196 Taпasch-Chr. Kelz

216 216 217 219 219 220 221 221 222 223

7 Garne 197 Taпasch-Chr. Kelz Garne 198 Taпasch-Chr. Ke1z Garne 199 Taпasch-Dr. Schwaп Garne 200 Taпasch-Dr. Schwaп Garne 201 М. Kurschner-Tarrasch Garne 202 Taпasch-K. Eckart Garne 203 К. Eckart-Taпasch Garne 204 Taпasch-K. Eckart Garne 205 М. Kurschner-Tarrasch Garne 206 К. Eckart-Tarrasch Garne 207 W. Hahn- Taпasch Garne 208 Taпasch- W. Hahn Garne 209 Taпasch-Chr. Schroder Garne 210 Wirsing-Steiner Garne 211 М. Haпnonist- Taпasch Garne 212 Taпasch-M. Hamюnist Garne 213 Taпasch-S. TauЬenhaus Garne 214 S. TauЬenhaus-Taпasch Garne 215 Tarrasch-S. TauЬenhaus Garne 216 К. Eckart-Tarrasch Garne 217 W. Hahn- Taпasch Garne 218 Taпasch-F. Kolb Garne 219 Tarrasch-Н. Wirnitzer Garne 220 Taпasch-H. Fiedler

224 224 224 224 224 225 226 227 228 228 228 228 229 229 230 231 231 232 233 233 234 236 237 238

XIV. Dresden Tournament, 1892 Games 221-234 Garne 221 Tarrasch-дlapin Garne 222 Tarrasch-дlapin Garne 223 Dr. Noa- Taпasch Garne 224 Taпasch-J. Мakowetz Garne 225 AlЬin- Tarrasch Garne 226 Taпasch-J. Мieses Garne 227 Porges- Taпasch Garne 228 Taпasch-Marco Garne 229 Taпasch-v. BardeleЬen Garne 230 Schottlander-Tarrasch Garne 231 v. Scheve- Taпasch Garne 232 Wilfried Paulsen- Taпasch Garne 233 Taпasch-Dr. Н. v. Gottschall Garne 234 Winawer-Tarrasch

240 240 241 243 245 246 247 248 248 249 250 251 252 254

XV. NuremЬerg 1892-1894 Games 235-257 Garne 235 Taпasch-M Kurschner Game 236 Taпasch-H. RomЬerg Game 237 Taпasch-H. Нirscbler Game 238 Taпasch-H. RomЬerg Game 239 Н. Hausler- Taпasch Garne 240 Dr. Karl Hollander- Taпasch Game 241 Taпasch-Dr. Karl Hollander Garne 242 Taпasch-H. RomЬerg Game 243 Taпasch-Chr. Schroeder Game 244 Taпasch-Chr. Schroeder Garne 245 Taпasch-M. Kurschner Game 246 Taпasch-H. Laubmann Game 247 Dr. Karl Hollander-Tarrasch Game 248 Taпasch-Dr. Karl Hollander Game 249 Taпasch-H. RomЬerg Game 250 Taпasch-H. Нirscbler Game 251 Tarrasch-H. RomЬerg Game 252 М. Kurschner-Tarrasch

Game 253 Taпasch-Chr. Schroeder Garne 254 Taпasch-H. llirscbler Game 255 Taпasch-Ciп. Schroeder Game 256 Taпasch-F. Kolb Game 257 Taпasch-H.llirscbler

268 269 269 270 271

XVI. Match vs. Cblgorin, 1893 Games 258-279 Game 258 Taпasch-Chigorin (1) Game 259 Chigorin-Tarrasch (2) Game 260 Taпasch-Chigorin (3) Game 261 Chigorin-Tarrasch (4) Game 262 Taпasch-Chigorin (5) Game 263 Chigorin-Tarrasch (6) Game 264 Taпasch-Chigorin (7) Game 265 Chigorin- Taпasch (8) Game 266 Taпasch-Chigorin (9) Game 267 Chigorin- Taпasch (10) Game 268 Taпasch-Chigorin ( 11) Game 269 Chigorin-Tarrasch (12) Game 270 Taпasch-Chigorin (13) Game 271 Chigorin-Tarrasch (14) Game 272 Taпasch-Chigorin (15) Game 273 Chigorin-Tarrasch (16) Game 274 Taпasch-Chigorin (17) Game 275 Chigorin- Taпasch (18) Game 276 Taпasch-Chigorin (19) Game 277 Chigorin-Tarrasch (20) Game 278 Tarrasch-Chigorin (21) Game 279 Chigorin- Taпasch (22)

273 274 278 281 284 285 288 291 292 294 295 300 302 303 307 309 310 312 316 317 321 322

ХVП. Match vs. Walbrodt, 1894

Games 280-287 Game 280 WalЬrodt-Tarrasch (1) Game 281 Taпasch-WalЬrodt (2) Game 282 WalЬrodt-Taпasch (3) Game 283 Taпasch-WalЬrodt (4) Game 284 WalЬrodt- Tarrasch (5) Game 285 Taпasch-WalЬrodt (6) Garne 286 WalЬrodt- Tarrasch (7) Game 287 Taпasch-WalЬrodt (8)

326 328 330 331 334 337 339 342

ХVШ. Lelpzig Tournament, 1894

258 259 259 260 260

260 261 262 262 263 263 264 264 265 266 266 266 268

Games 288-300 Game 288 Tarrasch-Scblechter Game 289 J. Berger-Tarrasch Game 290 Teichmann- Taпasch Game 291 Taпasch-v. Scheve Game 292 Tarrasch-WalЬrodt Game 293 Мieses-Taпasch Game 294 Taпasch-Suchting Game 295 Tarrasch-Janowski Game 296 Blackburne-Tarrasch Game 297 Tarrasch-J. W. Baird Game 298 Schiffers-Taпasch Game 299 Tarтasch-Мarco Game 300 Lipke- Taпasch

348 350 351 353 354 356 358 359 360 362 363 364 366

INDEX OF OPENINGS 8

(NumЬers

refer to games)

Blrd's Opening 65, 118, 181 Center Game 58, 67, 142 Center Counter Game 4, 252, 298 Danlsh Gamblt 45 Dutch Defense 39, 95, 119 English Opening 38, 56 Evans Gamblt 3, 5, 15, 16, 18, 22, 168, 214 FalkЬeer

Counter Gamblt 6, 27, 292

Four Knight's Game 14, 70, 71, 72, 74, 77, 107, 124, 130 FrenchDefense30,33,34,36,37,47,48,49,52,59,64,68, 79,80,81,85,88,89,93,94, 104,109, 111, 116, 133, 135, 139, 152, 159, 160, 161, 170, 175, 177, 180, 185, 189, 233,235,240,245,259, 261,263,265,267,269,271,275,277,279,285,287 Giuoco Piano 26, 167, 225,230, 239, 280, 294 Goring GamЬit 23, 28, 51 Irregular Opening 1, 232 King's GamЬit 7, 10, 17, 21, 50, 69, 126, 151 234, 246, 248, 257, 273, 290 King's lndlan Defense 53 Nimzoindian (Ьу transposition) 186 Pierce GamЬit 24 PetroffDefense 8, 25, 57, 126, 132, 138, 176,229,281,283 Queen's Gamblt 78, 100,120, 122, 123,131,136, 141, 143,155, 171,174, 191,192, 193,202,222, 224,226,284,291,295 Queen pawn Game 66, 84, 91, 115, 179, 199,200,231,278,296,300 RuyLopez 19,20,35,42,43,46, 60,82,83,87,90, 102,105,108,113,127,129,134,144,147, 158,172,173,178,182,184,187,188,194,201,211,212,213,221,223,227,228,241,258,260, 262,264,266,268,270,272,274,276,282,286,288,289,297,299 Scotch Opening 44, 54, 55, 61, 62, 183 SiciUan Defense 2, 29, 32, 41, 63, 73, 75, 76, 99, 101, 110, 112, 137, 149, 293 Тwо

Knight's Defense 9, 11, 31, 157, 215

Vienna Game 86, 114, 117, 121, 128, 190 MisceUaneous & Odds Games 12, 13, 96, 97, 106, 145, 150, 162, 163, 166, 195, 196, 197, 198, 216,217,218,219,220,236,237,242,243,244,249,250,251,253,254,255,256

9

1. Breslau 1862-1880 I was Ьоm in Breslau, Gennany оп March 5, 1862. Breslau was а strong chess center at the time and was also the home of Anderssen and Zukertort. At age four I leamed to read and write. At age six I had already read most of the Ьooks in my father 's library. I was considered а strange phenomenon in the first grade. When I was asked to read for the first time I fluently read and understood everything presented to me. Му teachers were not terriЬly pleased, however, as I didn't like doing homework. In high school I felt as though I didn 't need to do my assignments, which further irritated my teachers. At age flfteen I leamed the rules of chess, but my actual chess career Ьegan later оп when а friend told me of the existence of chess Ьooks.1 was аЫе to acquire а practical chess Ьооk Ьу Alfons von Breda. This opened а completely new world to me. I was captivated Ьу the unЬelievaЬle Ьeauty of this wonderful game of chess and I Ьegan enthusiastically studying. This enthusiasm was shared Ьу ту classmates and soon fully half of the class was playing chess regularly. One day five of us ventured to invade the cafe of Fischer and Busch where every aftemoon there was а chess gathering. Alone, nопе of us would have dared go. We kibltzed some of the regulars' games, but one Sunday а gentleman challenged me to а game. How would I stand up to this test? The tension was unЬearaЬle, and my opponent started the game with l.NcЗ. We already knew from "Chess Catechism" Ьу Portuis that moves like l.NcЗ or l.NfЗ would imrnediately.. lead to а disadvantage for White (?!). Did the gentleman really believe that he could treat me with such contempt? Му suspicion grew when, after l ... e5 he played 2.Nf3. Му suspicion was unfounded when I began to realize that naivete and not shrewdness caused him to make these moves. I beat him several games that day, and our group was very happy. This first experience made us retum often to this cafe. We soon found out that there was every caliber of player there. There was Mr. Mannheimer, а great natural player who had even played Anderssen а number of times and also Herr v. Scheve, another well known chess master. I studied every chess Ьооk I could put my hands оп, including books Ьу Philidor, von der Lasa, and the handbook Dufrense-Zukertorte. М у playing strength increased very rapidly and I soon was considered one of the Ьest chessplayers in Breslau. Even against Schottlander, а well known student of Anderssen, I played aЬout even at that time. We used to have sessions of three games each, and with amazing regularity, each one of us won а game with one draw. Only against Riemann, who was considered а true master, could I not measure up. I had seen the great Anderssen only one time andl admiringly kept my distance from him. At around this time they founded the chess club named after Anderssen in Breslau. The president of this club was teaching in our school, and I asked him for pennission to attend the club as а student. I soon became а regular guest at this club and the only difference between me and the regular players was that I was younger and а stronger player (!) One evening the president of the club took me aside and told me that my

10 chess activity would serve as а detriment ю my regular studies. I got the message and stayedawayfromtheclub.Ireturnedtothecoffeehouseclubwherelhadplayedbefore. School was out atone о 'clock every day and punctually attwo I was engrossed in chess games at the coffee house into the evening. At night I studied chess at home. Му schoolwork did not suffer as predicted Ьecause I paid special attention to the lessons while in class. Near the end of ту high school years, I decided to become а medical doctor. М у score оп the pre-college entrance е хат was the highest inmany decades and myessayonLessing's significancefor the German Theater was considered ready for puЬlication in its suЬmitted form. This was the end of the Breslau period of ту life.

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1.83 е5 2.с4 Nf6 З.NСЗ Nсб 4.е3 d5 5.cd5 Nd5 6.Nf3 Bg4 This Bishop Ьelongs оп еб. 7.Ве2 NСЗ

Both sides follow the famous pattems of Anderssen and Morphy. The latter used to make this faulty exchange, which reinforces White 's center consideraЬly.

After 23 •..Rc7

8.Ьс3f5

Тhis is to protect the Bishop from the threat of Ne5, Ьut it quite possiЬly was not necessary. 9.d4 e410.Nd2 Ве2 11.Qe2 а6 . Q s IS to prevent Ь5. 12.0-0 Bd6 13.Qh5 g6 14.Qh6 Qf6 15.f4 I was still following the Anderssen Morphy pattem. Nowadays I would move the pawn one square only, in order to recapture with the pawn after ...еfЗ, and then advance the e-pawn with а decisive advantage. Of course the Кnight sacrifice on d4 has to Ье avoided, which can Ье

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1s...o-o-o 16.Rb1 Ne7 п.аhз Тhе Queen, now misplaced, plans to go to the other side of the Ьoard. Black overlooked the ensuing threat. 17 ... h6 18.Ne4 Qe6 19.Nd6 Rd6 20.Qf3 с6 21.Rf2! g5 22.Rfb2 Rd7 23.Qe2 Of course the extra pawn is enough to win, but the following end combination should Ье prevented Ьу ... Qdб. 23 ... Rc7 (see next diagram) 24.Rb7 Rb7 25.Qa6 Qd7 26.Qa8 1-о. It is remarkaЬle that White, while persistently pursuing the attack, never gets around to developing the dark squared Bishop, and White douЬled his

Rooks without moving the Bishop. The reader can fmd а sirnilar development (or non-development) in my tournament garne against ~ch~ve, Leipzig 1894, garne No. 291m th1s volume.

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GAME 2 Ч ·"t.N' "~ _) Tarrasch- Mendelsohn Sicilian Defense

1.е4 с5 2.Nc3 е6 З.NfЗ Nсб 5.Nd4 а6 6.Ве2 Nge7

4.d4 cd4

Often played Ьу the old masters and later Ьу Louis Paulsen, the intent is to play ...Ngб, but it is not as good as the natural ... Nfб. This Кingside Knight is the primary protector of the castled Кing. 7.вез Ng6 s.o-o Ве7 9.f4 о-о 10.Rf3 This very premature and amateurish Rook move, only works because of Black's mistakes. А much more mature player would methodically proceed with IO.Qd2, ll.Radl, etc., to exploit Black's weakness in the center, and also reserve the f3 square for the Bishop, from where it could attack the d-pawn after ... d7-d5, ed5, ed5. 10... f5? 11.ef5 Nd412.Bd4 ef5 Better is the recapture with the Rook, although White then effectively counters with the attack Ьу 13.Bd3 (13 ... Rf4 14.Bg6 RfЗ 15.Bh7 or 14.Rf4 Nf4 15.Qg4). 1З.Вс4

Kh814.Nd5

THREE HUNDRED CHESS GAМES

12

This guards the f-pawп апd thus the Кingside attack Ьу Rh3, while simultaneously keeping the Black Queeпside under fire. 14..• Ь5? 15.ВЬ6 Вс5 lf 15 ... Qe8, theп lб.Nc7 wins. 16.Вс5 d& 17.ВЬ6 Qd7 18.ВЬЗ ВЬ7 19.Rh3 Bd5 coпtinues

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20.Rh7 Kh7 21.Qh5 Kg8 22.Bd5 Rf7 23.Qg6 Raf8 24.Bd41·0.

26•.. Bg4 There is по adequate defense against Bg5 orBhб. 27.Bg4 Ng4 28.Bg5 h& Оп 28 ... Ne5, 29.Nh7 Rh7 ЗО.Вfб Kg8 and Зl.QgЗ is decisive. 29.Bh6 Nf& ЗО.Вg7 Kg7 31.Qg5 Kf8 з2.Rt& ьз зз.аьз сьз З4.NdЗ ь2

35.Raf1 Qe7 36.Qg6 Ь1 :Q 37 .Rf7 Ке8 38.Rf8 Kd7 39.Qf5 and mate пехt. 1·0.

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GAME 4 тod4_j

GАМЕЗ

Tarrasch • v. Scheve

Tarrasch - Mendelsohn Evans Gшnhil

1.е4 е5 2.Nf3 Nc& З.Вс4 Вс5 4.Ь4 ВЬ4 s.сз всs &.о-о d& 7.d4 ed4 s.cd4 ВЬб

9.d5 Na510.Bb2 Ne7 (10 ... Nc411.Bg7) 11.Bd3 D-0 12.NСЗ Ng613.Ne2 с5 All the above is the result of home analysis. 14.Kh1 Rb815.Ne1 Вс7 16.f4 Ь5? White 's f-pawп advaпce, which demolishes Black's positioп, should have Ьееп halted Ьу ... fб. 17.t5 Ne5 18.t6 gt& 19.Qc1 Kg7 20.Ng3 Rg8 21.Nh5 Kh8 22.Nf6 Rg& 23.Qt4 с4 24.Ве2 Ь4 25.Qh4 Rg7 26.Вс1

1!-JJ,

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CenJer Counler j)Cl(Jtfl, ~'..5 1

1.е4 d5 2.ed5 С6 З.d4 cd5

da_'j

Ву transpositioп,

this positioп may also arise in the Caro Kann defeпse, e.g. l.e4 сб 2.d4 d5 3.ed5 cd5. 4.Bd3 Nc& 5.Ве3 Nf& 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.h3 ВfЗ 8.Qf3 QЬ6 It is poor strategy to go_ pawn h~ting, especially the very quesuoпaЬie gam_ of the b-pawn, without first completшg опе 's developmeпt. 9.о-о

This method of developiпg pieces as rapidly as possiЬie and поt shyiпg aw_ay from раwп sacrifices апd thus acqщre

/. BRESLAU 1862-1880

13

One square too far.

open files and attacking chances is wholly in the spirit of the game. Mind over material.

