ANALYSED GAME No 068       
Updated: April 2008  

~ CHESS GAME OF THE PAST ~
Saemisch, Friedrich -
Nimzovitch, Aaron
[E06] Copenhagen, 1923


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*** Theory *** - This game is, according to the "Dynamic Chess Classification" (DYCC:), a typical example of Quick Divergency Game (QDGA:).

Catalan closed, 5.Nf3, 6...c6 [E06, l*]. This game is names "The Immortal Zugzwang Game" X0

1.d4 X1 Nf6 X2 2.c4 X3 e6 X4 3.Nf3 X5 b6 X6 4.g3 X7 Bb7 X8 5.Bg2 X9 Be7 X10 6.Nc3 X11 0-0 X12 7.0-0 X13 d5 X14

[ An alternative is: 7...c5 X15 8.d5 X16 exd5 X17 9.cxd5 X18 d6 X19 10.Nh4 X20 Re8 X21 11.e4 X22 Bf8 X23 +/= Bogoljubov, Efim - Bella, Zoltan E18 (56) 0-1, Budapest, 1921.]

8.Ne5! X24

A Rubinstein' s idea.

8...c6N X25

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A Nimzovitch' s novelty. We reach here a E06-Quasi Pure Opening (QPOP:).

[ This beginning was played for the first time in 1920, with the continuation: 8...c5 X26 9.dxc5 X27 Bxc5 X28 10.Bf4 X29 Ne4 X30 11.Nxe4 X31 dxe4 X32 12.Qb3 X33 Qc8 X34 13.Be3 X35 Bxe3 X36 14.fxe3 X37 =/+ Rubinstein, Akiba - Bogoljubov, Efim E18 (23) 0-1, Gothenburg, 1920.]

9.cxd5 X38 cxd5 X39 10.Bf4 X40 a6 X41 11.Rc1 X42 b5 X43 12.Qb3 X44 Nc6 X45

All this phase, since the 9th White move, is obviously the Thematic Middle Game (THMG:). Now begins the Deep Middle Game (DEMG:) (NCT IV - "Unfolding of a game").

13.Nxc6 X46 Bxc6 X47 14.h3 X48

A Thematic Move (THMO:) played at the right time. h2 is an usual Escape Square (ESSQ:).

14...Qd7 X49

The position is equal, but Black begins to develop a clear plan on the queenside, whereas White perspectives are not evident.

15.Kh2?! X50

Logical in theory, but White is giving up to Black all initiative. The play of Saemisch misses ambition.

15...Nh5! X51

Nimzovitch has the initiative and increases progressively his territory (Spatial Advantage (SPAD:)).

16.Bd2 X52 f5 X53 17.Qd1? X54

Again a Passive Move (PASM:).

[ Better is: 17.Bf3 X55 Nf6 X56 18.Bf4 X57 b4 X58 19.Nb1 X59 Ba4 X60 20.Qe3 X61 =/+]

17...b4 X62 18.Nb1 X63

A Forced Move (FRCM:); White has now a Narrow Spectrum (WNSP:) as compared with the Black Dynamic Spectrum (BDSP:).

18...Bb5 X64 19.Rg1? X65

[ More active is: 19.Qb3 X66 Rac8 X67 20.Qf3 X68 Nf6 X69 21.Bf4 X70 =/+ 21...Rxc1 X71 22.Rxc1 X72 Rc8 X73 23.Rxc8+ X74 Qxc8 X75 24.Qe3 X76 =/+]

19...Bd6! X77

Nimzovitch sacrifices his Knight for the initiative and with the idea to increase the pressure on the vulnerable White castle.

20.e4 X78 fxe4 X79 21.Qxh5 X80 Rxf2 X81 22.Qg5?! X82

It is true that White has now an Empty Spectrum (WESP:).

[ Is not much more satisfactory: 22.a3 X83 bxa3 X84 23.bxa3 X85 Rf5 X86 24.Qg4 X87 h5! X88 25.Qg6 X89 Raf8 X90 26.Bg5 X91 Bxg3+ X92 27.Kh1 X93 Bb8! X94 -+ and Black wins easily.]

22...Raf8 X95 23.Kh1 X96

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[ Black wins equally after: 23.Rge1 X97 Qf7! X98 24.Be3 X99 Rxb2 X100 25.Nd2 X101 Rxa2 X102 26.Ra1 X103 Rxa1 X104 27.Rxa1 X105 Qc7 X106 -+]

23...R8f5 X107 24.Qe3 X108 Bd3 X109 25.Rce1 X110 h6!!

And now White has only bad moves to play.

A magnificent example of Zugzwang into the Deep Middle Game (DEMG:)!

