[Event "Karlsbad"]
[Site "Karlsbad"]
[Date "1907.08.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Black "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D32"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1907.08.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "20"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 $2 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 (6. g3 {main
variation}) 6... cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bb4 8. e3 (8. Ndb5 $2 d4 $1 9. Nc7+ $2 Qxc7 $1
10. Bxc7 dxc3 $19) 8... Nf6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Bd6 $1 {Black
prepares c6-c5.} 12. Bg3 (12. Bg5 $2 Rb8 $1 13. b3 (13. Qc2 $2 Bxh2+ $1) 13...
Be5 14. Rc1 Qd6 $17) 12... Bxg3 13. hxg3 c5 {Are the black pawns weak or
strong?   Good question.} 14. Rc1 Be6 15. Qa4 (15. e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 c4 $1 17.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Bxc4 Qxb2 $10) 15... Qb6 {Black is aiming for c5-c4 and not for
the "dynamic" d5-d4. He wants a small but reasonable initiative.   Schwarz
strebt mit c5-c4 eine begrenzte, aber vernünftige Initiative an.} 16. Qa3 {
White forces Black to do, what he wants him to do: c5-c4. This was then
thought to be compromising. Er erzwingt c5-c4, denn damals hielt man diesen
Zug noch für kompromittierend.} c4 $1 {Black has a weak pawn on d5 and a weak
square on d4, but he has enough counterplay against the weak white pawn on b2.}
17. Be2 a5 18. Rfd1 Qb4 19. Rd4 {19...Qb4xa3 doubling the pawns is no threat.
Weiss braucht die Verdoppelung seiner a-Bauern nicht zu fürchten.} Rfd8 (19...
Qxa3 20. bxa3 Rab8 21. Bf3 Rfd8 22. Rcd1 $16) 20. Rcd1 Rd7 21. Bf3 Rad8 $10 {
There is no way to make progress.} 22. Nb1 {White is playing for a win. The
knight move makes the square c3 free for the queen. He seems to overestimate
his position.} Rb8 23. R1d2 Qxa3 $1 (23... Rdb7 24. Qc3 $1 Qxc3 25. Nxc3 Rxb2
26. Rxb2 Rxb2 27. Bxd5 Nxd5 28. Nxd5 Rxa2 29. Rxc4 $10) 24. Nxa3 Kf8 (24...
Rdb7 $2 25. Nxc4) 25. e4 dxe4 26. Rxd7 Nxd7 (26... Bxd7 $6 27. Be2) 27. Bxe4
Nc5 28. Rd4 $2 $19 (28. Bc6 $5 {Prevents 28..Nc5-a4 Verhindert ...Nc5-a4.} Rb4
$1 29. Bd5 Na4 $1 $17) 28... Nxe4 29. Rxe4 Rxb2 30. Nxc4 Rb4 31. Nd6 Rxe4 32.
Nxe4 Bxa2 33. Nc3 (33. Kf1 Bc4+ {/\ 34... Bd5!}) (33. Nc5 Ke7 34. Kf1 Kd6 $1
35. Nb7+ $2 $19 Kc6 36. Nxa5+ Kb6) 33... Bc4 34. f4 Ke7 35. Kf2 Kd6 36. Ke3 Kc5
37. g4 Kb4 38. Kd4 Bb3 39. g5 a4 40. Nb1 Be6 41. g3 Kb3 42. Nc3 a3 43. Kd3 g6
44. Kd4 Kc2 0-1

[Event "Karlsbad"]
[Site "Karlsbad"]
[Date "1907.09.12"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Schlechter, Carl"]
[Black "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1907.08.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "20"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nd5 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Re1 d6 9. Nxf6+ Bxf6 10. c3 h6 11. h3 Ne7 12. d4 Ng6 13. Be3 Kh7 14. Qd2 Be6
15. Bc2 Qe7 16. d5 Bd7 17. Kh2 Nh8 18. Ng1 g5 19. g3 Ng6 20. Qd1 Bg7 21. Qf3 a5
22. Ne2 Bb5 23. a4 Bd7 24. Rh1 Qe8 25. h4 Qc8 26. Bd3 Bg4 27. Qg2 gxh4 28. f3
h3 29. Qf1 f5 30. fxg4 fxe4 31. Qxh3 exd3 32. Bxh6 Rh8 0-1

[Event "Karlsbad"]
[Site "Karlsbad"]
[Date "1911.09.09"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Black "Salwe, Georg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1911.08.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "25"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 Bd7 $6 7. dxc5 $5 Bxc5
8. O-O f6 $2 {Black hopes, that after the exchange of the e5-pawn he can free
his pieces (cf. Bd7) by playing e6-e5. White tries to hold the e5 point, he
occupies the center.} (8... a5 $142) (8... Nge7 $4 9. b4 $18) 9. b4 $1 {Good
strategy! 1.The b-pawn is protected. 2.He is winning the control over the dark
squares (c5, d4, e5).} Be7 10. Bf4 {Overprotection of e5. Überdeckung des
Punktes e5.} fxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 {Nimzowitsch: "...the new blockader,
the Be5, turns out to be an extremely tough character.''  Nimzowitsch: ,,...
der neue Blockeur Be5 erweist sich als ein äußerst zäher Geselle.''} Nf6 (12...
Bf6 $2 {Tries to exchange the blockader.} 13. Qh5+ g6 14. Bxg6+ hxg6 15. Qxg6+
Ke7 16. Bxf6+ Nxf6 17. Qg7+ $18) 13. Nd2 {Nimzowitsch: "The blockading force
is to be reinforced by the knight."  ,,Die Blockadetruppen sollen durch den
Springer verstärkt werden."} (13. Qc2 $2 O-O $1 14. Bxf6 Rxf6 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16.
Bg6 e5 $1 $19 {Nimzowitsch: By sacrificing a pawn Black has succeded in
freeing his centre pawn for e6-e5. Black has a pawn centre and very active
pieces now.}) 13... O-O 14. Nf3 Bd6 (14... Bb5 $2 15. Bd4 Qa6 16. Bxb5 Qxb5 17.
Ng5 $1 {winning a pawn. mit Bauerngewinn.}) 15. Qe2 (15. Bd4 $2 {Tactical
mistake, now Black can win the fight for the e5-square.} Qc7 16. Qe2 Ng4 $1 17.
h3 e5 $1 {done!}) 15... Rac8 16. Bd4 Qc7 17. Ne5 {Nimzowitsch: "Now the
immobility of the blockade pawns is greater than ever..." Now White occupies
both central squares. "Nun ist die Unbeweglichkeit der blockierten Bauern
größer denn je....''} Be8 {QUESTION:                      What can you do, if
you have won the control in the centre?} 18. Rae1 {What is he doing?} Bxe5 19.
