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ANNOTATED GAME
Blindfold Simultaneous Exhibition, Antwerp 1931
Koltanowski vs. Amateur
Annotated by: last_archimedean
(1564)
Chess opening: Caro-Kann (B15), Alekhine gambit
Koltanowski vs. Amateur
Annotated by: last_archimedean
(1564)
Chess opening: Caro-Kann (B15), Alekhine gambit
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Koltanowski played 30 blindfolded games simultaneously -- winning 20, drawing 10 and not losing a single game. Here is one of his wins. | |
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1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 |
The standard position of the Caro-Kann. Black has a number of playable options. |
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4... Nf6 |
Horatio Caro and Marcus Kann would be pleased. This was their way of attacking White's centarlized Knight -- certainly the most direct method to challege the horseman. |
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5. Bd3 |
Against a fellow master, Koltanowski -- and most modern grandmasters -- would undoubtedly play 5 NxN, inflicting a weakness in the Black Pawn structure. Against a mere amateur, however, he elects to retain the central tension. |
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5... Qxd4 6. Nf3 |
Developing with tempo, attacking the Q. |
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6... Qd8 7. Qe2 Bf5 |
Threatening to drain off all the White attacking power with 8... NxN 9 BxN BxB 10 QxB, and thus forcing White's hand. |
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8. Nxf6+ |
Initiating the attack and weakening the Black K-side. |
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8... gxf6 |
Forced, as the KP is pinned. |
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9. Bxf5 |
Leaving Black no alternative if he doesn't want to be down a piece. |
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9... Qa5+ |
The only way to regain the piece. |
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10. Bd2 |
Clearing the way for his next move. |
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10... Qxf5 |
The only piece Black has in play is his Q. He must immediately try to find a haven for his King and get his pieces activated. |
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11. O-O-O |
Seizing the open file with his Rook. Black's best course of action is probably 11... N-Q2 followed by 12... O-O-O. |
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11... Qe6 |
Instead, Black gets greedy. He thinks he's forcing Koltanowski to exchange Queens or lose another Pawn. |
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12. Qd3 |
Koltanowski has a different plan. |
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12... Qxa2 |
Black's fatal error. 12... N-Q2 was still probably best, to be followed by 13... O-O-O. |
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13. Qd8+ |
Koltanowski pounces. |
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13... Kxd8 |
Forced. |
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14. Ba5+ |
A deadly double check. |
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14... Kc8 |
14... K-K1 is answered the same way. |
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15. Rd8# |
Finis. |
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