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Number

  Chess Game Analysis

ECO Code

No116

  Greco, Gioachino - NN , Europe, 1620

[D06]

No115

  Ivanchuk, V (2751) - Mamedyarov S (2760)

[B07]

No114

  Ivanchuk, V (2751) - Carlsen, M (2733)

[C67]

No113

  Jobava, Ba (2643) - Evdokimov, A. (2569)

[A37]

No112

  White Vs Black - TRAP No 2: Dutch Defense

[A80]

No111

  White Vs Black - TRAP No 1: Geduld's Opening

[A00]

No110

  Topalov, Veselin (2780) Vs Carlsen, Magnus (2733)

[B04]

No109

  Anand, Vishy (2799) Vs Aronian, Levon (2739)

[C89]

No108

  Shirov, Alexey (2755) Vs Anand, Vishy (2799)

[B96]

No107

  Kamsky, Gata (2725) Vs Shirov, Alexei (2755)

[B30]

No106

  Kramnik Vlad. (2799) Vs Carlsen Magnus (2733)

[A30]

No105

  Ceccaldi, Daniel Vs Fictional opponent

[B21]

No104

  Leko, Peter (2749) Vs Carlsen, Magnus (2690)

[E15]

No103

  Svidler, Peter (2728) Vs Morozevich, Alex. (2741)

[C11]

No102

  Morozevich, Alex. (2741) Vs Topalov, Ves. (2783)

[B50]

No101

  Ivanchuk, V (2750) Vs Morozevich, Alex. (2741)

[C45]

No100

  Leko, Peter (2749) Vs Svidler, Peter (2728)

[B90]

No099

  Carlsen, Magnus (2690) Vs Ivanchuk, Vas. (2750)

[D88]

No098

  Morozevich, Alex. (2741) Vs Carlsen, Mag. (2690)

[C83]

No097

  Anand, Vishy (2779) Vs Carlsen, Magnus (2690)

[C96]

No096

  Morozevich, Alex. (2741) Vs Leko, Peter (2749)

[E15]

No095

  Milov, V (2665) Vs Gonzalez, J (2526)

[E48]

No094

  Topalov, Ves. (2783) Vs Morozevich, Alex. (2741)

[C11]

No093

  Anand, Vishy (2779) Vs Ivanchuk, Vassily (2750)

[B90]

No092

  Aronian, Levon (2744) Vs Anand, Vishy (2779)

[D23]

No091

  Carlsen, Magnus (2690) Vs Topalov, Veselin (2783)

[D45]

No090

  Ivanchuk, Vas. (2750) Vs Carlsen, Magnus (2690)

[A46]

No089

  Anand, Vishy (2779) Vs Morozevich, Alex. (2741)

[C95]

No088

  Aronian, Levon (2744) Vs Carlsen, Magnus (2690)

[E04]

No087

  Morozevich, Alex. (2741) Vs Aronian, Levon (2744)

[D38]

No086

  Ivanchuk, Vas. (2750) Vs Topalov, Veselin (2783)

[B90]

No085

  Carlsen, Magnus (2690) Vs Morozevich, A (2741)

[E66]

No084

  Radjabov, Teimour (2729) Vs Topalov, Ves. (2783)

[E08]

No083

  Svidler, P (2728) Vs Karjakin, Sergey (2678)

[B90]

No082

  Motylev, Alex. (2647) Vs Radjabov, Teimour (2729)

[E92]

No081

  Svidler, Peter (2728) Vs Topalov, Veselin (2783)

[B90]

No080

  Topalov, Veselin (2783) Vs Calsen, Magnus (2690)

[D38]

No079

  Anand, Vishy (2779) Vs Van Wely, Loek (2683)

[B97]

No078

  Carlsen, Magnus (2690) Vs Svidler, Peter (2728)

[C88]

No077

  Kramnik, Vladimir (2766) Vs Anand, Vishy (2779)

[E05]

No076

  Anand, Vishy (2779) Vs Svidler, Peter (2728)

[C88]

No075

  Radjabov, T (2729) Vs Tiviakov, Sergey (2682)

[B35]

No074

  Ponomariov, R (2733) Vs Carlsen, Magnus (2690)

[D15]

No073

  Kramnik, Vladimir (2766) Vs Shirov, Alexei (2715)

[A16]

No072

  Van Wely, Loek (2683) Vs Radjabov, T (2729)

[E97]

No071

  Topalov, Veselin (2783) Vs Anand, Vishy (2779)

[E15]

No070

  Karjakin, Sergey (2678) Vs Kramnik, Vlad. (2766)

[C42]

No069

  Topalov, Veselin (2783) Vs Shirov, Alexei (2715)

[D89]

No068

  Saemisch, Friedrich Vs Nimzovitch, Aaron

[E06]

No067

  Kogan,B (2500) Vs Alburt,L (2535)

[A43]

No066

  Fuchs,T (2080) Vs Halay,T (2320)

[A43]

No065

  Gruenfeld,E Vs Keres,P

[A43]

No064

  Jussupow,A (2490) Vs Vaganian,R (2570)

