[Event "Karlsbad"] [Site "Karlsbad"] [Round "0"] [White "Cohn"] [Black "Nimzowitsch"] [Result "0-1"] [FEN "2q5/p5pk/1p5p/3p1p2/3Pr3/P3PQP1/1P2R1KP/8 b - - 0 63"] {Can the methods employed here really be classified as maneuvers or merely marking time? Nimzowitsch believed the difficulties which the opponent had to contend with being quite sufficient to justify the decision to play on} 63... a5 {The idea is to clear the a7 for the King. Long term planning} 64. h4 Kg6 65. Kh2 h5 66. Kg2 Kh6 67. Rf2 g6 { Black plays with great patience - typical of a maneuvering scenario} 68. Rf1 Kg7 69. Rf2 Kf7 70. Kh2 Ke7 71. Re2 Qc1 {Black has a lot of freedom, but as yet cannot create meaningful threats. This game exemplifies the fact that maneuvering amounts to a "slow" initiative} 72. Qf2 Kd7 73. Re1 Qc6 74. Kg2 Rg4 {There are two weaknesses in the White pawn position - e3 and g3. The characteristic alternating procedure is to first put one weakness and then the other under attack} 75. Rf1 (75. Re2 Re4 76. Kh3 Qc1 77. Kg2 Qd1 78. Kh2 Qd3 { White is tied down to e3 and can't prevent ... Kb7}) 75... Qc7 76. Qf3 Kc8 77. Qf2 Kb8 78. Kh3 Ka7 {Black has traveled his King across from h7 to a7, and has meanwhile fixed the Kingside pawns. The consequence of this fixing is that White now has permanent weaknesses of g3 and e3. Black's maneuvering axis consists of support points e4 and g4. White's two weak points are close together and therefore should be easy enough to defend. The question is whether Black, by combining his concentrated attack on these two weaknesses with a breakthrough by ... Pg5, or with an invasion down the c-file, will be able to crack the White defences} 79. Rg1 Qd7 80. Kh2 (80. -- f4) 80... Qd6 81. Kh3 Qc6 82. Re1 Qe6 83. Kh2 Qe4 { Now white has to seriously watch for the possible breakthrough ... Pg5} 84. Kh3 (84. -- g5 85. hxg5 h4) 84... Qe6 85. Kh2 Qe7 86. Kh3 Qe4 87. Rg1 Qe6 88. Kh2 Re4 89. Rc1 $2 { White gives up the e-pawn in the hope of getting counterchances.} (89. Re1 g5 90. hxg5 h4 91. gxh4 f4 92. g6 f3 93. g7 $132) 89... Rxe3 90. Qf4 Re2+ 91. Kh3 Ka6 92. b4 axb4 93. axb4 Kb5 { With his Queen unable to move for fear of discovered check, the end is in sight } 94. Rc7 Qe4 {Forcing the trade of Q's because of mate threats on h1 and g2} 95. Qxe4 (95. Qf1 Qg4#) 95... Rxe4 96. Rg7 Re6 97. Rd7 Kc4 98. Kg2 Kxd4 99. Kf3 Kc4 100. b5 d4 0-1