Chessable: My Great Predecessors (part 2)

[Event 1. Amsterdam (match)]

[Site ?]

[Date 1920.??.??]

[Round 3]

[White Euwe, M.]

[Black Rti, R.]

[Result 1-0]

[ECO B10]

[Annotator Garry Kasparov]

[PlyCount 61]

[EventDate 1920.??.??]

[SourceTitle My Great Predecessors II]

[Source Everyman Chess]

[SourceDate 2016.06.28]

[SourceVersion 1]

[SourceVersionDate 2016.06.28]

[SourceQuality 1]

1. e4 c6 2. b3 $6 {Original, but ineffective.} d5 3. exd5 ({In later games a gambit was tried:} 3. Bb2 dxe4 4. Nc3 ({or} 4. Ne2 Bf5 5. Ng3 e6 $1) 4 Nf6

5. Nge2 Bf5 6. Ng3 e6 $1 7. Qe2 {, and here, apart from the modest} {or immediately} Qa5 $5 {(Stefansson-Karpov, Reykjavik rapidplay 1994).} (7 Nbd7

8. Ncxe4 {(Vasyukov-Bronstein, 29th USSR Championship, Baku 1961);}) ({also possible is the ambitious} 7 Bb4 $5 8. O-O-O Qa5 (8 Qe7 {is level}))) (3.

e5 Bf5 $1) 3 cxd5 4. Bb2 Nc6 5. g3 $6 (5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 {with equal chances is more solid, but we must give Euwes boldness its due: at that time it was not customary to fianchetto the bishops! I would remind you of Capablancas comment to his San Sebastian game with Janowski (Volume 1, Game No.77): I saw at the time that g3 seemed the proper continuation, but I became afraid of being criticised for creating such a formation of pawns on the kingside.}) 5 e5 ({More accurate is first} 5 Nf6 $1 6. Bg2 Bg4 {

with an excellent game. If Black manages to hold in the centre, he will be better, of course. (Euwe) Alas, Rti did not manage to}) (5 Bf5 6. Nf3 {

is equal, Euwe-Nilsson, Gothenburg 1920}) 6. Bg2 Be6 $6 {An unfortunate arrangement of the pieces;} (6 Nf6 $1 {is much better.}) 7. Qe2 $1 Qc7 8.

Nf3 {Also threatening Ng5; note that virtually all Blacks moves are forced, and that he will soon lag in development because of his attempts to maintain his centre. (Euwe)} f6 ({After the active} 8 e4 $6 9. Ng5 Nb4 {Black comes under a dangerous attack:} 10. Na3 (10. O-O $5 Qxc2 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12.

Qh5+ {is also unpleasant}) 10 Nxc2+ (10 Nf6 11. f3 $1) 11. Nxc2 Qxc2 12.

Bc3 $1 Nf6 (12 a6) ({or} 12 Bd7 {} 13. Nxe4 $1) (12 Qd3 13. Qh5 $1) 13. Qb5+ Bd7 14. Qxb7 {etc.}) 9. O-O Bd6 10. Nc3 a6 11. d4 $1 {An undermining of the centre, anticipating the similar compressed spring action in the well-known game Rti-Yates from New York 1924 (cf. Volume 1, Game No.98, the note to Whites eighth move).} Nge7 ({Not} 11 e4 $2 {because of} 12. Nxe4

dxe4 13. Qxe4 {and d4-d5, while if} Qe7 {, then} 14. Rae1 {.}) 12. dxe5 Bxe5 ({

If} 12 fxe5 {there follows} 13. Ng5 {.}) 13. Nxe5 fxe5 (13 Qxe5 $2 14.