17.ef5 Bf518.Bf5 Rf5

9 ... Qb2

If 9... Nd4, Black loses either Кnight or Queen Ьу 10.Qf4 Nеб ll.Qa4 Qсб 12.ВЬ5.

10.Nd2 Nd4 Тhis second pawn grab is very dublous, but if instead Black retreats Ьу ...Qb6, White will proceed with Qf4 and bring а Rook to Ь1 with а strong attacking game.

11.Qf4 Ne6 PreferaЬle is the Кnight's retreat to сб, although White then has the very strong Qc7 followed Ьу RfЬ 1.

19.g4 Rf7 20.f5 NeS 21.Nf4 Nac4 22. веs Nes 2З.Nf3 То prevent ...Qh4, or at least to make this move less dangerous if Black decides to trade Кnights.

12.Qa4 Nd7 1З.RаЬ1 Qc3 14.Rb7 Nc7 15.Bd4

23 ... Ng4

Very dangerous. 24.Ne6 Qf6 25.Nfg5 NеЗ 26.Qh5 g6 27.Qh6 Ng4

Тhis

If instead 27 ... gf5, or 27 ... Nf5, White will play 28.Nf7. Should Black decide to take the exchange Ьу 27 ... Nfl. White retains а very strong attack, using all his pieces against the Вlack King, who is defended only Ьу his Queen and Rook. 28.Qh3?

forces an irnmediate win.

15... Qd2 16.Rc7 Rd8 17.Qd7 Rd7 18.Rc8 Rd8 19.ВЬ5# 1-D.

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1.е4 eS 2.Nf3 Nc6 З.Вс4 Вс5 4.Ь4 ВЬ4 -.1' 11' 5.СЗ BCS б.D-0 d6 7.d4 ed4 8.cd4 ВЬ6 ll~

9.d5 NaS 10.ВЬ2 Ne7 11.Bd3 0·0 ~ 12.NСЗ Ng6 13.Ne2 с5 14.Kh1 Вс7 15.Nfg1 RЬ8 16.f4 f5?

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14

This move gives Black an opportunity to force а draw. Ву playing 28.Nf7 Nhб 29.Nh6 Kh8 ЗО.fgб Qg6 31.Nf7 Kg8 32.Rgl Кf7 ЗЗ.Rgб followed Ьу 34.Nc7, White keeps winning chances. 28•.• Nf2? Correct was 28 ...Qal. The game would continue as follows: 29.Nf7! Nf2 30.Kg2 QflЗl.Kfl Nh3 and White forces perpetual check Ьу Кnight checks оп hб and f7. 29.Rf2 Qa1 ЗO.Rf1 Qf6 31.Nf7 Qf7 32.fg6 Qe7 ЭЭ.Rf7 1-Q.

Here White should take some precautions against the next attacking move Ьу either Bg2, to guard the Rhl, or Rgl, giving up а pawn.

11 ...Nh5 Attacking the f-pawn and the Rhl, thus forcing the gain of а pawn. 12.NЬ6 аЬ6 13.d5 Ne7 14.Kd2 Nf4 15.Qc2 Q-0! 16.Qc7

GAME6 v. Scheve - Tarrasch Falkheer Counler Gamhil

1.е4 е5 2.f4 dS Э.eciS е4 4.с4 с6 S.NcЭ Nf6 6.d3 ВЬ4 7.QЬЭ ВеЗ 8.ЬСЭ Q-0 9.de4 Ne4 10.Bd3?

10 .•• Qh4 11.g3 NgЭ 12.Nf3 QhS 13.Rg1 Qf3 14.Rg3 Re8 15.Kd2 Qf2 and Q-1.

GAME7 v. Scheve - Tarrasch King's Gamhil declined

1.е4 е5

4.с3

Bg4

Сопесt is Ве2. S... ecl4 6.cd4 ВfЭ 7 .gfЭ Qh4 8.Ке2 9.NсЭ Nc6 1о. вез Nf6 11.Na4

ВЬ6

2.f4 BCS

Э.NfЭ

d6

S.d4?

16... Nfd5! 17.ecl5 NdS With the last moves, Black has truly exploited White 's bad Кing position. 18.Qc4 Qf6 19.Bd3 Оп 19.Qd4 there follows 19... Ne3 20.Ке3 Rfe8 21.Кd3 Qf3 or 20.Qf6 Nfl. Оп 19.Bd4, the game is decided Ьу 19...Qf4 20.Ке2 Rac8 2l.Qd5 (or 21.Qd3 NЬ4) 21 ...Rc2 22.Кd3 Qd2 23.Ке4 Re8 24.Кf5 Re5. The open files for the Rooks have а decided effect If 19.RЬI, there follows 19...Qf3 attacking Ьoth Rook and Bishop. 19 ••• Qb2 20.Qc2 Qb4 21.Ке2 Rfe8 22.Bh7 Kh8 2Э.Ве4

15

1. BRESLAU 1862 - 1880 23 •.. Ne3 24.Ке3 d5 25.RhЬ1 Qe7 de4 27.f4 On 27ie4, Black, Ьу playing 27 ... Rac8, will force the Queeп away from the defense of either е4 or с5. 27... Rac8 28.Qb2 Тhе Queeп has to keep the RЬб guarded as Qc5 is threateпed. White 's game is completely Ьeyond salvatioп. 28... Qc5 29.Qd4 Qh5 ЗO.Rf1 Rc2! G-1. Black's conduct of the attack in this game would Ье а credit to any master. 2б.RЬ6

GAMES Tarrasch - Mannhelmer Petroff Defense 1.е4 е5 2.Nf3 Nfб З.Nе5 dб 4.Nf3 Ne4 5.d4 Ве7 Here and оп the пехt move, ...d5 is considered Ьetter. б.ВdЗ Nfб 7.0..0 о-о 8.Nc3 Bg4 9.h3 Bh5 10.g4 Вgб 11.Nh4 ВdЗ 12.Qd3 Ng4 Тhis is quite dangerous. For the lost (поt sacrificed) pawn, White gets а very stroпg attack. 13.Nf5 Nfб 14.Kh1 Nсб More prudeпt was 14... Кh8. 15.Rg1 Ne8 Here 15 ... g6 was mandatory.

16.Ng7 Kh8!

Оп 16 ... Ng7, White regains the piece Ьу 17.Bh6 Вfб 18.Qg3 or 18.Nd5 with а decisive attack. 17.Вhб Вfб

On 17 ... Rg8, there follows 18.Ne8 Qe8 19.Rg8 Qg8 20.Rgl Qd8 2l.Qg3 and wins. 18.Nеб fеб 19.Bf8 Ng7 20.Bg7 Bg7 21.Rg4 Qe7 22.Rag1 Вhб 23.Qg3 Qf7 24.Qh4 Bd2 On 24 ... Bf8 follows 25.Qf6. 25.Ne4 QfЗ If the Bishop goes to а5 at опсе, there follows 26.Qf6 Qfб 27.Nf6 Ne7 28.Rg7 followed Ьу 29.Rh7#. 2б.Кh2 Ва5 27.Qh7 Kh7 28.Rh4 and mate next move. 1·0.

GAME9 Tarrasch • Mannheimer Two Knighl's Defense

1.е4 е5

2.Nf3 Nсб З.Вс4 Nfб 4.d4 Ne4 will cause а loss of several tempi. 5.de5 Nc5 Тhе threat was 6.Qd5. Тhis

б.ВеЗ Nеб Тhis is пecessary оп account of the threat 7.Вс5 followed Ьу 8.Bf7 and 9.Qd5. 1.о-о Ве7

Better was 7 ...dб. s.Ncз о-о 9.Qe2 fб White has developed all of his pieces very fast and this move gives hirn а chance for direct threats. 10.Rad1 Qe8 11.Nd5 Вd8 12.еfб gfб 13.Вhб Rf7 14.Rfe1 Ne7 Black сап hardly move. 15.Nf4 Nf516.Qd2 Ndб Оп 16 ... Nh6, White plays 17 .Nеб. Even so this was preferaЬle. 17.ВЬЗ а5 18.Nd4 Re7 19.Nde6 de6

THREE HUNDRED CHESS GAМES

16

18 ... Bg5 19.Nf4 Bf4 20.Bf4 fб

This weakens

еб.

21.Bg3 То

make room for the Knight.

21 ... ВЬ7? 22.d5 Вс8 23.Ne2 Bd7 24.Nf4 Qe8 25.Ne6 Веб 26.fe6 Qg6 27.Qd4 Qg5 28.Kd1 h4 29.Ref1 Rh5

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20.Ne6 Ве6 21.Re6 Re6 22.Re1 Kh8 23.Ae6Qg6

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Better was 25 ... Ве7.

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The h-pawn could Ье saved only Ьу pushing it, as otherwise the pawns would Ье permanently kept from advancing, and adding insult to injury, Black's position is also bad on the Queenside. ЗO.Rf5

26.Bg7 Qg7 27.Qe8. 1-0.

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24... Nf5 25.Qd7 NеЗ

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24.Re3

This threatens 25.Rg3. Of course the Bh6 is immune from capture because of 25.Re8 winning the Queen and or mate with 26.Rg8#.

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Qg6 31.Rh5 Qh5 32.Rh4 Qg5

Better is ...Qg6 to prevent the next move.

Mate comes оп the next move.

33.Rh7

GAME10

Threatens Rf7 followed

Tarrasch - Mannheimer

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King's Gamhit Accepted

1.е4 е5

2.f4 ef4 З.NfЗ g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ne5

h5

This old defense is known to

Ье

unfavoraЬle.

6.Вс4 Rh7 7.d4 d6 8.Nd3 fЗ 9.gf3 Ве7 10.Ве3 Bh4 11.Kd2 Bg5 12.f4 Bf6

13.Nc3 Nc6

White has а very strong game, the pawn center is especially Ьothersome. 14.Qg1 Na5 15.ВЬ3 NЬЗ 16.аЬЗ Ь6 То

develop the Bishop via Ь7.

17.Re1 Kf818.f5 Тhreatens

Nf4.

... ьs 34.Qb4

Now

Вdб

34... Ne7

is threatened.

Ьу

Qa4.

1. BRESLAU 1862-1880

17

GAME 11 Tarrasch- Landau

Two Knights Defense (White is Ьlindfolded) 1.е4 е5 2.Nf3 Nсб З.Вс4 Nf6 4.d4 ed4 5.0-0 d5? 6.ed5 Nd5 7 .Nd4 Nd4? 8.Qd4 Ве6 9.Re1 с6 1О.NсЗ NсЗ 11.Qc3 Qd712.Bg5! Be713.Rad1 Qc8 14.Qg7 Bg5 Оп 14...Rf8, either 15.Веб or 15.Re6. 15.Qh8 Ке7 16.Qg7 Qg8

20.Qc4 d5 21.Qa4 de4 2З.Ве4 ed4 24.Qc6 Forces mate. 1-0.

22.Всб QhЗ

GAME13 Tarrasch - Vold;

Remove White's Knightpom Ь1 1.е4 е5 2. Вс4 Nf6 З.Qе2 Вс5 4.Nf3 d6 5.d3 Bg4 6.h3 ВfЗ 7.gf3 Nсб 8.СЗ Q-0 9.Bg5 h610.h4 Kh711.Q-Q-O Na512.f4 ef413.Qf3 Nc4 14.dc4 g6?

17.Re6# 1-0.

GAME12 Tarrasch - Vold;

Remove White's Knight ]rom Ь1 1.е4 е5 2.Вс4 Nf6 З.Qе2 Вс5 4.Nf3 d6 5.d3 Bg4 6.h3 ВfЗ 7.gf3 1Ъis makes castling Kingside awkward. 7... Nсб 8.СЗ Qe7 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bh4 g5 11.Bg3 Nh512.Bh2 Q-Q-0 Better would Ье 12... Nf4. Castling is very dangerous.

1З.Ь4 ВЬ6 14.а4 а&

Better is

а5.

15.а5 Ва7 16.Ь5 аЬ5 17.ВЬ5

Qd7? 1Ъis self pinning is self destructive. 18.а6 Ь6 19.d4 кьа

15.е5

hg5 16.hg5 Nh5 17.Rh5 gh5 Better would have Ьееn 17 ... Kg7. 18.Qh5 Kg719.Qh6 Kg8 20.Rh1 and wins. 1-Q. GAME14

Tarrasch - Mendelsohn Fоиг

Knights Game

THREE HUNDRED CHESS GAМES

18

1.е4 е5 2.Nf3 Nсб З.NСЗ Nf6 4.ВЬ5 ВЬ4 5.Nd5 Nd5 6.ed5 Nd4 7.Ва4

Better is 7 .Nd4. 7 ... Ь5 Better is 7 ... 0-0, or 7 ... NfЗ. 8.Nd4 Ьа4 9.Nf3 G-0 Better is 9... е4. 1O.G-0 dб 11.с3 Вс5 12.d4 ed4 1З.Nd4 Ваб 14.Re1 Вс4 15.Nc6 Qf6 16.Ве3 Rfe8 Тhis is the wrong Rook, as this Rook Ьecornes an attacking target. Better would Ье the other Rook, as the later threat against it would then Ье impossiЬle.

16 ••. fe5 17.Qd2 Rb8 18.Rg1 Вс7 19.Nf5 Ь5 20.Ng5 1Ъis looks Ьetter than it is really. Pushing the g-pawn prornises rnore of an attack. 20... с4 21.Вс2 СЗ! 22.Qc1 ВЬ6 23.Ne6 Веб 24.de6 Qfб 25.е7 Rf7 26.g4 Re7 This exchange sacrifice ruins all of White 's attacking chances. 27.g5 Qe6 28.Ne7 Qe7 29.Rg2 Kh8 In order to play ... Nc4 without it Ьeing pinned Ьу ВЬЗ. ЗО.f4 Nc4 31.f5?

17.Вс5 Re1 18.Qe1 dc5 19.Qe4! ВЬ5 20.d6 Kf8 21.Ne7 Re8

22.Qh7 Qd6 2З.Rе1 Equally good is 23.Nf5 at once. 2З ... Ве2 24.Nf51·0.

GAME15

Mendelsohn - Tarrasch Evans Gamhit

1.е4 е5 2.Nf3 Nсб З.Вс4 Вс5 4.Ь4 ВЬ4 s.сз всs б.о-о d6 7.d4 ed4 s.cd4 ВЬ6 9.d5 Na5 10.ВЬ2 Ne7 11.Bd3 0·0 12.Nc3 Ng6 13.Ne2 с5 14.Ng3 f6

15.Kh1 Ne516.Be5 This exchange frees Black's garne. Better was 16.Nh4 followed Ьу 17.f4.

31 •.. Ве3 32.Qf1 Bg5 ЗЗ.QdЗ NеЗ 34.Rg3 Nc2 35.Qc2 Ь4 36.Rag1 h6 37.Qg2 as 38.Qh3 Even without this rnistake, White 's garne is hopeless. 38 .•. с2 39.f6 Qf6 40.Rf3 Qe7 41.Rff1

19

1. BRESLAU 1862-1880 41 ... Qc7 42.Rg5 c1Q 4З.Rс1 Qc1 44.Rg1 Qc2 45.Qg4 Rg8 46.Qg6 Qa2 Q-1.

GAME16 Tarrasch - Mendelsohn Evans Gamhil

1.е4 е5 2.Nf3 Nc6 З.Вс4 BCS 4.Ь4 ВЬ4 S.сЗ BCS 6.0.0 dб 7.d4 ed4 8.cd4 ВЬ6 9.d5 NaS 10.ВЬ2 Ne7 11.Bd3 0·0

12.Nc3 Ng613.Ne2 c514.Kh1

с4

This is prernanпe as it allows White to play Nd4. 15.Вс2

fS?

The norrnal continuation is Ь2-Ь4-Ь5. 7 ... Nf6 8.Qe2 о-о 9.fs hб?

