Sunday, September 29, 2013

Yet another game from the Same Match -- A Very Interesting Tactical Struggle

Is is very interesting how Kniazer refutes Marmorosh's threats of back-rank mate with a winning counter-attack.

Event: Haifa Match, 1931.
Site: Haifa
Date: May 5th, 1931
White: Marmorosh
Black: Kniazer
ECO: C32
Annotator: Marmorosh
Source: Davar, 16/7/1931, p. 4.

1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Nf6 5. dxe4 Nxe4 6. Nf3 Bc5 7. Qe2 A move that leads to many interesting complications. 7... Bf5!! With this move, Tarrasch brilliantly defeated Spielmann in Ostrau, 1923. Very interesting is 7... Bf2+ 8. Kd1 Qxd5+ 9. Nfd2!! f5 10. Nc3. 8. Nbd2 8. g4? O-O!! 9. gxf5 Re8 -+ 8... Qxd5 9. g4?? A gross blunder.


9... Bf2+!10. Kd1 Bxg4 11. Bg2 f5 12. c3 O-O 13. Kc2 Bb6 14. Nxe4 fxe4 15. Qd2! Qh5 16. Ng5 e3 17. Qd5+? 17. Qe1! was better. 17... Kh8 18. h3 Bf5+ 19. Be4 c6! 20. Qc4 Na6 21. Bxf5 Rxf5 22. Re1 Qh4 23. Bxe3 Bxe3 24. Rxe3 Rxg5! 25. Qe4 With this move, White thought he would win the exchange, but Black's reply refuted him. On the other hand White could have played 25. Rae1 Rf5 26. Re8+ Rf8 27. Qf7 and make a draw more likely [sic].


25... Rf5!! 26. Rae1 26. Qxf5 will not work: 26... Qf2+ 27. Kd3 Rd8+ wins back the rook. 26... Rxf4! 27. Qe8+ Rf8 28. Qe7 28. Qxa8? Qf2+! 29. R3e2 Qxe2+ 30. Rxe2 Rxa8. 28... Qh5 29. Qxb7 Qf5+! 30. Kc1 Nc5 31. Qxa8 Nd3+! 32. Kd2 Nxe1 33. Qxc6 Qc2+ 34. Kxe1 Qf2+ And mate in five (0-1). Black handled this game beautifully.

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