Reti vs Stolz
Stockholm | ?
769
[Event "Stockholm"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Reti"] [Black "Stolz"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C70"] [Opening "Spanish: 4.Ba4"] {via Tension form to the Spanish centre} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. Rd1 exd4 {This move was strongly criticised by Dr. Tarrasch. Black not only surrenders his hold on the centre, but also presents White with the c3 square for his Knight} 11. cxd4 d5 {Nor did this move please Tarrassch} 12. e5 Ne4 { This is what we called, in our introduction, the Spanish centre} 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Na5 {In the game, we see Stolz following this plan to exchange light squared bishops, with transposition of move, and it appears the Black position is not all that bad at all} (14... f6 $2 15. h3 $1 Bh5 16. g4 Bf7 17. e6 { Lasker-Teichmann, Petersburg 1909}) (14... Qd7 15. -- Na5 16. Bc2 Bf5 { Exchanging the dangerous Bishop - Tarrasch}) 15. Bc2 Qd7 16. Qd3 { forcing a weakening of Black's Kingsie} 16... g6 17. Qe3 Rfb8 $1 {An excellent move, vacating f8 for the bishop and simultaneously preparing for queenside operations} 18. Qh6 Bf8 19. Qh4 Bf5 20. Bxf5 Qxf5 21. Re1 Rb6 {Black makes his Rook available for offence or defence. However, this move is an inexactitued, since it permits White to bring his Rooks into the attack via e3} (21... Nc4) 22. Bh6 Ba3 23. Bc1 (23. Ng5 -- (23... Be7 24. g4 Qd7 25. Re3 f5 26. e6 Bxg5 27. exd7) 24. Nxh7 (24. g4 Qd7 25. Bg7 Kxg7 26. Qxh7+ Kf8) 24... Kxh7 25. Bg5+ Kg8 26. g4 Qc8 27. Bf6 Rxf6 28. exf6 Qf8 29. Re3) 23... Bf8 24. Bh6 Ba3 25. Bc1 Bxc1 {Black decides to play for a win} 26. Raxc1 Kg7 27. Nd2 Nc4 28. Nb3 { It is clear that White doesn't want to exchange Knight, opening the b-file for Black's Rooks. He aims to occupy his own support points atc5} 28... g5 $1 { With White no doubt expecting Queenside operations, suddenly Black attacks on the Kingside} 29. Qg3 h5 30. h4 (30. h3 {more prudent}) 30... Rg6 31. Nc5 gxh4 32. Qxh4 Nd2 { With this and his next moves, Black throws all his pieces at the White King} 33. Kh2 Kh7 34. Re3 Rag8 35. Rg1 {White has no choice. Now comes a forced liquidation, the point of which emerges with Black's unexpected 38th move} 35... Rg4 36. Qf6 Qxf6 37. exf6 Rh4+ 38. Rh3 Nf3+ 39. gxf3 Rxh3+ 40. Kxh3 Rxg1 41. Nxa6 Rc1 42. Nxc7 b4 0-1
0-1
Loading embedded game viewer...