Rfe1 $1) 14. Rad1 O-O-O 15. Rfe1 {White has obtained that piece pressure on the centre with the help of his fianchettoed bishops, about which he has been dreaming.} (15. f4 $6 e4 {is inaccurate.}) 15 h5 $5 {A desperate attempt at a counterattack.} 16. Na4 $1 {(with the threat of Bxe5)} e4 17. f3 $1 h4 18.

fxe4 hxg3 $2 {The decisive mistake.} ({After} 18 d4 19. Nc5 Qd6 20. Nxe6

Qxe6 {Black would have had some compensation for the pawn, but now he loses a piece.}) 19. exd5 Bxd5 ({or} 19 gxh2+ 20. Kh1 Bxd5 21. Bxd5) 20. Bxd5 Nxd5 (

{also bad is} 20 Rxd5 21. Qe6+ Kb8 22. Rxd5) 21. Qe6+ Kb8 ({Of course, not}

21 Qd7 $2 22. Qxd7+ Rxd7 23. Rxd5 Rxd5 24. Nb6+ {and Nxd5.}) 22. Rxd5 Rde8 {

Giving two rooks for the queen; this is probably Blacks best option, as it keeps all kinds of perpetual checks in the position. (Euwe)} 23. Qxe8+ Rxe8

24. Rxe8+ Ka7 25. Rdd8 $1 b6 ({If} 25 Nxd8 {, then} 26. Bd4+ Ka8 27. Nb6+

Kb8 28. Be5 {wins.}) 26. Ba3 $1 gxh2+ 27. Kh1 Qf7 ({Euwe considered} 27 a5 {

to be more tenacious, with the following variations after} 28. Nc3 $1 {:} Qb7 (

{and Nd6} 28 Qf7 29. Nb5+ Ka6 30. Ra8+ Kxb5 31. c4+) (28 Qg3 {(f4)} 29.

Rd7+ Ka6 30. Ra8+ {etc.}) (28 Kb7 29. Nb5 Qg3 {(f4)} 30. Rd7+ Ka6 31. Ra8+

Kxb5 32. c4#) (28 Ka6 29. Ra8+ Kb7 30. Ra7+ $3 Nxa7 31. Re7 {and wins}) 29.

Nb5+) 28. Re7+ $1 Nxe7 29. Rd7+ Ka8 30. Nxb6+ Kb8 31. Bd6# {. A good, fighting and fully hypermodern game! The young master competently pressed in the centre and, when it was required, he also rose to the occasion in the tactical complications.} 1-0

[Event 2. Budapest]

[Site ?]

[Date 1921.??.??]

[Round ?]

[White Euwe, M.]

[Black Bogoljubow, E.]

[Result 1-0]

[ECO C12]

[Annotator Garry Kasparov]

[PlyCount 69]

[EventDate 1921.??.??]

[SourceTitle My Great Predecessors II]

[Source Everyman Chess]

[SourceDate 2016.06.28]

[SourceVersion 1]

[SourceVersionDate 2016.06.28]

[SourceQuality 1]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 $1 {The main line of the McCutcheon counterattack.} (6. exf6 {is too double-edged (Volume 1, Game No.113).}) 6 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4 g6 ({After} 8 Kf8 9. Bd3 ({the Dutch player also attacked with} 9. h4 $5 Nxd2 ({and suggested} 9 f5 {

, although after} 10. exf6 Qxf6 11. Nf3 Nc6 12. Qf4 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 e5 14. O-O-O

{White has some initiative}) ({more interesting is} 9 c5 10. Bd3 Nxd2 11.

Kxd2 {, transposing into the topical variation}) 10. Kxd2 c5 11. Rh3 {in the game Euwe-Bodin, Amsterdam 1920.}) 9 Nxd2 10. Kxd2 c5 ({after} 10 Qg5+

11. Qxg5 hxg5 {Black has a slightly inferior endgame}) 11. h4 Nc6 (11 c4 $5) 12. Rh3 (12. Nf3 c4 $5 13. Be2 b5 {J.Polgar-Korchnoi, Wijk aan Zee 2000}) 12

c4 $5 13. Bf1 $1 ({after} 13. Be2 Rg8 {} (13 b5 $5 {} 14. Qf4 Bd7 15. Bh5

Be8 16. Ne2 f5 $1 {Black had equal chances in Anand-Korchnoi, Dos Hermanas 1999

})) 13 b5 14. Ne2 a5 15. a3 Bd7 16. Nf4 {with complicated play in the games Leko-Korchnoi and Lutz-Korchnoi (Essen 2002).}) 9. h4 $5 ({With the pawn on g6

the main continuation later became} 9. Bd3 $1 Nxd2 10. Kxd2 c5 (10 Qg5+ $2

11. Qxg5 hxg5 12. g4 $1 {with the threat of Nf3xg5}) 11. Nf3 Bd7 $5 ({or} 11

Nc6 12. Qf4 {Fischer-Rossolimo, USA Championship 1965/66}) 12. dxc5 Qe7 13.

