Leo Fleischmann Forgacs vs Akiba Rubinstein - St. Petersburg 1909.03.05

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Leo Fleischmann Forgacs vs Akiba Rubinstein
St. Petersburg St. Petersburg RUE round 14 1909.03.05
French Defense: Exchange Variation 0-1

[Event "St. Petersburg"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUE"]
[Date "1909.03.05"]
[EventDate "1909.02.15"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Leo Fleischmann Forgacs"]
[Black "Akiba Rubinstein"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1.e4 {Notes by Lasker.} e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bd3
Bd6 6.O-O O-O 7.Bg5 Bg4 8.Nbd2 Nbd7 9.c3 c6 10.Qc2 Qc7 11.Rfe1
Rfe8 12.h3 Bh5 13.Rxe8+ Rxe8 14.Re1 Rxe1+ 15.Nxe1 Bg6 16.Bxg6
hxg6 17.Nef3 Nf8 18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.Qa4 {Black has subtly brought
his Pawns into the center. White should not underestimate the
danger of their advance, and with moves as those in the text
he should not lose time. He could very well have met the
menace of placing the Knight on f4 by the manouver Nb3-c1-d3.}
a6 20.Nf1 Ne6 21.g3 {Noe the problem of defence has become
complicated. The Pawn at g3 is a mark.} f5 22.Kg2 f4 23.g4 c5
{Black initiates an attack which, in comparison to the slight
force put in action, has extraordinary vigor.} 24.Qe8+ Kg7
25.g5 {White does not heed the peril. The Queen on e8 is
misplaced. After dxc5, Bxc5, the White f-pawn is very weak. If
Black takes on d5, that Pawn remains isolated and weak in the
endgame. Quickly Qa4, in order to retake with Knight or Queen
was prudent. To make yet another weakness, as he has done,
filled the measure to overflowing.} cxd4 26.cxd4 Qe7 27.Qc8
{After 27.Qxe7 Bxe7 28.h4 f6, White either loses the g-pawn or
the d-pawn.} Nxg5 28.N1d2 Bb4 29.h4 Ne4 30.Nf1 Nd6 31.Qg4 Qe4
32.h5 Nf5 33.hxg6 fxg6 34.a3 Bd6 35.Nd2 Qe2 36.Qg5 Ne3+ 37.Kg1
Qd1+ 38.Kh2 Nf1+ 39.Nxf1 Qxf3 40.Kg1 Qh3 41.Qg2 {Black menaced
to push f3 and, after the Pawn moves of White are exhausted,
to win by Zugzwang.} Qxg2+ 42.Kxg2 Bc7 43.Nd2 Bb6 44.Nb3 Kf6
45.f3 g5 46.Kf2 Kf5 47.Kf1 g4 48.fxg4+ Kxg4 49.Nc5 Bxc5
50.dxc5 d4 51.b4 d3 52.a4 f3 0-1

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Updated: 6 February, 2022
Created: 6 February, 2022