Nimzowitsch vs Salwe
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[Event "Carlsbad"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Nimzowitsch"] [Black "Salwe"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French: Advance, 5.Nf3 Qb6"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 Bd7 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O f6 9. b4 Be7 10. Bf4 fxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Nf6 {Nimzowitsch understood better than anyone the art of blockading an enemy position; he wrote a book on the subject. here we see him putting his theory of the blockade into practise} 13. Nd2 O-O (13... Bb5 {Preferable, trading off White's strong Bishop}) 14. Nf3 Bd6 (14... Bb5 15. Bd4 Qa6 16. Bxb5 Qxb5 17. Ng5 Qc6 18. Re1 $16) 15. Qe2 Rac8 16. Bd4 {clearing the e5 square for the Knight} 16... Qc7 17. Ne5 Be8 18. Rae1 Bxe5 19. Bxe5 Qc6 20. Bd4 Bd7 21. Qc2 { Now that the Black centre is fixed White can head directly for attack} 21... Rf7 22. Re3 b6 23. Rg3 Kh8 24. Bxh7 $1 e5 (24... Nxh7 25. Qg6 (25. Rh3 Rf5 26. g4 e5) 25... Kg8 26. Bxg7 $18) 25. Bg6 Re7 26. Re1 Qd6 27. Be3 d4 {The blockade of the pawns is over, but the two Bishops and extra pawn give White an easy win} 28. Bg5 Rxc3 29. Rxc3 dxc3 30. Qxc3 Kg8 31. a3 Kf8 32. Bh4 Be8 33. Bf5 Qd4 34. Qxd4 exd4 35. Rxe7 Kxe7 36. Bd3 Kd6 37. Bxf6 gxf6 38. Kf1 Bc6 39. h4 1-0
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Players
WhiteNimzowitsch
BlackSalwe
Game
Moves39
OpeningC02 — French: Advance, 5.Nf3 Qb6
Result1-0
Date
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Tournament
TournamentCarlsbad
Location?
Round0