Black wants to avoid Bg5, but this rnove gives White an attacking target. Сопесt is 9 ... d5 IO.Bg5 de4 [Also good is ... d4.] ll.de4 Qdб 12.Nd2 Ь5! [То avoid Nc4.] and Black has а good garne. 10.g4! Nh7 11.h4 f6 12.Ь4 ВЬ6 13.84 14.Na3 Qd7

аб

This rnove allows White the advance of the g-pawn, wblch should Ье prevented Ьу ...Qe7 followed Ьу ... Nc6-d8-f7. 15.g5! fgS 16.hg5 NgS 17.Bg5 hgS 18.Bh5! Nd8

Very dangerous. The pawn rnust only Ье rnoved one square to interrupt the White Queen Bishop's line.

Black defends quite skillfully against а very strong attack. The threat was Вgб followed Ьу Qh5 or Rh8.

16.Nfd4 fe4

19.Bg6 Nf7 20.Q-Q-O

Pushing the f-pawn is Ьetter. 17.Ве4

Nh4 18.Qc2 gб 19.Ne6

Ве6

On 20.f6, Black plays into relative safety 20... Nh6 2l.fg7 Qg7 22.Qh5 Rfб.

Ьу

20... Nh6

20.Qc3Qe7?

The only rnoves were 20 ... Qf6 or 20...Rf6. 21.de61-0.

GAME17 Riemann - Tarrasch Кings

Gamhit Declined

1.е4 eS 2.f4 Вс5 З.NfЗ dб 4.с3 5. Ве2 ВfЗ б. ВfЗ Nсб 7 .dЗ

Bg4

Both here and at rnove 27, we see the fear of "The Great Master" Ьу а beginner. Black could have played 20 ... Qa4, а rnove that would keep White а little busy, and а rnove that contained а possiЬle counterattack preventing White 's next attacking rnove, rnaking it ineffective. After 20 ... Qa4, if White protects the Knight Ьу 2l.Qa2?, both of these pieces would Ье pinned and the threat of ... ВеЗ would consideraЬly inhiblt White 's garne and Black could start а counterattack Ьу 21 ... а5 22.Ь5 Вс5. Also if White defends the Knight Ьу КЬ2 the following counterplay is possiЬle, e.g. 20 ... Qa4 21.КЬ2 а5 22.Bf7 Kf7 23.Qh5 Ке7! 24.Qg5 Ке8 25.Qg6 Kd8 26.Qg7 Re8, and for the tirne being the attack has fizzled, while Black's counterattack is starting. 21.Qa2 Kh8 22.Nc4

Ва7

23.Rd2!

Ь5

20

THREE HUNDRED CHESS GAМES

24.Rdh2! White's elegant attacking play deserves

33.Qg5 Kd7 Better is ЗЗ ... Rfб, but Black still believed that the Кiпg could find а safe haven on the other side of the board. 34.Bf5 Кеб 35.Ве6! Тhreatening 36.Qd5 followed Ьу 37 .а5#. 35 ... КЬ7 Тhе Rook check would Ье of no further use because the White King soon escapes the checks. 36.Bd5 с6 37.Qg7 КЬ6 38.а5 КЬ5 З9.QЬ7 Ка4 40.Qc6 каз 41.Qc41·0. On 41 ... Ка4 42.Qb3 КЬ5 43.с4#.

atteпtioп.

24 ... Ьс4 25.Rh6 gh6 26.Rh6 Kg8 27.Qh2 Qg7 Better first was ... ВеЗ to guard the g5 square. 28.d4! То deactivate the Bishop. Bad is 28.Rh7 Ьecause of 28 ... Qg6 29.fg6 Rf1 followed Ьу 30 ...Rf2 and Black regains the Queen. 28...ed4 Тhis is Ьest, since поw 29.Rh7 сап Ье answered Ьу 29 ...Qe5. 29.Bh7 Kf7? This move will cost the garne. Тhе positioп would Ье tепаЫе Ьу 29... Кh8, as оп 30.Qh5, Вlack would Ье threatening to counterattack Ьу ЗО ... dЗ or ЗО ... dсЗ, and iп that case Whi te would have to Ье satisfied with а perpetual check. 30.f6! Adecisive move. If30...Qh8, mate follows Ьу 3 1.Qh5 Кеб 32.Qg4 1Ф 33.Qd7# . ЭO ... Qf6 31.Rf6 Kf6 32.Qh6 Ке7 Now Black has two Rooks for the Queeп, but а пеw matiпg attack Ьу White follows. Ths attack wouldhave Ьееп impossiЬle if the Black Ьishop had been оп еЗ defending the g5 pawn. In that case the game would have ended in а draw.

GAME18

Tarrasch·- Schottlander Evans Gamhit 1.е4 е5 2.Nf3 Nc6 З.Вс4 Вс5 4.Ь4 ВЬ6 5.а4 а6 6.0·0 d6 7 .а5 Ва7 8.Ь5 аЬ5 9.ВЬ5 Nge7 10.d4 ed4 11.Nd4 Bd712.Nc6 Nc6 1З.ВЬ2 0·0 14.Ra3! Тhis unusual way of developiпg the Rook is in character with my style and I've played it in some of my earliest garnes, e.g. Garne 22 move 16, garne 147 move 15, garne 171 move 24, garne 177 move 13, or garne 189 move 22. 14... Вс5 15.Rg3 f6 White has obtained а nice attack, and it would now Ье appropriate not only to save the Rook's pawn Ьу advancing it, but utilize it at the sarne time, as the pawn cannot Ье takeп Ьecause of Qd5 and Всб, winning а piece. 16. ВС4 Kh8 17.Qh5? (see next diagram) Now however, White should push the a-pawn to close the Rook file and thus prevent the following Rook move, which stops White's attack. 17... Ra5! Тhreatening ю win the Queen Ьу 18 ...Bf2. 18.Qh4 Ne5 19.ВЬ3 Qe8 The anack is stopped, andnow Black wins.

/. BRESLAU 1862-1880

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1.е4 е5 2.Nf3 Nc6 Э.ВЬ5 аб 4.Ва4 Nf6 S.D-0 Ne4 6.d4 Ь5 7.ВЬ3 d5 8.de5 Ne7 9.Re1 Веб 10.Ng5 Ng5 11.Bg5 hб 12.Bf6 А Ьeginner's move, pretty, but incoпect. 12... с5! Well played! Should Black take the Bishop at опсе, апd theп move the Кnight, White will attain а good attack Ьу Bd5. 1Э.сЭ с414.Вс2

20.Nd2 Ngб 21.Rg6 Qgб 22.Вс3 Raa8 23.Kh1 Rae8 24.f4 Qg4! D-1.

GAME19

Tarrasch - Schottlander Ruy Lopez

1.е4 е5 2.Nf3 Nc6 Э.ВЬ5 аб 4.Ва4 Nfб 5.0·0 Ne4 6.d4 Ь5 7.ВЬ3 d5 8.Ne5 Ne5 9.de5 Ве6 Anderssoп prefeпed

9 ... с6. 10.Ве3 Вс5 11.Вс5 Nc5 12.Nc3 с6 13.14 gб 14.Qf3 Very stroпg seems to Ье 14.g4, but оп 14... Rg8 [or 14... d4] 15.Khl d4! lб.Веб dсЗ, Black has the better game. 14...о-о 15.Rad1 f6 16.Qe3 Qe7? The decisive епоr, Black should play lб ... NЬЗ. 17.ef6 Rf6 18.Bd5! Ra7 If Black should take the Bishop поw, 19.Nd5 decides the game. 19.Вс6 Вс4 20.Bd5 Bd5 If the King moves here, White will trade Queeпs, theп exchange Bishops, followed Ьу Nd5. 21.Qe7 Re7 22.Nd5 апd wiпs. 1-0.

GAME 20

Tarrasch - Mendelsohn RuyLopez

White still had а chance, as he did last move, to save the Bishop Ьу Ве7, but he would have an inferior positioп. 14... gf615.ef6 Ng816.Qh5 QЬб Simplest is 16 ... Qd7. Ву playiпg 16...Qb6, White is giveп а пеw lease оп life. 17.Qd5 Rd818.Qf3 At this poiпt the fб-pawn impedes the Кiпgside developmeпt.

18... h5 [ln order to play ...Rhб]. 19.Bf5 Threateпs Веб followed Ьу f7. 19... Rd7 20.а4 Ь4 21.а5 Qd8?

Тhе decisive епоr, the type of move that players will make in а cramped position. 22.Re6 fеб 23.Bg6 Rf7 24.Qc6 Qd7 25.Qa8 Qd8 26.Bf7 Kd7 27.Веб Кс7 28.Qa7 Кеб! 29.Qa6 Кс5 ЗО.Qс4 Кdб 31.Qd4 Кс7 32.QЬб#. 1-0.

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11. Berlin 1880-1882 I was attracted to Berlin where I had two uncles who took те under their wing. The year was 1880. I started тedical school in Berlin and I found it difficult to switch ту attention from the huтanities to science. М у professor 's тethods of teaching were not conducive to rousing an interest in science. Very often during the lectures I found тyself in а hypnotic state, especially in the subject of anatoтy. То coтpensate for that, I had the Cafe Royal, where I could play the late А. Trobach, considered one of Berlin 's strongest chess players. I invited Trobach to а game one day, тuch to his surprise, but he consented, and five minutes later I had lost. I attribute this loss to ту nervousness and shyness. The second game lasted three hours and I won with fine р1ау. All of the kibltzers watched the game with amazeтent. Mter this debut, ту uncle enrolled те as а теmЬеr of the Berlin Chess Club, of which he hiтself had Ьееn one of the founders. Му chess activity was lirnited in those days ahnost exclusive1y to the evenings in the club, as I also wanted to have sоте time with ту friends. It was only after the summer vacation started and ту friends 1eft Berlin, that I could plunge back into chess. М у тost frequent opponent's were Pribulsky, а young Russian, who in the 1880 Weisbaden toumey had scored very well and Мr. Harmonist who they called "The Little Morphy" and Wi1lhelт Cohn and others who were well known strong players in Berlin. Last but not least, ту friend Berthold Lasker the brother of the great world chess champion was а very ingenious player whose strength deteriorated due to а nervous condition. These players were all of aЬout equal strength. I even succeeded in winning the only game I ever played against Winawer, which was а sensation at the time. After the Winawer game I devoted тyself to preparing for the German Chess Federation Congress which was to take place in the fall of that year. I was very anxious to show ту abllity in the top section. I thorougbly prepared тyself, p1aying chess day and night. I lived for chess. The demonic game was the center of ту thinking and ту Ьeing. The тonths went Ьу and fmal1y the time for the toumament arrived. Instead of the hoped for honor, I suffered а sad defeat. The top section was played in four sтall groups, and the winner of each group played the winners of others. Unfortunately, the three strongest players, von BardeЬelen, В. Lasker and тyself were in the same group and there could Ье only one winner from this group and that was von BardeleЬen, while Lasker and I left етрtу handed. То some extent we saved our honor Ьу winning the conso1ation tournament. I cou1d not put the bad result out of ту mind and it depressed те terriЬly. I really didn 't realize how lucky I was, Ьecause had I won at that time, I would have rapidly and undoubtedly Ьесоте а great chess player, but nothing else. Shortly after this tournament, I took а science course with an extreтely interesting and enthusiastic professor. I was fascinated with this course and I followed his easily understood lessons and for the flrst time in ту life, I left his lectures as an enthusiastic student of science. Mter this, I threw тyself into ту studies and I caught up everything I had rnissed in the previous three seтesters, and I passed ту first тedical exaтination. After this I reтained faithful to ту profession, although I still dedicated а large arnount of time to chess. The passion for the game had passed, but the love for chess rernained with rne. At this point I decided to rnove to Halle.

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11. BERUN 1880-1882

GAME21 Е.

22 ...D-O-O 23.Nf2 Rhe8 Q-1.

Schallopp - Tarrasch King's Gtinihit Accepted

1.е4 е5 2.f4 ef4 З.Вс4 d5 4.Bd5 Qh4

5.Kf1 g5 6.Nf3 Qh5 7 .h4 Bg7 8.d4 Ne7 9.Nc3 h6 1О.е5? At the tirne this game was played, this was the usual continuation of the attack, but it should Ье rejected as it weakens the center and yields control of d5. 10...16! Нitting the nail ConsideraЬly weaker

on the head. are 10... NЬс6 or 10 ... 0-0, although these moves are recommended in the "Ьооk". 11.ef6 On ll.eб, ll ... g4 wins а piece. Тhе same move also threatens to win the e-pawn. This factor almost forces White to exchange pawns, after which Black obtains а nice position. 11 ... Bf6 12.Вс4 Тhreatened

again was 12... g4. 12... NЬc613.Ne4 Bg7 UnfavoraЬle is 13 ...Bd4 14.Qd4! QfЗ 15.gf3 Nd4 16.hg5. 14.Ве2 Bg4 15.Nf2

In order to take the Bishop and continue with Ne5. Also 16.hg5 is threatened, even so this move is а decisive mistake. 15 ... Nf5 16.Kg1 NgЗ 17.Rh2 Nd4 18.Nd4 Ве2 19.Ne2 Ne2 20.Kf1 NgЗ 21.Kg1 Qd1 22.Nd1

GAME22

Tarrasch - S. Wmawer Evans Gambit

1.е4 е5

2.Nf3 Nc6 З.ВС4 Вс5 4Ь4 Btt& s.o-o d6 6.а4 а5 7.Ь5 Nce7 8.d4 ecl4 9.Nd4 Nf6 10.Nc3 0-0 11.Bg5 Ng6 12.Nd5 Ne5 13.Bf6 gf6 14.NЬ6 сЬ6 15.Bd5! Ву energetic opening play White has already attained а consideraЬle positional advantage.

15...Kh816.Ra3! Rg817.f4 Ng618.Nf5!

White spums the pawn win Ьу 18.ВП, and

instead goes for the jugular - he is convinced that when playing а grandmaster, the chances lie in sharp attacking play and not in material advantage. 18... Qc719.Rh3 Rg7

An ingenious try at defending against the 20.Rh7 threat, but even this move is incapaЬle of saving the game. 20.Ng7 ВhЗ 21.Nh5 Ве6 22.Nf6 Qc3 23.f5! Вd5 24.fg6 Qe3 25.Kh1 Ве4 26.Qa1 The only move the Queen makes in tltis game, leads to victory. 26... Bg2 (there is nothing Ьetter) 27.Kg2 Qg5 28.Kh1 fg6

29.Ne8! Qe5

ЗO.Rf8#

1-0.

THREE HUNDRED CHESS GAМES

24

GAME23

9 ... Qe4 is answered Ьу 10.Nf4. 10.Ь4

Tarrasch - В. Lasker Goring

GamЬil

1.е4 е5 2.Nf3 Nc6 З.d4 ed4 4.с3 dсЭ 5.Вс4 сЬ2 6.ВЬ2 ВЬ4 7.Nbd2

7 .Nc3 has а Ьetter reputation. 7 ... Kf8 Better is 7 ... Nf6. 8.0-0 d6 9.Qb3 Nh6 10.Rad1 Bg4 11.83 Bd2 12.Rd2 Rg8 Тhreatening 13... Na5, which if played at опсе is answered Ьу 13.Qc3.

1З.QеЗ

ВfЗ

16.Ве5

Qe5

14.Qf3 Qe7 15.Rfd1 Ne5

Although Black was аЬlе to exchange а of pieces, White still has а decisive attack.

White anticipates ...0-0-0 and Ьegins action оп the Queenside. 10•••Q..O-O 11.Bd3 Rf8 То start an attack against White's center Ьу ...f5. 12.Qc2 f5! А temporary pawn sacrifice which gives Black the attack. 13.ef5 Qf614.g4 fgЗ 15.Ng3 g4! 16.Ь5 On lб.Nel, there follows 16 ... Nd4, to Black's advantage. 16 ... gf3 17.Ьс6 Вс6 18.Вс4 Ne7 19.8е6 КЬ8 20.RЬ1 h5 21.Ne4

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24.Qd6 and 1-0.

GAME24 В.

Lasker - Tarrasch Pierce GamЬit

1.е4 е5 2.Nc3 Nc6 З.f4 ef4 4.Nf3 g5 5.d4 Bg7 6.Вс4 Advancing the d-pawn to d6 gives White а stroпg attack. б ... dб 7.D-O hб 8.Ne2 Qe7 9.с3 Bd7

21 •.• Rhg8 An elegant move, but as it often happens, the pretty way is not always the Ьest. 22.Rf3? If instead of this erroneous move, White would take the Queen, the fmal result would only Ье а general exchange of pieces, e.g. 22.Nf6 Вfб 23.Khl! f2 24.d5 Nd5 25.Qe4! Ne7 26.Qc6 Rgl 27 .Rgl fgl=Q 28.Кgl Nсб, but this variation would also give Black а Ьetter eпding.

