[Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Fine"] [Black "Vidmar"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D30"] [Opening "QGD: Tarrasch without Nc3"] {Isolated d-pawn on the 5th rank} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. dxc5 d4 10. Na4 Bf5 {A well known form of the Tarrasch Defence in which, by menas of a pawn sacrifice, Black has pushed his isolated pawn to the fourth rank. According to Tarrasch, Black's space advantage is ample compensation for the lostpawn} 11. Nh4 (11. Bf4) (11. a3 Ne4 12. b4 Nc3 13. Nxc3 dxc3 14. Qxd8 Raxd8 15. Bg5 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 Nd4 $132) 11... Bg4 12. a3 Nd5 13. Qb3 Be6 $1 {White can't take the b-pawn} 14. Nf5 $1 ( 14. Qxb7 Na5 15. Qa6 Nb3 16. Rb1 Bxh4) 14... Nb6 $1 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Qd1 Nxa4 17. Qxa4 Qxc5 {Black has recover ed his pawn and stands well. Black also has a good bishop unlike the previous game} 18. Bf4 Qb6 19. b4 Bc4 20. Qc2 Qa6 21. Rfe1 Rfe8 22. Be4 h6 23. Bh7+ Kh8 24. Bd3 Bxd3 25. Qxd3 Qxd3 26. exd3 a6 { The pressure which black exerts on the open e-file is almost bound to give rise to this sort of endgame. It would be going too far for us to discuss it in any detail; suffice it to say that Black's position is certainly not inferior.} 27. Kf1 Kg8 28. Rac1 f6 29. Bc7 Kf7 30. Re4 g5 31. Rc5 Rxe4 32. dxe4 Re8 33. f3 Re7 $1 34. Bb6 g4 35. fxg4 Rxe4 36. Rc4 Rxg4 37. a4 Rg5 38. Ke2 Rd5 39. Rc5 d3+ $2 40. Kd2 Rd7 41. b5 axb5 42. axb5 Nd4 43. Rc7 Rxc7 $2 (43... Nf3+ 44. Ke3 Rxc7 45. Bxc7 d2 46. Ke2 h5) 44. Bxc7 Nxb5 45. Bf4 h5 46. Kxd3 Ke6 47. h3 f5 48. Kc4 Nd6+ 49. Kc5 Nc8 50. Bb8 Kd7 51. Bf4 Ne7 52. Bg5 Nc6 53. Kd5 b5 54. Bd2 1/2-1/2