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ANNOTATED GAME
Brilliancy Prize, Karlsbad 1911
Oldrich Duras vs. Erich Cohn
Annotated by: last_archimedean
(1564)
Chess opening: Ruy Lopez (C77), Morphy defence, Duras variation
Oldrich Duras vs. Erich Cohn
Annotated by: last_archimedean
(1564)
Chess opening: Ruy Lopez (C77), Morphy defence, Duras variation
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This time Cohn finds himself on the wrong end of a brilliancy prize game. Truth be told, however, both players played brilliantly. Duras just had one more arrow in his quiver than Cohn. | |||||
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 |
All book so far. | ||||
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6. c4 g6 7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. O-O Bg7 11. c5 O-O |
With both players castled, the opening is finished and the interesting part of the game begins. | ||||
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12. Nc3 Qe7 13. cxd6 |
An interesting choice, undoubling the Black QB Pawns. | ||||
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13... cxd6 14. f3 d5 15. Re1 d4 |
Forcing Duras' Knight to retreat. | ||||
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16. Ne2 c5 17. Nf4 Be6 |
Pressuring the Q-side. | ||||
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18. b3 Rfd8 19. Nd3 Bd7 |
Forcing the exchange of Bishops. | ||||
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20. Bxd7 Nxd7 |
Uncovering his fianchettoed B, which now commands the long diagonal. | ||||
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21. Ba3 Rac8 |
Intending to push the Q-side Pawns. | ||||
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22. Rc1 Bf8 |
Defending the QBP, which supports the valuable passed QP. | ||||
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23. Qd2 Qh4 |
Threatening ...B-Q3 followed by ...QxP ch. | ||||
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24. g3 Qh5 25. Kg2 c4 |
Pressing forward. | ||||
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26. Nf4 Qe5 |
Intiating an aggressive sequence. | ||||
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27. Bxf8 c3 |
Now he has 2 connected passed Pawns. | ||||
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28. Qd3 Nxf8 29. Nd5 |
Duras intends to counterattack. | ||||
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29... Rxd5 30. exd5 Qxd5 31. Red1 |
Both players are locked in on Cohn's passed Pawns. | ||||
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31... Ne6 32. Qxa6 |
Now Duras has 2 connected passed Pawns of his own. | ||||
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32... Ra8 33. Qe2 d3 |
Sacrificing the Pawns in order to get his Rook on the 7th rank. | ||||
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34. Rxd3 Qg5 35. Qe3 Rxa2+ |
The game hangs in the balance. Cohn plays for a mating attack. | ||||
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36. Kg1 Qh5 37. h4 |
Blocking the Queen's attack route. | ||||
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37... Qf5 38. Rdxc3 Qh3 |
Threatening ...Q-N7 mate. | ||||
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