22 ... Qe6! 2З.fеб Bd4 24.Kf1 RfЗ 25.Ке2 Rg2 26.Kf3 Rc2 27.cd4 RСЗ 28.Kf4 On 28.Ве3, Black is аЬlе to trade all of the pieces Ьу 28 ... Nf5 or 28 ... Nd5.

1/. BERUN 1880-1882 28 ... Ng6 D-1. Оп 29.Кf5

Rf3 and ЗО ... Ве4 decides.

GAME25

Tarrasch - В. Lasker

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20 ... Rac8 21.Rid1 Rc4 22.Qb7 RсЗ 23.Rd71-0.

On 23 ...Ra3, White wins with 24.Re7 Qe7 25.Qc8 followed Ьу 26.Rd8 or 26.Rd7.

Petroff Defense 1.е4 е5 2.NIЗ Nfб З.Nе5 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Вdб

GAME26

d6 4.Nf3 Ne4

More usual is 6 ...Ве7. 1.о-о о-о s.c4 св 9.NсЗ 1s Retreating the Кnight was Ьetter. 10.QЬЗ Rf7? At this point the Ьest way to proceed was Ьу trading Кnights and pawns, although the resulting position is consideraЬly Ьetter for White. 11.cd5 NсЗ 12.Ьс3 hб On 12...cd5, it is of course not followed Ьу 13.Qd5, but Ьу 13.Ng5 and then 14.Qd5. 13.dc6 Kl8 The threat was 14.Вс4.

Tarrasch - N.N Giuoco Piano

1.е4 е5 2.NIЗ

Nc6 З.Вс4

Вс5

4.d4 ed4

5.c3dc3?

Better is 5... Nf6. 6.817 Kl7 7.Qd5 Ке8 8.Qh5! 9.Qc5 Qe710.Qc3 Qe4?

gб?

10... Nf6 should have Ьееn played. 11.Kd11-0.

GAME27

Tarrasch- Pribulsky Falkheer Counter Gamhit 1.е4 е5

14.ВС4 Rc7 15.сЬ7 ВЬ7 16.Ne5 Ве5 17.de5 Nc6 18.ВаЗ Ne719.Rad1

Black is of course lost, no matter what, but the attacking move 19.Bg8 and 20.Bh7, could still Ье countered with ...Qe8-f7. 19... Qe8 20.Rd6 White scores the win of the exchange Ьу 20.Bd6.

2.14 d5!

З.еd5 е4 4.ВЬ5

The FalkЬeer is always hard to defend, but this defense, which was considered Ьest in the old days, but nowadays it is completely rejected. Better prospects are offered Ьу playing for the removal of the terriЬle e4-pawn Ьу dЗ. 4 ...с6 5.dc6 Nсб б.Всб Ьсб 7.d4 Вdб 8.Ne2 Nfб 9.Q-O Ваб 10.ЬЗ То cut off the Bishop with ll.c4 and then answer ll ...c5 with 12.d5. 10... с5! 11.с4 On ll.d5, Black now plays ll ...c4!

THREE HUNDRED CHESS GAМES

26 11 ...cd4 12.Qd4 Qc7 Тhreatens

the loss of Queen Ьу 13 ...Вс5. Ng415.Ne4 Rad8 Rfe8 White, Ьecause of the opening, has а difficult game. Should White play 18.Qf3, Black, Ьу 18 ...ВЬ7 would strengthen the attack against the Ne4. 18.N2c3 f5 The preparatory 18 ... ВЬ7 is countered Ьу 19.g4. 19.Nds аьв 1З.Ве3 Q-0 14.NЬСЭ 16.Qa7 NеЭ 17.Qe3

20.Nef6 gf6 21.Nf6 Kh8 22.Ne8 Re8 23.Qd4 Kg8 24.Qd5 Kh8 25.Qf5

The balance is now in White's favor and his attacking chances are better than Black's chances. On 25 ... Rf8, there follows 26.Qe6 and Black cannot capture onf4. 25 ... Re2? 26.Qf6 Kg8 27.Rf3 Rg2 There is no adequate defense anyrnore. 28.Kg2 ВЬ7 29.Rg1 BCS ЗО.КhЗ and mate next move. 1-0.

First 8... Вс3 should Ье played. 9.Nd5! h6 Black has to meet the 9.Bg5 threat. The Кnight trade would lead to а piece loss Ьecause of the threat ll.Qa4. 10.NЬ4

10.ВЬ5

also loses а pawn. 10... NЬ411.QЬЗ Nc6? Better is ll ... d5. 12.Bf7 Kf813.Nh4 Ne5 14.Bg6 d5 То weaken the effect of f4, e.g. if 14... Ne4, then 15.f4 would Ье decisive. 15.f4 Neg4 The sirnple Кnight retreat is preferaЬle. 16.h3 Ne4 Тhis is the move that Black relied upon, however, the attack Ьecomes decisive in а fewmoves. 17.hg4 Qh4 18.Qd5 Nd6 19.f5 Qe7 Оп 19 ...Qg4, White will play the same move. 20.Bf4 Bd7 21.Ве5! Тhis is much stronger than 21.Rael, when Black сап keep resisting with 2l ... Bc6. 21 ... Вс6

GAME28

Tarrasch - W. Cohn Goring Gamhil

1.е4 е5

2.Nf3 Nc6

З.d4

ed4

4.с3 dсЭ

5.Вс4с2 А

lost tempo which serves White. ВЬ4 7 .NсЗ d6 S.Q-0 Nf6

6.Qc2

22.16! Bd5 If instead, 22 ... gf6, White plays 23.Qd4. 23.fg7 and promotes with mate on the next move. 1-Q.

1/. BERUN 1880 - 1882

GAME29

27

24 ... Kd7 25.Qf7

Tarrasch - W. Cohn

27.QЬ6 Ка4 28.с4!

Кеб

26.Qc7 кьs Qc4 29.Nc3 1-Q.

Sicilian Defense

GАМЕЗО

1.е4 с5 2.Nf3 Nc6 Э.d4 cd4 4.Nd4 е6 5.NЬ5 Nf6 6.Bf4 е5 7.Bg5 аб 8.Bf6 gf6 9.Nd6 Bd610.Qd6 Qe711.Qd2 QЬ4

Poor opening play has already given Black а bad position. Тhis last move does nothing to improve it. Better chances to hold the game were offered Ьу ll ...d6, followed Ьу 12...Ве6. 12.Nc3 Nd413.Nd5! Qdб Black could have played 13 ... Nc2 followed Ьу the exchange of Queens and 15...Nal, but White emerges with decisive advantage after 16.Nc7 and 17.Na8, as his Кnight сап escape and Black's cannot. 14.СЗ Nc6 15.Qh6 Kd8

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An equally useless move. 14. ВЬ1 Rf7 15.а3 Much stronger is 15.Qd2 Nсб 16.Bg5 winning а pawn. 15... Nc6 16.Qd2 hб? 17.Bg6 Nf8 If 17 ...Rf8, then the Bishop sacrifice оп hб decides. 18.Bf7 Kf7 White now fmishes the game with а few forcing moves . 19.Nh4 Qh4 20.0.0 Kg8 21.Rf4 Qe7 22.Raf1 Bd7 23.Rg4 Kh7

16.Q-O-O Ne7 17.Nf6 Qe6 18.Qg7 Ngб 19.Ве2

The Bishop threatens to go to g4 or h5 with decisive effect. Black should try to stop Ьoth of these threats Ьу 19... Qe7 and 20...Qf8, but, of course, this maneuver would not save the Black game. 19 •.. h5 20.Bh5 Rh5 21.Nh5 Qa2 22.Nf6 as ProbaЬly in order to develop the Rook via аб, but Black never gets around to this. 23.Nd5 dб 24.Qg8 24.Qf7 would win а piece.

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27.Rfgб

1·0.

25.Rf6 Kh8

26.Qhб

Nh7

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GAME31 Bohle, Droysen, В. Lasker Harmonist, v. Scheve Tarrasch (Players alternate) Two Knights Defense

1.е4 е5 2.Nf3 Nсб З.Вс4 Nfб Вс5 5.d3 dб б.hЗ? hб? 7 .Q-0?

4.Nc3

Castling, after having moved the Rook pawn, is erroпeous. Now Black could attain а stroпg attack Ьу 7 ... g5. 7 ... Веб 8.ВЬ3 Qd79.Be3

BЬ610.Nd5!

This premature looking attacking move is very stroпg and in coпjunctioп with the пехt move sequeпce, cramps Black's positioп.

10... Bd511.ed5 Ne712.c4

Ngб

Here Black should trade Bishops. 13.d4!

Threatening поt only the displacemeпt of the ВЬб Ьу 14.с5, but also 14.Ва4 сб 15.dc6 Ьсб 16.d5! 1з ... о-о 14.de5

And поt

14.с5 Ьecause

14... Ве3 15.ef6

of 14... ed4.

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21.Ng5 А пiсе comЬiпatioп which Exchange, but lose the game.

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21 ... hg5 22.hg5 Ne5 23.gf6 f4 24.Ве4 Qg425.Kh1 Rh826.Kg1 f327.Bf3Qh4 28.Bh5 Rh5 29.Qh3 NfЗ! ЗО.Кh1 Qg4 Q-1.

GAME32 Tarrasch - Munchhoff Sicilian Defense

1.е4 с5

2.Nf3

Nhб

Тhis ecceпtric opening treatmeпt used to Ье the master's favorite play and he was ofteп quite successful doing it. З.d4 е6

4.d5 ·

This раwп advaпce, which cramps Black's positioп, is much to Ье preferred to trading оп hб. The Кnight is poorly posted there anyway. 4 ... dб 5.с4 е5 б.ВdЗ Ng4 7.Nc3 Nаб 8.а3 Ве7 9.Q-O hб 1О.hЗ Nfб 11.Nh2 g5 То preveпt

f4.

Kg7

Black has lost а pawn and the chances for а counterattack оп the ореп g-file are slim. 17.Qd2 f518.Qc3

This is premature. Better is 18.Nd4 to force the d4 exchanges or else 19.Ne6 follows. 18...Rf619.Bc2 Rg8 20.h4 Kf7

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ll. BERUN 1880-1882 19.Re1! То make room for the followiпg

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19 ... Qe7 20.Nhf1 Kh8 21.Ne3 Ne8 22.Ь6! Тhе Кnight retreat gives White а сhапсе to deprive it of its last square. Тhе position поw Ьecomes quite attractive. 22 ...86 Should Black trade pawпs, White obtains ап important ореп file. 2Э.Nef5 Qf7 Better is to take the Кnight. А positioп like this would hardly ever occur in а typical game. Not а single piece has Ьееп removed from the board апd Black's Kingside pieces have tied themselves into а knot. Тhе Кing апd his relatives are prisoпers in their own house, пeatly held in check Ьу two pieces. Black has only two moblle pieces оп the Queeпside, but all he сап do is move them back апd forth. Now White сап, at his leisure, prepare the decisive sacrifice оп dб, апd theп will finally chop the Gordiaп Кnot. 24.Ве2! Rg8 25.Bh5 Qf8 26.Qc1 Rd8 27.Qa3 Вс8 28.Ве3 Rd7 29.Rac1 Rd8 ЭO.Red1 Bd7

31.Nd6 Nd6 32.Вс5 Вс8 ЭЭ.Вg4 Bg4 34.hg4 Rd7 Ап interesting try for Black might Ье 34 ... f5 35.Nf5 Nf5 36.Bf8 Bf8 апd Black gets three rninor pieces for the Queeп, but

iп that case the White pawпs would quickly decide the game. 35.Nf5 Qd8 36.Bd6 Nf8 37.с5 Ng6 38.с6 Ьс6 39.dc6 Rd6 40.Qd6 Qd6 41.Rd6 апd 1-0.

GАМЕЗЗ В. Lasker, v. Scheve, Тrobach­ Harmoпist, Dr. v. Heydebreck,

Tarrasch Consultation Game

Freru::h Defense 1.е4 е6 2.d4 d5 Э.NсЭ Nf6 4.Bd3 с5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Ве3 cd4 7.Bd4 IfWhite recaptures with the Кnight, theп 7 ... е5 апd in order to preveпt the fork, White has to play 8.Nc6, thus reinforcing the Вlack ceпter. 7... Nd4 8.Nd4 е5 Тhе pawn advaпce in the ceпter is weak. Тrue, the White Кnights are forced back, but the advanced pawns offer White good attacking targets. Better is 8 ...ВЬ4. 9.Nf3 d410.Ne2 Bd611.0-Q Now White threateпs Ьу 12.Ned4 to destroy the ceпter. 11 ...Nh512.h3? g5! Тhе stroпgest reply to White's dublous move, which was iпteпded to рапу 12 ... Bg4. Black поw iпteпds to storm White's castled King Ьу advancing the hand g-pawns. 13.ВЬ5 Kf8

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14.Ned4! А brilliant sac. It delays the threatening attack for some time. Should Black capture the Кnight, White will recapture the Bishop, e.g. 14... ed4 15.Qd4 Rg8 lб.Radl and next 17.е5. Тhе subsequent position gives White а decisive attack. 14... Qf615.Bc4 А very fme continuation of the attack. Тhе threat is lб.Nеб and 17 .Qdб, but Вlack pays no heed to the opponents

intentions, and retreats the indirectly threatened Bishop. On 15 ... ed4, there follows 16.е5 Ве5 17.Ne5 Qe5 18.Qh5. 1s... вы 16.Nh2 Nf4 17.Ne2 Finally the Кnight has to retreat, and Black is now аЬlе to resume the attack. 17... h518.f3 g4! 19.Nf4 ef4 20.fg4 hg4 21.Kh1 Тhе g4-pawn cannot very well Ье taken. On 21.hg4, the Кing's position is totally exposed and on 21.Ng4, there follows 21 ...Bg4 22.Qg4 Qd4 and White loses the Bishop on с4. 21 ... g3 22.Ng4 Qg5 23.Qd5 Qd5 24.Bd5

There is no good move for White anymore. 28 ... f5 29.Rac1 f4 ЭО.с5 fЭ On Зl.gfЗ follows Зl ...RhЗ and 32...Rh2 and on 31.Bf3, Black plays Зl ...RhЗ 32.gh3 ВfЗ#. 31.Rc2 RhЭ 32.gh3 g2# G-1.

GAME34

Tarrasch - М. Naumann French Defense

(Played in the o~n toumament of the 2nd Gennan Chess Congress). 1.е4 е6 2.d4 d5 Э.NсЭ Nf6 4.ed5 ecl5 5.Nf3 Bd6 6.Bd3 Q-0 7.0.0 Bg4 8.Bg5 Nc6

9.Nd5 Bh210.Kh2 Qd511.Bf6 Qh5

Better is the immediate ll ... gfб. 12.Kg3! Bf313.Qf3 Qf314.Kf3 gf6

24 ... Bg4! 25.ВЬ7 fЭ Now the attack will Ье decisive. On 26.Rf3 RhЗ 27.gh3 ВfЗ 28.Kgl Вс7 and Black wins. 26.е5 f2 27. Ва8 Ве5 28.с4

As ofnow White has а won endgame. On the Queenside, White has four pawns ю three for Black, while the Black pawn preponderance on the Кingside doesn't amount to much. 15.с3 Kg7 16.Rh1 Rh8 17.Rae1 Rag8 18.ВЬ5! Nd8 19.Bd7! h5 20.d5 Kh6 Better was 20...Ь6, making room for the Кnight

21.g4 Rg5 22.с4 Kg6 23.Rh5 Rhh5? 24.gh5 Rh5 25.Re81-0. White's play was very clear cut.

//. BERUN 1880-1882 GAME35

v. BardeleЬen, В. Lasker, Tarrasch Bohlke, Naumann, v. Scheve Ruy Lopez-Four Knights Game

1.е4 е5 2.Nf3 Nc6 Э.ВЬ5 ВЬ4 5.Nd5 Nd5 6.ed5 Nd4

Nf6 4.Nc3 7.Nd4 ed4 Тhis variatioп of the Four Кnights Garne could coпveпieпtly Ье designated the Four Bishops Game. 8.Qg4 Тhis is of dublous value, Ьecause the d4-pawn cannot very well Ье captured Тhis remark is interesting from several points of view, Ьecause it shows how at that point 1 was still incliпed to oveпate the attack. Nowadays 1 would Ье critical of the Black pawn sacrifice. ln addition, 1 would поt use the vague and incoпclusive verblage, which in my later analysis will поt Ье found anymore. Wheп something appears questionaЬle to the analyst, he should investigate as loпg as it takes until it Ьecomes clear to him. а

...о-о э.о-о

Оп 9.Qd4!, White would forfeit castling and his game would Ьесоmе uпeasy. (Quite right, but ithappens quite ofteп that опе has to Ье exposed to an uncomfortaЬle game, if that meaпs lettiпg winniпg chances go Ьу otherwise. Оп 9.Qd4!, there may follow 9 ... Re8 IO.Кdl Qe7 ll.QeЗ! Qd8 (or ll ... Qf8) 12.QfЗ (or 12.Qf4) planning Ве2, сЗ, d4, and ВеЗ, with а perfectly adequate defense, and an extra pawn. Оп move 10., White's King сап also move to fl. 9... Вс5 10.d6! с6 Better is IO ... Bdб ll.Qd4 Ве7 12.f4 сб with ...f5 and ...d5 equalizing. IO... Bdб is safer but IО ...сб is Ьetter. Compare the пехt annotatioп.

