Albert Becker vs Aron Nimzowitsch - Breslau 1925.07.25

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Albert Becker vs Aron Nimzowitsch
Breslau Breslau GER round 6 1925.07.25
French Defense: Classical Variation, Svenonius Variation 0-1

[Event "Breslau"]
[Site "Breslau GER"]
[Date "1925.07.25"]
[EventDate "1925.07.19"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Albert Becker"]
[Black "Aron Nimzowitsch"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. e4 { Notes by Raymond Keene. } e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nc6
4. Nf3 Bb4 5. e5 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Na5 7. a4 Ne7 8. Bd3 b6 9. Nd2
{!} c5 10. Qg4 c4 11. Be2 {11 Qxg7 Rg8 and ...cxd3. } 11...Nf5
12. Nf3 h6 13. Qh3 Kd7 14. g4 Ne7 15. Nd2 Qe8 16. f4 Kc7
17. Ba3 Bd7 18. Qf3 h5 {!} 19. Nxc4 {!} Nxc4 20. Bxc4 hxg4
21. Qg2 Nf5 22. Bd3 Bxa4 {!! 'A lunch under dangerous
conditions!' -- Nimzowitsch. } 23. Bxf5 exf5 24. Qxd5 Bc6
25. Qd6+ Kc8 26. d5 Rh6 27. e6 Bxd5 {! 27...Rxe6+ was also
possible. } 28. Qxd5 Qxe6+ 29. Qxe6+ Rxe6+ 30. Kd2 Kb7
31. Rae1 Rh8 32. Rxe6 fxe6 33. Re1 Rxh2+ 34. Kd3 g3 35. Rg1
Rh3 36. Kd4 Kc6 37. Rg2 a5 38. c4 Rh2 39. Rxg3 Rxc2 40. Rxg7
Re2 41. Bc1 Re4+ 42. Kd3 b5 43. cxb5+ Kxb5 44. Be3 Kc6 45. Rf7
a4 46. Rf8 a3 47. Ra8 e5 48. Ra6+ Kb5 49. Rb6+ Ka5 50. Rf6 a2
51. Bd2+ Kb5 52. Bc3 Rd4+ 53. Ke2 Rxf4 54. Rf8 Kc4 55. Ba1
Re4+ 56. Kd2 f4 57. Rc8+ Kd5 58. Rd8+ Ke6 59. Re8+ Kf5 60. Rg8
f3 61. Re8 0-1

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Updated: 23 January, 2022
Created: 23 January, 2022