Eugene Aleksandrovich Znosko-Borovsky vs Charles Gilbert Marriott Watson - London 1922.08.18

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Eugene Aleksandrovich Znosko-Borovsky vs Charles Gilbert Marriott Watson
London London ENG round 15 1922.08.18
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense 1-0

[Event "London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1922.08.18"]
[EventDate "1922.07.31"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Eugene Aleksandrovich Znosko-Borovsky"]
[Black "Charles Gilbert Marriott Watson"]
[ECO "C97"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1.e4 {Notes by Geza Maroczy} e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6
5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 Na5 9.Bc2 c5 10.d4 Qc7 {All
is so far played after famous patterns.} 11.h3 O-O 12.Nbd2 Bd7
13.Nf1 Rac8 14.Bd3 Nc6 15.Be3 c4 {There was no reason for
advancing this pawn, Black should not solve the center, he
should consolidate himself with Rfe8 and eventually Bf8.}
16.Bc2 Rfe8 17.Ng3 Bf8 {Kh8 was here worth considering.}
18.Bg5 Ne7 {Of two evils, Be7 is the lesser. Now his game goes
quickly downhill.} 19.Bxf6 gxf6 20.Nh5 Bg7 21.Nh4 Kf8 22.Qf3
Ng8 {The black king bishop plays a very sad role.} 23.Nf5 Bh8
24.Rad1 Rb8 25.Nhg3 b4 26.Qh5 h6 27.Nxh6 Nxh6 28.Qxh6+ Ke7
29.dxe5 dxe5 30.Rxd7+ {White simplifies the position as in the
endgame his material superiority tells.} Kxd7 31.Ba4+ Rb5
32.Rd1+ Kc8 33.Bxb5 axb5 34.Nf5 Rd8 35.Rd5 bxc3 36.bxc3 b4
37.cxb4 c3 38.Qc1 Rxd5 39.exd5 Kd7 40.Qc2 Qc4 41.Qa4+ Kd8
42.Nd6 Qxd5 43.Qe8+ Kc7 44.Nb5+ Kb7 45.Nxc3 Qc4 46.Qd7+ Ka6
47.Nd5 f5 48.a4 1-0

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Updated: 3 February, 2022
Created: 3 February, 2022