Bxe5 Qc6 20. Bd4 Bd7 21. Qc2 {Starting to regroup, in order to follow the rule
of thumb: exploit your advantage in the centre to mount an attack on the wing,
in this case an attack on the king (against h7 and g7).   ANSWER:   START AN
ATTACK ON THE WING! Beginn einer Umgruppierung, die wie die Merkregel besagt,
den Zentrumsvorteil zum Flankenangriff, hier zum Königsangriff (gegen h7 und
g7), ausnutzt.} Rf7 22. Re3 $1 {He is going the kingside in order to attack
the black king.} b6 23. Rg3 Kh8 24. Bxh7 $1 $16 e5 $5 (24... Nxh7 25. Qg6 $1
$18 (25. Rh3 $2 Rf5 26. g4 e5 $1 27. Bxe5 (27. gxf5 exd4 28. f6 $2 Bxh3 {plong}
) 27... Qg6 $1)) 25. Bg6 Re7 26. Re1 Qd6 27. Be3 d4 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

[Event "Copenhagen"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1923.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Saemisch, Fritz"]
[Black "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E06"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1923.??.??"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. Ne5
c6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Bf4 a6 11. Rc1 b5 12. Qb3 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. h3 Qd7 15.
Kh2 Nh5 16. Bd2 f5 17. Qd1 b4 18. Nb1 Bb5 19. Rg1 Bd6 20. e4 (20. Bf3 Nf6 21.
Be3 Rac8) 20... fxe4 21. Qxh5 Rxf2 22. Qg5 (22. a3 a5) (22. Qd1 Raf8) (22. Be3
Rxb2 23. Nd2 Rxa2 24. Kh1 a5 25. Nxe4 dxe4 26. Bxe4 g6) 22... Raf8 23. Kh1 R8f5
24. Qe3 Bd3 (24... Re2 25. Qb3 Ba4) 25. Rce1 h6 0-1

[Event "Semmering Panhans"]
[Site "Semmering"]
[Date "1926.03.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B02"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1926.03.07"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e5 Nfd7 4. f4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. d3 Nb6 (9... d4 $2 10. Ne4) (9... f6 $5 10. exf6 Bxf6) 10. Ne2 $1 d4 $5
(10... f6 $1 11. exf6 Bxf6 12. c3 e5 13. fxe5 Nxe5) 11. g4 $1 f6 (11... Re8 $1
12. Ng3 Bf8 13. Ne4 Nd5) 12. exf6 gxf6 (12... Bxf6 13. Ng3 e5 14. f5 $16) 13.
Ng3 Nd5 14. Qe2 Bd6 15. Nh4 {/\16Bg2xd5, Nh4-f5} Nce7 16. Bd2 (16. Nh5 $1 Ng6
17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Nf5 {With a winning attack.}) 16... Qc7 17. Qf2 (17. Nh5 $1)
17... c4 $1 18. dxc4 Ne3 $1 {This ingenious diversion succeeds in stoppping
White's attack for some time. Mit dieser geistreichen Diversion wird Dr.
Aljechin den gegnerischen Angriff für einige Zeit zum Stillstand zu bringen.}
19. Bxe3 dxe3 20. Qf3 (20. Qxe3 $4 Bc5) 20... Qxc4 21. Ne4 $6 {He is hunting
for the pawn e3.} (21. g5 $142 {It was better to pursue his kingside attack.})
21... Bc7 22. b3 Qd4 23. c3 Qb6 24. Kh1 Nd5 $2 (24... Bd7 $142) 25. f5 (25. g5
$1 {winning} fxg5 (25... f5 26. Qh5 fxe4 27. Bxe4 $18) 26. Nxg5 Rxf4 27. Qh5
$18) 25... Nf4 $1 26. Rfd1 Kh8 (26... e2 $1 {H.Wolf} 27. Rd2 Qb5) 27. Bf1 exf5
28. gxf5 Be5 29. Re1 Bd7 {White wins the pawn, burt Black gets counterplay
with his strong bishops.} 30. Rxe3 Bc6 31. Rae1 Nd5 (31... Rg8 $142) 32. Rd3
Nxc3 {Nice, but not sufficient. Hübsch, aber unzureichend.} (32... Rg8 $1 $17)
33. Ng6+ (33. Rxc3 $2 Bxc3 34. Qxc3 Qf2 $19) 33... hxg6 34. Qg4 $3 (34. fxg6 $2
Kg7 35. Qh3 Rh8 36. Rd7+ Bxd7 37. Qxd7+ Kxg6 {/\38...Rh2#}) 34... Rf7 $2 (34...
Rg8 $1 35. fxg6 Kg7 36. Rd7+ Bxd7 37. Qxd7+ Kxg6 38. Bd3 $1 Kh6 39. Qh3+ Kg7
40. Rg1+ Qxg1+ $13) 35. Rh3+ Kg7 36. Bc4 $1 Bd5 37. fxg6 Nxe4 38. gxf7+ Kf8 39.
Rxe4 (39. Qg8+ $1 {more precise.} Ke7 40. f8=Q+ Rxf8 41. Rh7+ Ke8 42. Qxd5)
39... Bxe4+ 40. Qxe4 Ke7 41. f8=Q+ $1 Rxf8 42. Qd5 Qd6 (42... Qc6 43. Rh7+ Ke8
44. Bb5) 43. Qxb7+ Kd8 44. Rd3 Bd4 45. Qe4 Re8 46. Rxd4 1-0

[Event "Hannover"]
[Site "Hannover"]
[Date "1926.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Von Gottschall, Hermann"]
[Black "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1926.??.??"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.06.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 c5 4. c3 dxe4 5. Bxe4 Nf6 6. Bf3 Nbd7 7. Ne2 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Be3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nb6 11. Nbc3 Qd7 12. Rc1 Rd8 13. Qb3 Nfd5 14. Nxd5
Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Qxd5 16. Qxd5 Rxd5 17. Nc3 Ra5 18. Rfd1 Bb4 19. a3 Bxc3 20. Rxc3
Bd7 21. Rc5 Rxc5 22. dxc5 Bc6 23. f3 f6 24. Kf2 Kf7 25. Rd4 a5 26. g3 a4 27. f4
h5 28. h3 Rh8 29. Rd1 Kg6 30. Rd4 Kf5 31. Bd2 Rf8 32. Be1 e5 33. fxe5 fxe5 34.
Rh4 g5 35. Rb4 Ke6+ 36. Ke2 e4 37. Bf2 Rf3 38. Rb6 Ke5 39. Rb4 Kd5 40. h4 gxh4
41. gxh4 Rh3 42. Rd4+ Ke5 43. Rd8 Bd5 44. Re8+ Be6 45. Rd8 {'The threat was 45.