11.Bd3! Оп ll.Be2, ll ... f5 might follow. Now Black should play ll ... Bd6, so that оп 12.Qd4, he may get the Ьetter positioп

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with ... Вс7, ... d5, ... f5. However, оп ll ... Bd6, White would probaЬly have played 12.f4 and пехt 13.f5 andat the cost of а раwп, attaiп ап attack (Agaiп overestimating the attack as he also did оп moves 8 and 9.) The attack would uot Ье worth а pawn after Black plays 12 ...Ве7, ...Вfб, and ... d5. White would have lost the garne and deservedly so, after he let his winning chances slip Ьу оп move nine. 11 ...g6? Тhis move, inteпded to preveпt 12.Qf5, compromises Black's position.. 12.Ь4! Bd6 13.Qd4 Вс7 14.с4 Stronger yet is 14.ВЬ2 fб 15.Rael with а Ьetter game. If 15 ... Ве5? 16.Re5 fe5 17 .Qe5 and wins. 14...f6 15.f4 d5 16.ВЬ2 Ве6! А fine move, it almost equalizes again.. 17.с5 Qd718.Rae1 Rae8 19.Rf3 То preveпt 19 ... Bf5, whereupon поw would follow 20.Re8 Qe8! 21.Bf5 gf5 22.Rg3 Кh8 23.Qf6 and mate follows. 19... Вd8 20.f5 Bf5 21.Re8 Qe8! Оп 21.Re8? there follows 22.Bf5 gf5 23.Rg3 Кf8 (or 23 ... Кf7) 24.Qh4 with а winning positioп, or 23 ... Кh8 24.Qf6. 22.Bf5 gf5 23.Rf5 Qe4 Better was 23 ... Qel 24.Rfl Qe4, which would gain Black а tempo. 24.Qe4 de4 25.Kf2 Kf7 26.Ке3 Kg6 27.g4 Re8 28.h4 Re6

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29.Rf4 Вс7 ЗО.Rе4 Re4 31.Ке4 32.h5 Kg5 ЗЗ.КfЗ Вс7 34.d4 f5

ВgЗ

On 34... Bf4 35.d5! cd5 Зб.Вfб Кfб 37 .Кf4, in which case White will Queen а pawn after Ь5 and possiЬly g5. 35.Вс1 f4

36.Ь5! сЬ5

If Black does not capture, the following pretty variation might result: Зб ... ВЬ8 37.а4 Вс7 38.Bd2 ВЬ8 39.а5 Вс7 40.Ьб аЬб 41.аЬб ВЬ8 42.Bcl Кfб 43.Bf4 and wins. 37.d5 Kf6 38.Bf4 Bd8 39.с61·0.

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111. Halle 1882-1885 In the fall of 1882 I moved to Halle, а small town, but just blg enough to Ье called а city. Тhе students there worked very hard and so did I. Against my expectations Halle had а fairly lively chess presence. Тhе club was small but very pleasant and I never felt more comfortaЬle in any chess club than in Halle. I made таnу friends there. Му most frequent opponents there were Kuntze, а lawyer, and Bemard Richter, а local blgh school teacher to whom, Ьecause of our longstanding friendsblp, I dedicated the second edition of tbls Ьооk. Richter was self taught and was the strongest chess player of the Halle chess club. Не has the distinction of having Ьeaten me more times than any other chess player. Тhе club was so good to me that they sponsored my trip to the 1883 NuremЬerg Chess Congress. Тhis Congress brought me my first blg success. Even Ьefore the tournament started, I played several skittles games against Jacques Schwarz, one of the players in the master section. I did so well that Schwarz had nothing but praise for my play. Тhus I was admitted to the top section of the tournament. Тhе top section was very strong, and the fl.rst round I lost in а very finely played garne Ьу Rocamora. I won the rest of my games until the last round, which had no Ьearing on the results. In the playoff, I lost the fпst garne against А. Bauer, but I again won all the subsequent games until the last round which ended in а draw. I was unЬelievaЬly happy when I won the first prize and with it the master title. I stayed until the end of the congress to kibltz the great spectacle of the master games. I had Ьесоmе not nominally, but indeed а real master, as I proved Ьу а numЬer of casual games against masters Bier, Fritz, and Minckwitz and imrnediately after my return against Riemann. Тhе happiness in the chess club of Halle was great Ьecause the winner of the second tier tournament was also а memЬer of the club, my friend Кrauser. At this point my friend Richter had left Halle and I had less and less time to give to chess, as I had to concentrate more on my medical studies. I did not play in any tournaments, but played some Ьlindfold sirnultaneous exblbltions with up to six players which games I normally all won within three hours. At the end of my stay in Halle I took my fmal exams and Ьесаmе а medical doctor.

THREE HUNDRED CHESS GAМES

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GAME36 Tarrasch - Kuntze French Defense 1.е4 е6 2.d4 d5 З.NСЗ Nf6 S.NfЗ Bd6 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.G-O

4.ed5 ed5 Ne7

Тhе threat поw is 14... Bh3 and 15... Qf3, so White decides it is Ьest to retreat the

8.Bg5 Bg4 9.Re1

Indirectly attacking d5.

Кnight.

9 ... c610.h3 Be611.Ne5 Ng6?

costs an irnportant pawn.

12.Ng6 hg6

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Тhese two exchanges have coпversely streпgtheпed Black's position.

13...fg6

Better is 7 .. .0-0.

Тhis

5 ... Bd6 6.Bd3 о-о 7.G-O Nc6 8.h3? Ne7 9.Bg5 Ng6 10.Nc3 с6 11.Qd2 h6 12.Bf6 Qf613.Bg6?

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13.Bg6 fg6 14.Re6 Kf7 15.Qe2 Qd7 16.Re1 Ne4

At fпst sight this Кnight move looks good, but it is effectively refuted Ьу White.

14.Nh2 Bf4

Black iпteпds to play 15 ... Вс7 and 16 ... Qd6, but first wants to drive the White Queeп back, but far better is 14 ...Qh4, threateniпg 15 ... Bh2 16.Кh2 ВhЗ 17.gh3 Rf3. If 15.Nf3, Blackwins Ьу 15 ... Rf3 followed Ьу 16 ... Bf4 апd 17 ... Qh3. Alsa 15.Ne2 offers по salvation aпymore. What follows is 15 ... Bh2 16.Кh2 ВhЗ 17.gh3 Rf2 18.Rf2 Qf2 19.Кhl Re8 with а winning attack . 15.Qd1 Bc716.Ne2 Qd617.f4 g5

Black wins an important pawn, however, from поw оп, White fiпds excelleпt defeпsive resources. 18.Nf3 gf4 19.Ne5 g5 20.Nc1!

Very good. Now the Кnight will go to d3 in order to support the other Кnight. 20...Qf6 21.Ncd3 Вf5 22.СЗ Rae8 23.Re1

17.Qf3 Kg8

If Black captures the Rook, it will cost him the Queeп Ьecause of 18.Qg4. 18.Ne4de4 Оп 18 ...Qe6, it is again а Queeп loss Ьу 19.Nf6.

19.Qe41-0.

Н.

GAME37 Rosenbaum - Tarrasch French Defense

1.е4 е6 2.Nf3 d5 Э.еd5 ed5 4.d4 Nf6 5.а3 Тhis

move is useless.

23 ... Bd3 24.Qd3

With this move White intends to sacrifice а pawn in order to start an attack.

1/l.HALLE 1882-1885

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24... Ве5 25.Re5 Re5 26.de5 Qf5

Black prefers to attain an attack blmself, instead of 26 ... Qe5 27 .Qgб Qg7 28.Qe6 followed Ьу 29.Rel, whereby he would, aiЬeit temporarily, give up the attack. 27.Qd4 Qe4 28.Qf2 fЭ Of course 28 ... Qe5 is also playaЬle. 29.Re1

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29 ... Qe1! An eloquent way to trade all pieces

giving Black а clear win. ЭО.Qе1 f2 31.Qf2 Rf2 32.Kf2 Kf7 эз.кез Кеб?

Much Ьetter is 33 ...с5, after wblch the e-pawn is captured. 34.Kd4 85 35.Ь4 8Ь4 36.8Ь4? Far Ьetter is to capture with the c-pawn, which keeps the a-pawn advance threat alive. In this case the game ends in а draw, e.g. 36 ...Ь6 37.а4 (threatening а5) с5 38.Ьс5 Ьс5 39.Кс5 Ке5 etc, or 36...Ь5 37.g4 or 36 .. .h5 37.а4 h4 38.а5 Кf5 39.Ь5 сЬ5 40.Kd5 Ь4 41.е6.

GAME 38

Kuntze - Tarrasch English Opening 1.с4 е6 2.е3

Э.NfЭ

d5 4.Nc3 Bd6

Black ought to play 5 ... с5 or S...Ьб, as the coming advance of the c-pawn will give White а decisive positional advantage. 6.с5! Тhis cramps the Black position. See game 66, ту game against Mackenzie, wblch is structurally very close to this one. 6 ... Ве7 7.Ь4! Ь6 If 7 ... а5, White plays 8.Ь5 and then on 8 ... Ь6? 9.с6 follows and Black's Queenside is locked up . 8.ВЬ2 85 9.83 Bd710.Ne5 Premature. White should first develop with IO.Bd3 and 11.0-0. 10... Ве8 1 have always tried to keep my Bishops on the Ьoard. 11.Bd3 Nfd7 12.f4 Tbls aggravates Whites tenth move. White should admit that his concept was faulty Ьу exchanging Кnights. 12 ... Ne5 1З.fе5 8Ь4 14.8Ь4 R81 15.881

36... Ь637.g3 Even now, Ьetter is 37 .g4, but also in that case Black wins Ьу 37 ...с5 38.Ьс5 Ьс5 39.Кс5 KeS, and an eventual ... d4, trading off the Queenside pawns, then going after the Кingside pawns. 37 ... h5 38.g4 h4 39.с4 dc4 40.Кс4 Ке5 41.Kd3 Kf4 42.Ке2 КgЗ 43.КеЭ КhЭ 44.Kf3 с5 Q-1.

Nf6

5.d4Q-O?

15... f6!

THREE HUNDRED CHESS GAМES

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Ву this rnove Black opens а Rook and Bishop line and soon White has to capture the pawn which keeps White frorn castling. As of now White should dorninate the Queenside, but Black is slightly Ьetter оп the Кingside.

GAME39

Tarrasch - В. Richter Dutch Defense 1.с4 f5 2.d4 е6 З.NfЗ Nf6 4.е3 Ь6 5. ВdЗ ВЬ7 б.Q-0 Bd6

16.ef6 Rf617.e4? Тhis rnove weakens White 's center and his position deteriorates.

17... Nc618.e5 Rf8 19.Qg4

Even 19.Na2 will not Ье enough to save the garne. Here is what rnight happen, 19 ... Ьс5 20.Ьс5 Qa8, with а strong attack. 19... NЬ4 20.Qe6 Kh8 Вlack now threatens to win the Queen Ьу 21 ... Bd7.

21.Qh3

Better is 6... Ве7. 7.Nc3 Nc6

Black's pieces have all the freedorn they want so that he сап now сапу out an energetic attack against the Кing's position. 21 ... Bh4 22.Kd1 24.Ne2

NdЗ

23.Qd3 Bh5

Moving the King would Ье worse. 24 ... Rf2 25.Re1 Qa8 Stronger than winning а piece Ьу 25 ...Ве2

and 26 ...Rfl followed Ьу 27 ...Ral. 26.ВЬ2

Ве7

White now has an excellent position because he appropriately took advantage of the opening weakness Ьу playing his eighth rnove. However, instead of quietly cornpleting his developrnent, e.g. 1О.ВеЗ and doing so favoraЬly, to keep building up his position, he is ternpted Ьу а precipitous sacrificial attack, but this attack is foiled Ьу Black's calrn defense. 10.Ne5 Nd4

Bad is IO ... Ne5 because of 11.Nf6 Bf6 12.de5 followed Ьу 13.Qh5. 11.Nf6?

White could still retain а favoraЬle position with ll.Ng5, when оп 11 ...0-0, the brilliant 12.Qh5 would follow. If Black takes the Queen, then rnate in two: 13.Bh7 and 14.Ng6. 11 ... Bf6 12.Qh5 g6 13.Bg6 hg6 14.Qg6 Ке7 15.Ng4

then 30...Rf2 would win the

Neither would other rnoves keep the attack alive.

Ве2

Queen. зо

fe4 9.Ne4

28.Re2 Rf1

Qa4 27.Qc2 29.Kd2 Bg5 ЗО.КdЗ Оп ЗО.RеЗ,

8.е4!

... аьs э1.ксз Qc4#

о-1.

15 ... Qf8!

111. HALLE 1882-1885

An exquisite move, the start of eloquent counterattack.

а

very

Кnight

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jumps are not thematic opening

moves. 6 ... ВЬ4!

16.Nf6 Qf6!! 17.Bg5

Тhis is а good move Ьecause on 7.Nd6, Black answers with а counterattack Ьу playing 7 ... Ке7 thus Black will retain а good position, e.g. 8.Bf4 (Clearly 8.Nc8 will give favoraЬle development.) 8... е5 9.Nf5 Кf8 10.Bg5 (or 10.Bd2) 10... d5! and Black's development is Ьetter.

7.83

Nor is this move satisfactory, as White was no less than three tempi ahead. Mostly the move is worthless as development 17... Ne2 18.Kh1 Rh2 19.Kh2 Rh8 20.Bh6 Qh4# D-1.

7 ... ВСЗ В.NСЗ dS 9.ed5 edS 10.Bg5

Better is

lO.BdЗ

and 11.0-0.

10... 0-D 11.Bf6 Qf6

GAME40

Tarrasch-

В.

Richter

Black has completed his development and it makes no difference whether or not White captures the d-pawn. 12.Qd5 Re813.Be2 Bg414.f3 R8d8

Black's game plays itself. 15.Qc5 Nd416.Q.Q.O

On 16.fg4, 16 ... Nc2.

а

pretty mate follows

Ьу

16... Bf5 17.Rd2

From the аЬоvе diagram the following moves were played. 1... Kh8? 2.Ве6 de6 З.Rd1 Qc7 4.885 Qa5 5.QЬ4 and wins. 1-D.

GAME41 В.

Richter - Tarrasch Sicilian Defen.se

1.е4 с5 2.Nf3 еб З.NСЗ Nc6 4.d4 cd4 5.Nd4 Nf6 6.Ndb5 А premature attack wblch, if properly met, will give Black at least equality.

On 17 .ВdЗ, the simplest follow up is 17 ... ВdЗ 18 .RdЗ NЬЗ, winning the exchange. 17 ... Qh6 White is Ьeyond salvation. 18.Kd1

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18... NЬЭ D-1. On 19.Rd8, Black plays 19 ... Qc1 #.

GAME42 Tarrasch - В. Richter RuyLopez 1.е4 е5 2.Nf3 Nc6 З.ВЬ5 а6 4.Ва4 Nf6 S.NCЗ Вс5 6.Ne5 Ne5 7.d4 Bd6 8.0.0 о-о 9.t4 Ng&

Much Ьetter is to play 9 ... Nc4. 10.е5 Be711.ef6 Тhе immediate 1115 is also good. 11 ... Bf6 12.f5 Ne7 13.Ne4 Nc6 14.d5 Ne515.d6 Ь516.dс7 White has succeeded in cramping Black's game and he could retain the advantage Ьу sirnply retreating his Bishop to ЬЗ and on 16 ... ВЬ7, White plays 17 .Bd5, to let the opponent trade Bishops. Тhе text move does not only give up White 's advantage, but since Black is going to Ье in possession of таnу open lines, Black will have the superior game. From now on White could have made several other moves, but he cannot avoid an inferior position anymore and Вlack continues to play very well. 16... Qc717.Nf6 If even now 17 .ВЬЗ, Black keeps the Ьetter game, e.g. 17 ... ВЬ7 18.Bd5 Bd5! followed Ьу 19 ...Qc2. 17... gf6 18.ВЬЭ ВЬ7 The dark-squared diagonal has а decisive effect, as White cannot play 19.Bd5 on account of 19...Qc5. 19.Bh6 Rfe8 20.Qh5 White still seems to continue his attack, but his real purpose is paпying the counterattack Ьу 20 ...Кh8 and 21 ... Rg8. White now threatens 21.Bf7 and if 21 ... Nf7, then follows 22.Qg4. 20 ... Kh8! Even so Black carries out his counterattack.

