[Event "Dresden"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Maroczy"] [Black "Helling"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B01"] [Opening "Scandinavian: 2...Nf6 3.Bb5+"] {Defence artist Maroczy in action again} 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Bb5+ c6 4. dxc6 bxc6 5. Be2 e5 6. d3 Bc5 7. Nf3 Ng4 8. O-O f5 9. Nc3 Qf6 10. Qe1 O-O 11. h3 {Faithful to the principles of Steinitz, White has so far avoided weakening his King's position. He has deferred Ph3 until Black has himself castled Kingside, for to have played it while the opponent could have replied with ... Ph5 would have suited Black down to the ground} 11... h5 $2 {Now that Black no longer has a Rook on h8, this move is not so threatening as it would have been before castling. Nonetheless, Black's attack is still quite dangerous - underlying yet again the importance of the Steinitzian principle} 12. hxg4 hxg4 13. Ng5 g3 14. Na4 $1 {Taking the bull by the horns} (14. Nh3 Qh4 15. Bg5 Qh7 16. Kh1 f4 17. fxg3 Bxh3 $19) 14... Bxf2+ 15. Rxf2 f4 (15... gxf2+ 16. Qxf2 { Black has a shortage of material and no attack}) 16. Ne4 Qh4 17. Nxg3 fxg3 18. Rxf8+ Kxf8 19. Bf3 $1 {The same idea as in the two previoius examples. White freely returns all his material gains in order to stop the enemy attack. The counterattack then sets in all the more forcibly} 19... Nd7 (19... Qxa4 20. Qxe5 {Black is busted}) 20. Qe4 Qh2+ 21. Kf1 Nf6 22. Qxc6 e4 (22... Rb8 23. Qd6+) 23. dxe4 (23. Qxa8 Qh1+ 24. Ke2 exf3+ $132) 23... Qh1+ 24. Ke2 Ba6+ 25. Qxa6 Rd8 26. Bf4 {Maroczy is consistent to teh very end} 26... Qxa1 27. Bd6+ Kf7 28. Qc4+ Kg6 29. e5 Qg1 30. Qc5 Qc1 31. exf6 gxf6 32. Be4+ Kh6 33. Qf5 1-0