..Rb3' (Nimzowitsch) 'Es drohte 45...Rb3' (Nimzowitsch)} Kf4 (45... Bg4+ $1 {
wins a tempo Gewinnt ein Tempo} 46. Kd2 Kf4 47. Rf8+ Bf5 48. Ke2 Rh2 (48... e3
49. Bg1 $10 {Black's pieces are unfortunately placed; he cannot avoid the loss
of the e3-pawn. Die Figuren des Schwarzen stehen unglücklich; er kann den
Verlust des Bauern auf e3 nicht vermeiden.}) (48... Rb3 49. Bd4 Rd3 50. Bf2 e3
51. Bg3+ Kxg3 (51... Kg4 52. Rg8+ Kh3 53. Be1 $10 {White is in no danger.
Weiß läuft keinerlei Gefahr}) (51... Ke4 52. Re8+ Kd4 53. Rd8+ $10 {etc. usw.
}) 52. Rxf5 Rb3 53. Rxh5 Kf4 {Nor does the continuation 53...Rxb2+ 54.Kxe3
Rb3+ 55. Kd2 Rxa3 56.c6 look to be winning. Die Fortsetzung 53...Rxb2+ 54.Kxe3
Rb3+ 55. Kd2 Rxa3 56.c6 ist auch nicht gewinnträchtig} 54. Rh7 Rxb2+ 55. Ke1
$10 {White draws. Weiß hält remis.}) 49. Kf1 Kg4 (49... Rh3 $10 50. Ke2 {
Repetition of moves. Zugwiederholung.}) (49... e3 50. Bxe3+ Kxe3 51. Rxf5 Rxh4
52. Kg2 Rc4 53. Rxh5 Rc2+ 54. Kg3 Rxb2 55. Rh4 $10) 50. Rg8+ Kf3 51. Rg3+ Kf4
52. Rc3 Rh1+ {After 52...Rh3 53.Rxh3 the position is clearly drawn. Nach 52...
Rh3 53.Rxh3 ist die Stellung klar remis.} 53. Kg2 Rb1 54. Bg3+ Kg4 55. Rc2 Bd7
{55...e3 fails to 56.Rc4+ 55...e3 scheitert an 56.Rc4+} 56. Rf2 Rg1+ 57. Kxg1
Kxg3 58. Rf7 {It is clear that Black can only lose. Es ist klar, daß Schwarz
nur verlieren kann.}) 46. Rf8+ Bf5 47. Rf7 Rh2 {'Not 47...e3 on account of 48.
Bg1!' (Nimzowitsch) 'Nicht 47...e3 wegen 48.Bg1!' (Nimzowitsch)} 48. Re7 $2 (
48. Ke1 $2 e3 49. Bxe3+ Kxe3 50. Rxf5 Rh1+ 51. Rf1 Rxh4 $19 {Black wins
effortlessly. Schwarz gewinnt mühelos.}) (48. Kf1 Kg4 (48... Rh3 49. Ke2 {
Repetition of moves. Zugwiederholung.}) (48... e3 49. Bxe3+ Kxe3 50. Rxf5 Rxh4
51. Kg2 $10 {[%eval 0,0] Jacoby; cf. note to 45...Kf4, III  vgl. Anm zu 45...
Kf4, III B}) 49. Rg7+ (49. Bd4 $2 Rd2 {49...Rxh4 50.Kg2 Kf4 51.Rxb7 is
unattractive for Black. ist unattraktiv für Schwarz.} 50. Bc3 Rc2 51. Rxb7 Kf3
52. Kg1 Kg3 53. Be5+ {After 53.Be1+ Kh3 54.Rg7 Bg4 White is also in acute
danger. Auch nach 53. Be1+ Kh3 54.Rg7 Bg4 schwebt Weiß in akuter Lebensgefahr.
} Kh3 54. Bd4 e3 55. Bxe3 Rg2+ 56. Kf1 {After 56.Kh1 Be4 57.Re7 Rg4+ Black win
effortlessly. Nach 56.Kh1 Be4 57.Re7 Rg4+ gewinnt Schwarz mühelos.} Bd3+ 57.
Ke1 Re2+ 58. Kd1 Rxe3 59. Kd2 Rg3 60. c6 {After 60.Rb4 Bf5 61.Rxa4 Rg2+ Black
wins without any particular difficulty. Nach 60.Rb4 Bf5 61.Rxa4 Rg2+ gewinnt
Schwarz ohne besondere Schwierigkeiten.} Bf5 61. Rb5 Rg2+ 62. Ke3 Bg4 63. Rc5
Kxh4 64. c7 Bc8 $19 {The technique needed to win is no longer a problem for
Black. Der technische Gewinnprozeß ist nicht mehr schwierig für Schwarz.}) (
49. Ke2 $10 {Jacoby; White exploits the fact that Black has given up control
of some dark squares; after 49...Be6 50.Rxb7 Kf4 both 51.Rb4 and 51.Re7
represent a satisfactory defence. Weiß nutzt aus, daß Schwarz die Kontrolle
einiger schwarzer Felder aufgegeben hat; nach 49...Be6 50.Rxb7 Kf4 ist sowohl
51.Rb4 als auch 51.Re7 zur Verteidigung ausreichend.}) 49... Kf3 50. Rg3+ Kf4
51. Rc3 Rh1+ 52. Kg2 Rb1 53. Bg3+ {Jacoby;} Kg4 54. Rc2 {with the threat of 55.
Rf2, which cannot be parried without loss of material; White is no worse (cf.
the note to 45...Kf4, III C). mit der Drohung 55.Rf2, die nicht ohne
Materialverlust zu parieren ist; Weiß steht nicht schlechter (vgl. die
Anmerkung zu 45...Kf4, III C).}) 48... Bg4+ 49. Ke1 {'49.Kf1? Rh1 50.Bg1 Kg3
etc.' (Nimzowitsch)} Kf3 $2 (49... Rh1+ 50. Kd2 Rd1+ 51. Kc3 (51. Kc2 Rd3 52.
Rf7+ {After 52.Rxb7 Bd1+ 53.Kb1 Bb3 the white king is caught in a mating net.
Nach 52.Rxb7 Bd1+ 53.Kb1 Bb3 zappelt der weiße König in einem Mattnetz.} Bf5
(52... Ke5 $2 53. Re7+ Kf5 54. Rf7+ Ke6 $2 55. Rxb7 Bd1+ 56. Kc1 Bb3 57. Rb6+ {
then 58.Rd6,and White saves the game. nebst 58.Rd6, und Weiß rettet sich.})
53. Bg1 (53. Be1 Rd5 54. Rxb7 e3+ 55. Kc1 {55.Kc3 Rd1 -+} e2 56. Bd2+ Kf3 57.
Rc7 Kf2 {and there is no satisfactory way of warding off the threat of 58...