21 ... Rg8!! 22.Bg8 Rg8 23.Rf2 Qc6 24.Kf1 On 24.Qh3, there follows 24 ... Ng4 25.Rf3 Nhб ~б.Qhб Rg2 and wins. 24 ... Rg2 25.Qh4 Rg1! D-1.

Mate in three follows.

GAME43 Tarrasch - В. Richter RuyLopez

1.е4 е5 2.Nf3 Nc6 Э.ВЬ5 а6 4.Ва4 Nf6 s.dз d& &.Nсз g& 7.d4 ьs а.вьз Bg4

Better is 8 ... Nd4 9.Nd4 ed4, whereupon White must not recapture the pawn on account of IO... c5 and ll ... c4. 9.de5 Nes

10.Ne5 Bd1 11.Bf7 Ке7 12.Nc6 Kf7 13.Nd8 Rd814.Kd1 b415.Nd5 Ne4 White has а consideraЬle positional advantage.

111. HALLE 1882-1885

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1в.вез

cs п.аз Тhis move decides the game. 17•.• а518.аЬ4 аЬ4 19.Ra7 Кеб Оп 19 ...Kg8 or 19 ... Ке8, White plays

2013. 20.Nc7

Ке5

21.f3 Nf6 22.Re1 1.0.

GAME44 В. Richter, Schwarz, Hollander Sickel, R. Schmidt, Тarrasch Scotch Opening 1.е4 е5 2.Nf3 Nc6 Э.d4 ed4 4.Nd4 s.веэ Qf6 &.сз Nge7 7.Qd2 Bd4

BCS

Better is 7 .. .0-0 and if 8.NЬ5 ВеЗ 9.Qe3 and 9 ... d5 with counterplay. 8.cd4 d5 9.е5 The e-pawn advance weakens White's center and makes the f5 square availaЬle to Вlack's Кnight and Bishop. Instead, 9.Nc3 should Ье played, whereupon 9 ...de4 is unfavoraЬle for Black Ьecause of IO.d5. 9 ..• Qg610.Nc3 Bf5 Toanswer ll.NЬS with ll ...Rc8. Black's development is excellent and it avoids Ьу the position of his Queen and Bishop, the natural White developing move ll.BdЗ. 11.аз

White wants to avoid ll ... NЬ4, but а Ьetter way to do so is ll.Ne2. The move ll.aЗ is not only а loss of tempo, but the bЗ-square is dangerously weakened if White decides Iater to castle Queen. 11 ...о-о 12.Ne2 For the Кnight Ье аЬlе to go to f4. 12...16 Тhis frustrates the purpose of White's move, as White 's defense of е5 is all important. 13.f4 Rad8 14.Ng3 fe5 15.fe5 Ве4 16.ВЬ5

Оп 16.Ne4, the pawn recaptures, which would make White's center untenaЬle. 16... Nf5! Black attacks the NgЗ. IfWhite trades on f5, Black recaptures with the Rook, which prevents castling and Black also has an attack on g2 twice. 17.Ne4 NеЭ! 18.Qe3 Qg2 19.Q-Q-O On 19.Ng3, Black plays 19 ... QЬ2 attacking Ьoth Bishop and Rook. 19 ... de4 20.Вс6 Ьс6 21.Rhe1 Rf2 22.Qe4 Qh2 23.Qc6 Better is 23.е6, but this would not save the game, as Black would force the Queen trade Ьу 23 ... Qf4, stop the e-pawn Ьу ... Re8, and win the game with his Kingside pawns. 23... Rb2 Threatening the pretty 24...RЬ1 sacrifice. 24.Qc3 Another try is 24.Qc4, and if 24... Кh8, then 25.Rhl, so that if the Queen goes to е2 White could play 26.Rh7 and thus get at least а draw, but Black plays 25 ... Qg2 (The Rook sac (25 ...RЬ1) does not work as 26 ...Rb8 is then answered Ьу 27.QЬ4). 24... RdЬ8 25.Qd3 Qh6 Q-1. If 26.Qe3 Qсб, if 26.Re3 RЬЗ, or 26 ... RЬI 27 .Kd2 R8b2 28.Kel Qhl 29.Qfl Qh4, and if 26.Rd2 Rd2 27.Qd2 RЬI 28.Кс2 RЫ.

THREE HUNDRED CHESS GAМES

40

(Games 45-48 are players from the Chess Congress of 1883)

NurnЬerger

GAME45

Jacques Schwarz - Tarrasch

On other moves, Black retains а strong attack, but this move leads to а surprise mating attack. 1З ... Вс5 14.Kh1 Nf2 15.Rf2 Qd1 16.Ng1 Qg117.Kg1 Rd1# Q-1.

DaтUsh Gшnhit

1.е4 е5

GAME46

2.d4 ed4 з.сз Qe7

This is а good way to decline the gamblt. 4.f3 Once you choose to play а gamblt, you have to continue with the gamblt style Ьу for instance 4.cd4. Less favoraЬle is 4.Bd3 after which 4 ... d5 5.Qe2 de4 6.Ве4 Nfб, would lead to the exchange of Queens. Тhе move fЗ (and respectively for Black is .. .fб) is а very ugly move which may occur in many openings, but 1 have always disliked it. 4... d5 5.Qd4 Nсб Now Black is playing а gamblt, and White is well advised to accept it, if declined, Black will get the better position. 6.ВЬ5 de4 7.fe4 Nf6 8.е5 Bd7 Тhе White Queen gets into difficulties now. 9.Вс6 Bc610.Nf3 Rd811.Qe3 On ll.Qf4, Black can win the e-pawn Ьу ll ... BfЗ and 12... Rd5. 11 ... Ng4 12.Qg5

W. Hahn - Tarrasch RuyLopez

1.е4 е5 2.Nf3 Nсб З.ВЬ5 Nf6 4.Q-O Ne4 5.d4 Ве7 6.d5 Nd6 7.Вс6 This is very bad. This move was first played in а well known tournament game, Tchigorin-Zukertort, London 1883. 7 ...dc6 8.dc6 f6! This is Zukertort's move. It is an exceptional case where this move is justified. It is not an ugly move and it does not inhiblt the movement of any piece except the Bishop, which will later go to dб, and it also assures the pawn power on the Kingside. White has no light-squared Bishop anymore, which might Ьесоmе dangerous on the b3-g8 diagonal. 9.Qd5 Much better than 9.сЬ7, which was played Ьу Tchigorin. 9 ... RЬ8 То

prepare castling Ьу hand. 10.Nc3 Ьс6 11.Qc6 Kf7 12.Qd5 Ве6 13.Qd1 Rf8 14.Re1 Kg8 15.Re2 Better is 15.Nd5 to exchange pieces. 15 •.. Qe8 16.Nd5 Bd8 17.Ь3 Qf7 18.Ne3 Nb5 Gradually Black proceeds to attack. 19.ВЬ2 с5 20.СЗ

12... Qd713.Q-O

Forced, as otherwise the Кnight goes to d4. 2О... Вс7 21.Qc2 f5 А consequence of White 's mistake on move seven, Black now has attained а very promising position-but this

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1/1. HALLE 1882-1885

impetuous move largely throws his advantage away. Сопесt is 21 ... Qh5.

37 ... Rf1! 38.Rf1 ез 39.Kg2 е2 and о-1.

22.Ng5 Qf6 23.Ne6 Qe6 24.Nf1

GAME47

Pawn to f3 was threatened.

Tarrasch - Barthmann French Defense

24... е4 Тhis pawn gives

Black 's game its power.

1.е4 е6

2.d4 d5 З.NсЗ Nfб 4.Bg5 Ве7

MacCutcheons 4 ... ВЬ4, it seems is

25.f3 Rье8 26.fe4 fe4 27.Rae1 с4! White cannot capture the e-pawn as after

preferaЬle.

28.Re4 comes 28 ... ВЬ6 29.Khl Qe4.

5.е5

28.Ьс4 ВЬ6 29.Kh1 Qc4 ЗО.QЬЗ QЬЗ

The normal continuation is 7 .Qd2, 8.Bd3 which involves а pawn sacrifice, see next game. 7 ... с5? This move should Ье preceded Ьу ... аб or ... 0-0.

з1.аЬЗ

Nfd7

б.Ве7

8.Nb5 Kd8!

Qe7 7.Bd3

9.с3 Nсб

Тhreatens to capture twice on d4 and then to regain the piece Ьу ...QЬ4.

10.Ne2 cd411.cd4 Qb412.Qd2 Qd2 13.Kd2 31 ... Rf2

32.с4

Re2

ЗЗ.Rе2

Rf8

The immediate 33 ... Nd4 was better. White сап now proceed with 34.Ng3 Rd8

35.Rel and will then after 35 ... Bf2 36.Rfl Bg3 37 .hg3 Nc7 have at least а draw. 34.Re1? Nd4 35.Bd4 Bd4 Зб.gЗ ВеЗ А nice little deciding combination. 37.Rd1

The pawn center, the better King's position, the faster development, as well as Ьetter piece mobllity - all of these factors have given White а somewhat better game. (This is the pattem of my game against Dr. Noa, see game 55). 1З ... NЬб

14.Rac1 Ке7 15.f4 Bd7 16.Nd6 Rab8 17.а3 Nc8

If Black plays 17 ... Na5, White has then drives the Кnight back

18.Ке3 and Ьу 19.Ь4.

18.Nc8

This is White's best, as on 18.Nb5, Black can play 18 .. ,Na5 19.Ке3 Nc4 20.Вс4 dc4 21.Nc3 Всб with а good position. 18 ... Rbc8 19.Ь4 аб 20.кез Na7 21.Rc5 Rсб

Exchanging Rooks is good for White, as he recaptures with the d-pawn, vacating the d4-square for his Knight and Кing.

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22.Rhc1 Rhc8 23.g4 g6

36.Вс4 Вс4 37.85 Kf8 38.h4 Ке8 39.h5 Ву advancing the h-pawn, Black's King remains tied to the Юngside. On 39...Kd7, White plays 40.Nh3 to g5 and after Black's ...hб, the Кnight proceeds to g4 viaf2. 39 ... h6 40.Nh3 Kf8 41.Nf2 Kg8 42.Ng4 Kh7 43.Kd2 ВЬ5 44.Ne3 White has to guard the h-pawn Ьefore the King proceeds to capture the b-pawn. 44 ... Kg8 45.Ng2 Kf8 46.Кс3 Ве2 47 .Nf4 Bd1 48.КЬ4 Ке8 49.Кс5 Kd7

24.15! gfS 25.gf5 Rg8 If Black captures on f5, all his Kingside pawns become isolated. White then continues with 26.Nf4 Веб 27 .Rgl with an excellent game.

50.КЬ6 КСВ

26.f6 Kf8 27.Rg1 27 .Bh7 is incorrect as Black plays 27 ...Rh8 and 28 ...Rh2. 27 ... Rg1 28.Ng1 Kg8

White has succeeded in having gradually cramped Black's position, and now has а consideraЬle advantage. It is especially theh-pawn thatis the weakness ofBlack's position. White 's natural continuation is now NfЗ and Ng5. Тhis will force the h-pawn to move, and down the line it Ьecomes untenaЬie. Better yet for White is to advance the h-pawn prior to the Кnight maneuver. For the White King to go after the h-pawn is too adventurous, and Black would easily parry this, but in any event, White must not trade Rooks, he should leave that to Black. 29.Rc6 Вс6 ЭО.Кf4 BbS Better is ЗО ... NЬ5. 31.Вс2 Nc6 32.Ке3 Not 32.Nf3 on account of 32... Ве2. 32 ...85 ээ.ьаs N8S 34.84 В86 On 34 ... Nc4, White answers with 35.Kd3. 35.Bd3Nc4?

GAME48 Tarrasch - S. Lowenthal French Defense

1.е4 е6 2.d4 d5 Э.NСЗ Nf6 4.Bg5 Ве7 5.е5 Nfd7 6.Ве7 Qe7 7.Bd3 86

Better still is 7 ... 0-0 with the continuation 8.Nce2 с5 9.с3 fб 10.f4 cd4 ll.cd4 fe5 12.fe5 QЬ4 in favor of Black (13.Qd2? Rfl). 8.Nce2Qb4 Accepting the pawn sacrifice is very risky. Black has to lose several tempi Ьefore he can bring the Queen back into the game, while in the meantime White develops very comfortaЬly. White 's attack is already in formation.

1//. HALLE 1882-1885 9.с3 QЬ210.f4 NЬ6

Afine move. Тhе knight will go to с4 and force White 's most dangerous attacking piece off the Ьoard. With this move White inteпds to isolate the Black pawn that would recapture оп с4 Ьу preveпting а future ... Ь5. Тhat pawn will theп Ье easy to capture and this will compensate for White's lost b-pawn. In additioп this move preveпts the natural retreat of the Queeп from аЗ to е7. 11 ... Nc412.Bc4 dc413.Nf3 QЬ6 Тhе Queeп поw

has to retreat as the move 14.Nd2 threatens to win the c-pawn аtопсе.

indeed what happens later. 20.Ng5

20...~.

20... Qd7 21.N3e4

Much stroпger than Ng5-e4, when Black castle. Тhе text move forces the exchange of the only well positioned Black piece, as оп 21 ...~. White plays 22.Nf6 and23.Nf7. сап

21 ... Ве4 22.Ne4 Q-0-0 23.Qa2 Тhе Кnight, as of поw, aпymore and is put

is поt пeeded оп fб to Ьetter use Ьу

recapturing the c-pawn. 23 ... Qd5 24.Nd2 NЬ8 25.Rb1 Kd7

14.().0 Qc6 Iп

order, when the time comes, to support the c-pawn. Castliпg is very dangerous, as White would mount an immediate attack with his Queeп and two Knights, while Black's Queeп cannot come ю the aid of the Кingside. 15.Ng3g6

Тhе Black Кing looked in vain for safety оп the Kiпgside апd it is equally unsuccessful поw looking for shelter оп the

Queenside. 26.Nc4Ke8

27 .RЬб!! was threatened. 27.Qe2

kept out of h5.

16.QЬ1

А dual purpose move, ю allow the Ng3 to go to е4 and theп to preveпt 16...Ь5. White conducts the garne Ьу directly attackiпg the Кiпgside. The Black c4-pawn remains isolated and in time will Ье captured Ьу White. 16... Ь6 17.QЬ4

Provoking 17 ... а5 which fatally weakens the c4-pawn and also preveпts Black's castling. Оп the plain looking 17.Ne4, Black would have castled. 17...a518.Qa3 ВЬ7 19.Rf2

White has to guard g2 in order that he may Ье аЫе to play his f3 Кnight. 19... Na6

19... Nd7 is to Ье preferred. From аб the Кnight has no place ю go but Ь7, and that is

То preveпt

11.84!

Тhе Кnight must Ье

43

То unpin

the Кnight

27... Kf8 28.Ne3 Qe4 29.Re1 h5 То keep

the Queeп and Кnight out of g4.

ЭО.Qа2 А well calculated tempo loss. White threatens sооп to play QаЗ and possiЬly Qe7 and simultaneously prevents 30...Kg7, e.g. 30... Kg7 31.f5 ef5 32Nf5 wins the Queeo.

ЭО ... Кg8 31.Qd2 Qc6 32.f5! (see пехt diagram) А decisive move, Ьreaking up the Black position. IfВlack takes thepawn, White will sac the Кnight with an irresistiЬle attack, e.g. 32...ef5 33.Nf5 gf5 34.Rf5! (Weaker, but also leading ю victory is 34.Qg5 Кh7 35.Qh5 Qhб 36.Qf7 Qg7 37 .Qf5. For the pursuit of the attack, Black's King must Ье provoked inю going ю g8.

44

THREE HUNDRED CHESS GAМES 40.Rff1 Qg5 41.Qe2 Rd5 42.Qe4 NdЗ Desperation. On 42 .. .Rc5, there is а pretty conclusion Ьу 43.Qd4 (Threatof 44.114). h4 44.Re5! Qe545.Rel Qd446.cd4andWhite wins the Rook or promotes the e-pawn. 4З.е7 Ne1 44.e8:Q. 1-0.

GAME49

Tarrasch - v. Scheve French Defense

1.е4 е6

32 ... Rh7 33.fg6 fg6 34.Rf6 In addition to 35.Rg6, 35.d5 is also threatened. 34... Qe8 ЗS.Qa2 For the third tirne in the game the Queen goes to а2. зs Re7 36.d5 Kg7

...

