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ANNOTATED GAME
Simultaneous exhibition
Amateur vs. Siegbert Tarrasch
Annotated by: last_archimedean
(1564)
Chess opening: Philidor (C41), Steinitz variation
Amateur vs. Siegbert Tarrasch
Annotated by: last_archimedean
(1564)
Chess opening: Philidor (C41), Steinitz variation
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Even the great ones have their off days. Dr. Tarrasch loses in shockingly rapid fashion here. | |
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 |
Philidor's Defense, often putting Black in a cramped position. |
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3. Bc4 Be7 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 |
White opens up the game favorably. Tarrasch has to get his King to safety and secure space for his pieces. |
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5... Nf6 |
Tarrasch clears the way for castling. |
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6. Nc3 Nc6 |
Both players are ready to tuck their Kings away... |
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7. O-O O-O |
...and they do. |
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8. h3 |
Part one is done for Tarrasch: his King is secured. Now he needs to get some space for his pieces. The correct move is 8... N-Q2, to be followed up by ...B-B3 and ...N(2)-K4. Tarrasch's KR must guard the KBP against the pressure from White's KB. |
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8... Re8 |
A horrendous error in judgement, severely weakening Tarrasch's K-side. White promptly takes advantage. |
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9. Re1 |
Now 9...N-Q2??? would be a fearful blunder. The move to hold the position is 9...N-K4! |
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9... Nd7 |
One move too late. Now White annihilates Tarrasch's denuded K-side defenses. |
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10. Bxf7+ Kxf7 |
Forced. |
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11. Ne6 |
Presenting Tarrasch with a fearful choice. If he lets the Knight stay, he loses his Queen: if he captures it, he loses his King. |
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11... Kxe6 |
Tarrasch prays his opponet will overlook the two-move mate. |
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12. Qd5+ Kf6 13. Qf5# |
He does not. A brilliant attacking game by White and a horrible game by Tarrasch, who just 4 years before had played a match for the World Championship! |
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