Rxd2. und die Drohung 58...Rxd2 ist nicht befriedigend zu parieren.}) 53... Rd5
54. Rxb7 e3+ 55. Kc3 Rxc5+ 56. Kb4 (56. Kd4 e2 57. Re7 Rc2 $19) 56... Rc1 57.
Bh2+ Kf3 58. Rf7 e2 59. Rxf5+ Kg2 60. Re5 e1=Q+ 61. Rxe1 Rxe1 $19 {followed by
62... Re4+ gefolgt von 62...Re4+}) 51... Rd3+ 52. Kc4 (52. Kb4 e3 53. Bg1 {
After 53. Be1 Rb3+ 54.Kxa4 Rxb2 there is an effortless win for Black because
the white king is cut off from the action. Nach 53.Be1 Rb3+ 54.Kxa4 Rxb2 siegt
Schwarz mühelos, weil der weiße König völlig vom Geschehen abgeschnitten
ist.} e2 54. Kxa4 Kg3 55. c6 b5+ 56. Kxb5 Rd1 $19) 52... Be2 {52...Rb3 53.Bd4
is not so clear. 52...Rb3 53.Bd4 ist weniger klar.} 53. Kb4 {Adding 53.Rf7+
Kg4 54.Rg7+ Kf3 55.Rf7+ Kg2 does not improve the situation for White. Die
Einschaltung von 53.Rf7+ Kg4 54.Rg7+ Kf3 55.Rf7+ Kg2 verbessert die Lage des
Weißen nicht.} e3 54. Bg1 (54. Be1 Rb3+ 55. Kxa4 Rxb2 56. Bb4 Bf3 $19 {Mit
der Absicht 57...e2 und 58...Rxb4(+). Intending 57...e2 and 58...Rxb4(+).})
54... Bf3 55. Kc4 {After 55.Kxa4 e2 56.Bf2 Be4 Black wins easily. Nach 55.Kxa4
e2 56.Bf2 Be4 gewinnt Schwarz mühelos.} Rb3 56. Kd4 e2 57. Bf2 Bg4 58. Rf7+
Bf5 $19 {Followed by 59...Rxb2. Gefolgt von 59...Rxb2.}) 50. Rf7+ (50. Bd4 Re2+
51. Kf1 (51. Kd1 e3 $19 {With the threat 52...Rd2+ Mit der Drohung 52...Rd2+}
52. Bc3 Rh2 53. Rxb7 Rh1+ 54. Kc2 Bf5#) 51... e3 52. Rf7+ (52. Rxb7 Rf2+ (52...
Bh3+ 53. Kg1 Rg2+ 54. Kh1 Rd2 55. Rf7+ Ke4 56. Bc3 $13) (52... Rc2 53. Rf7+ Ke4
54. Bc3 Bf3 55. Re7+ Kf4 56. Rf7+ Kg4 57. Rg7+ Kh3 58. Re7 Rc1+ 59. Be1 e2+ 60.
Kf2 Bg4 61. Re3+ Kxh4 62. Rc3 {White has no more to fear. Weiß hat nichts
mehr zu befürchten.}) (52... Rd2 53. Rf7+ Ke4 (53... Kg3 54. Be5+ {54.Bc3
fails to 54.. .Rf2+,and Black has an easy win. 54.Bc3 scheitert an 54...Rf2+,
und Schwarz gewinnt leicht.} Kxh4 {Nor ar things clear after 54...Kh3 55.Bc3.
Auch nach 54. ..Kh3 55.Bc3 ist die Lage nicht klar.} 55. Re7 $10) 54. Bc3 Bf3
55. Re7+ (55. c6 $2 Rh2 56. Re7+ (56. Rg7 e2+ 57. Kg1 Rh1+ 58. Kf2 Rf1+ 59. Kg3
e1=Q+ 60. Bxe1 Rg1+ $19) 56... Kd3 57. Rd7+ Kc2 58. Rg7 Bxc6 $19) 55... Kd3 56.
Rd7+ Kc2 57. Re7 Rd1+ 58. Be1 Rd3 59. Rf7 Bg4 60. c6 Kxb2 61. Rf4 {White's
c-pawn saves the game for him.. Weiß rettet sich dank seines c-Bauern.} Kxa3
$2 62. Rxg4 hxg4 63. c7 $18) 53. Kg1 (53. Ke1 $2 Rc2 $19) 53... Rg2+ 54. Kh1 (
54. Kf1 e2+ 55. Ke1 Rh2 56. Rf7+ Ke4 57. Bg1 Rh1 58. Re7+ (58. Kf2 e1=Q+ $19)
58... Kf3 59. Rf7+ Kg2 $19) 54... Rd2 55. Rf7+ (55. Bc3 Kg3 $19) 55... Kg3 56.
Be5+ (56. Bxe3 Rd1+ 57. Bg1 Bf3+ 58. Rxf3+ Kxf3 59. Kh2 Rd2+ $19) 56... Kh3 57.
Rf1 Rf2 58. Kg1 Rg2+ 59. Kh1 e2 60. Rc1 Bf3 $19) 52... Ke4 (52... Kg3 53. Re7
Rf2+ 54. Ke1 {And Black can make no further progress. Schwarz kommt nicht
weiter.}) 53. Bc3 Rh2 (53... Bf3 $2 54. Re7+ (54. Rxb7 $2 Rf2+ 55. Kg1 Rg2+ 56.
Kf1 e2+ 57. Ke1 Rg1+ 58. Kf2 Rf1+ 59. Kg3 Ke3 60. Re7+ Be4 $19 61. Re5 Rg1+ 62.
Kh2 e1=Q 63. Bxe1 Rxe1 64. Rxh5 Kf4) 54... Kd3 (54... Kf4 55. Be5+ Kg4 56. Bd4
$10) 55. Rd7+ Kc4 56. Rf7 Rf2+ 57. Ke1 Kxc5 58. Rf4 {Black cannot wriggle free.
Schwarz kommt nicht mehr los.}) 54. Kg1 (54. Rxb7 Bf3 55. Re7+ (55. Rg7 $2 e2+
$19 {costs the rook, cf. I Cb11. Kostet den Turm, vgl. I Cb11.}) 55... Kd3 56.