Black defends quite deftly, not 36...ed5 37 .Nd5 and the threatened discovery is disastrous. On 36 ... Nd7 37 .Rеб! Ne5 38.Re7 Qe7 39.d6 Qf7 40.dc7 Rc8 41.Nd5 with а decisive plus. 37.de6 Nc6

38.Nd5 Ne5 Nicely played. but there is no adequate defense. On 39.Re5 Rd5 40.Qd5 Кfб, Black may still hold. 39.Ne7Qe7 On 39 ... Кf6, White plays 40.Nd5 and Black loses either the Rook or the Ne5.

2.d4 d5 З.NсЗ ВЬ4 Кnown as "Not Good", rememЬer this is 1883, as it leads to an unfavoraЫe exchange or Bishop retreat. 4.ed5 ed5 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Bd3 Q-0 7.Q-O Bg4 8.Bg5 ВеЗ Or 8 ... Ве7, which was refuted in the same tournament. 9.Ьс3 Nbd7 1O.Qd2 сб?

Here Black should capture the other Кnight, although, he will Ье subjected to а strong attack via the open g-file. Now

White threatens to lock in the Bishop and possiЫy win it. White's opening advantage is increasing. 11.Ne5 Qc712.f4 h613.Bh4 c514.h3 Bh5 15.g4 с4 16.Bf5 Bg6 17.Bd7! Тhis continuation, which gradually leads to an attack is of course much Ьetter than winning а pawn Ьу trading on gб. In that case, Black would anchor his Кnight on е4 and thus get а good game. 17... Nd7 18.Nd7 Qd7 19.f5 Bh7 20.f6 Bg6

111. HALLE 1882-1885

45

20 ... g5 loses at опсе to 21.Bg5 hg5 22.Qg5 Вgб 23.Qh6. 21.Rf2!

The correct method, White delays the the time is ripe. If White plays 21.fg7 at опсе theп 2l ... Kg7 22.Bf6 Kh7 апd it is hard to see how the attack coпtiпues. Оп the other haпd Black cannot trade pawпs as 22.Qh6 would decide the issue. раwп exchaпge uпtil

21 ... Rae8 22.Raf1 Re4

2З.ВgЗ!

fiпe апd поt very obvious move briпgs а decisioп much closer. The followiпg Black maпeuver is quite iпterestiпg.

This

GAME50

F. Riemann - Tarrasch

23 ... Kh7 24.fg7 Kg7 25.Bf4 Wiпs the h-pawп, as оп 25 .. Rh8, 26.Ве5 follows апd оп 25 ... h6 the exchaпge is lost Ьу 26.Bh6.

25... Kh7 26.Bh6 Rg8 Оп 26 ... Re8, it would поt save the game either. Iп that case White would coпtiпue either with 27 .Qg5 (Тhreat is 28.Rf7) and 28.Qh4, or as iп the game, 27 .Bg5 апd 27 .Вfб.

27.Bg5 Qe6 28.Bf6

At last the Bishop gets to its decisive destructioп. The threat поw is 29.Qg5. 28 ... Rез

Blocks the

Queeп апd threateпs

the

h-pawп.

29.Rg2 А

happy

iпspiratioп.

29 ... Rh3 Оп 29 ... Re8, there follows ЗО.Ве5 RhЗ Зl.RfЗ Rhб 32.Rh2 Qg4 ЗЗ.RgЗ. Оп other moves the h-pawп will advaпce. ЗО.RfЗ

White plays а пеаt fiпish. Rh6 (see пехt diagram)

31.Qh6 Kh6 32.Rh2 Bh5 33.Rh5 Kg6 34.Rg51-0. Тhе

King moves and 35.Rh3# .

King's Gamhit Accepted

1.е4 е5 2.f4 ef4 З.NfЗ Ве7 S.Kf1 dS 6.Bd5 Nf6 7.Nc3

4.Вс4

Bh4

Тhis is Ьest, as 7 .Nh4 is refuted Ьу 7 ... Nd5 and 8... Qh4, and is good for Black, while winning the pawn Ьу 7 .Bf7 and 8.Nh4 would give Black chances on the f-file.

7 ... Nd5 8.Nd5 Bg4 9.Nf4 Nc6 Black has answered White 's gamblt with а douЬle gamblt, he has опе fewer pawns, but he has а good game.

10.h3

ВfЗ

11.Qf3

Here the pawn should recapture. Now Black will get а very strong attack. 11 ... Nd4 12.Qg4 lf 12.Qdl to defeпd the c-pawn, 12...Qf6 will cost White а piece. 12... Nc213.Rbl

Of course 13 ... Bf6.

поt

13.Qg7 because of

1з ... о-о 14.d4 In this game both players ou~ do each

other iп generosity. White аgаш sacs а pawn to force the game а Ьit, B~ack counters Ьу sacrificing а pawn and а ptece

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THREE HUNDRED CHESS GAМES

to maintain the attack and concentrate his pieces as rapidly as possiЫe. 14... f515.ef5 Qd416.Qh4 Rae8 Тhis is far Ьetter than lб ... Qdl and 17 ... Qhl. Black now completely dominates the game. White now feels that he has to retum the sacrificed piece to get some development. 17.Bd2 Qd2 18.Qf2 NеЭ 19.Kg1 Qd4 20.Ne2 If instead White defends the f-pawn Ьу 20.g4 there follows 20 ... Re4 21.Ne2 Qd.З 22.Nc3 Ng4 23.hg4 Rg4 24J(h2 Rf5 and wins. 20 ... Qd3 21.Nc3 RfS 22.Qg3 Ref8 23.Re1 White is beyond salvation. А pretty fmish follows. 23... Rf1 24.Rf1 On 24.Кh2 not sacrificing the exchange, there follows 24 ... Rel 25.Qel Nfl 26.Kgl Qd4 and mate next move. 24... Rf1 25.Kh2

2S... Ng4! 26.Qg4 On 26.hg4, Black wins the Queen Ьу 26 ...Rhl and 27 ...QgЗ. 26 ... Qd6 27 .gЭ Qd2 28.Ne2 Rf2 29.Kg1 Qe1# о-1.

GAME51

Tarrasch - F. Riemann Goring Gamhil 1.е4 eS 2.Nf3 S.Вс4 ВЬ4

Nc6

З.d4

ed4

4.с3 dсЭ

This leads to а plodding difficult defense. Better is 5... Nf6 and б ...dб. &.о-о d6 7.аз ваs 8.Ь4 ВЬ6 9.аьэ Qf6 10.Nc3 Nge711.Bb2 Exploiting the long diagonal. Black tries in vain to Ьlock this demonstration. 11 ...Ne5 12.Ne5 deS 13.Kh1 Preparing to play 14.f4. 1Э ... о-о 14.14 Be615.Nd5 Bd516.ed5 Bd4 17.fe5 Qe518.Rae1 ВЬ2 То keep froin losing а piece, Black has to exchange his Queen for Rook and Bishop. Тhis will stop the attack for some time and White has to fmd the Ьest moves to break up Black's solid position. 19.Re5 Ве5 20.d6 cd6 21.817 Kh8 22.Qe6 Nc6 23.g4! Тhis gives the White Кing luft and furtheпnore threatens to strengthen the anack Ьу advancing the pawn farther. 23 ... Nd4 24.Qd7 Rac8 Black wants Ьу means of ... Rc2, to start а counterattack. 25.Rf2 h6 This move makes things easier for White. 26.g5Rc3 Of course on 26 ... hg5, comes 27.Qh3#. 27.gh6 RfcS lf Black recaptures the pawn, then 28.Bg6 Rcl 29.Kg2 Rf2 ЗО.Кf2 Bg7 3 l.Qe8 decides. 28.hg7 Bg7 29.Qg41-0. If 29 ... Ве5, White plays ЗO.Qh5 and 3 l.Qgб, etc.

47

IV. Hamburg Chess Congress, 1885 and V. Geroldsgrun, 1886 Тhе Harnburg Congress carne at а good tirne for rne. lt was а nice change frorn the hard work 1 had done to pass the recent rnedicine exarnination. 1 considered it а matter of honor to play once 1 received the rnaster title, although 1 did not Ьelieve 1 would Ье very successful. Indeed 1 was а "rnaster", but 1 did not Ьelieve that against real rnasters in serious garnes 1 would have rnuch of а chance. 1 told rny friends in Halle that 1 hoped that 1 would at least not lose all of rny garnes. What struck rne at the Harnburg Congress was that people were arnazed to leam that 1 was already а practicing physician, Ьecause it seerned irnpossiЬle to people in the chess cornrnunity that 1 should Ье аЬlе to cornplete rny rnedical studies as early as 1 did while rnaintaining rny chess strength. Тhere were eighteen players in the top section. Gerrnany: Bier, von Gottschall, Minckwitz, Paulsen, Riernann, Schallopp, Schottlander, and 1; Austria/Нungary: Berger, Englisch, Dr. Noa, Weiss; England: Bird, Blackburne, Gunsburg, Мason. America: MacKenzie, and France: TauЬenhaus. Тhе less rny expectations of success the rnore surprised 1 was as 1 kept on winning one garne after the next. At the end of the fпst week, Mason and 1 had seven points each. Тhе second week it kept going the sarne way until Wednesday when 1 caught up with Mason and we each had 9.5 points. We were followed Ьу Blackburne, Gunsburg, Englisch, and Weiss. Тhе next day 1 Ьеаt Mason and there seerned to Ье very little doubt of the outcorne. As there were only three garnes left. 1 should surely win first prize. Му unexpected success had an intoxicating effect and 1 felt like 1 was drearning. ln the unceasing euphoria, 1 was unaЬle to give as rnuch attention to playing as was required at this high level of chess. So the next thing that happened was that 1 lost to Mackenzie. The following round in which 1 Ьеаt Schottlander put rne in first place again. After the penultirnate round the standings were as follows: Tarrasch 11.5, Mason, Gunsburg, Englisch, and Weiss, 11, and Blackburne 10.5 points. 1 had to play for а win in rny last garne against Blackburne, Ьut 1 rnade а Ьig rnistake and threw the garne away where exciternent and tirne pressure were rny undoing. Gunsburg won his last garne and with it the tournarnent with 12 points. Blackburne, Mason, Englisch, Weiss, and 1 shared 2-6 places with 11.5. 1 was very happy over rny success and satisfied with rny play, winning against 11 rnasters, drawing one garne and losing to five. 1 got recognition frorn Steinitz and the Internalional Chess Magazine, and frorn Zukertort in the Chess Monthly. Steinitz said, "Dr. Tarrasch is quite obviously а rising star, who will develop into one of the great chess players of our tirne. Не has extraordinary cornbinational talent, bu t his positional judgrnent has not yet peaked." Onl у the Gerrnan chess rnagazines, and especially Minckwitz in der Schachzeitung enveloped thernselves in а thunderous silence aЬout rne. 1 received а glorious reception in the Halle chess club and they gave me а lovely party.

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THREE HUNDRED CHESS GAМES

GAME52 Tarrasch - Dr. Noa French Defense 1.е4 е6 2.d4 d5 З.NСЗ Nf6 4.е5 Nfd7 5.Nce2 с5 6.с3 Nc6 7.f4 cd4 It would Ье advisaЬle for Black to delay this pawn exchange. Тhе Ne2 move is unnatural and the delay of the pawn exchange would retain the tension in the center. 8.cd4 ВЬ4 9.8d2!

Quite deeply calculated. The more obv:ous 9 .NсЗ will in this opening, often lead to Black sacrificing the exchange, giving Black а strong attack, e.g. 9.Nc3 0-0 IO.NfЗ fб ll.BdЗ fe5 12.fe5 RfЗ 13.gf3 (То avoid losing both center pawns.) 13 ...Qh4 14.Kfl Nd4 15.f4 QЬЗ 16.1{f2 Вс5 17.Ве3 Ne5 18.fe5 Bd7. 9 ... QЬ610.Nf3 White wants his opponent to castle Ьefore he exchanges Queens, as Black's King position would Ье unfavoraЬle in the endgame. 10 ... 0·0 11.ВЬ4 Qb4 12.Qd2 Nb6 13.Nc3 Rd8

То

close off the Rook file. 14... Bd7 15.Nd6 RаЬ8 16.Rc1 Qd2 White has seen to it that it is Black who trades Queens, and then the White King gets to а good position. 17.Kd2 Nc8 18.Nb5 а6 19.Nc3 Black did not take advantage of the chance to exploit White 's weak center in the opening, and White 's center has now Ьесоmе very strong and it effectively cramps Black's position. 19... N8e7 20.Bd3 RЬс8 21.ЬЗ Intending to play the NсЗ via а4 to с5, which earlier would have Ьееn frustrated Ьу ... Ne5 or ... Nd4, followed Ьу Ва4. Тhе struggle on .the Queenside is markedly aЬout possession of the squares с5 and с4. 21 ... NЬ4 22.83 Recognizing that in carrying forward their plans, the Knights are more important than the Bishops. Black also realizes this and prefers to keep his Кnight on the Ьoard. 22 ... NЬс6

Now the Кnight threatens to go to

а5.

2З.Ь4

То give added force to the 14... Nc4 threat, Ьecause after 15.Вс4 dc4, White's d-pawn Ьecomes weak.

And not 23.Na4 Ьecause of 23 ... Na5 24.Nc5 Rc5 and 25 ... NЬЗ. Now Ьecause of his apparent useless Кnight maneuver, Black has parried White's intended plan of Nc3-a4-c5. 2З ... h6 24.h4 А dual purpose move - to prevent ... g5 (Which would not Ье advantageous for Black anyway.) and to prepare for the future Кingside attack. 24 ... NЬ8 Not the immediate 24 ...Rc7, Ьecause of 25.Na4.

14.NЬ5!

25.КеЗ

N.

HAМBURG

CHESS CONGRESS 1885; V. GEROLDSGRUN, 1886

То

mak.e room for the Кnight. 25 ... Rc7 26.Rc2 Rdc8 27.Rhc1 Kf8 28.g4 Ве8 29.Nd2 Nd7 ЗО.NЬЭ NЬ6 31.Nc5 Fiпally the Кnight has achieved its dominant positioп. 31 ... Nc4 Тhis does поt work out well for Black, but also оп other moves White could поt proceed to play his Rooks to the Kingside, since their preseпce оп the c-file is по loпger пeeded. 32.Вс4

dc4 ЭЭ.N5е4

Тhis move tak.es the Кnight to а still Ьetter positioп, and 33.N3e4 is bad of

course Ьecause of 33 ... Nd5 and 34... Вс6. ЭЭ ... Ь5 34.Nd6 RЬВ 35.f5 And this Ьegins the loпg prepared attack оп the Kingside. 35 ... Bd7 36.Rf2 Nd5 37.Nd5 ed5 38.g5 h5 39.Rcf1 Kg8 40.g6 f6 41.Re2 Всб 42.Rfe1 Rd8 43.Kf4 fe5

44.Re5! Kf8 45.Nf7 Re8 46.Ng5 Rce7 А mistake, for which there was по пееd. Black is lost по matter what, as оп 46 ... Re5 47.de5! Re7 48.f6! gfб 49.ef6 Re150.Nh7 Ке8! 5I.f7 Kd7 52.f8=QRfl 5З.Кg5 Rf8 54.Nf8 Ке7 55.g7 Kf7 56.Kh6 Kg8 57.Ng6 and wins. 47.Nh71·0.

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Тhis game was my debut in the masters toumey and I consider it опе of my Ьest efforts.

В.

1.d4 Nf6 s.f4 о-о

GAME53 Englisch - Таггаsсh King's lndian Defense

2.с4

g6

Э.NСЗ

Bg7

4.е4

d6

I confideпtly copied all these moves, which Louis Paulseп successfully made in his match against А. Schwarz, but to my growiпg amazemeпt I saw how my oppoпent, without paying atteпtion to the disdaiпful comments in the Schachzeitung, was аЬlе to geпerate а vehemeпt attack- pawnstorm. Тhis was поt at all in character with his usual playing style. Тhis esseпtially made а shamЬles of this touted Defense system. Тhis coпveпtioпal Ьelief in the soundness of the defensive system, caused me to lose пumerous games later оп and еvеп more receпtly. 6.Nf3 NЬd7 7.Ве2 With 7.е5, White could keep Black's position cramped. Now Black frees his game, alЬeit at the cost of the exchange. 7 ... е5 8.de5! Bad is 8.fe5 de5 9.d5, after which Black's positioп is quite satisfactory. 8 ... de5 9.fe5 Ng410.Bg5! Qe811.Nd5! Nges Best. Now 12.Nc7 is bad Ьecause of 12... Nf3 lЗ.ВfЗ Qe5 14.Na8 Qg515.Nc7 Qa5 and 16... Qc7. 12.Ве7! NfЭ 13.Bf3 сб 14.Bf8 Qf8 15.Nc3Qc5 То preveпt 16.0-0. Better is 15 ... Ne5 and lб ... Веб, iп the loпg run however, Black 's game is untenaЬle оп accouпt of his material minus.

