Fyodor Ivanovich Dus Chotimirsky vs Akiba Rubinstein - Lodz 1907.??.??

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Fyodor Ivanovich Dus Chotimirsky vs Akiba Rubinstein
Lodz Lodz RUE 1907.??.??
Queen’s Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation 0-1

[Event "Lodz"]
[Site "Lodz RUE"]
[Date "1907.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fyodor Ivanovich Dus Chotimirsky"]
[Black "Akiba Rubinstein"]
[ECO "D61"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1.d4 {Notes by Carl Schlechter from "Deutsche Schachzeitung"
1908 and Leopold Hoffer from "ACB" 1908.} d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.e3 Nc6
4.Bd3 {?} Bg4 5.Be2 e6 6.O-O Nf6 7.Nbd2 Qc7 {Hoffer:
Rubinstein now has the identical position with Black to the
one he had against Teichmann at Carlsbad 1907 as the first
player.} 8.b3 cxd4 9.exd4 Bd6 10.Bb2 O-O-O 11.c4 h5 12.Rc1 {?!
Schlechter: The same mistake as in the above cited game. The
right plan is counterplay with 12.c5, followed by a3, b4 and
b5.} Kb8 13.a3 g5 {!} 14.b4 Bxf3 15.Nxf3 g4 16.Ne5
{Schlechter: If 16.c5 gxf3 17.cxd6 Qxd6 18.Bxf3 Ng4! with a
strong attack.} Nxe5 17.dxe5 Bxe5 18.cxd5 Qd6 19.Bxe5 Qxe5
20.Re1 Nxd5 {!} 21.Qb3 {Schlechter: If 21.Bxg4? Ne3!.} Qg5
22.Bf1 Rc8 23.Rc5 h4 24.g3 {! Hoffer: A capital notion. The
open file after Black's 24...hxg3 is not dangerous because Bg2
is sufficient protection.} hxg3 25.hxg3 Qf6 26.Qc4 Rxc5
27.Qxc5 Qc3 28.Qd6+ Qc7 29.Qe5 Qxe5 30.Rxe5 Rc8 31.Re4 Rc3
32.Rxg4 Rxa3 33.Rg8+ Kc7 34.Rg7 Rf3 {Schlechter: If 34...Nxb4
35.Rxf7+ Kb6 36.Bg2 and White's g-pawn is dangerous.} 35.Bg2
Rf6 36.Rg4 b5 37.Rd4 Rf5 {Schlechter: If 37...Kd6 38.Rd1
threatening Ra1.} 38.f4 Rh5 {!} 39.g4 Rh8 40.f5 {? Schlechter
gives 40.Bxd5 Rd8 41.g5 Rxd5 42.Rxd5! exd5 43.f5 Kd6 44.Kf2
Ke5 45.g6 fxg6 46.fxg6 Kf6 47.Ke3 Kxg6 48.Kd4 draw.} Rg8
41.Kf2 Nf6 42.Kf3 e5 43.Rd2 Rxg4 44.Rc2+ Rc4 45.Rxc4+ bxc4
46.Bf1 c3 47.Ke3 e4 48.Bc4 Kd6 {Schlechter: Also good is
48...Ng4+ 49.Ke2 f6.} 49.Bxf7 Ke5 50.Bb3 Ng4+ 51.Ke2 Kxf5
52.Kd1 Ke5 53.Kc1 Kd4 54.Bd1 Nf2 55.b5 Nxd1 0-1

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Updated: 7 February, 2022
Created: 7 February, 2022