Rg7 Rxh4 $19) 54... Rc2 {is an easier route to a win than 54...Rd2. Führt
wohl einfacher zum Gewinn als 54...Rd2.} (54... Rxh4 55. Be1 Rh3 56. Kg2 {
Black's pieces are awkwardly grouped. White has good drawing chances. Die
schwarzen Figuren sind in häßlichen Klumpen geronnen; Weiß hat gute
Rettungsaussichten.}) (54... Rd2 55. Rxb7 Kf3 56. Re7 (56. Rf7+ Kg3 $19 57.
Be5+ (57. Kf1 e2+) (57. Rf1 Rg2+ 58. Kh1 Bf3 59. Be5+ Kg4) (57. c6 Be2 58. Rg7+
Kh3) 57... Kh3 58. Rf1 Rg2+ 59. Kh1 e2 60. Rc1 Bf3) 56... Rd1+ 57. Kh2 Kf2 58.
Be5 {White has no other way of fending off the threat of 58...Bf3. Anders kann
Weiß die Drohung 58...Bf3 nicht abwehren.} Rd5 59. Bf4 (59. c6 Rxe5 60. Rxe5
e2 $19) (59. Bg3+ Kf3 60. Rf7+ Bf5 {Black wins White's c-pawn, because 61.c6
etc. leads to mate; then he should have a winning position. Schwarz gewinnt
den c-Bauern des Weißen, denn 61.c6 usw. führt zum Matt; danach dürfte er
eine Gewinnstellung haben.} 61. c6 Rd2+ 62. Kg1 Kxg3 63. Rxf5 Rd1+ 64. Rf1 e2)
59... e2 60. Bg3+ (60. c6 $2 Rd3 $19) 60... Kf1 61. c6 Rd3 $19 {There is no
satisfactory defence to the threat of 62...Rxg3. Die Drohung 62...Rxg3 ist
nicht auf befriedigende Weise abzuwehren.}) 55. Rxb7 Bf3 56. Rd7 (56. c6 Kd3
57. Rd7+ Ke2 58. c7 Rc1+ 59. Kh2 Kf2 $19) 56... Rg2+ 57. Kf1 Rh2 58. Re7+ (58.
Rg7 $2 e2+ {White loses his rook in a tried and tested fashion. Weiß verliert
auf bewährte Weise den Turm.}) 58... Kd3 {leads to Ba. Führt zu Ba.}) 50...
Kg2 51. Kd2 $2 (51. Be3 $2 Rh1+ 52. Kd2 Rd1+ 53. Kc2 Rd3 {The white king is
entangled in a mating net. Der weiße König ist von einem Mattnetz umstrickt.}
54. Bd2 (54. Bg5 Bd1+ 55. Kb1 e3 $19) 54... Be6 55. Re7 (55. Rxb7 Bb3+ 56. Kc1
e3 $19) 55... Bb3+ 56. Kc1 Kf3 $19) (51. Bd4 Rh1+ 52. Kd2 Rd1+ 53. Ke3 Bf3 54.
Rg7+ Kf1 55. Bc3 (55. c6 $2 Rd3+ 56. Kf4 Rxd4 57. cxb7 Rd8 58. Rc7 (58. Ke3
Rd3+ $19 {and then 59...Rb3. nebst 59...Rb3.}) 58... Rb8 59. Ke3 Kg2 $19) 55...
Rd3+ 56. Kf4 Kf2 57. Re7 (57. Rxb7 e3 58. Re7 e2 $19 {there is no satisfactory
defence to the threat of 59...Bg4 and then 60...Rxc3. es gibt keine
befriedigende Verteidigung gegen die Drohung 59...Bg4 nebst 60...Rxc3.}) 57...
Rd8 (57... e3 $2 58. Rxe3 Rxe3 59. Bd4) (57... Bg2 $2 58. Re5 Rd8 (58... Rf3+
59. Kg5 e3 60. Bd4 Ke2 61. Kxh5 Kd3 62. Bc3 Rg3 63. Rg5 {Black has hardly any
more winning chances. Schwarz hat kaum mehr Gewinnchancen.}) 59. Rxh5 e3 60.
Re5 e2 61. h5 {ist ebensowenig verlockend für Schwarz. is no more tempting
for Black.}) 58. Bg7 $1 {Please pardon me for not giving any more analysis but
simply making the bold statement that White has drawing chances, while quietly
hoping that some hardworking reader will refute that. Man möge mir verzeihen,
wenn ich auf eine weitere Analyse verzichte und mit der kühnen Behauptung
schließe, daß Weiß Rettungsaussichten habe, im Stillen hoffend, daß
fleißige Leser mich widerlegen werden.} (58. Rxb7 $2 e3 59. Be1+ (59. Ra7 Rd3
$19) (59. Re7 e2 $19) 59... Kxe1 60. Kxf3 e2 $19)) 51... Kf1 {'!' (Nimzowitsch)
.} 52. Ke3 Bf3 {'and won' (Nimzowitsch). 'Und gewann' (Nimzowitsch).} 53. Bg3
Rxb2 {'Now penetration has been achieved and the game is decided!' (Sämisch)
'Jetzt ist die Partie entschieden, der Einbruch gelungen!' (Sämisch)} 54. Bd6
Rb3+ 55. Kd4 Kf2 56. Rg7 e3 57. Bg3+ Kf1 58. Rf7 e2 59. Re7 Bc6 {'This game,
which I count amongst the best I have played, is also significant for its
treatment of the isolani as an endgame weakness.' (Nimzowitsch) 'Diese Partie,
die ich zu meinen bestgespielten zähle, ist auch für den Isolani als
Endspielschwäche bezeichnend.' (Nimzowitsch)} 0-1

[Event "Dresden"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "1926.04.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Johner, Paul F"]
[Black "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E41"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1926.04.??"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Bxc3 8.
bxc3 d6 9. Nd2 {! Nimzowitsch} (9. e4 e5 10. d5 Na5 {Nimzowitsch} (10... Ne7 $5
)) 9... b6 {/\10...e5 11.d5 Na5 12.Nb3 Nb7 Nimzowitsch} (9... e5 10. d5 Na5 (
10... Ne7 11. e4 $1 {Nimzowitsch}) 11. Nb3) 10. Nb3 $2 (10. f4 $1 e5 11. fxe5
dxe5 12. d5 Na5 13. Nb3 Nb7 14. e4 Ne8 {/\15...Ne8-d6}) 10... e5 $1 11. f4 (11.
d5 e4 $1 12. Be2 (12. dxc6 exd3 $17) 12... Ne5 $1) 11... e4 $1 (11... Qe7 12.
fxe5 dxe5 13. d5 Nd8 14. e4 Ne8) 12. Be2 Qd7 $3 {Black is playing for more
than a draw. A most difficult and complicated restrictive manoeuvre is
initiated with this Eine äußerst schwierige und komplizierte Hemmung wird
hierdurch eingeleitet.} (12... Ne8 $1 13. g4 (13. f5 Qg5) 13... f5 14. d5 (14.