[A43]

No063

  Larsen,B (2625) Vs Browne,W (2530)

[A43]

No062

  Cramling,P (2435) Vs Gobet,F (2350)

[A43]

No061

  Kramnik,V (2758) Vs Topalov,V (2702)

[A43]

No060

  Polugaevsky,L Vs Eising,J

[A43]

No059

  Kluger,G Vs Tal,M

[A43]

No058

  Smyslov,V (2620) Vs Schmid,L

[A43]

No057

  Itkis,B (2454) Vs Sergeev,V (2438)

[A43]

No056

  Kochyev,A (2555) Vs Alburt,L (2515)

[A43]

No055

  Gligoric,S Vs Schmid,L [A43]

[A43]

No054

  Tal,M Vs Benko,P

[A43]

No053

  Dobias,J Vs Hromadka,K

[A43]

No052

  Williams,E Vs Staunton,H

[A43]

No051

  Staunton,H Vs De Saint Amant,P

[A43]

No050

  Lichtenhein,T Vs Raphael,B

[A43]

No049

  Burn,A Vs Pollock,W

[A43]

No048

  Chigorin,M Vs Schiffers,E

[A43]

No047

  Tibensky,R (2444) Vs Reinemer,F (2250)

[A43]

No046

  Ware,P Vs Blackburne,J [A43]

[A43]

No045

  Mohr,C Vs Zukertort,J

[A43]

No044

  Marshall,F Vs Blackburne,J

[A43]

No043

  Baudoin, Olivier (1533) Vs Yrnehsiul (1562)

[A43]

No042

  Campbell,B Vs Kennefick,M

[D00]

No041

  Marshall,F Vs Rubinstein,A

[D00]

No040

  Skehan,C Vs Irwanto,S (2416)

[D00]

No039

  Short,N (2684) Vs Rychagov,A (2512)

[C41]

No038

  Molina Carranza,L Vs Capablanca,J

[D00]

No037

  Houska,M (2200) Vs Prie,E (2475)

[D00]

No036

  Tarrasch,S Vs Chigorin,M

[D00]

No035

  Blanco,A Vs Sanchez,R

[D00]

No034

  Hanham,J Vs Showalter,J

[D00]

No033

  Fogatos,O Vs Rybka,J

[D00]

No032

  Blackburne,J Vs Paulsen,L

[D00]

No031

  Krueger,P Vs Wegemund,O

[D00]

No030

  Garcia, GG Vs Szymanowska, Karolina

[D00]

No029

  Sarratt Jacob, Henry Vs NN

[D00]

No028

  Duras, Oldrich Vs Simek

[D00]

No027

  Garcia, Baptiste,F Vs TheDorado,B

[D00]

No026

  Tech. Report: QGD:,Q - 4.Bg5 Be7-II

[D53]

No025

  Tech. Report: QGD:,Q - 4.Bg5 Be7-I

[D53]

No024

  Hacen (1990) Vs Barat, Jacques (1750)

[D53]

No023

  Morozevich,A (2707) Vs Kasimdzhanov,R (2670)

[B92]

No022

  Havelaar, T Vs Lansbergen, A

[B90]

No021

  Leko,P (2763) Vs Topalov,V (2788)

[B90]

No020

  Svidler,P (2738) Vs Adams,M (2719)

[C42]

No019

  Polgar, Judit (2735) Vs Anand, Vishy (2788)

[B17]

No018

  Abulker, Claude (1356) Vs Silva (1258)

[C42]

No017

  Adams,M (2737) Vs Topalov,V (2778)

[B91]

No016

  Zakharov,A Vs Agzamov,G

[E15]

No015

  Topalov,V (2778) Vs Anand,V (2785)

[E15]

No014

  Adams, Michael (2737) Vs Anand, Vishy,(2785)

[C42]

No013

  Jacques&Michel Vs engine

[A13]

No012

  Martin, Milan (2200) Vs Jaulneau, Ch. (2363)

[B30]

No011

  Bachmann Vs Fiechtl

[C67]

No010

  Fumerolle (1455) Vs Khalidkhan (1796)

[D60]

No009

  THEORY - CCT - III - DIAG 02

***

No008

  THEORY - CCT - III - DIAG 01

***

No007

  Arapovic,V (2443) Vs Budimir,B (2250)

[A45]

No006

  Kramnik,V (2777) Vs Grischuk,A (2732)

[E39]

No005

  Lautier, Joel (2666) Vs Epishin, V (2658)

[D15]

No004

  Fritsche,F (GER) (2321) Vs Bruneau,M (2254)

[B22]

No003

  Delabarre, Olivier (2205) Vs Bruneau, M (2391)

[B81]

No002

  Black,R (USA) (2314) Vs Bruneau,M (2254)

[E44]

No001

  Oosterman, M-J (NED) Vs Bruneau, M (2254)

[A50]


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