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50 16.QЬЭ

Ne5

Better is 16 ... NЬ6 and 17 ...Ве6, but the counteraction made me unaЬle to calmly look for my Ьest chances. 17.D-O-O Nc418.Rd8 Bf819.Rhd1

Ве6

The start of desperate play. Black wins the Queen, but at what а price! 20.Ra8 Qg5 21.КЬ1 Nd2 22.Rd2 ВЬЭ 23.Rdd8 Вс4 24.Rf8 Kg7 25.Rfd8 Ь5 26.ЬЗ Bf1 27.Rd7 Qc5 28.Nd1 Ь4 29.Rd2

White will not play into Black's hand, as 29.Ra7? would cost him the exchange after 29 ... Bd3. 29 ... Qe5 ЗО.Rа7 Qh2 31.Rdd7 32.Rf7 ВdЗ ЗЗ.Кс1 Qe5 34.Kd2 З5.Ве4 Qe4 36.Ne3 QЬ1 37.Ке2 38.Kf3 cs 39.Rad7 QсЗ 40.g4 41.Rh7 Kg5 42.Rd5 Kf6 43.g5 44.Rdd71-Q.

Kh6 Ве4

Qb2 Qa1 Кеб

GAME54 Tarrasch - Е. Schallopp Scotch Opening 1.е4 е5 2.Nf3 Nc6 З.d4 Ьс6 6.Bd3 BCS

ed4 4.Nd4 Nf6

5.Nc6

The usual move is 6... d5. 7.0..0 Q-0 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 Re8 То

prevent е5, Black would rather not play ... dб Ьecause he wants to play ...d5. 10.Re1 d611.h3

As а student of the old masters, 1 made this move quite frequently. Moreover, under the influence of Steinitz's teachings, 1 avoided it, if only out of fear of embaпassment. Later, after 1 had abandoned Steinitz's thinking, 1 played it whenever the move seemed appropriate. Then in the Vienna tournament of 1898,1 played hЗ as White, but never as а defensive move- the function ofhЗ Ьeing to deprive the Black Bishop of its Ьest square. In this game however, the move weakens the Kingside and subsequently this Ьecomes very noticeaЬle. The right move was ll.Qd2. 11 ... g512.Bg3 Nd7 То make room for the Queen. Black now proceeds to · attack and very forcefully caпies it out.

13.Nc3Qf6

How does one рапу the threats of combined attack Ьу ... Qfб, ... Bd4, ...RЬ8 against the points Ь2 and ~3. 14.Qd2 Bd4

On 14...Rb8, White plays 15.Ndl. 15.Вс4! RЬ816.Rad1!

Not

lб.RЬl Ьecause

16... Ве5

of 16...Rb2!!

17.ВЬЗ

Faulty is 17 .Ве5 Ьecause of 17 ... Ne5, and then ...ВЬЗ, and ВhЗ! 17... Nc5

17 ... Bg3 would not Ье unfavoraЬle for White as it opens the f-file. 18.Ве5

Re5 19.Re3

Ве6

20.Rde1 Qg6

21.Qd4

White wants to play Веб! while the cannot recapture due to Qa7.

Кnight

21 ... а5 22.Kh2 Rb4 23.Qd2 Kg7

Should Black take the e-pawn, then White will take the a-pawn as compensation. The Кing move is made in order to play ... а4, which so far was unfavoraЬle Ьecause of Nd5 threatening Ne7.

W.

HAМBURG

CHESS CONGRESS 1885; V. GEROLDSGRUN,1886

24.f3 84 25.Ве6 Ne6 26.Nd1 Rd4 This will lead to the exchange of the Rook, after which the Black Queenside is undefendaЬle. The Rook should go to Ь8, but master Schallopp dislikes retreats. 27.Rd3 с5 28.Ne3 RdЗ 29.Qd3 Nf4 зо.асз Kh7 Тhе loss of the exchange was threatened Ьу Nc4 or Ng4. 31.085 h5? While White seeks material advantage on the Queenside, Black is trying to force the Kingside attack, but overlooks the exchange loss. Even so I Ьelieve that White 's winning chances are reduced Ьу taking the exchange. Better is to take the a-pawn then irnrnediately to bring his Queen back into the game and then gethis opponent to worry Ьу advancing his passed pawn. How Вlack intends to break through is hard to see, as ... g4 is prevented for а long time, and it is only Ьecause White plays his g-pawn up that any break could occur. Black's Queenside is weakened to such an extent that the attack Ьecomes irresistiЬle.

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32.g3 Ne6

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39.Rd3 should Ье played. The next few moves were played Ьу Ьoth players in time pressure. 39 ... Qh4 39 ... Nc2 rnight Ье played? 40.Qc7 Qf4 41.Qc3 Qh4 42.Qc7 Qf4 43.Rd3 Ne6 Black's threat is now to play the Кnight to f4 or h4 with decisive effect. Не wants to сапу this plan through Ьу ...Qh4 and ... Nf4 or Ьу ... Qh4 and ... Nf8-g6-h4. То counter Ьoth threats, White is going to have only one move in the following move sequence. 44.Qd7! Now 44 ... Qh4 will not work on account of 45.Qf7 and 44 ... Nf8 won 't work Ьecause of 45.Qf5. 44 ... Kg7 45.Qb5! Again making 45 ... Qh4 unplayaЬle Ьecause of 46.Qe5. 45 ... Nf8 46.Rd6! То take the Кnight if it goes to gб. 46 •.. f6 47.Qb7 Kg8 48.Rd8 Finally, after White turns the dangerous Кnight harrnless, he сап catch his breath . 48 ... Qe3 49.Qd5 Kg7 50.Qd2 Qb6 51.Kg3 Qg1 52.Qg2 QЬ6 53.Rd1 Qb2 54.с4 Qb4 55.Rc1 Ne6 56.Qf2 Nf4 57.Qc2 acs 58.Re1 Qd4 Black should not move his Queen away so as to keep the passed pawn from advancing . 59.с5 f5 60.с6 Nh5 61.Kh2 g4 62.с7 Qb4 63.Rd1 1·0.

ЗЗ.Nс4 Nd4 34.Ne5 de5 35.Qc3 Qf6

GAME55

36.Kg2 h4! Now the White g-pawn lacks its natural defender, the h-pawn. On 36.g4, Black plays 36...Qf4 and decides. 37.Re3 hgЗ зs.acs Qf4 39.Qc3

Tarrasch - М. Weiss Scotch Opening

1.е4 е5 2.Nf3 Nc6 З.d4 ed4 4.Nd4 Nf6 5.Nc6 Ьс6 6.Bd3 d5 7.Nd2 An attempt to keep а hold on the center which would Ье dominated Ьу Black after

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THREE HUNDRED CHESS GAМES

the exd5 pawn exchange. Black cannot exchange the pawns Ьecause after 7 ...de4 8.Ne4 Ne4 9.Qd2 f5 lO.tЗ, he would Ье burdened Ьу the isolated pawns. Тhе noпnal rnove is 7 .Qe2 with the sarne idea. However after 7 ... de4 8.Ве4 Ne4 9.Qe4 Qe7 10.Qe7 Ве7, Black has the Bishop pair and White will at Ьest get а draw. 7 ... Вс5 8.h3 Note rny annotations on this rnove in the previous garne. Here too, the h-pawn rnove will give Black an attacking target in the future. 8...0.0 9.~0 Re810.Qf3 RЬ811.ed5 White has to abandon his plans in order to cornplete his developrnent. Нis try has Ьееn in vain. Black obtains а strong center and his pieces are well coordinated. 11 ...cd5 12.NЬЭ Вdб On 12 ... ВЬ6, White plays 13.Bg5. Тhis rnove serves no purpose Ьecause of ... Ве5 and ...h6 next. 1Э.Ве3 аб 14.Bd4 Ne4 15.с4 Qh4 The Black pieces are daпgerously posted, especially siпce Black is threatening 16... Ng5, driving the Queeп back to dl, followed Ьу the winniпg sacrifice оп hЗ.

White is anticipating that Black will stick to his ... Bg4 idea. 19... Bg4? 19 ... ВЬ7 should Ье played. 20.hg4 Qh2 21.Kf1 RЬЭ 22.аЬ3 Qh1 2Э.Ке2

All of White 's rnoves are forced. 2Э ... Qа1 То this point Black had calculated, but White however was rnore farsighted. 24.g5 Nd7 25.Bh7 Kh7 26.Qf5 Kg8 27.Qd7 RЬВ

16.Ве3 Nfб

Тhis does поt only threateп to wiп а piece Ьу 17 ... dc4, but also threateпs 17 ... Bg4, 18.hg4 Qh2#, but White can stop Ьoth threats. Thus it was Ьetter simply to defeпd the d-pawn Ьу 16 ...с6. ProbaЬly Mr. Weiss was told Ьу fellow club rnernbers, that it was possiЬle to overwhelrn rne. 17.Rfc1! Ве5 Еvеп поw 17... с6 was Ьetter. 18.cd5 Rb4 On 18 ...ВЬ2, White will do well after 19.Rc4. 19.Rc2!

28.g6! Qh1 Тhе f-pawn cannot Ье defeпded. On 28 ...fg6, White plays 29.Qe6 and 30.Qe5, and оп 28 ...Rf8 29.gf7 Rf7 30.Qe8 and on 29 ... Kh7 30.Qf5 or 29 ... Кh8 ЗО.QЬЗ#. 29.Qf7 Kh8 ЭO.Qf5 Bd6 31.Rc1 Qh2 32.Rc4 Rf8 33.Qg51·0.

W.

HAМBURG

CHESS CONGRESS 1885; V. GEROLDSGRUN, 1886

GAME56

J. Taubenhaus - Tarrasch English

1.с4 еб

2.Nc3 d5 З.еЗ с5 4.Nf3? Тhis enaЬles Black to cramp White 's position. Correct was 4.d4. 4...d4 s.Ne2 Nсб 6.Ng3 h5! 7.аз In order to avoid the following sequence, 7 ...h4 8.Ne2 dЗ followed Ьу 9 ...NЬ4 with decisive play. Even so 7 .h4 was Ьetter. 7 ... h4 8.Ne2 es 9.d3 а5! Nowon IO.ed4, Blackintends torecapture with the c-pawn апd thus prevent the possiЬle White Ь-pawn advaпce. 10.h3 Bd7 Intending in good tirne to play ... а4 апd ...Na5-b3. 11.е4

f6

The threat was 12.Bg5 with а piece trade or а pawn win. 12.Nh2 g5 At this point Black has played all his pawns except the b-pawn, which is destined to serve in the decisive breakthrough. The White position is completely cramped апd he сап hardly move, but TauЬenhaus, with the next few moves, quite adroitly brings his pieces into the game. 13.Bd2 а4 14.Nc1 Bd6 Now of course, 14 ... Na5 serves по purpose. 15.Ве2 Nce7 16.Bh5 Kf8 17.Bg4 Ng6 18.Qf3 Kg7 The threat was 19.Bg5. 19.g3 Rb8 In order to initiate а decisive attack with ...Ь5, but as а result of White 's following moves, especially move 22, Black sees the possibllity to attack оп the Kingside as well, апd he prefers the later сhапсе.

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20.Bd7 20 ... Qd7 21.Qg4 Qe7 22.gh4 Rh4 23.Qg2 With this move White threatens to follow up with 24.Nf3 апd 25.h4, not only to get rid of his weak h-pawn, but also to reach а decisive attack. White has extricated himself quite well from his cramped position. Even so with сопесt counterplay his game cannot Ье saved. 23 ... Kf7! 24.Ne2 Qd7 То make room for the Kingside Кnight, which has to guard the f5-point апd after that he intends to douЬle Rooks. 25.Nf3 Rh6! 25 ...Rh7 is less favoraЬle Ьecause of 26.Bg5. 26.Ng3 N8e7 27.Rg1 In the long run the h-pawn cannot Ье held. Thus White chooses to abaпdon it апd instead he tries to attack. 27 ... Nf4 Black could have captured the h-pawn without hesitation Ьу '1:7 ••• QhЗ 28.Qh3 RhЗ апd 29.Bg5 сап Ье countered Ьу 29 ... Rg3. However the continuation Black plays is prettier. 28.Bf4 ef4

IfWhite now moves the attacked Кnight away, then 29 ...Qh3 or 29 ...Rh3 follows. 29.е5 fgЗ ЗО.еd6 Qe6! 31.Kd2 gf2 32.Qf2 Nf5! ЗЗ.Rае1

THREE HUNDRED CHESS GAМES

54

а small advantage e.g. 9.Nc3 NсЗ! IО.ЬсЗ 0-0 ll.RЫ!- White'schoice

retains

ofmoves is also good. 9.cd5 Qd5 10.Nc3 NсЭ

11.ЬСЭ ВfЭ

12.g1э о-о

ЭЭ ... QеЭ 34.Qe3 36.Ref1 Kg6

dеЭ 35.Кс3 RhЭ

The Кnight needed to Ье guarded. The game of course has now Ьееn decided in Black's favor, but White still tries to give Black proЬlems with а surprise sacrifice. 37.Rg5! fg5 38.Ne5 Kg7 39.Rf5 Rf8 Forces dissolution. 40.Rg5 On 40.d7, there follows 40... Rhl (The threat is 4l ...Rc1#.)41.Kc2 Rf5 42.d8=Q Rf2 in which variation the incidental effectiveness of the a4-pawn is remarkaЬle.

40 ... Kf6 41.Nd7 Kg5 42.Nf8 Rh8

Somewhat hesitant, 42 ...Rhl 43.Кс2 е2 44.d7 Rcl 45.Kcl el=Q 46.Кс2 Qf2 plus 47 ... Qf8 would end the game sooner. 43.Ne6 Kg4 44.d7 КfЭ 45.Ng5 Kg2 46.Ne4 Rg8 This is superfluous. 47.Кс2 Kf1 48.Ng3 Ке1 49.d4 cd4 50.Nf5 Rd8 51.Nd4 Rd7 52.Nb5 е2 53.Nc3 Kf1 D-1.

The Bishop pair and open Rook files, means White is Ьetter. On 12.Qf3, White would also have а fine game. 13.Bf4 Bd614.Bg3 Rad815.Rb1 а6 То prevent 16.Rb5. On 15 ... Ь6, White can continue his attack favoraЬly with 16.Ве4 Qc4 17.Qc2 h6 18.Bd3 Qеб (Not 18 ...Qd5 Ьecause of 19.Rb5 Qеб 20.d5) 19.Rfel. 16.Rb7Qa2 16 ...Nd4 is,faulty Ьecause of 17.Ве4. 17.Bd6 With this idea: If the pawn recaptures, the Rook gets access to f7, and if the Rook captures, the c-pawn remains under attack. 17... Rd6 18.Kh1 Тhе Rook must not capture on с7 atonce, Black would play 18 ... Qa5 and then choose to gain the с or d-pawn, or to start а strong assault against the Kingside with Rook and Queen. 18... Qa5 19.Qc1 19.Qd2 is bad Ьecause of 19...Nd4. 19... Rh6 20.Rg1 Kh8

GAME57 М. Bier Petroff Defense

Tarrasch-

1.е4 е5 2.Nf3 Nf6 Э.Nе5 d6 4.Nf3 Ne4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Q-O Ве7 8.с4 Bg4

The Petroff Defense does not achieve cornplete equality. White consistently

On 20 ... Qh5, there follows 2l.Qf4.

N.

HAМBURG

CHESS CONGRESS 1885; V. GEROLDSGRUN, 1886

21.Rg5 Qa2 22.Rg2 Re8 An ingenious, but sornewhat incoпect cornbination, but White does not take sufficient advantage of the flaw in Black 's play. 2Э.Rс7 Qa5 24.Rf7 Nd4 25.Qe3

Both players overlook that White was quite cornfortaЬly аЬlе to take the Кnight and on 25 ...Rel, he could interpose the Bishop Ьecause rnate loorns at f8. 25 ... Ne6 26.Rgg7 PossiЬle also was 26.Qh6 Qal or 26.Rfg7. 26 ... Rh2 Necessary in order to play the Queen to the defense of the Kingside. 27.Kh2 Qh5 28.Kg2 Ng7

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Qg4 32.Кh2 Qh5 ЗЗ.КgЗ Qhl 34.Rf8 Qgl 35.Кf3 Qdl (or 35 ...Qhl 36.Ке2 Qh5 37.Кd2) Зб.КеЗ Qel 37.К