dxc5 $5 dxc5 15. Qd5+ Qxd5 16. cxd5 Ne7 17. Rd1 Nd6) 14... Ne7 15. g5 {Leads
to petrification-Nimzowitsch Führt zu Versteinerung -Nimzowitsch}) 13. h3 $2 {
No annotations by Nimzowitsch, but the move weakens g3.} (13. f5 $5 {Szabo} Ne7
14. g4 h5 $1) (13. Bd2 $5 {Larsen} Ne7 14. Be1 Nf5 $2 (14... Ng4 15. Qd2 f5 {
not easy to storm the white position.}) (14... Ba6 $5 15. Bh4 $2 Nf5 16. Bf2
cxd4 $1) 15. Bf2) (13. a4 $1 {Larsen} a5 14. Bd2) 13... Ne7 14. Qe1 (14. Bd2
Nf5 {/\15...Nf5-g3 to exchange the Be2, which covers the Pc4.} (14... h5 $1 {
Larsen} 15. Bxh5 (15. Be1 Nf5 16. Bf2 g6) 15... Nxh5 16. Qxh5 Qa4 $1 (16... Ba6
17. f5 $1) 17. f5 f6 18. Rf4 $2 Bxf5) 15. Qe1 g6 16. g4 Ng7 17. Qh4 Nfe8 {/\18.
..f7-f5} 18. a4 {inter alia to prevent Qd7-a4.} f5 19. g5 Nc7 20. d5 Ba6 {A
preventive measure directed against 21.a4-a5, for now the reply could be 21...
b6-b5.} 21. Kf2 Qf7 22. Rfd1 (22. Qh6 $2 Nxd5 $1 23. cxd5 Bxe2 24. Kxe2 Qxd5
25. Nc1 Nh5 $1 {with permanent imprisonment of the White's queen. Black wins
by promoting the pawns.}) 22... Kh8 $14 {/\23...Nh5, Kg7(!) and finally h7-h6
- Nimzowitsch.}) (14. Kh2 $1 {Szabo}) (14. g4 $5 {Szabo}) 14... h5 $1 {The
start of the process of tying White up. Der Beginn der Einschnürung.} 15. Bd2
(15. Qh4 Nf5 16. Qg5 Nh7 17. Qxh5 Ng3) 15... Qf5 $1 {To make its way to h7.
This was the original point of the restraining maneouvre. Um nach h7 zu
wandern, dies war die originelle Pointe des Hemmungsmanövers.} 16. Kh2 Qh7 $1
{The restraining manoeuvre Qd8-d7-f5-h7 repersents one of the most remarkable
conceptions invented by Nimzowitsch.} 17. a4 Nf5 {/\18... Ng4+ 19.hxg4 hxg4+
20.Kg1 g3 etc.} 18. g3 (18. a5 $1 {Larsen} Ng4+ 19. Bxg4 hxg4 20. axb6 gxh3 21.
gxh3 Nh4 22. Qg3 {It's not easy to prove a clear win for Black - Larsen.})
18... a5 {It's easier to defend the weakness on b6 than the weakness on a4.
Compare Spassky,B-Fischer,R (05) Wch28-Reykjavik 1972, 0-1/ (27) b6 ist leicht
zu decken. Vgl. Spassky,B-Fischer,R (05)/Wch28-Reykjavik/1972/0-1/27/} 19. Rg1
Nh6 20. Bf1 Bd7 21. Bc1 Rac8 {Black has enough play on the kingside, so he is
not worried about the centre being closed by d4-d5. Schwarz braucht die
Abschließung durch d4-d5 nicht mehr zu fürchten, denn er hat genug Spiel am
Königsflügel.} 22. d5 Kh8 23. Nd2 (23. Kg2 Rg8 24. Kf2 g5 $19) 23... Rg8 {
Now comes the attack.} 24. Bg2 g5 25. Nf1 Rg7 26. Ra2 Nf5 27. Bh1 Rcg8 28. Qd1
gxf4 $1 29. exf4 Bc8 30. Qb3 Ba6 31. Re2 (31. Bd2 Rg6 $1 32. Be1 Ng4+ 33. hxg4
hxg4+ 34. Kg2 Bxc4 $1 35. Qxc4 e3 $19) 31... Nh4 $1 32. Re3 (32. Nd2 Bc8 $1 (
32... Qf5 $2 33. Qd1 $1 Bc8 34. Qf1) 33. Nxe4 (33. Qd1 Bxh3 $1 34. Kxh3 Qf5+)
33... Qf5 $1 34. Nf2 Qxh3+ $1 35. Nxh3 Ng4#) 32... Bc8 33. Qc2 Bxh3 $1 34. Bxe4
(34. Kxh3 Qf5+ 35. Kh2 Ng4+ 36. Kh3 Nf2+ 37. Kh2 Qh3#) 34... Bf5 {The best,
since h5-h4 can no longer be stopped; after the fall of the Bh3 the defence
has become hopeless. Das Beste, denn nun ist h5-h4 nicht mehr aufzuhalten;
nach Fall des Bh3 ist die Verteidigung eben hoffnungslos geworden.} 35. Bxf5
Nxf5 36. Re2 h4 37. Rgg2 hxg3+ 38. Kg1 Qh3 39. Ne3 Nh4 40. Kf1 Re8 $1 {/\41...
Nxg2 42.Rxg2 Qh1+ 43.Ke2 Qxg2+!} (40... Re8 $1 {White resigned.} 41. Ke1 Nf3+
42. Kd1 Qh1+ {Johner-Nimzowitsch/Dresden (Game 35) Page 231/1926/0-1 (42)}) 0-1

[Event "Dresden"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "1926.04.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Black "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[Annotator "Nimzowitsch,A"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1926.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 {Rubinstein aime prendre les devants avec cette
poussée centrale qu'il a jouée deux fois l'année dernière} 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4
$1 $146 {Ma nouveauté qui accepte le P arriéré du Pd3 pour d'autres
contreparties} Nb4 6. Bc4 e6 (6... Nd3+ {A juste titre Rubinstein renonce à
Nd3 qui l'aurait mené dans ma préparation} 7. Ke2 $1 Nf4+ (7... Nxc1+ {Mais si
les noirs décident d'entrer dans une finale précoce par cet échange, les
blancs auront un K centralisé en finale.} 8. Rxc1 Nc6 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. Bxc6 Bxc6
11. d4 cxd4 12. Qxd4 $14 {[%csl Ge2][%cal Gh1d1]}) 8. Kf1 {[%cal Gd2d4,Gc1f4]})
7. O-O N8c6 {Un coup "normal" qui n'est pas sans inconvénients et il vallait
probablement réserver cette case "c6" pour l'autre N} (7... N4c6 $142) (7... a6
8. d4 (8. a3 Nd3) 8... cxd4 9. Qxd4 Qxd4 10. Nxd4 Bc5 11. Be3 N4c6) 8. d3 Nd4 {
forcé} 9. Nxd4 cxd4 10. Ne2 {[%csl Gc4] Que pensez-vous du Bc4, la faiblesse
"c4" est maitenant bien protégée et les blancs ont une avance de développement.
