Vidmar vs Nimzowitsch
New Orleans-Wch | New Orleans-Wch
957
[Event "New Orleans-Wch"]
[Site "New Orleans-Wch"]
[Round "0"]
[White "Vidmar"]
[Black "Nimzowitsch"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[Opening "Indian: 2.Nf3 e6"]
{Black leaves the open d-file to his opponent in order to avoid exchanges} 1.
d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. e3 d6 7. Be2 b6 8. O-O
Bb7 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Rad1 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Ne4 12. Be1 f5 13. Qb3 c5 14. Nd2 Nxd2
15. Rxd2 e5 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. f3 {With the intention of meeting ... Nf6 with
Bh4 followed by doubling of Rooks on the d-file} 17... g5 $1 { A brave and
unprejudiced attack pattern} 18. Bf2 Nf6 19. Rfd1 {It is certainl y no
exaggeration to say that nine out of ten players in Black's shoes would now
have played to exchange the Rooks on the open d-file} 19... Rae8 $1 {
Nimzowitsch, who so often "went his own way", avoids exchanges in theinterests
of forming of Kingside attack; the basis for this is his Kingside space
control and the excellent scope of the QueenBishop on thelongdiagonal} 20. Qa4
(20. Bg3 {Alekhine}) 20... Ba8 $1 { Protecting the a-pawn and parrying the
threat 21. Rd7} 21. Rd6 Qg7 $1 { Black must operate with some circumspection.}
(21... e4 22. f4 gxf4 23. Bh4 f3 24. Bxf6 $132 Rxf6 25. Rxf6 fxe2) 22. Bf1 $2
(22. Be1 e4 (22... g4 23. fxg4 Nxg4 24. Bxg4 Qxg4) 23. Bc3) 22... e4 $1 23.
Be1 (23. fxe4 Nxe4 24. Rd7 Qxb2) ( 23. Be2 exf3 24. gxf3 g4 25. f4 Qb7 { Black
gets a destructive attack along the diagonal}) 23... exf3 24. Bc3 Qe7 $1
{Prettily refuting White's last few moves} 25. R6d3 (25. Bxf6 Qxe3+ 26. Kh1
fxg2+ 27. Bxg2 Qe1+ 28. Rxe1 Rxe1# {pinning/back rank tactics}) 25... fxg2 26.
Bxg2 Bxg2 27. Bxf6 Qe4 $1 28. R1d2 Bh3 29. Bc3 Qg4+ 0-1
0-1
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