Rab1 Bc6 14. Nd4 Nd7 15. Rhe1 Nxc5 16. Re3 {with a tiny edge (Anand-Radjabov, Wijk aan Zee 2003).}) 9 c5 ({if} 9 h5 {then} 10. Qf4) 10. Bd3 ({White has also tried} 10. h5 g5 11. Bd3 (11. f4 f5 12. exf6 e5 $1) 11 Nxd2 12.

Kxd2 Nc6 13. Nf3 c4 (13 Qa5 $5) 14. Be2 f5 $1 15. exf6 e5 16. Qg3 exd4 {

with sharp play.}) 10 Nxd2 (10 Bd7 $5) 11. Kxd2 {Threatening the patent Euwe attack Rh3! and Bxg6!.} Nc6 ({An attempt to improve on the variation } 11 c4 $6 {(here this is worse than after 8Kf8: White has a target on g6)} 12. Be2 Nc6 ({or} 12 h5 13. Qf4 Nc6 14. Nf3 Qe7 15. Ng5 b5 16. a3 a5

17. g4 Ra7 18. gxh5 gxh5 19. Rh3 $1 {(Bogoljubow-Rti, Breslau 1925)}) (12

Bd7 13. h5 $1 {Also in fashion then was}) 13. f4 h5 14. Qg5 Qa5 15. Nf3 Qa3 16.

Qf6 Rf8 17. Rhb1 $1 {with advantage to White (Marczy-Spielmann, Berlin 1920)}) ({Also in fashion then was} 11 Qa5 12. Rh3 (12. h5 g5 13. f4 cxd4 $1) 12

cxd4 $1 (12 Rg8) (12 Rf8) 13. Bxg6 $1 {, for example:} dxc3+ (13 Qc7

14. Rf3 Rg8 15. Rxf7 Qxc3+ 16. Ke2 d3+ (16 Qxc2+ $5 17. Bxc2 Rxg4) 17. cxd3

Qxe5+ 18. Kf3 Rf8 $2 (18 Qxa1 $2 19. Rg7+ Kf8 20. Qf4+ $1) ({but} 18 Nc6

$1 19. Ne2 $1 Kd8 20. h5 Qh2 21. d4 e5 22. Qg3 Qxg3+ 23. Kxg3 Bd7 {would have retained chances of equalising}) 19. Rf5+ Kd7 20. Rxf8 Qxa1 21. Rf7+ Kd8 22.

Qb4 Nd7 23. Qd6 Qh8 24. Ne2 e5 25. Nf4 $1 exf4 26. Bf5 Qe8 27. Bxd7 Bxd7 28.

Rf8 {1-0 (Euwe-Marczy, Bad Aussee 6th matchgame 1921).}) 14. Kd1 Qc7 $6 (14

Rf8 $1 15. Rf3 Qc5 16. Bh5 Nc6 {is equal}) 15. Rf3 Rg8 16. Qa4+ Bd7 $2 (16

Kd8 17. Bxf7 Rf8 {is more tenacious}) 17. Bxf7+ (17. Qf4 $5) 17 Kd8 18. Qa3

Qc4 $2 (18 Rh8) 19. Ne2 Bb5 20. Nxc3 Rh8 21. Qa5+ {1-0 (Euwe-te Kolst, Nijmegen 1921)}) ({Later} 11 h5 {was also played;}) ({and at present a different defensive construction is being tried } 11 Bd7 12. h5 g5 13. f4

Nc6 (13 c4 $5 14. Be2 f5 15. exf6 e5) 14. fxg5 Qxg5+ (14 Qa5 $5) 15. Qxg5