Le rôle prévu du B de cases blanches méritent néanmoins une explication: 
Croire que par l'existence du Pe6, il mord sur le roq (sic) serait naîf, car
l'avance f4f5 est planifiée par les blancs.  D'autre part, la poussée
libératrice e6e5 est rendue difficile par la pression exercée par le Bc4} a6
11. Ng3 Bd6 (11... Be7 12. Qg4 O-O 13. Bh6 $40) 12. f4 O-O 13. Qf3 (13. e5 $142
Bc7) (13. Qg4 Re8 14. Nh5) 13... Kh8 14. Bd2 f5 15. Rae1 Nc6 {Rubinstein s'est
habilement défendu} 16. Re2 {Cherchant à exploiter la colonne "e"} Qc7 $2 {Ce
coup semble être la faute décisive} (16... Bd7 $142 17. e5 (17. Nh1 e5 $132)
17... Bc5) 17. exf5 exf5 18. Nh1 {[%cal Gh1f2,Gf2h3] Ce N entreprend un long
voyage.  La finesse de la position est justement que la pression sur la
colonne "e" n'est pas diminuée.} Bd7 19. Nf2 Rae8 20. Rfe1 Rxe2 21. Rxe2 Nd8 (
21... Re8 22. Qd5) 22. Nh3 Bc6 (22... Re8 {Amènerait des plaisanteries
combinatoires} 23. Qh5 Rxe2 24. Ng5 h6 25. Qg6 hxg5 26. Qh5#) 23. Qh5 g6 24.
Qh4 Kg7 25. Qf2 $1 {le roq noir est encore bien défendu et les blancs veulent
forcer un regroupement des forces noires.} Bc5 (25... Qb6 26. b4) 26. b4 Bb6
27. Qh4 {Le" thème de retour comme il ne s'en produit en général que dans les
études.} Re8 (27... Rf6 $2 28. Ng5 h6 29. Nh7 $1 {[%csl Rf6]}) 28. Re5 Nf7 (
28... h6 29. g4 $1) 29. Bxf7 Qxf7 30. Ng5 Qg8 31. Rxe8 Bxe8 32. Qe1 {
Maintenant les blancs gagnent avec force et élégance} Bc6 (32... Kf8 33. Qe5)
33. Qe7+ Kh8 34. b5 Qg7 35. Qxg7+ Kxg7 36. bxc6 bxc6 37. Nf3 c5 38. Ne5 Bc7 39.
Nc4 Kf7 40. g3 Bd8 41. Ba5 Be7 42. Bc7 Ke6 43. Nb6 h6 44. h4 g5 45. h5 g4 46.
Be5 {Ceci est une de mes plus élégantes attaque.  Source: La Stratégie juin
1926} 1-0

[Event "Zuerich"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "1934.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Black "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C17"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1934.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Bd2 Ne7 6. Nb5 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 O-O 8. c3
Nf5 9. g4 $6 (9. Bd3 $1 Bd7 $1 10. Nf3 (10. Bxf5 Bxb5 $1) (10. dxc5 Bxb5 11.
Bxb5 Qc7 $15 {(Schwarz 67)}) (10. Ne2 Bxb5 (10... Nh4 $1 $15 {(Keres)}) 11.
Bxb5 Qb6 12. Bd3 Nc6 13. Bxf5 exf5 14. O-O $14 {(Schwarz 51/67)
Leinweber-Bruckner Vienna 1944}) (10. Na3 Nc6 11. Bxf5 exf5 12. Ne2 cxd4 13.
cxd4 Qb6 14. O-O-O $2 Nb4 $1 15. Nc3 Rac8 16. Kb1 f4 $1 $17 {(Schwarz 67)
Cortlever-Muilwijk Netherlands 1939}) 10... Bxb5 (10... cxd4 11. cxd4 Qb6 {
(Reinfeld)}) 11. Bxb5 Qb6 12. Bd3 Nc6 $10 {(Fine 48, Keres 69, eco 74/81)} 13.
dxc5 Qxc5 $10 {(Pachman 68)} 14. O-O (14. Bxf5 $1 {(Grunfeld)}) 14... Rad8 15.
Qf4 Nce7 $10 {(Euwe 38, Schwarz 51/67)} 16. g4 Ng6 {Stolz-Nimzovich MG#4
Stockholm 1934}) (9. dxc5 Nd7 $1) (9. f4 Qb6 10. Nf3 Bd7 $17 {(Pachman 68)})
9... Nh4 $1 $17 {(Keres 69)} 10. g5 (10. O-O-O $142 f6 11. f4 {(Alekhine)})
10... cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. O-O-O Qa5 $1 $17 {(Pachman 68)} 13. Kb1 (13. Nc3 $6
Bd7 14. Qf4 Ng6 15. Qg3 Rfc8 $40 {(Keene 74)}) (13. Qxa5 $5 {"In the endgame
White's king would develop greater activity in the centre rather than tucked
away on b1, hence 13.Qxa5 would have been more  accurate." (Keene 74)} Nxa5 14.
f4 $1 f6 15. gxf6 gxf6 16. Ne2 {(Reinfeld)}) 13... Qxd2 14. Rxd2 f6 $1 $17 {
(Euwe 38)} 15. gxf6 (15. f4 $2 fxe5) 15... gxf6 $17 {(Schwarz 67)} 16. Bh3 {
"Seeking salvation (or more?) in a tactical skirmish.  Note that White's
outpost on d6 has weighed less heavily than Black's attack against the
opposing pawn chain." (Keene 74)} fxe5 17. Nc7 Rb8 18. Nxe6 Rf6 19. Nc7 Bxh3
20. Nxh3 Nf3 21. Rdd1 exd4 22. Nxd5 Rf5 23. Ndf4 Rbf8 24. Nd3 {"Black's real
post-skirmish advantage lies not so much in the respective pawn formations but
in the superior activity of his pieces." (Keene 74)} Nce5 25. Nxe5 Rxe5 26. Ng1
$5 Ng5 $1 (26... Nh4 $5) 27. h4 (27. Rxd4 $2 Re1+ 28. Kc2 Rxf2+ 29. Rd2 (29.
