Milan Vidmar vs Eugene Aleksandrovich Znosko-Borovsky - London 1922.08.01

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Milan Vidmar vs Eugene Aleksandrovich Znosko-Borovsky
London London ENG round 2 1922.08.01
Queen’s Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Stoltz Variation 1-0

[Event "London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1922.08.01"]
[EventDate "1922.07.31"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Milan Vidmar"]
[Black "Eugene Aleksandrovich Znosko-Borovsky"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1.d4 {Notes by Geza Maroczy} d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 {This defence
does not today enjoy a high reputation, but this game shows
that there are many things left to be examined.} 4.cxd5 exd5
5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 Be6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.O-O Nf6 9.Bg5 {Reti's
continuation seems to be better : 9 dxc5 Bxc5 10 Na4 Be7 11
Be3, etc.} O-O 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.Rc1 Be7 12.Nd4 Rc8 13.Nxe6 fxe6
14.Bh3 Qd6 15.Bf4 Qd7 16.e4 d4 17.Qb3 Nd8 18.Rcd1 {Rubinstein
played Ne2 in San Sebastian against Capablanca; the move in
the text is more vigorous for the Black queen pawn is weak and
scarcely to be defended. On the other hand Black has some
chances for an attack.} Rc6 {The move with the rook was the
deciding mistake, much better was : 18...Bc5 19 Be5 Re8 and
then 20...Nc6 or f7.} 19.Qa4 {Vidmar very energetically
profits by the weakness of the rook move.} Bc5 20.Be5 d3
21.Qb5 Nxe4 {Elegant, but not correct, the pawn is untenable.}
22.Rxd3 {22 Nxe4 would be bad on account of Qd5; 23 Nxc5 Rxc5
24 Qxd3 Qe5, etc.} Nd6 23.Bxd6 Bxd6 24.Bg2 Rc7 25.Qxd7 Rxd7
26.Ne4 {White compels his adversary to exchange and thereby
arrives at an end-game which must be won. The ending is played
very simply but vigorously.} Nf7 27.Rfd1 Rfd8 28.Bh3 Kf8
29.Bxe6 Re7 30.Bxf7 Rxe4 31.Rxd6 Rxd6 32.Rxd6 Kxf7 33.Rd7+ Kf6
34.Rxb7 a5 35.Kf1 Ra4 36.a3 Rc4 37.Ke2 Rc5 38.h4 h5 39.Kd3 g5
40.Rb6+ Kf5 41.hxg5 Kxg5 42.a4 Rd5+ 43.Ke3 Kg4 44.Rb5 Rd8
45.Rxa5 Re8+ 46.Kd3 1-0

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Updated: 27 January, 2022
Created: 27 January, 2022