[Event "Beverwijk"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "O'Kelly"] [Black "Donner"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A17"] [Opening "English: Anglo-Indian, 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 d5"] {10. DONNER (1927-1988) In many ways the style of Donner calls to mind that of Capablanca, especially as regards to his handling of simple positions and his methods of liquidating. There are points of dissimilarity, however. Donner was better acquainted with the openings; however, his endgame technique lacked the refinement of Capablanca's. Also his results showed much more fluctuation than that of the great Cuban in his day The following game might well have been played by Capablanca} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 {Black has a cquired hanging pawns - a centre formation we discussed at some length in Chapter 20 (Book 1)} 12. Qc2 g6 13. Rc1 (13. O-O {safer}) 13... Na6 $1 14. a3 ( 14. Bxa6 Bxa6 15. Qxc5 Qb7 { White, being unable to castle, finds his King wide open to a dangerous attack} 16. Qd4 Qb5 17. Qd2 Rac8 $40) 14... c4 $1 15. Be2 Bf5 16. Qc3 Nc5 17. Nd4 (17. b4 $2 cxb3 $1 18. Qxc5 b2 $1) 17... Nd3+ 18. Bxd3 Bxd3 19. Nc6 Qe4 20. Qe5 Rfe8 $1 (20... -- 21. Ne7# {so forcing off the Queens}) 21. Qxe4 dxe4 22. Rc3 a5 $1 23. a4 (23. b3 Rac8 24. Nxa5 cxb3 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Nxb3 Rc3 $1) 23... Ra6 24. Nd4 Rb6 25. Nb5 Re5 26. Ra3 { Providing an answer to the threatened sacrifice of Rook for Knight and pawn} 26... h5 $1 (26... Rexb5 27. axb5 Rxb5 28. Ra2 Bb1 29. Ra1 Rxb2 30. O-O Bd3 31. Rfc1 -- 32. Rc3 -- 33. Rca3) 27. h4 Rf5 28. g3 (28. -- Rbf6) 28... Kg7 29. Rh2 Kf6 30. Kd2 (30. b3 cxb3 31. Rxb3 Bxb5 32. Rxb5 Rfxb5 33. axb5 Rxb5 $19) 30... Ke5 31. b3 Rbf6 32. Ke1 Kd5 33. Nd4 (33. bxc4+ Kxc4 { The Black King forces decisive entry into White's position}) 33... c3 $3 { Worthily crowning this game with a fine Exchange sacrifice} 34. Nxf5 Rxf5 35. Ra1 Kc5 36. Rd1 Rd5 (36... Kb4 37. f4) 37. f4 exf3 38. Rf2 Be2 $1 39. Rxd5+ Kxd5 40. Rxe2 fxe2 41. Kxe2 Ke4 42. b4 axb4 43. a5 { the pawn ending is well and truly lost} 43... Kd5 $19 0-1