Kc3 Rg2) 29... Rxd2+ 30. Kxd2 Nf3+ $19 {(Reinfeld)}) 27... Ne6 28. Rh2 Re4 $2 {
"With 28....Rf4! Black would have won quite quickly.  The difference is that
White can now force Black to abandon either the e-file or his attack on 
White's h-pawn." (Keene 74)} (28... Rf4 $1 {(Reinfeld)}) 29. f3 $1 Re3 30. Re2
$1 Rf4 {"Black's position remains excellent, but it is no longer over-whelming.
" (Keene 74)} 31. Rxe3 dxe3 32. Rd3 Rxh4 33. Rxe3 Nd4 {"Commencing, in a minor
key, the restriction of White's N which will  eventually bring him victory." 
(Keene 74)} 34. Re4 Rxe4 (34... Nxf3 $2 35. Re8+ Kf7 36. Nxf3 Rh1+ 37. Re1 $1
$18 {" ... a typically artful Lasker resource." (Keene 74)}) 35. fxe4 Kf7 {"In
the course of this ending Black's control over the e5 square assumes paramount
importance and is absolutely essential to his plans for victory." (Keene 74)}
36. Kc1 Kf6 37. Kd2 Ke5 $1 38. Ke3 h5 39. a3 (39. Nf3+ $2 Nxf3 40. Kxf3 h4 41.
Kg4 Kxe4 42. Kxh4 Kd3 {(Reinfeld)}) (39. Nh3 $5 Nc2+ (39... Ne6 $1 40. Nf2 Nf4
41. Kf3 a5 $1 (41... Ne6 $2 42. Ke3 Nf4 43. b4 $1 {(Keene 74)}) 42. a4 (42. Ke3
b5 43. Kf3 Ne6 44. Ke3 Nc5 {(Keene 74)}) 42... Ne6 43. Ke3 Nc5 $19 {(Keene 74)}
) 40. Kd2 (40. Kf3 Nb4 41. a3 (41. Nf4 $1 $10) 41... Nd3 42. b4 Ne1+ 43. Ke2
Nc2 $19 {(Reinfeld)}) 40... Nb4 41. a3 Nc6 42. Ke3 Na5 43. Nf4 Nc4+ 44. Kf3
Nxb2 45. Nxh5 Nc4 $19 {(Reinfeld)}) 39... a5 40. Nh3 Nc2+ (40... Ne6) 41. Kd3 (
41. Kd2 Nd4 42. Ke3 Ne6) 41... Ne1+ 42. Ke2 Ng2 43. Kf3 (43. Kd3 $2 Nf4+ 44.
Nxf4 Kxf4 45. Kd4 h4 46. e5 Kf5 $1 47. Kd5 h3 $19 {(Reinfeld)}) 43... Nh4+ 44.
Ke3 Ng6 45. Ng5 Kf6 46. Nh7+ Kg7 47. Ng5 Kf6 48. Nh7+ Ke7 $1 49. Ng5 (49. Kd4
Nf8 $1 50. Ng5 Ne6+ $1 $19 {"A fine example of the principle:  reculer pour
mieux sauter." (Keene 74)}) 49... Ne5 50. Kd4 Kd6 51. Nh3 {"Now both of
White's pieces are tied down:  the N must keep a sharp eye on the black h-pawn
while the K must attempt to fend off the projected invasion of his queenside. 
(Keene 74)} (51. b3 b6) 51... a4 52. Nf4 h4 53. Nh3 b6 $1 {"A vital loss of
tempo." (Keene 74)} (53... b5 $2 54. Nf4 Nc6+ 55. Kc3 $1 Ke5 56. Ng6+ {
(Reinfeld)}) 54. Nf4 b5 55. Nh3 Nc6+ 56. Ke3 (56. Kc3 Ke5) 56... Kc5 57. Kd3 (
57. Kf4 Kd4 58. Kf5 (58. Ng5 Ne5 $1 59. Ne6+ Kc4 60. Kxe5 h3 $19 {(Keene 74)})
58... Ne5 59. Nf2 Nc4 $19 {(Reinfeld)}) 57... b4 $1 58. axb4+ (58. Nf4 bxa3 59.
bxa3 Ne5+ 60. Kc2 Nc4 {(Reinfeld)}) 58... Kxb4 59. Kc2 Nd4+ 60. Kb1 Ne6 $1 {
"Dominating his opposite number.  The theme of restriction introduced so early
in the game finally reaches its climax.  White's N can no longer move at all
in view of ... Nf4 or ... Ng5 and the victorious advance of the h-pawn." 
(Keene)} 61. Ka2 (61. Kc2 Kc4 62. Nf2 Ng5 $1 $19 {(Reinfeld)}) 61... Kc4 62.
Ka3 Kd4 $1 63. Kxa4 Kxe4 64. b4 Kf3 65. b5 Kg2 $1 {"Black is overcome by
humane considerations and at last resolves to put the White N out of its
misery." (Keene 74)} (65... Kg2 66. b6 (66. Nf4+ Nxf4 67. b6 Ne6 68. Kb5 Nd8
$19) 66... Kxh3 67. b7 Nc5+ $19) 0-1

[Event "New York"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1927.02.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1927.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "20"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d6 3. g3 e5 4. c4 e4 5. Nh4 d5 6. cxd5 Qxd5 7. Nc3 Qc6 8. e3
a6 9. Bb2 Bg4 10. Be2 Bxe2 11. Nxe2 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Qb6 13. O-O Bd6 14. f3 Be5 15.
Bxe5 Nxe5 16. fxe4 Nd3 17. Rc3 O-O-O 18. Qb1 Nxe4 19. Rxd3 Nxd2 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8
21. Qf5+ Kb8 22. Re1 Qxe3+ 23. Qf2 Qd3 24. Nf4 Qc3 25. Re3 Qc1+ 26. Kg2 Qc6+
27. Nf3 g5 28. Nd3 Nxf3 29. Qxf3 Qc2+ 30. Nf2 f5 31. Re2 Qc5 32. Nd3 Qd4 33.
Ne5 f4 34. Nc4 fxg3 35. Rd2 Qh8 36. Rxd8+ Qxd8 37. hxg3 Qd4 38. Qf8+ Ka7 39.
Qf2 Qxf2+ 40. Kxf2 h5 41. Ke3 c5 42. a4 b5 43. axb5 axb5 44. Nd2 Kb6 45. Ne4 h4
46. g4 h3 47. Kf3 b4 48. Nxg5 c4 49. Ne4 cxb3 50. g5 b2 51. Nd2 Kc5 52. g6 h2
53. Kg2 Kd4 54. g7 Kd3 55. g8=Q Kxd2 56. Qa2 Kc2 57. Qc4+ 1-0

