Annotated chess game: Living On A Breyer

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ANNOTATED GAME

Living On A Breyer
Lajos Asztalos vs. Julius Breyer
Annotated by: last_archimedean

(1564)
Chess opening: QGD Slav defence (D10)

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From the 1913 Hungarian tournament. Breyer won this game: Asztalos won the tournament, and this was the only game he lost. (Notes by R. N. Coles.)

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6	Breyer has arrived at a situation where he has avoided committing himself to ... P - Q B 4.



5. Nc3 Ne4 6. Nxe4 dxe4 7. Nd2 f5 8. f3 Bd6	Threatening ... Q - R 5 ch, and P - Kt 3 is not now an answer. White's best move is 9 Q - K 2.



9. f4 c5	Black is threatening to establish a protected passed K pawn.



10. Nb3 Nd7 11. Be2 Qh4+	Weakening the white squares on White's K side.



12. g3 Qe7 13. O-O g5	Immediately attacking the weakened flank.
	1 comment archduke_piccolo (2332) on 28-Jan-25: Possibly a little risky this early to launch a flank attack, as the centre is not properly closed. It will be interesting to see what counter-measures White brings into action.


14. Bh5+ Kf8 15. fxg5 Qxg5 16. Rf2 Rg8 17. Rg2	Black was threatening ... B x P.



17... Ke7 18. Be2 b6 19. a4	Intending to follow with P - Q R 5.



19... a5	Black cuts across White's plan.
	1 comment archduke_piccolo (2332) on 28-Jan-25: It is a good idea to play a move that stops for good an opponent's move. But the downside here is the permanently backward pawn on b6. True, White's b-pawn is also backward, but, whilst the b3-square remains open, White has the means to bring pressure to bear upon the weakened b-file in Black's field. Something to throw into the balance against Black's K-side operations.


20. dxc5 bxc5 21. Qe1 Ne5 22. Nxa5 Rxa5	Drawing off White's Queen for just long enough for the attack to mature.
	1 comment archduke_piccolo (2332) on 28-Jan-25: Black's attack sure looks menacing. White's Q-side counter-offensive has tended to lock up the centre, but at the cost to Black of yielding ground and material on the Q-side. By decoying away the queen, Black hopes to obtain a preponderance on the K-side sufficient to break down White's defences there.


23. Qxa5 Nf3+ 24. Kh1	If 24 B x Kt, Black has ... P x B 25 R - B 2 B x P.



24... Qh5	Now ... B x P is again threatened.



25. Qe1 Bxg3 26. Bxf3	Necessary, since 26 Rx B is answered by ... Q x P mate.



26... exf3 27. Rxg3 f2	A splendid move after which Black's Q B comes into its own.
	1 comment archduke_piccolo (2332) on 28-Jan-25: Suddenly White's defences crack, yielding a breach that, with the commitment of Black's last reserve, the dormant light-square bishop, can not be sealed.


28. Qxf2 Qd1+ 29. Qg1 Bb7+ 30. Rg2 Bxg2#	A splendid attack.
	1 comment archduke_piccolo (2332) on 28-Jan-25: After 29.Kg2, Bb7+ 30.(Qf3 Qxf3 31.) Kh3 Qh5# A fine attack!